#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tabbed by Chris Hoolihan Errors/corrections/hassles - HOOL@ACTRIX.GEN.NZ HOOLIH1C@WCC.GOVT.NZ ****INTRO**** E-|-----| B-|-----| G-|-x-x-| D-|-x-x-| A-|-x-x-| E-|-----| This muted wah riff can't be transcribed. I do it with a lot of palm muting with slight distortion while muting an e chord on the A string. The same goes for the bits marked x x x in the rest of the intro ... E-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------x-x-x-|---------------------------------| G-|-/9-7---7-------------/9-7---9-9-7-x-x-x-|-/9-7---7-----------/9-7--9-9----| D-|------9---5-5-7-5----------9-------x-x-x-|------9---5-5-7-5-------9--------| A-|------------------7----------------x-x-x-|------------------7--------------| E-|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------0--| E-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------x-x-x-|---------------------------------| G-|-/9-7---7-------------/9-7---9-9-7-x-x-x-|-/9-7---7-----------/9-7---7-----| D-|------9---5-5-7-5----------9-------x-x-x-|------9---5-5-7-5--------9-------| A-|------------------7---------------x-x-x-|------------------7--------------| E-|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E-|---------------| B-|-/12-12-10-8---| G-|-------------9-| D-|---------------| A-|---------------| E-|---------------| E-|------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| G-|----2b3b2p0-------------2b3b2p0--------14b15b14b15b14-12---14-12\2---------| D-|--2---------2---------2---------2------------------------------------------| A-|--2---------2---------2---------2------------------------------------------| E-|-\0---------0-0-3-0---0---------0-0----------------------------------------| E-|------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------| G-|---------2b4b(real-slow-back-down-to-2)-2b3b2p0-| D-|-2----------------------------------------------| A-|-2----------------------------------------------| E-|-0-0-3-0----------------------------------------| ****SORRY THIS IS AS MUCH INTRO AS I HAVE TIME FOR**** +==== Important bit here! ==================+ | | | E-|--------------------|-----------3-3-| | | B-|--------------------|-----------3-3-| | | G-|------------2b3b2p0-|---------------| | | D-|-2-----2------------|-2-----2-------| | | A-|-2-----2-----------|-2-----2-------| | | E-|-0-0-3-0--0---------|-0-0-3-0-0-----| | | If you play this you will realise it | | is the main riff in the song, just | | throw this in between parts, it's not | | hard to work out where it goes but it | | is all through the song ... | +===========================================+ E-|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------0-----------------------------------------------| D-|---0-2---2p0----0-h2-------------0---0h2-0---0h2p0-----| A-|-2-----------h2----------------2---2-------2-----------| E-|-----------------------0-3-0-----------------------3-0-| I stand up next to a mountain .... E-|---------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----0---------------------------------------------------| G-|---0-----0h2-2-0-0h2p0-----------------------------------| D-|-2-----2---------------2-----------0---0h2-0---0h2p0-----| A-|---------------------------------2---2-------2-----------| E-|-------------------------0-3-0-----------------------3-0-| I stand up next to a mountain (second time) ... 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-|---------------------------------| I pick up all the pieces and make an island ... E-|---------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------| G-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E-|---------------------------------| Cos i'm a voodoo chile ... E-|-------------------------| B-|-15b17-15b17b15-12-15b17-| G-|-------------------------| D-|-------------------------| A-|-------------------------| E-|-------------------------| This is how the main solo starts... I'm not going to transcribe the whole thing but this will get you on track, it's an E minor pentatonic thing so work round that. Mainly the 1st pos at the 12th fret... When i first started (about a year ago) this was the song i most wanted to learn but was unable to find. Hope it works ok for you. Chris PS: Mail me if you wanna talk/trade hendrix info/tab/anything at all. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#                                              VOODOO CHILD (Slight Return)                           Words and music by                              JIMI HENDRIX                                   Transcribed by David Sladovic                         E-mail: David.Sladovic@Uni-mb.si Hi to all Hendrix fans! Here's my version of this Hendrix's great song (My favorite one :)) ). The rithm part is exact, but the solos sound a little different as on Electric Ladyland (the solo (1)..). So if you want exact Hendrix sound you'll have to change some solo parts, but in majority it does sound like on record! And Intro part is maybe played different as I posted it ( I don't use Wah Wah, so that could be the reason..), but it sound good to anyway...                           ...Have fun.... Tune guitar 1/2 step down (1) = Eb     (2) = Bb     (3) = Gb (4) = Db     (5) = Ab     (6) = Eb Intro part:                                         Similar to this. (use Wah Wah)                  E5                     E---||------------x-----------------x------||--||-------------------------- B---||------------x-----------------x------||--||-------------------------- G---||*-----x--x-----x--x--x-----x-----x--*||--||*--7/9~~~--7-----7-------- D---||*-----x--x-----x--x--x-----x-----x--*||--||*-------------9-----5----- A---||------x--x-----x--x--x-----x-----x---||--||-------------------------- E---||---x--------------------x------------||--||--------------------------                                                                                                                            2x                         E---------------------|-------------------------||------------------------- B---------------------|-------------------------||------------------------- G---------------------|--7/9~~~--7-----7h9~~~--*||--7/9~~~--7-----7-------- D---^--5^--7~~~p5-----|-------------9----------*||-------------9-----5----- A------------------7--|-------------------------||------------------------- E---------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------                                                                                                                        bu/--------\rb                              E---------------------|--------------------------------------------||------ B---------------------|---------------------10^--(10)--(10)--8-----||------ G---------------------|--7/9~~~--7-----7h9----------------------9--||*----- D---^--5^--7~~~p5-----|-------------9------------------------------||*----- A------------------7--|--------------------------------------------||------ E---------------------|--------------------------------------------||------                                                                                E5                                          bu/\rb                E5    E---------------------------------||------------------------------|-------- B---------------------------------||--10^--10--10^--(10)--8~~~----|-------- G---------2^--(2)p0--------------*||------------------------------|-------- D--------------------------------*||------------------------------|-------- A---2-----------------------------||----------------------------9\|--2----- E---0--0-------------0--0--3--0---||------------------------------|--0-----                                                                                   bu/\rb                                                     E5       E--------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------- B--------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------- G------2^--(2)p0-----|--2^--2^--2^--2^--2^--2^--2^--2^--(2)p0--|----------- D--------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------- A--------------------|-----------------------------------------|--2-------- E---0-------------0--|-----------------------------------------|--0--0-----                                                                                         Intro Solo (1)                                                                            E---------|----^----^--12-------------------------------------------------- B---------|--15---15-------15--12h14p12------15----------------------15---- G---------|------------------------------14------14--12------12--14-------- D---------|----------------------------------------------14---------------- A---------|---------------------------------------------------------------- E---3--0--|----------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                            bu/\rb                           E-----------------------------|--------------3----------------|------------ B-----------------------------|--------------3----------------|------------ G---14^--12--14^--(14)--12----|-----------------2^--(2)p0-----|------------ D-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------ A---------------------------9\|--2----------------------------|--2--------- E-----------------------------|--0--0--3--0----------------0--|--0--0------                                                                                                                                                                     bu/\rb                                      E---------3--3--3--|--------------3-------------|-------------------------- B---------3--3--3--|--------------3-------------|---------------------3---- G------------------|-----------------2^--(2)p0--|---------------4--4------- D------------------|----------------------------|------------2------------- A------------------|--2-------------------------|-------------------------- E---3--0-----------|--0--0--3--0----------------|--0--0--3^----------------                                                                                                                           Well,I'm stand-in'next to a                                                                                           E5       E-------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------- B---h5--|------------------------------------------------15~~~--|---------- G-------|-----7--4--7--7--4--7--4-----2p0-----------------------|---------- D-------|--2-----------------------7-------2p0------------------|---------- A-------|-------------------------------------------------------|--2------- E-------|---------------------------------------0--3--0---------|--0--0----                                                                            mountain Chopit down-with the edge of my hand_              bu/\rb        E5             bu/\rb                                  E---------3-------------|--------------3-------------|--------------7------ B---------3-------------|--------------3-------------|--------3--5--8------ G------------2^--(2)p0--|-----------------2^--(2)p0--|--4--4--------------- D-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------- A-----------------------|--2-------------------------|--------------------- E---3--0----------------|--0--0--3--0----------------|---------------------                                                                                                             Well,I'm standin'next                                         bu/\rb                                                        E---5--5--5--3--|----------------------------------------|----------------- B---5--8--3--5--|----------------------------------------|--2-------------- G---------------|--2^--(2)p0--------7--4--7--7--4--7--4--|--2-----2p0------ D---------------|----------------2-----------------------|-----7----------- A---------------|----------------------------------------|----------------- E---------------|-------------0--------------------------|-----------------                                                                            to a mountain..                   Chop it down with the edge of my hand            E5           bu/\rb           E5             G                  E--------|----------------------------|--------------|--------------------- B--------|----------------------------|--------------|--3--3--3--3--3------ G--------|--------------2^--(2)p0-----|--------------|--4--4--4--4--4------ D---2p0--|----------------------------|--------------|--------------------- A--------|----------------------------|--2-----------|--------------------- E--------|--0--0--3--0-------------0--|--0--0--3--0--|---------------------                                                                                                                                    Pick up the pieces,                 A                       E5             Bu/\rb       E5     E------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------- B---3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|----------------------------|-------- G---4--4--4--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----------------2^--(2)p0--|-------- D------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------- A------------|-----------------------|--2-------------------------|--2----- E------------|-----------------------|--0--0--3--0--0-------------|--0-----                                                                            make an island|might rase a little sand...                                                       