Jimi Hendrix Experience - Puple Haze (live) guitar tab
Tablature explanation
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B Full Bend Here is a little beauty from this kind of GOD who
b 1/2 Bend never die (we always keep is soul in our heart).
bb 1/4 Bend
~~~~~ Tremolo
^(#) Bend to (#) Enjoy it!
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
(#) Ghost note
% Rest Purple Haze
by
Jimi 'the dead GOD' Hendrix
words and music by
for is 50's anniversary Jimi Hendrix
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E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------------|----------8b-------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------7-----------------|------------------------|
D |-----------8--------8----|--------------%-------------|---/9--------7--------(7)|--5---------------------|
A |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|-----5-----5/7----------|
E |------6--------6---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------0---------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E |-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------8b---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G |----------7--------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D |----/9------------7------|-(7)\/5--------------------|--------5---7---7B---5---|-------5-----------------|
A |-------------------------|----------5-------5/7------|--5/7--------------------|-----------0-----3-----0-|
E |-------------------------|--------------0------------|-------------------------|--------------0----------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G |-------------------------|------------------7---7--9--|-------0-----------------|------------------------|
D |--------5--7B----5h7-(7)-|-----5-------/9-------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A |---5/7-------------------|---------5------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------15\---------|------------------------|
E7#9 G A
E |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------8---8---------8---8---------8------------|--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|
G |---------7---7---------7---7---------7------------|--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|
D |---------6---6---------6---6---------6------------|--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|
A |---------7---7---------7---7---------7------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-----------------------------------------------|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|
E7#9 G A
E |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------8---8---------8---8----8----8------------|--------------3---------------5---5---7-p-5---5-------|
G |---------7---7---------7---7----7----7------------|--------------4---------------6---6---6-------6-------|
D |---------6---6---------6---6----6----6------------|--------------5---------------7---7---7-------7-------|
A |---------7---7---------7---7----7----7---7\-------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |--0-----------------------------------------------|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|
E7#9 G A E7#9
E |----------------------------------|----------3----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------8---8-----8---8---8--------|--3-------3---------5----5---5---7-p-5---5---|-----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
G |-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|--4-------4---------6----6---6---6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
D |-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|--5-------5---------7----7---7---7-------7---|-----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
A |-------7---7-----7---7---7---7\---|---------------------------------------------|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
E |--0-------------------------------|--3---3--------3----5----5-------5-------5---|--0------------------------|
Pur-ple Haze_ all in my brain,_ lately things just don't
G A E7#9
E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5----|----------8------8------8----8------8----|
G |-----------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6----|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
D |-----------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7----|----------6------6------6----6------6----|
A |------------------------------------------------|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
E |--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-------5----|---0-------------------------------------|
seem the same. Act - in' funny, but I
G A E5
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
B |--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
G |--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|---------------------|-------------------9/11--9---7-|
D |--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------7/9---7---5-|
E |--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0------------------|-------------------------------|
don't know why, s'cuse me;____ while I kiss the sky.
~~~~~~~~~ E7#9 G A
E |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-------------8b----------------8b---------|------8--------8-----8-8-8-8----|------------3--------5---5-5-5---|
G |--------7----------------7----------------|------7--------7-----7-7-7-7----|------------4--------6---6-6-6-\-|
D |---/9-------------/9----------------------|------6--------6-----6-6-6-6----|------------5--------7---7-7-7-\-|
A |------------------------------------------|------7--------7-----7-7-7-7----|---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|--0---------------------------0-|--3----3----3----3---5---5---5---|
Pur - ple Haze_ all a - round,_
E7#9 G A E7#9
E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------8--------------------------|-----------3---------------5---5---7---5---5---|-----8-----8--------------------|
G |--------7--------------------------|-----------4---------------6---6---6---6---6---|-----7-----7--------------------|
D |--------6--------------------------|-----------5---------------7---7---7---7---7---|-----6-----6--------5-----------|
A |--------7---------5h7-5------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----7-----7-----5----7-5-------|
E |--0----------5h7---------7--6--5---|--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-----------|--0------------7----------7-6-5-|
don't know if I'm com - in' up or down. Am I hap - py or
G A E5
E |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |--------------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |--------------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|-------------------------|-------------------9/11--9---7-|
D |--------------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7/9---7---5-|
E |--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0----------------------|-------------------------------|
in mis - er - y? What-ev - er it is__ that girl put a spell on me._
A B ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------15---------------15-------12--|
B |----------------8bb----------8\(0)|-----------12B------------12B-|-------------------------------------------|
G |-----------7-------------7--------|-------9--------------9-------|--------12----------------12---------------|
D |-----/9-------------/9------------|-/11------------/11-----------|---/14---------------/14-------------------|
A |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Help me! Help me!
