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Does Misirlou play on one string?
' I thought oh, geez. “With the guitar, I either made it sound loving and romantic or powerful,” Dale says. “In order to buy myself some time, I told the boy, 'Come back tomorrow! I'll play something on a single string for you then!
What instrument is used in Misirlou?
Dale's father and uncles had been Lebanese musicians. Dale saw his father playing "Misirlou" on one string of an oud (a Middle Eastern lute), and he decided to try it on a guitar, but with a surf rock flavor. Soon, other surfer bands and rock bands were creating their own versions as well.
What tuning is Misirlou in?
The opening riff from Dick Dale's 1962 classic Misirlou. Dale's surf guitar version had a resurgence in popularity when it appeared in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino blockbuster Pulp Fiction. This song is in standard tuning, so tune your guitar to E A D G B E.
