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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC (Bassline)
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1968 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND)
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Noel Redding - Bass (1/2 step down)'
[Intro]
Q=116
4/4
Gtr I (1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb)
Wx2 E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E a E a E 3x
Gb|------------||------------------------|----------9-10-11------------||
Db|------------||o----------9-11-11-9----|-------11---------9h11-9h11-o||
Ab|------------||o-------11-----------11-|-9-9------------------------o||
Eb|------------||--9-9-------------------|-----------------------------||
S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S E S E S E E
Gb|---------------------------|-------------------------||
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||
Ab|---------------------------|-------------------------||
Eb|---------------------------|-------------------------||
[1st Verse]
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H
Gb|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|---11---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|--------------|-9-9---------|-------------|-9-9---------|
Eb|-9------------|-------------|-9-9---------|-------------|
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H S E S E S S +S S E E E
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-6-6-4-----------------4--|
Ab|-------------|-7-7---------|-------------|-------6-----------3-6----|
Eb|-7-7---------|-------------|-5-5---------|---------4-4-(4)-4--------|
[Chorus]
E E Q H E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E a E a E 3x
Gb|-------------||------------------------|----------9-10-11------------||
Db|-6-----------||o----------9-11-11-9----|-------11---------9h11-9h11-o||
Ab|-------------||o-------11-----------11-|-9-9------------------------o||
Eb|-------------||--9-9-------------------|-----------------------------||
[2nd Verse]
Wx2 E E Q H E E Q H
Gb|------------||-------------|-------------|
Db|------------||-------------|-------------|
Ab|------------||-------------|-9-9---------|
Eb|------------||-9-9---------|-------------|
E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-9-9---------|-------------|-7-7---------|
Eb|-9-9---------|-------------|-7-7---------|-------------|
E E Q H S E S E S S +S S E E E E E Q H
Gb|-------------|-------------------------|-------------||
Db|-------------|-6-6-4-----------------4-|-6-----------||
Ab|-------------|-------6-----------3-6---|-------------||
Eb|-5-5---------|---------4-4-(4)-4-------|-------------||
[Chorus]
E E E E E Q E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|-------------------|----------9-10-11-9----|-----------------------|
Db|----------9-11--11-|-------11-----------11-|----------9-11-11-9----|
Ab|-------11----------|-9-9-------------------|-------11-----------11-|
Eb|-9-9-9-------------|-----------------------|-9-9-------------------|
E E E E S S E a E a E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|----------9-10-11-----------|-----------------------|
Db|-------11---------9h11-9h11-|----------9-11-11-9----|
Ab|-9-9------------------------|-------11-----------11-|
Eb|----------------------------|-9-9-------------------|
E E E E S S E a E a E Wx2
Gb|----------9-10-11-----------|--------||
Db|-------11---------9h11-9h11-|--------||
Ab|-9-9------------------------|--------||
Eb|----------------------------|--------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E S S E E E E a E E S S E E E a E E a E E S S E
Gb|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
Db|---------6-6-----4-|-6-6-6-6-4h6-6-----4-|-6-6-4h6-6-4h6-6-----6--|
Ab|-----3-6-----4-6---|---------------4-6---|-----------------4-6----|
Eb|-4-4---------------|---------------------|------------------------|
[Out-Chorus]
E E E E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|-----------------||-----------------------|----------9-10-11-9----|
Db|-6---7-----8-----||----------9-11-11-9----|-------11-----------11-|
Db|-----------------||-------11-----------11-|-9-9-------------------|
Eb|---4---5-6---7/--||-9-9-------------------|-----------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E S E S
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E S E S E E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|---------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-9-10-11-|----------9-11-11-9-----|
Ab|---------------------------|-------11-----------11--|
Eb|---------------------------|-9-9--------------------|
E E E E S S E a E a E
Gb|----------9-10-11-----------|
Db|-------11---------9h11-9h11-|
Ab|-9-9------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E E E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-10-11-|----------9-11-11-9----|
Ab|---------------------------|-------11-----------11-|
Eb|---------------------------|-9-9-------------------|
E E E E S S E a E a E
Gb|----------9-10-11-----------|
Db|-------11---------9h11-9h11-|
Ab|-9-9------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E
Gb|---------------------11---|---------------------11---|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9----9-|-9-9-9---9-9-(9)-9-9----9-|
Ab|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S E S Q S S E E E
Gb|-----------------------|----------9-10-11-9----|-------11--------11---|
Db|----------9-11-11-9----|-------11-----------11-|-9-9-9-----9-9-9----9-|
Ab|-------11-----------11-|-9-9-------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-9-9-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gb|-----------------------|----------9-10-11-9----|-------------|-------------*|
Db|----------9-11-11-9----|-------11-----------11-|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--*|
Ab|-------11-----------11-|-9-9-------------------|-------------|-------------*|
Eb|-9-9-------------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
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