Tom: G
Recorded: Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, 1962
Tabbed: Tom W. Bell , 1995 (with "Team Cowabunga," esp.
StratoCossack, helping with the lead guitar, and Rick Weber helping with the
trumpet)
h --> hammer-on (and, sometimes, play in same beat)
p --> pull-off (aka hammer-off) (and, sometimes, play in same beat)
s --> slide
# --> rest
= --> hold note a beat
1pick --> singlepick
2pick --> doublepick
"hu!"; "haa!" --> various shouts
Tempo: Presto con huevos!
(Doublepick all guitar passages unless otherwise indicated.)
E|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|
E|-#-#-7s0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
"hu!" "hu!" "haa!"
E|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
B|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-s-0-|
E|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|---------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
B|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
1pick
E|-------------|-----------|---------|-7sssss0-|
B|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-5h8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|---------|
E|-0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7s0-|
B|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
G|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
D|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
A|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E|-----------|------------|---------|--------|
E|0-0h1-4-5-|-7-7h8-11-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
B|----------|------------|---------|---------|
G|----------|------------|---------|---------|
D|----------|------------|---------|---------|
A|----------|------------|---------|---------|
E|----------|------------|---------|---------|
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
B|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
singlepick
E|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-#-|-1-4-0-0-|
B|-----------|-----------|-------0-|
G|-----------|-----------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------|
E|-----------|-----------|---------|
trumpet solo (2pick all, or 1pick vibrato & 2pick trills):
E|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
G|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----|----------|-----|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-0===|==------0-|-2===|==-#-0h2-|-3==-2h3-|
E|-#-0-1-3-4-0-1-3-|-----|---55p4---|-----|---------|---------|
E|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
B|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
G|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
D|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
A|-6==-6-|-7===|====-|-#-8p7h8-777-5-|-777-7p5h7-555-3-|-2===|
E|-------|-----|-----|---------------|-----------------|-----|
E|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
B|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
G|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
D|-----|--------------|---------|-------|-----------------|
A|2===-|#-5p3h5-333-2-|-2-0-2-0-|-------|---------------0-|
E|-----|--------------|---------|-1-0==-|-0-1-3-4-0-1-3---|
Guitar, basically repeating the trumpet passage, here tabbed
to indicate doublepicking:
hu!hu! hu!
E|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
B|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
G|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0h2-|-3-3-3-2h3-|
E|---------|-------4h5-|---------|-----------|-----------|
hu!
E|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
B|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
G|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
D|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
A|-6-6-3h6-6-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-8-7h8-7-5-|-7-5h7-5-3-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------|
1pick piano enters
E|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-|-5-3h5-3-2p0-|-#-0-2-0-|---------|---------|
E|---------|-------------|---------|-1-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
(Piano trills continue for 3 measures)
(base and rhythm continue for 3 more measures)
Repeat high E-string guitar passage, with piano embellishments.
r>Name: Andrew Rogers
r>Wg. : Re: REQ: Son of a Preacher Man, Crds, Riffs
r>
r>OK, the intro riff is
r>
r>(E)
r>
r>-------12-12----------------------------
r>-11s12----------------------------------
r>------------------14-13-----------------
r>------------------------14-14-----------
r>----------------------------------------
r>----------------------------------------
r>
r>where the high E's are played with twelfth-fret harmonics.
r>
r>
r>The chords are
r>
r> E
r> Billy Ray was a preacher's son
r> A E
r> And when his daddy'd visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started talking
That's when Billy would take me walking,
all through the backyard we'd go walking,
then he'd looked into my eyes,
lord knows to my surprise
r>chorus:
r> E
The only one who could ever reach me
r> A E
r> Was the son of a preacher man
r> E
r> And the only boy who could ever teach me
r> A E
r> Was the son of a preacher man
r> E B A
r> Yes he was, was, yes he was
r>
r> [repeat intro]
r>
r> [another verse - something about "bein' good isn't always
r>easy"]
Bein' good isn't always easy,
no matter hard I try,
when he started sweettalking to me,
he'd come and tell my everything is allright
he'd kiss it down and everything's allright
Can I get away again tonight ?
r> [repeat chorus]
r>
r>bridge:
r>
r> [A] D
r> Oh yes he was
How will I remember
r> A
r> The look within his eyes
r> Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
r> B7
r> Takin' time to make time
r> Tellin' me that he's all mine
r> E
r> Learnin' from each other's knowin'
Looking to see how uch we've grown
r>coda [repeat to fade]
And the only one who could ever reach me
was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh yes he was
>coda [repeat to fade]
>
> A
> The only boy who could ever reach me
> D
> Was the sweet-talkin' son of a preacher man
[sort of ad-libbed]
r>-- AWR again (anyone wanna polish up the lyrics and submit it?)
Think I just did it ...
Subject: CRD:Urge overkill/from PF
Here's that "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" tune from Pulp Fiction, in
which the Urge OVerkill guy does his best Neil Diamond. Enjoy.
