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MERRYMAKERS Music & Lyrics: Daniel Tukia
Tuning: CACGCE (Be careful not to break that b-string, folks...)
This is a fairly difficult tune to get right but start it off slowly and work your way up to the right tempo. * means that you should strum the indicated strings with your middle finger while still keeping a fingerpicking hand position. The form of the song is as follows: Intro-Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Verse-Bridge-Chorus-Break-Chorus Remember that the tune should be played with swing feeling as well.
w/ fingers Swing feel
Intro/Verse * * * * * e |0----0---1/3----3---5----5---------8-10--8-12----0---1/3----3----| c |---0-0--------0-0------0-0-------0-------------0-0--------0-0----| g |-----0----------0--------0-----0-----------------0----------0----| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------------------| c |0--------2/4--------5--------7-------------12p0------2/4---------|
* * * * e |5----5-----------------0----0---1/3----3---5----5---------8-10--8| c |---0-0-------0-------0----0-0--------0-0---0--0-0-------0--------| g |-----0-----0---0---0--------0----------0---0----0-----0----------| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------------------| c |5--------7-------2-----0--------2/4--------5--------7------------|
* * e |12----0---1/3----3---5------5------| c |----0-0--------0-0-----0------0----| g |------0----------0---------------0-| c |-------------------------0------0--| a |-----------------------------------| c |12p0------2/4--------5-------------|
Bridge * * * * * * * e |-----0---3----0---1----1--1p0---0---------0---3----0---1----1--| c |2----2------2-2------0-0------0-0----2----2------2-2------0-0--| g |---0-0--------0--------0--------0-------0-0--------0--------0--| c |---------2--------0---------------------------2--------0-------| a |2---------------------------------0--2-------------------------| c |--------------------------0------------------------------------|
* * * * e |3----5---------0---3----0---1----1--1p0---0----------5-----------| c |---0----0-2----2------2-2------0-0------0-0--------0----0-----0--| g |-------------0-0--------0--------0--------0------0---------0-----| c |-------------------2--------0---------------0--------------------| a |----------2------------------------------------------------------| c |4----5------------------------------0----------5-----------------|
* * * e |------8----8----10--12----0---1/3----3---5----5---------8-10--8--| c |----0----0----0---------0-0--------0-0------0-0-------0----------| g |--0-----------------------0----------0--------0-----0------------| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------------------| c |7-------------------12p0------2/4--------5--------7--------------|
* * e |12----0---1/3----3---5--------8--| c |----0-0--------0-0----------0----| g |------0----------0---------------| c |---------------------------------| a |---------------------------------| c |12p0------2/4--------5--------7--|
Chorus * * * * * * e |5----5--3----3p0--------0--0----8---5----5--3----3p0-------0-----| c |---0-0-----0-0-----2----2-----0--------0-0-----0-0-----2---2-----| g |-----0-------0--------0-0----------------0-------0-------0-0-----| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------0-2-------3-------------------------0-2------2--| c |5-------0-----------------------7---5-------0--------------------|
* * * * e |--8---5----5--3----3p0--------0--0----0-----------0-----------| c |0--------0-0-----0-0-----2----2-----0-0---------0----0-----0--| g |-----------0-------0--------0-0-------0-------0---------0-----| c |---------------------------------3----------------------------| a |-----------------------0-2------------------------------------| c |--7---5-------0--------------------------0--5-----------------|
* e |------3--0-------------1---1------1----| c |----0-------0----------0---0------0----| g |--4------------0-------2---2---2--2--2-| c |---------------------------------------| a |---------------------------------------| c |4------------------2-------------------|
After 1st chorus play intro and go to: 2nd verse After 2nd chorus play first bar of intro and go to: break
Break (Play this part twice)
e |12---10---8----7-------8----7----5----3-------5-----7---5----3---| c |0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0-----0---0----0---| g |0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0-----0---0----0---| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------------------| c |12---11---9----7-------9----7----5----4-------5-----7---5----4---|
e |0--------0---------12---10---8----7-------8----7----5----3-------| c |0---0-------0------0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------| g |0-----0-------0----0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------| c |-----------------------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------------------| c |0------------------12---11---9----7-------9----7----5----4-------|
e |5-----3---5----7---8--------8-------| c |0-----0---0----0---0---0-------0----| g |0-----0---0----0---0-----0-------0--| c |------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------| c |5-----4---5----7---0----------------|
Use this chord to lead into the chorus again: e |-8-| c |-0-| g |---| c |---| a |---| c |-7-|
At the end of the last chorus, repeat the following bars while gradually slowing down. * * * e |----5---5----5---------3---3----3---------1---1----1-----| c |----0---0----0---------0---0----0---------0---0----0-----| g |----0---0--0-0--0------4---4--4-4--4------2---2--2-2--2--| c |---------------------------------------------------------| a |---------------------------------------------------------| c |5------------------4------------------2------------------|
* * e |0----0---1/3---3---| c |---0-0-------0-0---| g |-----0---------0---| c |-------------------| a |-------------------| c |0--------3/4-------|
Finally create some fancy natural harmonics at the 5th fret. N.H. e |0------------5-------| c |-0-----------5-------| g |--0------------------| c |---0-----------------| a |----3----------------| c |-----0---------------|
That`s about it! Happy playing...
Symbols: / Slide up Slide down * Strum with middle finger p Pull-off h Hammer-on
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Odd & Idle (http://hem.passagen.se/tukia/) Please feel free to e-mail your comments or questions! dantuk-0@student.luth.se
