A merman I should turn to be
By Jimi Hendrix
From "Electric Ladyland" - 1968
There are normarlly two guitars in this song, but I'm only going to work with one, the main guitar.
Tune 1/2 step down (for the real album version).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1---------------3--3--3--------------------------2-----------------------0-----0---2---------2--2--2----------------------2---2-----------------0h2-------------0------------0--0---------2----12\--0-------------0----0h3-----------------3--------------------0---3-------12\--------------0----------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--0--2--------2--2-2----------------5--4----------------2--2-2----5-4--5--4---5--4---------0---------0-0-0--3-2--3--2---3--2-----------------------0--3-2--3--2---3--2
-----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------2--2--------2--2---------2---------0------0--0--------0--0-----0--------------------------------------0------------3------3-------------------------------3-----------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------5---4--5--4---5---4---------2-------------5---4--5--4---5---4---------0--0----0-----3---2--3--2---3---2--------------------0--3---2--3--2---3---2--------
---------------------------------------------3---3--3----------------------------------2---2--2--2------0--2------------2-----0------------0--0---------------2---------0-------------------------0--3------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------5---4--5---4--5---4--------2--2---2-------5---4--5---4--5---4--------0--0------0-0--3---2--3---2--3---2-----------------------3---2--3---2--3---2-------
-------------------------x-------------------3----3---3------------x-------------------2----2---2------------x-----6-------------0----0---0---0---0----x-----6-----------------------------------------4----------------------------------------------------
Verse:
D5--------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------------------------7-----------7------------7-----------7----------------5-------------------5---------------5-----------------------------------------------Hooray I awake from yesterday, a-
C#m7----------------------------------------------------5h7p5--------------------------------------------6-4--4h6p4-----------4--------6----------------------6-------6------4--------------------------------4------4------------------------------------------live but the war is here to stay
C6-----------5----------5------------------------------5------------5----------------------------5---------------5-----------5-------5-----------------------5------3------3-------------3---------------3----------------------------------------------------So my love Catherina and me decide to
Bm7--------------------------------------------------3h5p3---------------------3---------------------2-------------2-------2-----------4------------------4------------4----2---------------------2-----------------2------------------------------------------take our last walk thru the noise to the sea
Bb6-------------------3-------------------------------------------3-------------------------------3-----------3------------------------3-------------------3----------3------1------------1----------------1---------------------------------------------------Not to die but to be re-born........a-
Asus4------------------------------------------3-----------3--------3-----3-------3------2-----------2--2-----2-----2-------2------2-----------2--------2-----2-------2--0---0-----------0-------------------------0---------------------------------------------way from the lands so battered and torn...
A5------------------------------2-------------2-------------0---------------------16\x for-
A5-----0----------------------------------------0-----------------------------------2----2--------------------------0--------2-------------------------0h2------------0-------------------0h3-------------3----------------------------------------------ever....................................
D5------------------------3-----3----------------2-----2----------------0-----0-----------0-----------------0--0----3----------0-3---3------
for-....Amsus2-----------0----------------------------------------0-----------------------1----------------2--------------------0----0-------2--2------2----------0h2-------------0----------------0--0h3-----------------------------------------------------------ever..............
D-2--------2------------6-------3-----3--3------3--x--6-------2-----2--2---2--2--x--6-------0-----0--0---0--0--x--4------------------------------------------------------------------
The rest:
Just repeat the above verse again, using arpeggios and "Hendresque"
variations (i.e., hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs). Then he uses chords
for the rest of the song...they are...
D A C G D A C G D A C G
That is it pretty much, the solo is tough, haven't gotten that far
yet. Have fun with this great song!!
