• Song:

    Voodoo Child (slight Return)

  • Artist:

    Jimi Hendrix Experience

  • Album:

    The Jimi Hendrix Experi...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Electric Ladyland (1968)
Tabbed by PID08

Tuned down ½ Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Intro: w/ wah-wah

eb:|-X-X---X-X-X-----------X-X-|
Bb:|-X-X---X-X-X-----------X-X-|
Gb:|-X-X-----X-------------X---|
Db:|-X-X-X-------X-X-X-X-X-X---|
Ab:|-X-X-X-------X-X-X-X-X-----|
Eb:|-X-X-X-------X-X-X-X-X-----|

eb:|---------------------------------X-|
Bb:|---------------------------------X-|
Gb:|-9-7---7-----------9-7---9-9p7-X-X-|
Db:|-----9---5-5-7p5-------9-------X-X-|
Ab:|-----------------7-------------X---|
Eb:|-------------------------------X---|

eb:|---------------------------------X-|
Bb:|---------------------------------X-|
Gb:|-9-7---7-----------9-7---9-9p7-X-X-|
Db:|-----9---5-5-5h7-------9-------X-X-|
Ab:|-----------------7-------------X---|
Eb:|-------------------------------X---|

eb:|---------------------------------X-|
Bb:|---------------------------------X-|
Gb:|-9-7---7-----------9-7---9-9p7-X-X-|
Db:|-----9---5-5-7p5-------9-------X-X-|
Ab:|-----------------7-------------X---|
Eb:|-------------------------------X---|

eb:|----------------------------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------10b12-12-12r10-8---|
Gb:|-9-7---7-----------9-7---9------------------9-|
Db:|-----9---5-5-7p5-------9----------------------|
Ab:|-----------------7----------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------------------------------|

eb:|-------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-------------------------------------------|
Gb:|---0-2b4r2p0---------------0-2b4r2p0-------|
Db:|-2-----------2-2-----0h2-2-----------2-----|
Ab:|-2-----------2-2---------2-----------2---2-|
Eb:|-0-----------0-0-3b4-----0-----------0-3-0-|

(0:38)
eb:|--------------------------|
Bb:|--------------------------|
Gb:|-14b16-14-14b16r14-12-----|
Db:|--------------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------15-|

eb:|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-|
Bb:|------------------*----------------------0-0-0-|
Gb:|---0-2b4r2p0-----2b4~------4r2p0---------1-1-1-|
Db:|-2-----------2-2-----------------2-----2-2-2-2-|
Ab:|-2-----------2-2-----------------2-------2-2-2-|
Eb:|-0-----------0-0-----------------0-3b4---------|
* switch pickups back and forth while the bend rings out

(0:48)
eb:|-------12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-15b17----15b17r15p12----------------------------------------------------12~----|
Gb:|----------------------14b16-14b16r14p12----14-12-14p12----14b16-14-14b16-12~----|
Db:|----------------------------------------14-------------14-----------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-|

eb:|---------------------------------X-3-3-----------------|
Bb:|---------------------------------X-3-3-----------------|
Gb:|-------------0-2b4r2p0---------------------------------|
Db:|-2-------2-------------2-------2-----------2---------2-|
Ab:|-2---------------------2---------------------X-X-------|
Eb:|-0-0-3b4---0-----------0-0-3b4---------3b4---X-X-3b4---|

eb:|-----------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------|
Gb:|---0-2b4r2p0-----------|
Db:|-2-----------2-------2-|
Ab:|-2-----------2---------|
Eb:|-0-----------0-0-3b4---|

eb:|---------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------|
Gb:|---------------------------|
Db:|-----0-2-5-2---0-2~--------|
Ab:|-2-2---------2-------------|
Eb:|---------------------0-3b4-|
Well, I stand up next to a mountain..

eb:|-----------------------------------|
Bb:|----------------------------15b17~-|
Gb:|-------0-2b4r2p0-------------------|
Db:|-------------------2-2---2---------|
Ab:|-------------------2-2-------------|
Eb:|-----------------0-0-0-3-----------|
And I chop it down with the edge of my hand..

