Voodoo Child Chords & Tabs
VOODOO CHILE (SLIGHT RETURN)
Intro:
muted wah riff
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-7h9~-7---7-------------7h9-7---7-9~---x-x-7h9~-7--7-----------/9-7--9-9\-
--------9---5-5-7p5-----------9--------x-x-------9---5-5-7-5-------9------
--------------------7------------------x-x-------------------7------------
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--------------------------------------x-x------------------------------10(12)-10-8(9)----
-/9~-7---7-------------/9~-7---9-9----x-x--/9-7---7-----------/9-7---7----------------9\-
-------9---5-5-7-5-----------9--------x-x-------9---5-5-7-5--------9---------------------
-------------------7------------------x-x-------------------7----------------------------
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wah off riff a
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---0-2(3)2p0-----------------0-2(3)2p0-------|-14(16)-14-14(16)14-12~~-----
-2----------2--2-2-----2-----2---------2-----|-----------------------------
-2-------------2-2---------2-------------2-2-|-----------------------------
-0-------------0-0-3(4)----0-------------0-0-|------------------------12\--
wah on off
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---0-2(3)2p0------2(4)..........(3)2-2b3b2p0-----------1--1-1-
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-0-------------------------------------------0--0-3----0--0-0-
-------12------12-----------------------------------------------------
-15(17)--15(17)-----15p12---------------------12-14(17)---------------
-----------------14-------14(16)14p12---12h14----------14-14p12-------
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-14(16)-12-14(16)-12~~-----
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Verse:
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---0-2---2p0----0-2------------0---0h2-0---0h2p0-----
-2-----------h2--------------2---2-------2-----------
---------------------0-3-0-----------------------3-0-
---0----0--5(7)5p3p0--5p3h5--5-3(4)------------------------------------
-0---3------------------------------5---0--3p0-3-3p0-3p0---------------
---------------------------------------------------------2(3)-2(3)-2p0-
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E7/D Asus/C#
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-4-2-
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-15(17)-15(17)15-12-15(17)-
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solo:
wah on
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--15(17)-15(17)-12-15(17)-15-15(17)~~--15(17)15-12--------12h15p12-------------
---------------------------------------------------14(16)----------14(16)14p12-
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-15(17)-
----12h14(16)(16)14-12~-------------------------------------------------------------
-14------------------------------14--14-14-12------------14---------14-14-----------
---------------------------12h14--------------14\12-10--------12-14-----------------
-------------------------0-----------------------------0----0-----------------------
-12-15(17)-15--15(17)--15-12h14-12----12--------12----------------------------------
-----------------------------------15----15(17)----15p12----15p12-15p12-14-12h15p12-
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-14p12----12-15(17)----15-12---------------------------------------------------
-------14--------------------14(16)14p12----------2(3)2p0--2(4)----------------
-----------------------------------------12--------------------------------0h2-
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--------------------------------------------12-15-12--------12-15p12--------12h15p12-
-2(3)2p0-----------------------------14(16)----------14(16)----------14(16)----------
------------------12h14-12-----------------------------------------------------------
---------2-----------------14\12-----------------------------------------------------
-----------0--/15----------------0-0-------------------------------------------------
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-12-12-12-15p12-----------12-12-15--------12h15p12-12h15p12----12-12h15p12-------------
----------------14--14(16)---------14(16)-------------------15-------------14(16)14p12-
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-15-15-----15--15----------------------
-14-14(16)-14--14(16)(16)(16)-14-12----
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outro:
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-15(17)15p12-15(16)(17)-----15-12----15-12---------------------------------14p12-
----------------------------------12-------14(16)14-12----12-14(16)-12-----14p12-
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--------12--------12-15-12-15(17)-15-12-14p12--------12--------------------------
-15(17)----15(17)-----------------------------15(17)----15p12--15p12-------------
---------------------------------------------------------------14----14(16)14p12-
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-------
--------------12-15-12-15(17)~-12-12-12-12----------------------------15----15-12-
----12h14(16)-------------------------------14(16)1414p12----12h14(16)------------
-14-------------------------------------------------------14----------------------
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----------15-----------------------15(17)~----12-------------------------------
-14(16)14----14(16)-14p12----12h14---------14----14p12----14-12----------------
--------------------------14---------------------------14-------14-12----------
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4x 6x
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-2(3)2p0--------1------1||--1--1--1--1-||----------------------4/16-||16-16-16-16-16-16-||
---------2---2--2------2||--2--2--2--2-||---2--2--------------------||------------------||
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riff a for 1 measure
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-/12-15-----------15----12-15----12-------------15--------------------
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riff a for 1 measure
8x
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-||14(16)---||----------------2(4)2p0------1--1-1---2(3)2p0----------1--2(4)(3)2-2(4)2p0-
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bar dive
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-------0-----------3-0t3-0-0h3p0--0\\//0------------------------------
-------0--------------------------0\\//0--2(4)2p0---1--2(3)2p0-1------
-------0--2-----------------------0\\//0----------2-2----------2----2-
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-0--0--3-----0--0-----------------0\\//0-------------------------0----
fade out
E7#9
(I stand up next to a mountain and chop it down with the edge of my hand)2x
E7/D A/C#
I pick up all the pieces and make an island might even raise a little sand
C7 D7
Cos i'm a voodoo chile Lord knows I'm a Voodoo Chile
solo
(I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time,
I'll give it right back to ya one of these days)2x
But if I don't meet you no more in this world
I'll meet you in the next one, and don't be late
outro
