Song: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Artist: Jimi Hendrix Tabbed By: Travis P (diverdown) Current E-mail: diverdown@verizon.net KEY: ^ = hammer-on/pull-off b = bend to indicated pitch/fret rb= release bend x = muffled note W = wah on WX = wah off ~~ = vibrato / = slide up to \ = slide down to ( )= don't emphasize note tr = trill pm = palm mute -Intro- The intro is just Jimi playing muffled strings, near the 9th fret, through a wah, lowering and raising the wah. After that (with wah): |----riff 1--------------| ~~ ~~ -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------x-x----- -9--7---7-----------------9--7---7b8^9^7--x-x----- ------9----5b6-5-7^5-----------9----------x-x----- ---------------------(7)------------------x-x----- -------------------------------------------------- riff 1 x 1 ~~ hold bend WX ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------10b12-10b12-12rb10-8----------------------------- -9--7---7-----------------------9\----------2b4rb2^0-(1)---- ------9-----------------------------------------------2----- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------0--0----------------- |--riff 2--| |---riff 3----| hold bend ~~ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------(1)------2b4rb2^0----------12b14-12b14-14rb12-12--- ----------2----2-----------2-------------------------------- ---------------2----------(2)------------------------------- --0-0-3b4------0--------------0-0-0------------------------- W WX *flick p-up selector switch back and forth * ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------2b4rb2^0------2b4-------------------2b4rb4^0--------------- ----------------2-----------------------------------2----------2-- -12\-----------(2)---------------------------------(2)--------(2)- -----0----------------------------------------------0--0-0-3b4---- -1st solo- -------12-------12------------------------------------------------ -15b17----15b17------15^12-------------------12-15b17------------- -------------------14-----14b16rb14^12--12^14--------14^12-------- --------------------------------------14------------------14^12--- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- -14b16-12-14b16rb14-12------ ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------17\- riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 ------3-3-------------------3-3------------- ------3-3-------------------3-3------------- --------------------------------2b4rb2^0---- --------------2---------2------------------- -------------------------------------------- -0-0------3b4---0-0-3^0---0----------------- riff 2 x 1 -Verse- ------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------3-0-3----------- ---------0----------------------------2b4rb2^0-- -----0-2---2---0-2^0-------2--2----------------- -0-2---------2-------------2-------------------- ---------------------0-3b4-0-------------------- riff 2 x 1 -Fill- ~~~~~ --0-(0)---------- --0-15b17-------- --0-------------- --0-------------- ----------------- ----------------- riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 -Verse- -0-5b7--5^3^0--5^3-5^3^5--5-3b4-------------------------------------- --------------------------------5----0-3^0-0-3b5-3^0-3^0------------- ---------------------------------------------------------2b4rb2^0---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------0-- riff 2 x 1 -------------------- -------------------- --1/4-4------------- --2/x-x--------2---- --2/5-5-------(2)--- --------0-3^0------- -Pre Chorus- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ --4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-- ------------------------------------ riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 -Pre Chorus fill- ------------------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-- --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- ------------------- ------------------- -Chorus- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- ---------------------------------------- -----0--0---- -----0--0---- -----0--0---- -----7--5---- ------------- -0-0-------- riff 2 x 1 -2nd Solo- W ~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------- -15b17-15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17----15b17rb15^12-----12^15^12- -----------------------------------------------14b16--------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -14^12--12^14b15---14b16rb14-12------------------------------- ------14------------------------------12-14-14---------------- ---------------------------------12^14--------14\12-10--12-14- --------------------------------0----------------------0------ --------------12-15b17-12^14^12--12-----12-------------------- ------12-15b17-----------------15--15b17--15^12--15^12-15^12-- -----------------------------------------------14------------- -14-14-------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------12----------------------- -14-12^15^12-14^12--12-15b17---15^12------------------ ------------------14----------------14b16br14^12------ ------------------------------------------------14---- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- -----2b4rb2^0-2b4-------------2b4rb2^0-----------12---------- --------------------------0^2---------------12^14--14^12----- --------------------------------------2---------------------- -0-0--------------0-0-3b4----------------/15------------0-0-- --------------------------------------------------------------- ------12-15-12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-12-12-12- -14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- W (approx.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- -15^12--------12-12-12-15-12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12- ------14-14b16--------------14b16--------14b16------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -15^12--------12-12-12-12-15^12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12- ------14-14b16-----------------14b16--------14b16------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- |---hold bend---------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---12-12^15^12-------------15-15----15-15----15----15----15----15---- -15-----------14b16rb14^12-14-14b16-14-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- WX ------15b17--- -------------- -14-12-------- -------------- -------------- -------------- riff 2 x 1 --------------0-- ----------------- -----2b4rb2^0---- ----------------- ----------------- -0-0------------- riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 |----------riff 4-------| -Break- |-pm-| --------------------------------------------------------- -x-x-x-x------------------------------------------------- -x-x-x-x---------------2b4rb2^0-------------------------- -x-x-x-x-------0tr2------------2--2--2-----0tr2---------- -x-x-x-x------------------------------------------------- ----------3b4-----0-0-----------0--0--3b4---------------- riff 4 x 2 |--2x-----| ---------------------- ---------------------- -2/12-12\2-----12----- -2/12-12\2-----12^14-- -2/12-12\2------------ -2/12-12\2------------ riff 2/3 x 8 (verse) Pre Chorus riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 Pre Chorus fill Chorus riff 2 x 2 -3rd solo- --------------------------12---------------------------------------- -15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17---15-12--15-12---------------------------- ---------------------------------12-----14b16-14^12--12-14b16-14b16- ---------------------------------------------------14--------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------12-----12-15-12-15b17-15-12-14^12-----12----------- ------14^12-15b17--15b17--------------------------15b17--15^12------ -12---14^12--------------------------------------------------------- ---14--------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -15^12-------------------12-15-12-15b17-12-12-12-12--------------------- -14---14b16rb14^12--12^14---------------------------14b16rb14^12--12^14- ------------------14--------------------------------------------14------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~ ---12--------------------------------------------------------------- -15--15-12-----15--------------------15b17---12--------------------- ----------14b16--14b16rb14^12--12^14-------14--14^12-14-12---------- -----------------------------14---------------------------14-12----- ----------------------------------------------------------------12\- -------------------------------------------------------------------- |----riff 5----| W(approx.) --------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-- --------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-- -2b4rb2^0---------------------------------------------- --------------2---2-2-----2---------------------------- -------------(2)--2-2----(2)--------------------------- ----------3b4-----0-0-3b4------------------------------ riff 5 x 2 (WX - after) riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 riff 5 x 1 |-----------------tremelo picking-----------------| -16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-- -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-- repeat... -16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 grad.bend ------12b14-12--12----------------------------------------- -12-15--------15--12-15--12------------15------------------ -----------------------14--12^14-14b16---rb14-12-14-12----- ------------------------------------------------------12\-- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 riff 5 x 1 (W) ------------ ------------ -2b4rb2^0--- ---------2-- ------------ ------------ riff 5 x 2 |----riff 6--| -------0-----0--------- -------0-----0--------- -14b16--14b16---------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- riff 6 x 5 ~~~~~~~~~ --19b21-------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 riff 2 x 1 riff 3 x 1 *flick p-up selector switch back and forth* WX ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ --2b4------------------2b4rb2^0----- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ riff 2 x 1 W dive = 2 ---------------0------ -0tr3----------0------ ---------------0------ ---------------0------ ---------------------- ---------------------- riff 3 x 1 (WX - after) riff 3 x 1