eb:|-----------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------|
Gb:|-----------0-2b4r2p0-----------2b4r2p0---|
Db:|-2-----2-------------------2-------------|
Ab:|-2-2-----------------2-2---------------2-|
Eb:|-0-0-3---0-----------0-0-3---0---------0-|

eb:|-----5b7-0-5-5-3-5-5p3--------------|
Bb:|-3-5-------------------5------------|
Gb:|--------------------------2b4r2p0---|
Db:|----------------------------------2-|
Ab:|----------------------------------2-|
Eb:|----------------------------------0-|
Well, I stand up next to a mountain..

eb:|---------------------------------|
Bb:|-3-0-3b5r3p0---------------------|
Gb:|-------------2-0-2-0-2b4-4r2p0---|
Db:|-------------------------------2-|
Ab:|---------------------------------|
Eb:|---------------------------------|
And I chop it down with the edge of my hand..

eb:|-----------0-------------|
Bb:|-----------0-------------|
Gb:|-----------1-------------|
Db:|-2-------2---2-------2-2-|
Ab:|-2-----------2---------2-|
Eb:|-0-0-3b4-----0-0-3b4---0-|

eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Db:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab:|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island; might even raise a little sand

eb:|-----------0-------------------|
Bb:|-----------0-------------------|
Gb:|-------------2b4r2p0-----------|
Db:|-2-------2-----------2---------|
Ab:|-2-------2-------------2-2-2-2-|
Eb:|-0-0-3b4-0-------------0-0-0-0-|

eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Cause I’m a voodoo child; Lord knows I’m a voodoo child

eb:|---0-0-----0-0-0--------------------|
Bb:|---0-0-----0-0-0--------------------|
Gb:|-------------------------------3b5~-|
Db:|-2-----2-2-------2-------2-2--------|
Ab:|-2-----2-2-------2---------2--------|
Eb:|-0-----0-0-------0-0-3b4---0--------|

Solo (1:54):
eb:|-------------------------------|
Bb:|-15b17--15b17r15-12-15-15b17~--|
Gb:|-------------------------------|
Db:|-------------------------------|
Ab:|-------------------------------|
Eb:|-------------------------------|

eb:|---------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-15b17r15p12-15-15p12-------15p12------------|
Gb:|----------------------14b16-------14b18—12~--|
Db:|---------------------------------------------|
Ab:|---------------------------------------------|
Eb:|---------------------------------------------|

eb:|---------------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------------|
Gb:|---------------------------------|
Db:|-14-12-------------14-12----14~--|
Ab:|-------14-12p10----------14------|
Eb:|----------------12---------------|

(2:04)
eb:|-------12-15b17-15-12-12h14p12----12--|
Bb:|-15b17-------------------------15-----|
Gb:|--------------------------------------|
Db:|--------------------------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------------------|
Eb:|--------------------------------------|

eb:|-------------14p12-------------14p12-------------14p12-|
Bb:|-15p12-14p12-------15p12-14p12-------15p12-14p12-------|
Gb:|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db:|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|-------------------------------|
Bb:|-12-15b17-12h14p12-------------|
Gb:|-------------------14b16r14p12-|
Db:|-------------------------------|
Ab:|-------------------------------|
Eb:|-------------------------------|

(2:10)
eb:|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|---0-2b4r2p0-------------0-2b4r2p0-----14-12--------|
Db:|-------------2-----0h2-----------------------14 12-|
Ab:|-2-----------2---------------------2----------------|
Eb:|-0-----------0-0-3-----0-----------0-3/-------------|

(2:16)
eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-------12h15-12----------12h15-12-----------12h15-12----------12h15-12----|
Gb:|-14b16----------14-14b16----------14--14b16----------14-14b16----------14-|
Db:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-------12h15-12----------12h15-12-----------12h15-12----------12h15-12----|
Gb:|-14b16----------14-14b16----------14--14b16----------14-14b16----------14-|
Db:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-------12h15-12----------12h15-12-----------12h15-12----------12h15-12----|
Gb:|-14b16----------14-14b16----------14--14b16----------14-14b16----------14-|
Db:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|----------------------------------|
Bb:|---15*~~~~~~~~~--15b17~~~~~~~~r15-|
Gb:|-14b16*~~~~~~~~-------------------|
Db:|----------------------------------|
Ab:|----------------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------------------|
* - tremolo picking with wah