Guitar solo (w/Octavia)
D ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E7#9
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------15----------15--15-----15-----15-------|------------------------------------------------------|
G |------14B---------14b----------14B----14B----14B------|--16--16-h-18-18-h-18-p-16--16\14----14h16p14---14\13-|
D |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Oh,____ no,____ no!
F#5 D5 E7#9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------X-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G |---13/14--------14B-----X----------12---14--12--------|----12---------------11/12\11--11---------------------|
D |-------------------------------14---------------14----|---------------------------------------14-----12------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9 ~~~~~~~~~
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------12--14--12---11--12-----------------14---16---|---(16)----14h16p14\12--12/14--14----14/16---12-------|
A |------------------------------------14/16-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9
E |------------------------------------------------------|----------------14-------12h14p12------12-------------|
B |---------------------------------------17\------------|----------------------------------15-------14h15p14---|
G |------------------------------------------------------|--11---12---------------------------------------------|
D |-----16--12--16--12--16-----12-------------12---14----|------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
F#5 E5 ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----14---12B---12h14h12--------15----------||------------8b-----------------|-----------------------------|
G |-------------------------14B---------14B----||--------7----------------------|-----------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------||--/9------------7----------(7)\|/5---------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|------5-------5/7------------|
E |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|----------0------------------|
Oh, ah!
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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E |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B |--------------8b---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G |----------7--------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D |----/9------------7------|-(7)\/5----------------------------|-----5h7-7b--7B-------------------5--------|
A |-------------------------|----------5-------5/7--------------|-/7----------------------------------7-----|
E |-------------------------|--------------0------------------0-|-------------------------------------------|
Oo, ah! Oo,
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E |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------|-----------8b-------------------|----------------------------------||
G |----------------------------------(0)|------7-------------------------|--------------------------------X-||
D |----5h7--7-7B---7p5------------------|-/9------------7------------(7)\|/5------------------------------X-||
A |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------5----------5/7------------X-||
E |---------------------3---------------|--------------------------------|------------0-----------------0---||
ah! Oo, ah! Yeah!
E7#9 G A E7#9
E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B |-------8---8-----8---8---8----X\--|------3--3--3---3-/-5----5---5---7---5-------|-----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
G |-------7---7-----7---7---7----X\--|------4--4--4---4-/-6----6-------6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
D |-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|------5--5--5---5-/-7----7-------------------|-----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
A |-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|---------------------------------------------|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
E |--0-------------------------------|--3---3--3--3---3-/-5----5-------------------|--0----------------------0-|
Pur-ple Haze_ all in my eyes,__ uh, don't know if it's_
G A E7#9
E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B |------3----3----3-/--5-----5---7---7-p-5-----0--|----------8------8---8----8---8----------------|
G |------4----4----4-/--6-----6---6---6-------6----|----------7------7---7----7---7----------------|
D |------5----5----5-/-----------------------------|----------6------6---6----6---6------6---------|
A |------------------------------------------------|----------7------7---7----7---7-----------7\---|
E |--3---3----3----3-/--5--------------------------|---0-------------------------------------------|
day or night. You got me blow - in',
G A E5
E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B |--3---3----3------------5------8\7----------5---|-----------------------------------------------|
G |--4---4----4------------6------6----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D |--5---5----5------------7------7----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E |--3---3----3------------5-----------------------|---0-------------------------------------------|
blow-in' my mind,__ is it to - mor - row, or just the
E |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|------------8bb---------------------8bb------(8)\-|
G |----------------------------9/11----9------7----------|-------7---------------------7--------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|--/9-------------------/9-------------------------|
A |----------------------------7/9-----7------5----------|--------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------
end of time?
