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Killing Floor Bass

(ver. 1)
Jimi Hendrix
Killing Floor

Originally done by Howlin' Wolf, this is the Jimi Hendrix Experience 
version. This version can be heard on the BBC sessions album or from 
Radio One.

The song can be divided into 3 main riffs:

Riff one:

G-----------------
D-----5-5-3-3-----
A-------------5-5-
E-3-3-------------

Riff two:

G-----5-5-3-3-----
D-------------5-5-
A-3-3-------------
E-----------------

Riff three:

G-----7-7-5-5-----
D-------------7-7-
A-5-5-------------
E-----------------

Structure:

Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x2
Riff 1 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x1 

At the end throw this in:

G---------
D---------
A-4-5-6-7-
E---------

Pretty easy, your basic I-IV-V progression. With Jimi's guitar the song 
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