(2:27)
eb:|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-------------2b4r2p0---------------2b4r2p0-----|
Db:|-2-----0h2-----------2-2-----0h2-----------2---|
Ab:|-2---------------------2---------------------2-|
Eb:|-0-0-3-----0-----------0-0-3-----0-----------0-|

eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-----------X---X-----------------2b4r2p0-------------------|
Db:|-----0h2-X-X-X-X---0h2p0h2---------------2p0h2-------------|
Ab:|---------X-X-X-X-------------------------------------------|
Eb:|-0-3-----X-X-X-X-3---------X-X-0---------------X-X-X-X-X-X-|

eb:|---------------------------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-------------------------2b4r2p0-------------|
Db:|---0h2p0h2-------0h2-------------2p0h2-------|
Ab:|---------------------------------------------|
Eb:|-3---------X-X-3-----X-X---------------X-X-0-|

eb:|---------------------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------------------|
Gb:|---------------2b4r2p0-----------------|
Db:|---0h2p0h2-------------2p0h2-------0h2-|
Ab:|---------------------------------------|
Eb:|-3---------X-X---------------X-X-3-----|

(2:44)
eb:|------------------------------------|
Bb:|------------------------------------|
Gb:|------------------------------------|
Db:|-7/12------7/12-12h14---------0h2---|
Ab:|-7/12-127-7/12-------------------2-|
Eb:|------127------------0-X-X-3-----0-|

eb:|---------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------|
Gb:|---------------0-2b4r2p0---|
Db:|---------0h2-------------2-|
Ab:|---------------------------|
Eb:|-0-0-0-3-------------------|
I didn’t mean to take up all your sweet time..

eb:|---------------------------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-----------------0-2b4r2p0-------------------|
Db:|-------0h2-0h2-------------2-----2-----0h2---|
Ab:|---------------------------------------------|
Eb:|-0-0-3---------0-------------0-0---0-3-----0-|
I’ll give it right back to ya, one of these days..

eb:|-----------0---------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------0-1/3-3---------------------------|
Gb:|-2b4r2p0-----2/4-4---2b4r2p0-----------------|
Db:|---------2---------2---------2-------0h2p0h2-|
Ab:|---------2---------------------2-------------|
Eb:|---------0---------------------0-0-3---------|

eb:|-----------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------|
Gb:|---------------2b4r2p0-------|
Db:|-----------2-----------2-----|
Ab:|-----------------------------|
Eb:|-0-0-0-3b4---0-----------0-0-|
I said, I didn’t mean to take up all your sweet time..

eb:|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-------------------------------2b4r2p0------------|
Db:|-----2-------2-------0h2p0h2-----------2----0h2---|
Ab:|---------------2----------------------------------|
Eb:|-3b4---0-0-3---0-0-3---------0-----------0-3----0-|
I’ll give it right back to you one of these days..

eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Db:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab:|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
If I don’t meet you no more in this world then uh, L’ll meet ya on the next one

eb:|-----------------------------0-|
Bb:|-----------------------------0-|
Gb:|---2b4r2p0---------------1-1-1-|
Db:|-2---------2-2-2---0h2---2-2-2-|
Ab:|-2-----------2-2-------2-2-2-2-|
Eb:|-0-----------0-0-3-----0-0-0-0-|
Don’t be late..

eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Db:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Cause I’m a voodoo child; Lord knows I’m a voodoo child

eb:|-------------3-------|
Bb:|-------------3-------|
Gb:|---1-------1---1-1---|
Db:|-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-|
Ab:|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
Eb:|-0-0-0-0-3-0---0-0-0-|

