Purple Haze Chords & Tabs
SONG: Purple Haze
ARTIST: Jimi Hendrix
KEY: E Major(The Sheet music book says F, but I think it has a few errors in the sheet music
book[as in not what Jimi actually plays on my version])
E Major:(E;F#m;G#m;A;B;C#m;D#m:E)
NOTE: Taken From the sheet music book: "Jimi Hendrix Anthology"...
If you want to play it in the sheet music key...just tune up 1/2 step and play the same
frets as on this tab...ENJOY!!!
Jimi uses an E7#9 chord, and as far as I have heard since for most people it's such a complicated chord,
we'll just call it a "Jimi Chord."
TUNING: Standard(E;A;D;G;B;E)
CHORDS
E7#9: (x;7;6;7;8;7): Jimi Chord
G: (3;5;5;4;3;3)
A: (5;7;7;6;5;5)
INTRO:
|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|------8b--------|--------------|------8b--------|---------------|
|-----------------|----7-----------|--------------|----7-----------|---------------|
|---8---8---8---8-|-/9------7----7-|\5------------|-/9------7----7-|-\5------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---5---5/7----|----------------|----5---5/7----|
|-6---6---6---6---|----------------|-----0--------|----------------|------0--------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------------|--------7-7-9--|-0-------------|
|-----5-7-7b-5-|-5------------|-----5-7b--5h7--(7)-|-5---/9--------|---------------|
|-5/7----------|---0---3---0--|-5/7----------------|---5-----------|---------------|
|--------------|-----0--------|--------------------|---------------|------15\------|
PRE-VERSE RIFF:Play this riff once(only this time):
E7#9 G A
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------8---8---------8----8---------8------------|--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|
|---------7---7---------7----7---------7------------|--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|
|---------6---6---------6----6---------6------------|--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|
|---------7---7---------7----7---------7------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------------------------|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|
E7#9 G A
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------8---8---------8---8----8----8------------|---------------3---------------5-------5---7-p-5---5---|
|---------7---7---------7---7----7----7------------|---------------4---------------6-------6---6-------6---|
|---------6---6---------6---6----6----6------------|---------------5---------------7-------7---7-------7---|
|---------7---7---------7---7----7----7---7\-------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----------------------------------------------|---3------3----3----3----5-----5-----------5-------5---|
VERSE: Play for every verse line:
E7#9 G A E7#9|----------------------------------|----------3----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------8---8-----8---8---8--------|--3-------3---------5----5---5---7-p-5---5---|-----8--8----8-8--8---8---|
|-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|--4-------4---------6----6---6---6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7---|
|-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|--5-------5---------7----7---7---7-------7---|-----6--6----6-6--6---6---|
|-------7---7-----7---7---7---7\---|---------------------------------------------|-----7--7----7-7--7---7---|
|--0-------------------------------|--3---3--------3----5----5-------5-------5---|--0-----------------------|
G A E7#9
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5----|----------8------8------8----8------8----|
|-----------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6----|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
|-----------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7----|----------6------6------6----6------6----|
|------------------------------------------------|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
|--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-------5----|---0-------------------------------------|
G A E5 E F# E D
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|-----------------|------------------9/11--9---7-|
|--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------7/9---7---5-|
|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0--------------|------------------------------|
E7#9 G A
|------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------8b-------8b-|------8-----8-----8-8-8-8----|-----------3-------5---5-5-5---|
|----7--------7----|------7-----7-----7-7-7-7----|-----------4-------6---6-6-6-\-|
|-/9-------/9------|------6-----6-----6-6-6-6----|-----------5-------7---7-7-7-\-|
|------------------|------7-----7-----7-7-7-7----|-------------------------------|
|------------------|--0------------------------0-|--3----3---3---3---5---5---5---|
E7#9 G A
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------8--------------------------|-----------3---------------5---5---5---5---5---|
|--------7--------------------------|-----------4---------------6---6---6---6---6---|
|--------6--------------------------|-----------5---------------7---7---7---7---7---|
|--------7---------5h7-5------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--0----------5h7---------7--6--5---|--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-----------|
E7#9 G A E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----8-----8--------------------|--------------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5---|-----------------------|
|-----7-----7--------------------|--------------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6---|-----------------------|
|-----6-----6--------5-----------|--------------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7---|-----------------------|
|-----7-----7-----5----7-5-------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--0------------7----------7-6-5-|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5---|--0--------------------|
FILL ONE:Guitar Solo One(w/Octavia):
A B
|-------------|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------15---------------15-------12-|
|-------------|------8bb------8\(0)-|-----------12B------------12B-|------------------------------------------|
|-9/11--9---7-|----7--------7-------|-------9--------------9-------|--------12----------------12--------------|
|-------------|-/9-------/9---------|-/11------------/11-----------|---/14---------------/14------------------|
|-7/9---7---5-|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------|---------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D E7#9
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------15----------15--15-----15-----15---|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---14B---------14b----------14B----14B----14B--|-16--16-h-18-18-h-18-p-16--16\14----14h16p14---14\13-|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Oh, no, no!
