VOODOO CHILE BY JIMI HENDRIX I'm not going to transcribe the whole song, as it is 15 minutes of E pentatonic improvisation. I will instead give you the skeletal licks that set the mood of this masterpiece. (Guitar lowered one full step) Intro: ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------3--------------- --------------------------------2/4---2p0----------- -0t2~~~---0h2------------0h2--------------0h2p0h2--- --------------0h2p0--------------------------------- --------------------3p0------0--------------------0- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------0-------------------- ---------0h2-0h2-0h2--------------0h2----2p0h2p0h2p0- -----0-2-------------2-0----------------------------- -0-3----------------------3p0------------------------ "Well I'm a Voodoo Chile Lord I'm a Voodoo Chile" ------------------------------------------------------- --12-12-15(17)-(17)15p12-15p12-15p12-15---------------- ----------------------------------------14(16)14p12---- ----------------------------------------------------14- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------x--------------------x----------------x-x--------12------ -12-------------x--------------------x----------------x-x-15(17)-15(17)~- -12-------------x--------------------x----------------x-x---------------- ----12-12h14----x---0h2----5-0-2-----x-----0h2--5-0-2-x-x---------------- ----------------x--------------------x----------------x-x---------------- --------------0-x--3----0--------0---x--3------0------x-x---------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------2(4)-2(4)-2(4)-2(4)2p0--- ---0h2-------------------------2- --------------------------------- -3------------------------------- band enters 3x ||---x-----------------||-----------17(19)-15~- ||---x--15(17)-15(17)~-||---------------------- ||---x-----------------||-------14p12---------- ||---x-----------------||---------------------- ||---x-----------------||---------------------- ||-0-x-----------------||---------------------- 1st verse: here are some of the various post-verse riffs jimi uses: --------------- -3------------- ---2(4)2p0----- -----------0h2- --------------- --------------- ------------------ -3-----------3/5~- ---2(4)2p0-------- -----------2------ ------------------ ------------------ -12------------- -15(17)-15(17)~- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -7(8)-5~~--------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------- ----8------10p8---- -/9---9~--------9~- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Chorus: ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------15(17)-15---------------- -14(16)-14-12------------------------14(16)14-12---- --------------14p12---12~------------------------14- --------------------14------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -15(17)~~--15-12-15-12-15-12~---------------------------------- ------------------------------12-14(16)14(16)14(16)14-12------- ---------------------------------------------------------14~~-- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -15(17)-15(17)----------- ---------------14(16)---- ----------------------14- ------------------------- ------------------------- 2nd verse riffs: ------------------ ------------------ -12(14)-12-------- ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ -------------------------- -------------------------- -14(16)-14(16)-12-14------ ---------------------14~~- -------------------------- -------------------------- ------------------------------ -15--------------------------- ----14(16)-14(16)-14-12~------ -------------------------14~~- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -15(17)----------------------- --------15-------------------- -----------14(16)14-12-------- -----------------------14----- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Chorus solo: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -----12-15(17)~-(17)15p12------12h15------12h15------------------------ -/14----------------------12h14-----12h14------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------12h14-------12h14-etc. ------------------------------------------------12h14------12h14------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------12------------------12-17(19)--15p12---- -15--------------------------12----15(17)--------12------------------12- ----14(16)14p12-------14(16)--------------14(16)------------------------ ----------------14p12--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -12h15p12------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------12h15p12-------------15(17)--15(17)15----------15(17)15---------- -------------------14(16)14p12------------------14(16)14----------14(16)14- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -17(19)-17(19)----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------2(4)-2(4)2p0--- -----------------12h14p12----------------------2- --------------------------14p12------------------ ------------------------------------------------- keyboard solo -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -12t14~------------- -------------------- -------------------- -12----------------------- ----15-12----------------- ----------14-12----14(16)- ----------------14-------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -12~--12-17(19)----- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- verse: -------------------- -3------------------ ---2(4)p0----------- ----------2--------- -------------------- -------------------- "hummingbird" -------------------- -12----------------- -14(16)~~-12-------- -------------14\---- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -7(8)-5~~----------- -------------------- -------------------- solo: -------------------------------------------- -12-15(17)~-15p12--------------------------- ------------------14(16)14-12----14(15)-12~- ------------------------------14------------ -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- -------12h14(16)14-12-------- -12h14----------------14----- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- --------12------------------------------ ------12---15-12------------------------ -14(16)----------14-12----14(16)-12----- -----------------------14-----------14~- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- slow dive w/bar -------------------------- -12t15\\\\\\\\\----------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------0---- drum break feedback -x--x------------12------------------------------ -x--x------------15(17)-15(17)------------------- -x--x--------------------------14(16)-14(16)-12~- -x--x-------0t2---------------------------------- -x--x-------------------------------------------- -x--x---0-3-------------------------------------- guitar echoes verse like in first similar solo from chorus 1 8x ------------------------- -------12-14(15)14-12---- -------12-14(15)14-12---- -12-14--------------14- ------------------- ------------------- -17(19)-17(19)-17(19)-17(19)--20(22)-20(22)-20(22)-20(22)--22(24)-22(24)- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -2(4)2p0--2(4)2p0--2(4)2p0--2(4)p0-etc.- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Lyrics: E Well I'm a Voodoo Chile Lord I'm a Voodoo Chile Yeah Well the night I was born Lord I swear the moon turned a fire red The night I was born I sware the moon turned a fire red Well, my poor mother cryin' out, "Oh Lord the gypsy was right" And I seen her fell down right dead have mercy Well,mountain lions found me there waitin' and set me on a eagle back Well,mountain lions found me there and set me on a eagle wing It's the eagles wing baby, what can I say? He took me past the outskirts of infinity And when he brought me back He gave me venus witch's ring Hey! C And he said "Fly on" D E Fly on because I'm a voodoo chile, baby Voodoo Chile, hey Yeah! Well I'll make love to you And Lord knows you'll feel no pain I said I make love to you in your sleep And Lord knows you felt no pain, have mercy Because I'm a million miles away And at the same time I'm right here in you picture frame Yeah! What did I say now C Because I said I'm a Voodoo Chile D E Lord knows I'm a Voodoo Chile Yeah! Yeah, Yeah turn it up Yeah Yeah Well my arrows are made of desire From far away Jupiter's sulphur mines Well my arrows are made of desire Desire from far away Jupiter's sulphur mines Way down by the methane sea I have a humming bird and it hums so loud You think you were losing your mind Yeah, Yeah Well, I float in liquid gardens And Arizona new red sand I float in liquid gardens way down in Arizona red sand I taste the honey from the flower named blue way out in California and then New York drowns as we hold hands Yeah! Hey C Because I'm a Voodoo Chile D E Lord knows I'm Voodoo Chile Yeah!