Jimi Hendrix Experience- Voodoo Chile
You would need a wahwah pedal for this song
Intro
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
b---7h9-7--------------7h9-9-7-9---------------------12----12----12-
g---------9-5-5-5h7---------------repeat-3-----then--14b16-(hold)12-
d-------------------h9----------------times-------------------------
a---------------------------------------main riff-------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------12/
Main riff
(bend up to 4 then bend down to 2 and pull off)
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g------------2b4b2p0------------2b4b2p0--------------------
d---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2----------------------------
a---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2----------------------------
e---0-0-3-0-----------0-0-0-3-0-------------12/0-----------
If you are using a distored wah then its best just to hit the
low E notes, i.e. 0 0 0 3 rather than the e minor type chord
thing otherwise it'll sound far too distorted and cruddy, unless
you like that sort of sound.
Main riff variation
e----------------3-3-3-------------------------------------
b----------------3-3-3-------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d----2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------
a----2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------
e----0-0-0-3-0---------------------------------------------
at 0:43
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d----------------------------------------------------------
e---2b4 (hold and use wah)---------------------------------
d------------(since it goes wah wah wah wah wah)-----------
a----------------------------------------------------------
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{main riff}
solo at 00:49
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b-15b17-15-15b17-15-12-15----------------------------------
g------------------------14------12h14--14b16-------12h14--
d---------------------------12h14-------------12h14--------
a----------------------------------------------------------
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hold bend 00:55
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g--14b16-b16---14-12--/2-----------------------------------
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a----------------------------------------------------------
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{main riff}
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g----------------------------------------------------------
d-------------0--2-----------------------------------------
a--------0--2----------------------------------------------
e---0--3--------------0-3-0--------------------------------
Well I stand up next ...
e------------3--0-----0----------------------------------
b---0--3--0--------3-------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------2--2--2-------------------
e------------------------------0--3--0-------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
b---0--h3p0--h3p0 h3p--------------------------------------
g---------------------0h2p0--------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------2--2--2--2-------------------
e-----------------------------0--0--3--0-------------------
chopit down with the ...
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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----------------------
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pick up all the pieces ...
?bite the grains up ...
{main riff}
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------
d-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------
a-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------
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coz i'm a voodoo chile, lord ....
e-----------------3333---------------------3---------------
b-----------------3333---------------------3---------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d--2--2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--2--2----------------------
a--2--2--2--2--2--------2--2--2--2--2----------------------
e--0--0--0--3--0--------0--0--0--3--0---0------------------
solo at
1:55
e---------------------------------------------------------------
b--15b17-15b17-15-12-15-15b17-----------------------------------
g--------------------------------12h14-12--14b16b14p12----------
d----------------------------12h14---------------------12--14---
a---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------
2:05
a----------------------------------------------12h15-15b17-(hold)-
d----------------------------------------12h15--------------------
e---------------------------------12--14--------------------------
d--14-12-------------14--12--14-----------------------------------
a--------14-12----------------------------------------------------
e--------------15-12----------------------------------------------
e-15b17-15-12----------------------------------------------------
b-------------15-12----------------------------------------------
g-----------------------12-----12-----12-----12--14b16-14-12-----
d-------------------12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14---------------14--
a----------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g---------------2b4b2p0------------------------------------
d------------------------2p0---------2-2-0-2---------------
a----------------------------2p0---------------------------
e---0-0-0-3-0--------------------3p0-----------------------
2:16 2:26
e------12----12-----12----------15b17------------------------------------
b--12h15-12h15--12h15--12h15---------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------(repeat lots,getting--------------------------------------------
a---------faster and faster with-----------------------------------------
e----------wah up to begin, down in the middle, up at last bend)---------
and continuing.......
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g------------2b4b2p0------------2b4b2p0--------------------
d---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2----------------------------
a---2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2----------------------------
e---0-0-3-0-----------0-0-0-3-0----------------------------
2:35
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------2b4b2p0-------
a---2-2-2-2-------x-x-x-x-x--0h2p0h2p0h2p0-----------------
d---2-2-2-2-------x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------
e---0-0-3-0-------x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------
d---x-x-x-x-x-------0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------------------------
a---x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------------------
e---x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------------------
2:45
e-------------------12x-mute-at-12-------------------------
b-------------------12x------------------------------------
g---2x-slide-to 12--12x-----------------do this twice------
d---2x--while muted----------------------------------------
a---2x-----------------------------------------------------
e---2x-mute-at-2-------------------------------------------
{repeat main riff a few times and use the hammer on pull off
on the a string, this is when jimi is singing
'i didn't mean to take up ....
and start using the main riff when he says
'i'll give it right back one of ....
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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----------------------
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'If i don't mean you no more in this ....
{main riff}
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b----------------------------------------------------------
g-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------
d-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------
a-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------
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'coz i'm a voodoo chile, voodoo child...
solo at 3:38 3:42
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b--15b17b15p12-15b17-12------------------------------------
g----------------------14b16-14-12---------14-14b16--------
d---------------------------------14--12h14----------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
e-------12----12--15b17-15-12------------------------------
b--12h15--12h15---------------15b17-15-12------------------
g-----------------------------------------14b16-14-12------
d-----------------------------------------------------14---
a----------------------------------------------------------
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b-------------------------------12-15-15b17-12----------------
g-----12h14-14b16----12h14-14b16---------------14b16b14p12----
d-12h14----------12h14-------------------------------------14-
a-------------------------------------------------------------
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3:58 (wah wah wah) trem picking
e------------x---x------------33333-/-14141414-121212--------
b------------12--12-----------33333-/-14141414-121212--------
g------------12--12-------------------------------------------
d------------12--12-------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------------
e-12-15-12----------------------------------------------------
main riff and variations.......
Solo at 4:21
e------------------------------------------------------------
b--15-17-15-17b19b17-17-15-17-15-12-15------15---------------
g-------------------------------------14b16(hold)14-12-14----
d--------------------------------------------------------14--
a------------------------------------------------------------
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Finish off with main riff and variations.