F#5 D5 E7#9
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------X-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-13/14--------14B-----X----------12---14--12--------|-12---------------11/12\11--11---------------------|
|-----------------------------14---------------14----|------------------------------------14-----12------|
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--14--12---11--12-----------------14---16---|-(16)----14h16p14\12--12/14--14----14/16---12---------|
|-----------------------------14/16-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------14-------12h14p12------12-----------|
|-----------------------------------17\------------|---------------------------------15-------14h15p14-|
|--------------------------------------------------|-11---12-------------------------------------------|
|-16--12--16--12--16-----12-------------12---14----|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hendrix_jimi/purple_haze_tab_ver_8.html ]
F#5 E5
|----------------------------------------||----------------|------------|-------------|---------------------|
|-14---12B---12h14p12--------15----------||------8b--------|------------|------8b-----|---------------------|
|---------------------14B---------14B----||----7-----------|------------|----7--------|---------------------|
|----------------------------------------||-/9------7--(7)\|/5----------|-/9------7---|-(7)\/5-----5/7---0--|
|----------------------------------------||----------------|---5---5/7--|-------------|--------5------------|
|----------------------------------------||----------------|-----0------|-------------|----------0----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|------8b-----------|------------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------(0)-|----7--------------|----------------X-||
|-----5h7-7b--7B--------5--------|-5h7--7-7B---7p5-----------|-/9------7-----(7)\|/5--------------X-||
|-/7-----------------------7-----|---------------------------|-------------------|---5---5/7------X-||
|--------------------------------|------------------3--------|-------------------|-----0--------0---||
VERSE:
E7#9 G A E7#9
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------8---8-----8---8---8----X\--|------3--3--3---3-/-5----5---5---7---5-------|----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
|-------7---7-----7---7---7----X\--|------4--4--4---4-/-6----6-------6-------6---|----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
|-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|------5--5--5---5-/-7----7-------------------|----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
|-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|---------------------------------------------|----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
|--0-------------------------------|--3---3--3--3---3-/-5----5-------------------|-0----------------------0-|
G A E7#9
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|------3----3----3-/--5-----5---7---7-p-5-----0--|---------8------8---8----8---8----------------|
|------4----4----4-/--6-----6---6---6-------6----|---------7------7---7----7---7----------------|
|------5----5----5-/-----------------------------|---------6------6---6----6---6------6---------|
|------------------------------------------------|---------7------7---7----7---7-----------7\---|
|--3---3----3----3-/--5--------------------------|--0-------------------------------------------|
G E5
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------|
|--3---3----3------------5------8\7---------5---|-----------------------------------|----------|
|--4---4----4------------6------6---------------|-----------------------------------|-9/11-9-7-|
|--5---5----5------------7------7---------------|-----------------------------------|----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-7/9--7-5-|
|--3---3----3------------5----------------------|-0---------------------------------|----------|
FILL 2:Solo Two(Two guitars)
A(sus2) B
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------8bb-------8bb---(8)\-|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----7---------7------------|-------------------------12----|---(12)-----------------9----12---|
|-/9--------/9--------------|--------------------12---------|-----------------/11--------------|
|---------------------------|-------------/14---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.I
|---------------------------|-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0------------0----|
|---------------------------|-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0---0---0----0----|
|---------------------------|---2-------2----2---2----2/4---|-----------4----4---4---4----4----|
|---------------------------|---2------------2---2----2-----|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---0---------------------0/2---|-----------2----2---2---2----2----|
|---------------------------|---0---------------------------|----0---------------0---0---------|
Gtr.II
D D# E7#9
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------12--14-15--14-12h14p12----|-------------15B----15--15--15-15-|
|----(12)------------------------------14-|-----12---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.I
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|-------------8------8--------------|
|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|-------------7------7--------------|
|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|-------------6------6---9--9--9h11-|
|------5------5----5----5---5-----6----6--|-------------7------7---7--7-------|
|------0------0----0----------------------|-----0------------------0--0-------|
Gtr.II
F#5 D5 E7#9
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15B--|--15--15--15--15--15---15---15---15---15-|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.I (pick randomly)
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----0-------0----7---7----6---6---|-----\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\---------------------|
|-------0----0---------------------|----2-\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-0------------------|
|-----------------5---5----4---4---|-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Gtr.II Oh, no, no, oh,
F#5 D5 E7#9
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--15---15--15-15-15-15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.I
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\--------------|------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------|
|-----2\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0------------|------2\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0--------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gtr.II
.
F#5 D5 E7#9
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--15--15--15--15--15---15---15---15---15-|----15----15---15-15-15------15B-----15^(20)-15^(18-|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.I
|-----------------------------------------|(End of Gtr.II Part)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------------|
|----2-\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\0--------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Gtr.II
F#5 D5 E7#9
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---15B----15^(18)---15---15--15--15--15B-15^(18)-15B-|----15B---15---15----15----15----15----15----15---15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-|----15^(18)----------15B---15----15----15----15---15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5 E7#9
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-|----15---15---15-----15----15----15----15----15---15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#5 D5
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-||
|-----------------------------------------------------||(Fade Out.)
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------||