Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo child

--- ---- - -JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE -- - - - -- OK, I think that this is possibly hendrix's best, although purple haze and all along the watchtower come pretty close. This tune is all based around the pentatonic scale, for those who aren't in the know here it is... E ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|-----|--O--|-----| B ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|-----|--O--|-----| G ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|--O--|-----|-----| D ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|--O--|-----|-----| A ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|--O--|-----|-----| E ||-----|-----|--O--|-----|-----|--O--|-----| Right for a start, whip out that wah wah pedal, if its dusty you should be given a slap for the wah wah pedal is the most gorgeous guitar effect in the world. Get wahka wahing. The timing isn't tabbed out, but i have put the time index of the CD in certain positions above tab, just in case you get lost. Tuning happens to be in Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb the ebgdae thing in the tab just mean the string, not its tuning. But go ahead and play it in standard tuning if you do so wish, although jimi may frown on it from his place on high. To add extra effect when holding bends try flicking the pickup switch around a bit, and shake the tremolo bar from time to time, just for the hell of it. Intro e------------------------------------------------------------------- b---7h9-7--------------7h9-9-7-9---------------------12----12----12- g---------9-5-5-5h7---------------repeat-3-----then--14b16-(hold)12- d-------------------h9----------------times------------------------- a---------------------------------------main riff------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------12/ Main riff (bend up to 4 then bend down to 2 and pull off) e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g------------2b4b2p0------------2b4b2p0-------------------- d---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------- a---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------- e---0-0-3-0-----------0-0-0-3-0-------------12/0----------- If you are using a distored wah then its best just to hit the low E notes, i.e. 0 0 0 3 rather than the e minor type chord thing otherwise it'll sound far too distorted and cruddy, unless you like that sort of sound. Main riff variation e----------------3-3-3------------------------------------- b----------------3-3-3------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------- d----2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------- a----2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------- e----0-0-0-3-0--------------------------------------------- at 0:43 a---------------------------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------- e---2b4 (hold and use wah)--------------------------------- d------------(since it goes wah wah wah wah wah)----------- a---------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- b-15b17-15-15b17-15-12-15---------------------------------- g------------------------14------12h14--14b16-------12h14-- d---------------------------12h14-------------12h14-------- a---------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- hold bend 00:55 e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g--14b16-b16---14-12--/2----------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- Well I stand up next ... e------------3--0-----0---------------------------------- b---0--3--0--------3------------------------------------- g-------------------------------------------------------- d-------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------2--2--2------------------- e------------------------------0--3--0------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- b---0--h3p0--h3p0 h3p-------------------------------------- g---------------------0h2p0-------------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------- a-----------------------------2--2--2--2------------------- e-----------------------------0--0--3--0------------------- chopit down with the ... e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------- d-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------- a-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- pick up all the pieces ... ?bite the grains up ... coz i'm a voodoo chile, lord .... e-----------------3333---------------------3--------------- b-----------------3333---------------------3--------------- g---------------------------------------------------------- d--2--2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--2--2---------------------- a--2--2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--2--2---------------------- e--0--0--0--3--0--------0--0--0--3--0---0------------------ solo at 1:55 e--------------------------------------------------------------- b--15b17-15b17-15-12-15-15b17----------------------------------- g--------------------------------12h14-12--14b16b14p12---------- d----------------------------12h14---------------------12--14--- a--------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------------------------------------------- 2:05 a----------------------------------------------12h15-15b17-(hold)- d----------------------------------------12h15-------------------- e---------------------------------12--14-------------------------- d--14-12-------------14--12--14----------------------------------- a--------14-12---------------------------------------------------- e--------------15-12---------------------------------------------- e-15b17-15-12---------------------------------------------------- b-------------15-12---------------------------------------------- g-----------------------12-----12-----12-----12--14b16-14-12----- d-------------------12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14---------------14-- a---------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g---------------2b4b2p0------------------------------------ d------------------------2p0---------2-2-0-2--------------- a----------------------------2p0--------------------------- e---0-0-0-3-0--------------------3p0----------------------- 2:16 2:26 e------12----12-----12----------15b17------------------------------------ b--12h15-12h15--12h15--12h15--------------------------------------------- g------------------------------------------------------------------------ d--------(repeat lots,getting-------------------------------------------- a---------faster and faster with----------------------------------------- e----------wah up to begin, down in the middle, up at last bend)--------- and continuing....... e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g------------2b4b2p0------------2b4b2p0-------------------- d---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------- a---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------- e---0-0-3-0-----------0-0-0-3-0---------------------------- 2:35 e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g--------------------------------------------2b4b2p0------- a---2-2-2-2-------x-x-x-x-x--0h2p0h2p0h2p0----------------- d---2-2-2-2-------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------- e---0-0-3-0-------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------- e---------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------- g---------------------------------------------------------- d---x-x-x-x-x-------0h2p0h2p0h2p0-------------------------- a---x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------- e---x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------- 2:45 e-------------------12x-mute-at-12------------------------- b-------------------12x------------------------------------ g---2x-slide-to 12--12x-----------------do this twice------ d---2x--while muted---------------------------------------- a---2x----------------------------------------------------- e---2x-mute-at-2-------------------------------------------