Jimi Hendrix - Like a rolling stone
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Hendrix: Like a rolling stone
The Hendrix version played at Monterey is virtually identical to the one
posted below with the exception that he starts the song by playing the
chorus in power chords. Get the rhythm off of the album :) It's
approximately:
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G|--5---X-------------------555555/7-|--5--/9----------------------55555-5--
D|--5---X---3-3----3/5--5---555555/7-|--5--/9------XX3-3---5---5---55555-5--
A|--3---X---3-3----3/5--5---333333/5-|--3--/7------XX3-3---5---5---30303-0--
E|----------1-1----1/3--3------------|--------12\0-XX1-1---3---3------------
Then into the C F G progression for a few bars before beginning the
actual song as transcribed below by Rajarshi Gosh (raja@uts.cc.utexas.edu)
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~Date: 8 Jul 1994 17:43:20 -0500
Here's the first verse. As I'm transferring the stuff from the left part of
my brain to the right (or is it vice versa') it's probably a bit flawed :
4/4 | C | Dm | Em | F | G | G7 |
COnce upon a time you Dmdressed so fine
EmThrew the bums a dime Fin your prime,G didn't you
C People called you, said &qDmuot;Beware doll,
You're Embound to fall",F you thought they werGe all kidding you
F You used toG laugh about
F Everybody else that wasG hanging out
F Now you Emdon'tDm talk so Cloud
F Now you Emdon'tDm seem so Cproud
About Dmhaving to be scrounging aroundF for your next meGal
How does it feeCl, F G
How does it feeCl F G
To be on your owCn F G
In no direction hoCme F G
Like a complete unknoCwn F G
Like a rolling stoCne.F G G7
The chord positions try to capture the phrasing, but you'll really have
to figure that out yourself :-)
-Raja.