'A Merman I Should Turn To Be' by Jimi Hendrix - Guitar Tutorial

            
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).
 
 
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 Verse:  
 
 D5
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 Hooray I awake from yesterday,         a-
 
 C#m7
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 live but the war is here to stay
 
 C6
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 So my love Catherina and  me  decide to
 
 Bm7
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 take our last walk thru the noise to the sea
 
 Bb6
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 Not to die but to be re-born........a-
 
 Asus4
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 way from the lands so battered and torn...
 
 A5
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           for-
 
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 -ever....................................
 
 D5
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                for-....
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 ever..............
 
 D
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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!!