Jimi Hendrix - A Merman (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Jimi Hendrix - A Merman First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Jimi Hendrix. Other chords and tabs for the "A Merman" can find at the bottom of the page.

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).


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---------2---2-----------------0h2-------------0------------0--0---------2---
-12--0-------------0----0h3-----------------3--------------------0---3------
-12--------------0----------------------------------------------------------

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-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

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--2--2--------2--2---------2---------0----
--0--0--------0--0-----0------------------
--------------------0------------3------3-
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-------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--------

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---2---2--2--2------0--2------------2-----
0------------0--0---------------2---------
0-------------------------0--3------------
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--------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-------

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---3----3---3------------x----------------
---2----2---2------------x-----6----------
---0----0---0---0---0----x-----6----------
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Verse:

D5
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--------7---------------------------------
------------------------------7-----------
7------------7-----------7----------------
5-------------------5---------------5-----
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Hooray I awake from yesterday,         a-

C#m7
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----------5h7p5---------------------------
-----------------6-4--4h6p4-----------4---
-----6----------------------6-------6-----
-4--------------------------------4------4
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live but the war is here to stay

C6
-----------5----------5-------------------
-----------5------------5-----------------
-----------5---------------5-----------5--
-----5-----------------------5------3-----
-3-------------3---------------3----------
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So my love Catherina and  me  decide to

Bm7
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--------3h5p3---------------------3-------
--------------2-------------2-------2-----
------4------------------4------------4---
-2---------------------2-----------------2
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take our last walk thru the noise to the sea

Bb6
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---------------------3--------------------
-----------3-----------3------------------
------3-------------------3----------3----
--1------------1----------------1---------
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Not to die but to be re-born........a-

Asus4
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3-----------3--------3-----3-------3------
2-----------2--2-----2-----2-------2------
2-----------2--------2-----2-------2--0---
0-----------0-------------------------0---
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way from the lands so battered and torn...

A5
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--2-----------
--2-----------
--0-----------
----------16x
for-

A5
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-----0-----------------------------------
2----2--------------------------0--------
2-------------------------0h2------------
0-------------------0h3-------------3----
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-ever....................................

D5
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-3-----3---------------
-2-----2---------------
-0-----0-----------0---
--------------0--0----3
----------0-3---3------
for-....
Amsus2
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-----------0-----------------------1-----
-----------2--------------------0----0---
----2--2------2----------0h2-------------
0----------------0--0h3------------------
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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!!