Voodoo Chile

tab version 2

bass tab

lyrics

soundclip

by Jimmy Hendrix
recording of 1984
from Couldn't Stand The Weather (Epic EK-39304) & Live Alive (Epic EGK-40511), copyright notice

Contibutor : Nathan R.

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- Voodoo Chile - Stevie Ray Vaughan -

Intro

USING: The amazing, all powerful Vox Wah.

At first he's just strumming muted and wah-ing

I'm not sure, but it might sound better if you do this strumming with an E chord.

e--7-----

B--9-----

G--9-----

D--9-----

A--7-----

E--------

So, just figure out some muted rhythm, then...

E-|----------------------------------------------------|

B-|----------------------------------------------------|

G-|-7--7h9p7h9p7---7------------7h9p7h9p7---9~~--------|

D-|-------------9---5-5-5h7p5-------------9------------|

A-|---------------------------7------------------------|

E-|------------------------------------------------0---|

You repeat that three times,

then on the fourth time try this:

1

E-|-----------------------------------------------/-\------------|

B-|----------------------------------------------10(10)-8--------|

G-|-7--7h9p7h9p7---7------------7h9p7h9p7---7-------------9------|

D-|-------------9----5-5-5h7p5------------9----------------------|

A-|---------------------------7----------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Then...

Em

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-|------------------------------------------12----12---12----12-------------|

G-|-----------0-2b3b2p0----------------------14b16(hold)14b16----12~~--------|

D-|-2-2--2--2-----------2-2-2-2-2--2-0h2p0h2--------------------------2-2-2-2|

A-|-2-2--2--2-----------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------2-2-2-2|

E-|-0-0--3--------------0-0-0-3-0-------------------------------------0-0-3-0|

Try and get a little strum pattern going. I think Stevie and Jimi would

like it if you made your own improvisation

If you need help, you can use this scale

e|--------------------------------0---3--|

B|--------------------------0---3--------|

G|--------------------0---2--------------|

D|--------------0---2--------------------|

A|--------0---2--------------------------|

E|-0---3---------------------------------|

There's a cool high part in the first main riff somewhere, it's

something like this.

e|------------------------------------------------------|

B|-15b17--15b17--15-12----------------------------------|

G|---------------------14-12--14b16b14-12---------------|

D|----------------------------------------14-12-12h14---|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

b|-------------------------------------3-0-3---3-0-3-0-3-|

g|----------12-12----------12----------------------------|

d|----12-14----------12-14----0--------------------------|

a|-14-------------14----------0--------------------------|

e|----------------------------0-3-0----------------------|

Well I'm standin'... Chop it...

Do main riff once more, then...

E-|---------------------------------|

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-|

E-|---------------------------------|

I pick up all the pieces and make an island ...

E-|---------------------------------|

B-|---------------------------------|

G-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E-|---------------------------------|

Cos i'm a voodoo chile ...

Then start you're solo with this...

1 1 1

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The second verse is not hard. Get real soft after the solo, then

build up again when SRV goes "If I don't meet you no more..."

Start a second solo with a kind of hypnotic intro before going

insane with an E minor pentatonic pentatonic.

Good luck,

n a t h a n