C7                         D7                  E------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- B------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------- G------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5---- D---------------2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4---- A------------2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5--5--5---- E---0--3--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------|----------------------                                                                                                        'Cause I'm a Woodoo chile, Lord knows I'm a woo-                E5             bu/\rb          E5                                    E---------|---------------------------------|-----------0--0--0--|--------- B---------|---------------------------------|-----------0--0--0--|--------- G---5--5--|-------------------2^--(2)p0-----|--------------------|--------- D---4--4--|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------- A---5--5--|--7\2----------------------------|--2-----------------|--------- E---------|----0--0--3--0--0-------------0--|--0--0--3-----------|---------                                                                           doo chile.. ETC.. Guitar solo (2)                                                                   bu/\rb E--------------------------~~~~~~---------------12------------------------- B---15^--15^--(15)--12--15^--------15-------12------15-------12------------ G--------------------------------------14^--------------14^------14^------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                                                       E----------------------------|--------------------------------------------- B---12-----------------------|--------------------------------------------- G-------14^--14^--14^--(14)--|--12~~~-------------------------------------- D----------------------------|------------14~~~--12------------------------ A----------------------------|-----------------------14--12h13p12---------- E----------------------------|---------0---------------------------15------                                                                                                                                                       E-------|----------------------------------12------15^-----------(15)------ B-------|-------------------8~~~-------12------12-------------------------- G-------|--7^--7^--7^--(7)--------14^-------------------------------------- D-------|------------------------------------------------------------------ A-------|------------------------------------------------------------------ E---12--|------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                                                       E---------(15)-----15^--15--12h15p12------12---------------12-------------- B-------------------------------------15------15--12--15^------15--12------ G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                                                E5             bu/         E------------12--------------------------------|--------------------------- B--------12------15p12-------------------------|--------------------------- G---14^-----------------14^--(14)--12------12--|-------------------2^------ D--------------------------------------14------|--------------------------- A----------------------------------------------|--7\2---------------------- E----------------------------------------------|----0--0--3--0--0----------                                                                                \rb         E5              bu/\rb          E5           bu/\rb                            E-------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------- B-------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------- G---(2)p0-----|-----------------2^--(2)p0-----|--------------2^--(2)p0----- D-------------|-----------2--2----------------|-----------2---------------- A-------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------- E----------0--|--0--0--3-------------------0--|--0--0--3-------------------                                                                                   E5                   bu/\rb       E5                                          E---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------- B---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------- G---|--------------x--x--x--2^--(2)p0--|--------------x--x--x-------------- D---|--------------x--x--x-------------|--------------x--x--x--2p0h2p0----- A---|----------------------------------|----------------------------------- E---|--0--0--3--0----------------------|--0--0--3--0-----------------------                                                                                          E5           bu/\rb           E5                                       E---------||-----------------------------|-------------------------||------ B---------||-----------------------------|-------------------------||------ G---------||*--------------2^--(2)p0-----|------------------------*||------ D---h2p0--||*-----------2----------------|-----------2p0h2p0h2p0--*||------ A---------||-----------------------------|-------------------------||------ E---------||---0--0--3----------------0--|--0--0--3----------------||------                                                                                G                          A                       E5                   E---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- B---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|---------------------- G---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----------------2---- D---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------- A---------------------------|-----------------------|--2------------------- E---------------------------|-----------------------|--0--0--3--0--0-------                                                                                bu/\rb      E5                          C7                             E-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------ B-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------ G---^--(2)p0--|--------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------ D-------------|-----------------2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|------ A-------------|--2-----------2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|------ E-------------|--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------|------                                                                                A7                           E5            bu/\rb            E5        E---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------ B---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------ G---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-------------------2^--(2)p0-----|------------ D---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|---------------------------------|------------ A---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7\2----------------------------|--2--------- E---------------------------|----0--0--3--0--0-------------0--|--0--0------                                                                                               Guitar solo (3)                        bu/-----\rb                                                E------0--0--0--|-------------------------~~~~~~---------------12---------- B------0--0--0--|--15^-------(15)--12--15^--------15-------12------15------ G---------------|-------------------------------------14^------------------ D---------------|---------------------------------------------------------- A---------------|---------------------------------------------------------- E---3-----------|---------------------------------------------------------- E-----------| B-----------| G---14^-----| ... Here is solo played in a E blues scale, like solo(1) D-----------|     and (2)...I'm not gonna transcribe a whole thing now A-----------|     but you can get the major idea at solo (2)...If you E-----------|     can't figure it out E-mail me, maybe I'll help you OK?       bu/\rb      E5            bu/\rb     E5                                                                                                                         E|---------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3----- B|---------------------------|-------------------------3--3--3----- G|----2^--(2)p0--------------|--2^--(2)p0-------------------------- D|---------------------------|------------------------------------- A|--7\-----------------------|------------------------------------- E|---------------0--0--3--0--|-------------0--0--3--0--------------                                                                                   Bu/\rb                                                                    E---|-------------3--3--3--3--3--3--/--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14------ B---|-------------3--3--3--3--3--3--/--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14------ G---|--2^--(2)p0----------------------------------------------------------- D---|---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---|---------------------------------------------------------------------- E---|----------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                          bu/\rb    E5                    bu/\rb                     E---14--14--14--14--17^--|---------------------------------|--------------- B---14--14--14--14-------|---------------------------------|--------------- G------------------------|----2^--(2)p0--------------------|--2^--(2)------ D------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------- A------------------------|--7\-----------2-----------------|--------------- E------------------------|---------------0--0--3--0--0--0--|---------------                                                                                    E5             Guitar Solo  (4)                                       E-------------------|------------------------------------------------------ B-------------------|--15--17--18p17--15--17------------------------------- G---p0--------------|-------------------------16--14--12------12--14^------ D-------------------|-------------------------------------14--------------- A-------2-----------|------------------------------------------------------ E-------0--0--3--0--|------------------------------------------------------                                                                                                     bu/\rb    E5                   bu/\rb                           E---------------------|----------------------------||-----------------3---- B---------15----------|----------------------------||-----------------3---- G-------------12------|--2^--(2)p0-----------------||*--2^--(2)p0---------- D-----------------14--|----------------------------||*--------------------- A---------------------|-------------2--------------||---------------------- E---------------------|-------------0--0--3--0--0--||--------------0-------                                                                                                      bu/\rb    E5                                             E---3--3--3--3---||--||------------------------------||-------------------- B---3--3--3--3---||--||------------------------------||-------------------- G---------------*||--||*--2^--(2)p0-----------------*||--2^--2^--2^--2----- D---------------*||--||*----------------------------*||-------------------- A----------------||--||--------------2---------------||-------------------- E----------------||--||--------------0--0--3--0--0---||--------------------                                                                                                Bu/\rb                                                       E--------------||------------------------------|| B--------------||------------------------------|| G---^--2^--2^--||*--2^--(2)p0-----------------*|| Repeat many times and D--------------||*----------------------------*|| fade out....END! A--------------||--------------2---------------|| E--------------||--------------0--0--3--0--0---||                                                                            =========================================================================== ==                         TABLATURE EXPLANATION                         == =========================================================================== ----------                ----------                ----t--- ----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap ----------                ---------- Note           -------- ----5p8--- Pulloff        ----------                -------- ----------                ----------                -----p-- ----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop ----------                ---------- Note           --s----- ----5\8--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap ----------                ||------|| Repeat         -------- ----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend ----------                ||*----*||                -------- ----------                ||------||                --------                            ----------                 bu/\rb                   -------- -4:------- Time           ---------- Bend up        -------- -4:------- Signature      ---------- and            -------- ----------                ---------- release        -------- Comments, suggestons, anything at all at: David.Sladovic@Uni-mb.si #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#                         This submission made to zorba@cais.com by JM (ElanS4@erols.com): By the way, the long bend at the intro, you should flip your toggle switch back and forth while doing it. Just thought you might like to know.