B D D#
A(sus2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------
B |-------------------------------|-------------------|-----12--14-15--14 12h14p12----|
G |-------------------------12----|---(12)-----------------9----12---|----(12)--14-|
D |--------------------12---------|-----------------/11--------------|------------------
A |-------------/14---------------|----------------------------------|------------------
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------
Gtr.I
E |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0------------0----|------------------
B |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0---0---0----0----|------------------
G |---2-------2----2---2----2/4---|-----------4----4---4---4----4----|------7------7----
D |---2------------2---2----2-----|----------------------------------|------7------7----
A |---0---------------------0/2---|-----------2----2---2---2----2----|------5------5----
E |---0---------------------------|----0---------------0---0---------|------0------0----
Gtr.II
Oo,__ help me, ahh, yeah,_____
E7#9 F#5 D5 E7#9
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E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
B |-------------15B----15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15B--|--15--15--15--
G |-----12---------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
Gtr.I (pick randomly)
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
B |-------------8------8-------------|----------------------------------|---------------
G |-------------7------7-------------|----0-------0----7---7----6---6---|-----
D |-------------6------6---9--9--9h11|-------0----0---------------------|----2-
A |-------------7------7---7--7------|-----------------5---5----4---4---|---------------
E |-----0------------------0--0------|----------------------------------|---------------
Gtr.II Pur-ple Haze,_ Yeah. Oh, no,_ no,__ oh,_
F#5 D5 E7#9 F#5 D5
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
B |--15---15--15-15-15-15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|--15--15--15--
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
Gtr.I
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
G |-----\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\--------------|------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------|-----
D |-----2\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0------------|------2\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0--------|----2-
A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------
Gtr.II help me. tell me ba - by, tell me! I can't go on like this...
Pur-ple Haze...
E7#9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#5 D5
E |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------
B |15----15---15-15-15-15B-15^(20)-15^(18)-|--15B-15^(18)-15-15-15--15--15B-15^(18)-15B-
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
you're mak-in' me blow my mind... ma-ma...
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B |----15B---15---15----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
no, no.... no... no,___
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B |----15^(18)----------15B---15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
___ it's pain - ful, ba - by...
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B |----15---15---15-----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---
G |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
D |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
E |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
Pur - ple Haze... fade out
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ok, that's it for Purple Haze. Hope you enjoy it! The solo is pretty
cool and very weird. It's in E Dorian and
is very jazzy. Good song to improve yourself with others. Good
for jamming too!
later...
P.S. The following article is mostly inspired by an article
from Guitar World... ;-)
{Electric CountryMan}
From: GLove1012@aol.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 17:28:29 -0400
Song : Purple Haze
Group: Jimi Hendrix
CD : The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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|-/9---------/5-0---------/9---------/5-0-------------------------------------
|--------7----------5/7----------7----------5/7------------------------------
|-----------------0-----------------------0----------------------------
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------7-9-9-----------------
|-----5-7-7--5---5---------------5-7-5/7--5-0--/9-----------------------------
|-5/7--------------0-------0-5/7-----------------------------------------
|--------------------0-3-----------------------------------------------
E7#9 G A6 E7#9
purple haze all in my brain
lately things just don't seem the same
actin' funny but i don't know why
s'cuse me while i kiss the sky
purple haze all around
don't know if i'm comin' up or down
am i happy or in misery
whatever it is that girl put a spell on me
help me help me oh no no
oo ah oo ah oo ah oo ah
yeah purple haze all in my eyes
don't know if it's day or night
you got me blowin' blowin' my mind
is it tomorrow or just the end of time
ooh help me ahh yeah
purple haze yeah oh no no oh help me
tell me baby tell me i cant' go on loke this
your're makin' me blow my mind mama oh no
purple haze no no it's painful baby
[chord reference, as used in this song...]
E7#9 G A6
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