Hendrix Jimi - A Merman Tabs

1983.... A merman I should turn to be

By Jimi Hendrix

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------|
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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!!