#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: rickh@southern.co.nz (Rick Harris) Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Subject: Re: REQ: Star Spangled Banner, Jimmi Hendrix Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 02:28:32 GMT The Star Spangled Banner as played by Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock tabbed by rickh@southern.co.nz "We play it the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly static isn't it ? You know what I mean ? " -Jimi 1+++ let ring ~ univibe pedal.Can be approximated with wah wah or whammy bar. FB feedback harmonic () very short note / slide 5^ r bend and release ^^^^ heavy vibrato h p hammer, pulloff 7h9tr trill WB whammy bar slamming WB divebomb Blank spaces in the tab mark untranscribable whammy noises. Tune guitar down to E flat. 0:00 FB FB *** E -----------0-~-~-~-~-4-2-0++++---------------------------------| B 0++++---0+++++++++++------------------------------0--0--(7^)9--| G --1+++1--------------------1*-(1/)3-4--------------------| D ----2----------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------| * Barely audible due to feedback ** Feedback turns note into harmonic *** some open strings are slightly ringing out while this bend is played 0:17 E -----------------------------------------0-~-~-~-~-~--| B 7-5-h7p5-4---2-4-5-5--0-----0--------0--0-~-~-~-~-~--| G -------------------------1-----1---1^^^---------------| D ---------------------------2+++--2--------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------| 0:33 FB FB E 4h5tr-2h4tr-0--------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------0-0--7^9**-----| G ---------------1/31/3/4/6/8^^^^6h8p6h8p6-4h6p4-----------------| D ---------------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| * FB turns note into harmonic ** Slowly release bend as feedback comes in 0:49 FB E -------------------------------------4-4-4-5-7-7----13^(14)--| B 5-(5/)7-^r--5h7p54---2-4-5-5-0------------------------------| G --------------------------------1----------------------------| D ----------------------------------2--------------------------| A -------------------------------------------------------------| E -------------------------------------------------------------| 1:05 1:09 1:14 1:22 wb wb wb wb E ---- -12*12*12*--- -0-----12^-12^- **12^14^15----- **12^14^15-| B 0*-- -12*12*12*--- -0------------- --------------- -----------| G 0*-- ------------- -0------------- -----------0-0- -----------| D ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- A ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- E ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- * These notes are rough guesses. Just go for it ** bend up then bend some more 1:31 1:34 1:48 wb wb wb wb E --- --- 5-4-2-4-5-5-----------0--~-~-~--/8p5h8p5p8**- ----------| B 0*- --- ----------------------0--~-~-~--------------- 0*--------| G 0*- 14- --------------------------------------------- 0*--------| D 0*- --- ------------8---8---8++++~+~+~--------------- ----------| A --- 12- --------------7---7-------------------------- ----------| E --- --- --------------------------------------------- ----------| * Guess ** Drop bar while hammering 2:11 wb wb WB E ---- 0----- (19^)20-19--15-15--^^^--------15^----| B 0------ 0--0-- ------------------------13^----------| G ------- ------ -------------------------------------| D ------- ------ -------------------------------------| A ------- ------ -------------------------------------| E ------- ------ -------------------------------------| 2:20 FB wah wah on treble E -----------------------------------------------------4----4----4-| B 10--9--7h9p75-4---2--4--5-----------------------5--5----5----5--| G ----------------------------1*--/3--/4------(2/)2--4----4----4+--| D -----------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------| *Jimi's Gstring (320003@1)is about half a (x02210@1) semitone sharp by now (!) 2:43 E --------0++++++---------------------------------(0)------------| B ----5+++++5--4-2--2--2-4-5-7-9-10--9-7--h9p7-5--(4/)5---4------| G 4-4------------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------| 3:10 FB WB E ------0--2-/4--5--7-------------0--2--4--5-4h5tr-2h4tr-0--| B 0--0--------0--------------------------------------------------| G ---------------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------| *FB turns note into harmonic E ----------------0----0---0--| B /5--/8---10-----0----0---0--| G /6--/9---11-----1-----------| D /7--/10--12-----2-----------| A /7--/10--12-----2-----------| E /5--/8---10----0-----------|