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Voodoo Chile Tabs

(ver. 2)
Hendrix Jimi
JIMI HENDRIX
    Voodoo Chile - slight return (few parts)


Only an attempt! Don't expect too much.
When you get the basic feel you can
improvise, and it can sound close to Jimi.

Notation:
 h - hammer on
 p - pull off
 b - bend
 bd - bend down
 read comments



normal tuning (for Hendrix) (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)



Intro:

try 9.fret                  try at 7.fret
---x----------------------------------
---x----------------------------------
---x--few times and then---------x----
---x-----------------------------x----
---x----------------------------------
---x----------------------------------
 wah down                     wah up


---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
--9------7----------------9v-------9--9-slide to nothing-
-----7h9------5-5--7p5---------7h9-----------------------
-----------------------7---------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
  WAH-WAH


later replace that end with this:
-------------------------------------------------------
--------10b-hit bended (once)-10-8---------------------
9-----7------------------------------------------------
--7h9--------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
          full bend

Main riff:
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
-----------2bend up, bend down, pull off to 0----
---------2---------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
--0-0--3--------------------------------------0--
           full bend

Main riff variation
-----------33333--0----
-----------33333--0----
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
0-0--3--0--------------
           his favourite chord


little solo (at the beginning):
----------------------------------
-12-------------------------------
-14b-----14b-bd--12---------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--------------------12-slide down-
   full bend



--------------------------------
3-p-0--3-p-0-....---------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
Push tremolo arm gently down


Singing parts (I saw Jimi on video):
-------0-3-0-----0-|--------------------------
-0-0-3-------0-3---|-3-0-3---0--3-0-3-0-------
-------------------|--------------------0-----
-------------------|--------------------------
-------------------|--------------------------
-------------------|--------------------------

                                           while bended do wah-down, wah-up
                                           or emulate this with your guitar 
switches
-15-15-...----------|----------------|----------------------
-14-14-...----------|----------------|----------------------
--------------------|----------------|---2b-----------------
--------------------|---2p0-2p0-...--|----------------------
--------------------|-----------...--|----------------------
--------------------|-----------...--|----------------------
                                         full 
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---------------------------------
---2---2-2----5---2--------------
---2---2-2----5---2--------------
---0---0-0----3---0---0000000----

  /\  /\ \/  /\  \/   PM these (and play fast)
  
  
  
  
    (/ and \ mean up and down stroke)
    
..."pick up the pieces make an island"...
-0----0------
-0----0------
-7----6------
-9----7------
-------------
-------------    
    
..."I'm a voodoo chile"...
------------------------------
------------------------------
-3--------------------5-------
-2--------------------4-------
-3--------------------5-------
------------------------------ 
 C7                   D7
    
    
this solo he plays live on a video:
---------------------12-vib--12----12----------------------------------
-15b---15b-bd--12-15------------15-------------------------------------
---------------------------------------14b--12----...------------------
-----------------------------------------------14-...------------------
-------------------------------------------------------12-slide down---
 full bend
 
 
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