Villanova Junction Chords & Tabs
Villanova Junction
music by Jimi Hendrix
from the album Jimi Hendrix:Woodstock
Legend:
^ = Hammer on or Pull off
hb = 1/2 step bend
wb = 1 step bend
br = bend and release
bp = pre-bend
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
~~~ = Finger vibrato
tr''=trill until dots disappear
trem pick = tremolo pick
Std. Tuning
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-----------8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------5-7----7/9\7\5-7-------x-x-5-----------------------------------------------|
-7-7-------5-----------7---7-x-x-7--x-7--7--7--x--x--x--5^7-5-7-5-------------7--|
------3-5----5/7\5\3-5-------x-x----------------------------------5^7^5----------|
-5-5-------------------5---5-----5--x-5--5--5--x--x--5-------------------8-5--5--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------8/10-10\8--------------------------------------|
------------------------5-7-----------7/9-7-5-7-----------------------5----|
--7--7--x--7--x--7----7-----5/7---7\5------------x--x--x--x--x-------------|
------------------------3-5-----------5/7-5-3-5--x--x--x--x--x--5^8^5---5--|
--5--5--x--5--x--5----5--------------------------x--x--x--x--x-------------|
--------------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------5----5----------------------------------------|
---x---------------5^7-5----------------5^7-5----------------8-7-6-5----------|
-7-x-----------5-7-------7-5-5-----7-7--------5-7-5---------------------------|
-5-----(5)-5-7--------------------------------------7-8--8-8-8-7-6-5--5-5-5-5-|
-----------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------8-----------------5-------------------|
-----------5^7^5------------------------5--7-----7/9\7\5-5/7------5^7^5-------------|
--------7--------5^7-5^7-------5-----7--------5--------------7----------5^7---------|
-------------------------5^7-5----------3--5-----5/7\5\3-3/5----------------7-7^5---|
-8hb-5---------------------------5---5-----------------------5--------------------5-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------8/10\8---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------7/9\5/7----------x---------5^7^5-------------5-7-5\4^5^4-4/5-|
-------5/7 \5-----------7\5--x/-x-x\-x----------7---------------------------|
---------------5/7\3/5-------x/-x-x\-x----------------7-9^7-----------------|
-5--0-------------------5\3--x/---x\-x--5---------0-------------------------|
(W/bar)
~~~ ~~~~~~~
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-/7\2/5\4/5----5/9\2/10--9^10^9\7^9^7\5^7^5\4^5^4\2^0--0wb(w/bar)-----------------x-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------x-------x------x-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------x-x/-x\-x----x-x-|
-------------------------------------------------------------------x-x/-x\-x-x\-x---|
~~~~~ ~~~
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------9---------------------------------------------|
-------------------------10------10----5^7-5---------------------------------|
--------------------5/10----10---------------7-6-5---5-5/6-5---5/7-5---------|
--------3-5/7-8------------------------------------8---------8-------6^5-----|
-3\-/5-------------------------------------------------------------------8^5-|
~~~~
-----------------5-------5------------8-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------5-5-5---5----------8---8---------------------------------------------|
-----------------5-5-5---5--------7-----7-7---7--------------------7-7^9^7\5^7^5\4----|
-5^7(tr'''''''')-7---7-7--------6-----------6-6-6--7--7------5-7/9--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------5-7--------------------------|
---------------------------0--6--------------------5--5-------------------------------|
~~~~
----7-5-8-5^7-5^7^5---5---------------------------------------------------------------|
----5---------------8---8-5^7^5-------------------------------------------------------|
----5---------------------------7^5^7^5--5^7-7/9--------9-8-7-5-7-5-------------------|
-x-------------------------------------7--------------7-------------7\6-5-------------|
-x--------------------------------------------------7---------------------7^6^5\3^5^3-|
-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/villanova_junction_tab_ver_3.html ]
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------------------------------------------------7-7/8-5-7-8-5^7-7/8-8/10-10-10/12------------|
------------------------------------------------5---------------------------------10-10------|
---------------5/7--7/9wb-\5--7---4^5^4---------5--------------------------------------------|
-----------5^7------------------7-------5-4--------------------------------------------------|
-------5/7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5^3^5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
------------------------------------------------------------8wb-8^6------------------|
-10-11-13-10^11^10\8^10^8\7^8^7\5^7^5---------5-7-7wb-7-5/6---------8wb-8-6^8^6------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------5/7-|
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~~~~~
---5---8-5^7^5-------------5-----5---5--------------5-8-5-----7------5--|
-6---5---------7-5-------5---5-8---8---5--------3/5-------5-------------|
-------------------7wb-------------------5------------------7----7\5----|
-------------------------------------------7^5--------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------------8----------------------------------------------------------------|
------5--7-----7/9\7\5/7-----------------------7-------7---7---7---7------9--|
-8-8--------5-------------7\5/7--------------7-------7---9---9---9---9/11----|
------3--5-----5/7\5\3/5--------------7--7/9------10-------------------------|
-5-5----------------------5\3/5--0-8-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
----11-11----9---------5---4----------------------------------------|
-12-------11---9-9\7-7---5------5---5---5-----5---5---7---5---------|
------------------------------7---6---5---------------------3----5--|
------------------------------------------8-7---6---5---3-----------|
trem pick'''' trem pick''''
-------------------------------------------15---------------------------|
-/10--10------------10/13-13-13-13/15-15\----------------15/-15\-15-----|
-------------------------------------------12-----------------------14\-|
-/ 7--7--------------7/10-10-10-10/12-12\----------------12/-12\-12-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------12\-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----12-14-14/16-16-16\14-16-12---14/16-14/16-14----------------------14/16--|
-14---------------------------------------------14/16-14-16\---14/16--------|
----10-12-12/14-14-14\12-14-10---12/14-12/14-12----------------------12/14--|
-12---------------------------------------------12/14-12-14\---12/14--------|
fin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------5---------------7-|
-------------------------------------------------------------8-------------5---------------5-|
-18\16-14\12-12\10-----10-12-10----10-10\7-5-------------5-7----7/9-7\5----5---5^7^5-------5-|
--------------------10----------10-----------5\3--3-5/7------5----------7--7---------5^7---7-|
-16\14-12\10-10\8-------8-10--8-----8--8\5-3-------------3-5----5/7-5\3------------------7---|
---------------------8-----------8-----------3\1--1-3/5-----------------5----5-------------5-|
You played an accurate transcription of Villanova Junction, thank you :-))))
The piece is in A minor scale (5th fret), and easy to play once you get used to
play the octave riffs.
For the main octave riff, I always use my thumb for the lower strings of the
first 4 notes and play 5th note and octave slides with my index finger
and pinky:
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-----------8--------------|
------5-7----7/9\7\5-7----|
-7-7-------5-----------7--|
------3-5----5/7\5\3-5----|
-5-5-------------------5--|
T T T T T
I fret 6th and 5th string like so, but you'll find the most comfortable fingering
position for yourself after a few runs through the song. This is just the fingering
I use. Furthermore, fret 6th (low E) string with your thumb throughout the entire
song.
You can improvise on minor scales yourself and stretch the song to 5-10 minutes.
Hope you enjoyed:-)
