Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Electric Ladyland
Jimi Hendrix & The Experience
1968
Transcriber:Skech
Tuning: EbAbDbGbBbeb
Length:5:13
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Most of the other tabs were wrong, so here is the way I play it. The beginning
is mute-noted strumming with a Wah pedal. If you don't have a Wah, then you won't
be able to play this song like it is on the CD, but you can improvise with volume
swells and pickup changes. Tuning is a half a step down, but it can be played at
standard tuning. My timing isn't 100%, so get a feel by listening to the record.
[ ^ = pedal to the metal]
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INTRO:(With Wah)
^^^ ^^^ ^^^
e|-------x-x---------------|---------x-x-----------x-x-|
B|-------x-x---------------|---------x-x-----------x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-|
D|-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------|
A|-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------|
E|-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------|
^^^ ^ ^ ^^^
e|---------x-x------------x-|-------x------------------x-x|
B|---------x-x------------x-|-------x------------------x-x|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
D|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
A|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
E|-x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
00:10
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|12/1412---------12-----------------|--12/1412--------14-14p12-|
A|----------12/14-----10--10-10/12~~~|-----------12/14-----------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
e|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-12/1412---------12-----------------|--12/1412---------12/14~~|
A|-x-x-x-----------12/14-----10--10-10/12~~~|-----------12/14-----------|
E|-x-x-x-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-12/1412---------12-------------------|-12/1412--------14-14p12-|
A|-----------12/14-----10--10-10/12p10---|----------12/14-----------|
E|-------------------------------------12|--------------------------|
^ ^^ ^^ ^^
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x----------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-12/1412---------12--------------|
A|-x-x-x-----------12/14-----10--10-10/12|
E|-x-x-x----------------------------------|
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ *(Wah off)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14b(16)(16)(16)r14p12-----0|
D|-12/1412-------12-----------------------1422|
A|----------12/14------------------------------2|
E|---------------------------------------------0|
00:32
e|--------------------------|---------------------0~~~~~~~----|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-0---0-2b(4)r2p0-0--------|-0---0---0-2b(4)r2p0x---0--0-----|
D|-2---2-----------2------2-|-2---2---2--------------2--2-----|
A|-2---2-----------2--------|-2---2---2--------------2--2-----|
E|-0---0-----------0-0h3b---|-0---0---0--------------0--0--3b-|
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-14b(16)--14--14b(16)r14p12~~~~|----0--0--0-2b(4)r2p0----0-0|
D|-------------------------------|1422--2--2--------------2-2|
A|-------------------------------|----2--2--2--------------2-2|
E|-------------------------------|----0--0--0--------------0-0|
*(Turn on the Wah pedal)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-2b(4)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r2---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2b(4)r2p0---0----0--0---------0--0-|
D|-------------2----2--2------2--2--2-|
A|-------------2----2--2---------2--2-|
E|-------------0----0--0--3b-----0--0-|
(sorry, could only fit it in this way... it is only one bar)
-------12-------------------------------------------------------------------
15b(17)~~15b(17)r15p12--------------15--------------------------------------
-----------------------14p12-14b(16)~~14b(16)r14p12-14b(16)-14-14b(16)r14p12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00:54
e|-------------------------------x3-3--|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------x3-3--|-----------------------------|
G|~~-----0-0-------2p0-0-0-------x-----|---------------2bp0-0-0------|
D|---1422-2----2~-----2-2-------x-----|----2------2-2------2-2------|
A|-------2-2-----------2-2-------x-----|--------------------2-2------|
E|-------0-0-3b--------0-0-3b3p0-x-----|-3b---0h3b----------0-0-3b-0-|
Verse 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-----------------|
D|-------- -----0---2-------2------0---2--|
A|-----2-2-2-------------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"Well I'll Stand Up Next To a Moun-tian"
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------------2b(4)r2p0-0|
D|-2--------------2p0----2-----2p0----------------2|
A|-2--------2-------------------------2-----------2|
E|-0-3b-0-----------------------------------------0|
"An' Chop It Down With The Edge of my hand."