Solo 2 (3:58)
eb:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-15b17r15p12-15-15b17-15p12-------------------------------------|
Gb:|----------------------------14-14b16-14b16r14p12-14-14p12----12-|
Db:|----------------------------------------------------------14----|
Ab:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|-------------------------12-15p12----15b17-15-12-15p12-|
Bb:|-------------------15b17----------15-------------------|
Gb:|-14b17-14b16r14p12-------------------------------------|
Db:|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|-------------------------------------|
Bb:|-------12-15p12-------12-15p12-15b17-|
Gb:|-14b16----------14b16----------------|
Db:|-------------------------------------|
Ab:|-------------------------------------|
Eb:|-------------------------------------|

eb:|-------12-------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-15b17----15p12-------------------------15b17-------------|
Gb:|----------------14b16-14b16r14p12----14-------14b16r14p12-|
Db:|----------------------------------14----------------------|
Ab:|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|--------------------------------------|
Bb:|--------------------------------------|
Gb:|----14-12~----------------2b4r2p0-----|
Db:|-14--------14-12------------------2-2-|
Ab:|-----------------14-12-------------2-|
Eb:|------------------------------------0-|

eb:|---------0-3-3-3-3-|
Bb:|---------0-3-3-3-3-|
Gb:|---------1---------|
Db:|-----2-2-2---------|
Ab:|-------2-2---------|
Eb:|-0-3---0-0---------|

W/ Wah (3:59)
eb:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|
Bb:|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-------3---3-3-3-3-|
Gb:|-----------------------------4r2p0-------------|
Db:|-----------------0h2-----------------2---------|
Ab:|-------------------------------------2---------|
Eb:|-------------------------------------0---------|

          -------Tremolo picking-------
eb:|-3-3/15-15-15-15-15-15-/15-15-15-15-------------------0-|
Bb:|-3-3/15-15-15-15-15-15-/15-15-15-15---------------------|
Gb:|----------------------------------------0-2b4r2p0-------|
Db:|------------------------------------2-------------2-2---|
Ab:|------------------------------------2---------------2---|
Eb:|------------------------------------0-0-------------0---|

eb:|-----------------------------|
Bb:|-----------------------------|
Gb:|---------------0-2b4r2p0-----|
Db:|-2-----0h2-2-------------2-2-|
Ab:|-2---------2---------------2-|
Eb:|-0-3b4-----0-0-------------0-|

(4:20)
eb:|---------14--12---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb:|-/12-15---------12-15----12---------------------15----------------------|
Gb:|----------------------14----12-14-12-14-14b16~~~~~~~~~16r14-12-14-12----|
Db:|---------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
Ab:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb:|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
Bb:|---------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
Gb:|---0-2b4r2p0---------------------------2b4r2p0-----|
Db:|-2-----------2-2-2---0h2-----------------------2p0-|
Ab:|-2-------------2-2---------------------------------|
Eb:|-0-------------0-0-3-----0-------------------------|

W/ wah
eb:|-3-3-3-3*--3-3-3-3*--------------------20b22b20-|
Bb:|-3-3-3-3*--3-3-3-3*-----------------------------|
Gb:|--------------------2b4*~~~~-14b16*~~-----------|
Db:|------------------------------------------------|
Ab:|------------------------------------------------|
Eb:|------------------------------------------------|
* - switch pickups back and forth

eb:|---------------------------0-------------0-|
Bb:|---------------------------0-------------0-|
Gb:|---------------2b4r2p0-------2b4r2p0-------|
Db:|-2-----0h2-------------2-2-----------2-2---|
Ab:|-2-----------------------2-------------2---|
Eb:|-0-0-3-------------------0-------------0---|

eb:|-------------0------------------------------0-|
Bb:|-------------0------------------------------0-|
Gb:|-2b4r2p0-------2b4*~~-4r2p0-------------------|
Db:|---------2-2----------------2-2-----0h2-2-2---|
Ab:|-----------2------------------2---------2-2---|
Eb:|-----------0------------------0-0-3-----0-0---|
* - switch pickups back and forth

     -------whammy bar---------
eb:|----------------------------------|
Bb:|----------------------------------|
Gb:|-9h12p9-(trill)~~-----------------|
Db:|----------------------------------|
Ab:|------------------------------2/9-|
Eb:|------------------------------2/9-|

eb:|---------------------------|
Bb:|---------------------------|
Gb:|-2b4r2p0-----2b4r2p0-------|
Db:|-----------2---------2-2-2-|
Ab:|---------2-----------2-2-2-|
Eb:|---------0-----------0-0-0-|
                              Fade out
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