WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin Bass | Ver. 3
"JIMI HENDRIX - Hear My Train A Comin'
TUNING: Eb Standard (Half Step Down)
Intro/Verse (0:00-1:02)
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--7--7--5--------|
Eb|-----------3b-0--|
b = bend it up a quarter step
Interlude (1:02-1:10):
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------3-4-5-5-5-5-7777777777--|
Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
[Verse (1:10-1:39)]
Interlude (1:39-1:46):
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------3-4-5-5-5-5-7777777 5h7p5--|
Ab|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Verse Variation (1:46-1:52):
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|--7-5h77--5---------7-5h7h5-5------|
Eb|-------------2h3-0------------3-0--|
Chorus (1:52-2:09):
Gb|---------------------| Gb|---------------------|
Db|---------------------| 3x and then Db|---------------------|
Ab|--5-77---5b----------| Ab|--5-77---5h7p5-------|
Eb|--------7----3b-0----| Eb|-------7-------3b-0--|
First Solo (2:09-2:39):
Gb|------------------| |------------------|
Db|------------------| 1x and then |------------------|
Ab|--7--7--5---------| |--7--7--5---------|
Eb|-----------2h3-0--| |----------3b-0----|
The bassline switches between these two slight variations randomly, it seems.
Chorus (2:37-2:52):
Gb|----------------| |----------------|
Db|----------------| 1x and then |----------------|
Ab|--5-77-5--------| |--7--7--5-------|
Eb|----------3b-0--| |----------3b-0--|
Breakdown (2:52-3:00)
Gb|---------|
Db|---------| Let each note ring.
Ab|--7---5--|
Eb|---------|
Second Solo and Verse (3:00-3:52):
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--7--7--5--------|
Eb|-----------3b-0--|
Verse Continued (3:52-4:02):
Gb|---------------|------------------|
Db|---------------|------------------|
Ab|--7---5--------|--7---7-5---------|
Eb|-----7---3b-0--|-----7----2h3--0--|
Nasty Bass Fill (4:02-4:09):
Gb|----------7-7-5-------------------------------|
Db|------4-5-------7------------5h6h7-7-7-7-5-7--|
Ab|--5-5------------------5h6h7------------------|
Eb|-------------------5-5------------------------|
[Verse (4:09-4:54)]
Chorus (4:54-5:07):
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5h7-7--5----------77-777--5-5----------7-7p5h7--5----------|
Eb|------------3b-0-----------------3b-0---------------5p3b--0--|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--5h7-7-5h7--5----------|
Eb|---------------5p3b--0--|
Third Solo (5:07-6:00):
Gb|-----------------| |---9--9----------|
Db|-----------------| |-----------------|
Ab|--7--7--5--------| 2x and then |--7--7--5--------| 2x
Eb|-----------3b-0--| |----------3b--0--|
Continue with the verse riff.
Meltdown (6:00-6:17):
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|--7-(let ring)--|
Eb|----------------|
[Verse (6:17-6:45)]
Soft Part (6:45-7:04):
Gb|---------------------| |-------------------|
Db|---------------------| |-------------------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7-5-5--------| 4x and then |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb|--------------2h3-0--| |-------------------|
Ending (7:01-7:32):
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|--777777777777... Just tremolo as fast as you can while Jimi goes nuts,
Eb|-----------------| playing slower until the song fades out.
If I missed any of the bassline variations, it doesn't really matter,
because they're all based off the same riff that's played through the entire
song. As long as you follow the verse riff, any fills will sound good.
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