e|----------------12~~~~---12~~~~---------------|
B|----------------15b(17)-15b(17)---------------|
G|-0---0----------------------------0---0-------|
D|-2---2-----2----------------------2---2-------|
A|-2---2----------------------------2---2-------|
E|-0---0--3b---0--------------------0---0--3b-0-|
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-0---2b(4)2p0h2--0---0-0------|-0---2b(4)2p0h2--0---0-0------|
D|-2---------------2---2-2----2-|-2---------------2---2-2----2-|
A|-2---------------2---2-2------|-2---------------2---2-2------|
E|-0---------------0---0-0-3b---|-0---------------0---0-0-3b---|
e|------12?-15b(17)(17)r15p12-15b(17)(17)r15p12-15b-15b(17)|
B|-/15-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
"Well I'll Stand Up Next To a (x02210@1)Moun-tian"
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12?14p12-15b(17)(17)r15p12----------------|
G|--------------------------------------14----12b-----|
D|------------------------------------------14-----14|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3b-0---------------------------------------------|
"An'ChopIt Down With The Edge of my hand."
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------2--------|
A|-------------3/73-|-----------2--------|
E|-0-0-3b-0-0--3/73-|-0--0-0-3b-0 |->Let Ring
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
"I'll pick up all the pieces make an island,
might even raise a little sand"
e|--------------------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------|
G|-----------------0--2b(4)r2p0h2-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-2---2--2-----2--2--------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---2--2-----2--2--------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0---0--0--3b-0--0--------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"Yeah"
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----9x---9p7--|----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9x-9-9--9-|-9-9------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9x-9-9--9-|-9-9------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7x-7-7--7-|-7-7 -0h3bp0-0-|
"Cos Im a Voodoo Child, Lord Knows Im a Voodoo Child, Babe"
SOLO 1:54
e|--------------------------------|
B|-15b(17)~~(17)r15p12-15-15b(17)-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
(Pick verrrrrrrrrrry fast)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b(17)r15-12-12151215121512151215121512---------|
G|-----------------------------------------14b(16)~~|Bend Continues
D|--------------------------------------------------| Slightly into
A|--------------------------------------------------| Next Bar
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|~~(16)r14p12------12b----|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------14------14-|-14p12----------12/14~~---------12/14-|
D|-------------------------|-------14p1210--------14p1210-------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
(Piking fast and bending 15)
e|-----12-15-15b(17)~~-12h15p12h15p12------------------------------------|
B|-/15-------------------------------15/1715p1215b15p1215b15p1215bp1215b|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15p1215b15p1215b(17)~~15p12h15p12------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14b(16)r14p12------2b(4)r2p0-|
D|------------------------------------------------2-2------------|
A|------------------------------------------------2-2------------|
E|------------------------------------------------0-0h3----------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----2b~~~2b2p0--------------|
D|-2------------2-2--0h2-2p0---|
A|-2------------2-2----------2-|
E|-0h3b-0~~-----0-0------------|
e|-------------------------- |-----------------------------|
B|--------15p12-------15p12-
G|-14b(16)~~~~~14b(16)~~~~~- 5x do it fast |14b(16)(16)(16)(16)(16)(16)~-|
D|-------------------------- then-> |-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------- Rpt. this about|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------- ten times & turn wah on |------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|------------------15B(17)~|
G|14b-14b(16)-14p12---------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
2:27
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------2b(4)p0---|--------------2b(4)p0---|
D|-2--2-2----2~---------2-|-2--2-2----2~---------2-|
A|-2--2-2-----------------|-2--2-2-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-3b--------------|-0--0-0-3b--------------|
3--- 3---
Slower ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------xxxx--------------------|-xxxx-----------------|
B|-------------xxxx--------------------|-xxxx-----------------|
G|-------------xxxx---------------2bp0-|-xxxx-----------------|
D|-2--2-2----2-xxxx---2p0h2p0h20-------|-xxxx-2p0h2p0h2p0---2-|
A|-2--2-2------xxxx--------------------|-xxxx-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-3b---xxxx-3------------3-----|-xxxx-------------3b--|
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That should get you started, I've worked hard on this and I hope that it helps.
The rest of the song is kind of repetitive from stuff before, other than the final
solo where he kind of goes nuts with the Wah (which I only just started messing
around with). So, hope you have fun playing it; it's a great song...but remember
to keep rocking, and keep it about the music, peace.
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PS: Please Rate, its my first tab and I would like to know how I did.