Chords for Guitar Lesson: Learn how to play Dick Dale - Misirlou intro riff (TG254)

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[Cm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ This song is in [F] standard tuning, so tune to E, [E] A, D, G, B and E to play along. _ _
The opening phrase starts with a slide down the 6th string, followed by a rhythm on the
open 6th string.
That would be_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lightly palm mute this phrase but leave the longer accented notes unmuted.
The first section is played down, down up, down up, down. _ _ _
The second section is down, up, down up, down up, down up. _ _
_ [C] The third section is played down, up, down up, down.
[E] _
_ _ The fourth section is down, up, down up, down. _
_ _ The last section is down, up, down up.
[F] _ _
All together that's_
_ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The main melody uses the open 6th string, the [F] 1st fret, the 4th fret, [Ab] the 5th [A] fret,
[B] 7th fret, _ [C] 8th fret, [Eb] the 11th fret and the [E] open 6th string.
The phrase ends with a pick slide from the 7th fret to the [Fm] 1st fret. _
_ _ Any single fret movement should be played with different fretting [E] fingers.
All larger
fret changes should be played with a slide between the notes.
Played as the phrase that would be_
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [B] _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Use alternate picking for this section.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Repeat the main melody but end the phrase by staying on the 7th fret rather than sliding
down the neck.
That would [E] be_ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The [C] next phrase uses the 8th fret, 7th [B] fret, [A] 5th fret, 4th [Ab] fret and the open [E] 6th string. _
Use fret hand slides when moving from the 7th fret to the 5th fret and the 5th fret
to the 4th fret.
That would be_
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Maintain alternate picking for this [Eb] phrase. _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] The last phrase uses the 7th fret, the [A] 5th fret, [Ab] 4th fret, 1st [F] fret and the open [E] 6th
string.
Use fret hand slides to move from the 4th fret to the 1st fret.
Played together,
[B] that's_
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
[A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Use alternate picking until you get to the slides between the 4th and the 1st fret.
[C] Use
down strokes for these three notes and then return to alternate picking for the open 6th string.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All sections played up to speed would be_ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ [Cm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [Fm] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _