Song: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Artist: Jimi Hendrix Tabbed By: Travis P (diverdown) Current E-mail: [email protected] [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--------------| ~~ ~~ e|--------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------x-x-----| G|-9--7---7-----------------9--7---7b8^9^7--x-x-----| D|------9----5b6-5-7^5-----------9----------x-x-----| A|---------------------(7)------------------x-x-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| [riff 1 x 1] ~~ hold bend WX e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------10b12-10b12-12rb10-8-----------------------------| G|-9--7---7-----------------------9\----------2b4rb2^0-(1)----| D|------9-----------------------------------------------2-----| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------0--0-----------------| |--riff 2--| |---riff 3----| hold bend ~~ e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------(1)------2b4rb2^0----------12b14-12b14-14rb12-12---| D|----------2----2-----------2--------------------------------| A|---------------2----------(2)-------------------------------| E|--0-0-3b4------0--------------0-0-0-------------------------| W WX *flick p-up selector switch back and forth * e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------2b4rb2^0------2b4-------------------2b4rb4^0---------------| D|----------------2-----------------------------------2----------2--| A|-12\-----------(2)---------------------------------(2)--------(2)-| E|-----0----------------------------------------------0--0-0-3b4----| [1st solo] e|-------12-------12------------------------------------------------| B|-15b17----15b17------15^12-------------------12-15b17-------------| G|-------------------14-----14b16rb14^12--12^14--------14^12--------| D|--------------------------------------14------------------14^12---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-14b16-12-14b16rb14-12------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|------------------------17\-| [riff 2] x 1 [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 e|------3-3-------------------3-3-------------| B|------3-3-------------------3-3-------------| G|--------------------------------2b4rb2^0----| D|--------------2---------2-------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-0-0------3b4---0-0-3^0---0-----------------| [riff 2] x 1 [Verse] e|------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------3-0-3-----------| G|---------0----------------------------2b4rb2^0--| D|-----0-2---2---0-2^0-------2--2-----------------| A|-0-2---------2-------------2--------------------| E|---------------------0-3b4-0--------------------| riff 2 x 1 [Fill] ~~~~~ e|--0-(0)----------| B|--0-15b17--------| G|--0--------------| D|--0--------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| [riff 2] x 1 [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 [Verse] e|-0-5b7--5^3^0--5^3-5^3^5--5-3b4--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------5----0-3^0-0-3b5-3^0-3^0-------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------2b4rb2^0----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------0--| [riff 2] x 1 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--1/4-4-------------| D|--2/x-x--------2----| A|--2/5-5-------(2)---| E|--------0-3^0-------| [Pre-Chorus] 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|------------------------------------| [riff 2] x 1 [riff 3] x 1 [Pre Chorus fill] e|-------------------| B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| [Chorus] e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----0--0-----| B|-----0--0-----| G|-----0--0-----| D|-----7--5-----| A|--------------| E|-0-0----------| [riff] 2 x 1 [2nd Solo] W ~~~~ e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15b17-15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17----15b17rb15^12-----12^15^12-| G|-----------------------------------------------14b16---------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14^12--12^14b15---14b16rb14-12-------------------------------| D|------14------------------------------12-14-14----------------| A|---------------------------------12^14--------14\12-10--12-14-| E|--------------------------------0----------------------0------| e|--------------12-15b17-12^14^12--12-----12--------------------| B|------12-15b17-----------------15--15b17--15^12--15^12-15^12--| G|-----------------------------------------------14-------------| D|-14-14--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------12-----------------------| B|-14-12^15^12-14^12--12-15b17---15^12------------------| G|------------------14----------------14b16br14^12------| D|------------------------------------------------14----| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----2b4rb2^0-2b4-------------2b4rb2^0-----------12----------| D|--------------------------0^2---------------12^14--14^12-----| A|--------------------------------------2----------------------| E|-0-0--------------0-0-3b4----------------/15------------0-0--| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------12-15-12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-12-12-12-| G|-14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| W (approx.) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^12--------12-12-12-15-12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12-| G|------14-14b16--------------14b16--------14b16------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^12--------12-12-12-12-15^12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12-| G|------14-14b16-----------------14b16--------14b16------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---hold bend------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---12-12^15^12-------------15-15----15-15----15----15----15----15-----| G|-15-----------14b16rb14^12-14-14b16-14-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| WX e|------15b17---| B|--------------| G|-14-12--------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| [riff 2] x 1 e|--------------0--| B|-----------------| G|-----2b4rb2^0----| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-------------| [riff 2] x 1 [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 [Break] |----------riff 4-------| |-pm-| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------| G|-x-x-x-x---------------2b4rb2^0--------------------------| D|-x-x-x-x-------0tr2------------2--2--2-----0tr2----------| A|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------| E|----------3b4-----0-0-----------0--0--3b4----------------| [riff] 4 x 2 |-2x------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-2/12-12\2-----12------| D|-2/12-12\2-----12^14---| A|-2/12-12\2-------------| E|-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] e|--------------------------12----------------------------------------| B|-15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17---15-12--15-12----------------------------| G|---------------------------------12-----14b16-14^12--12-14b16-14b16-| D|---------------------------------------------------14---------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------12-----12-15-12-15b17-15-12-14^12-----12-----------| B|------14^12-15b17--15b17--------------------------15b17--15^12------| G|-12---14^12---------------------------------------------------------| D|---14---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^12-------------------12-15-12-15b17-12-12-12-12---------------------| G|-14---14b16rb14^12--12^14---------------------------14b16rb14^12--12^14-| D|------------------14--------------------------------------------14------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ e|---12---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15--15-12-----15--------------------15b17---12---------------------| G|----------14b16--14b16rb14^12--12^14-------14--14^12-14-12----------| D|-----------------------------14---------------------------14-12-----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------12\-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----riff 5----| W(approx.) e|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--| B|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--| G|-2b4rb2^0----------------------------------------------| D|--------------2---2-2-----2----------------------------| A|-------------(2)--2-2----(2)---------------------------| E|----------3b4-----0-0-3b4------------------------------| [riff 5] x 2 (WX - after) [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 [riff 5] x 1 |-----------------tremelo picking-----------------| e|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--| B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--| repeat... G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 grad.bend e|------12b14-12--12-----------------------------------------| B|-12-15--------15--12-15--12------------15------------------| G|-----------------------14--12^14-14b16---rb14-12-14-12-----| D|------------------------------------------------------12\--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| [riff 3] x 1 [riff 2] x 1 [riff 5] x 1 (W) e|------------| B|------------| G|-2b4rb2^0---| D|---------2--| A|------------| E|------------| [riff 5] x 2 |----riff 6------------| e|-------0-----0----------| B|-------0-----0----------| G|-14b16--14b16-----------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| [riff 6] x 5 ~~~~~~~~~ e|--19b21--------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| [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 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--2b4------------------2b4rb2^0-----| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| [riff 2] x 1 W dive = 2 e|---------------0------| B|-0tr3----------0------| G|---------------0------| D|---------------0------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| [riff 3] x 1 (WX - after) riff 3 x 1 ************************************** ^ = 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 *************************************
