Voodoo Child Chords & Tabs
Song: Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Tabbed By: Travis P (diverdown)
Current E-mail: diverdown@verizon.net
KEY:
^ = hammer-on/pull-off
b = bend to indicated pitch/fret
rb= release bend
x = muffled note
W = wah on
WX = wah off
~~ = vibrato
/ = slide up to
\ = slide down to
( )= don't emphasize note
tr = trill
pm = palm mute
-Intro-
The intro is just Jimi playing muffled strings, near the 9th fret,
through a wah, lowering and raising the wah. After that (with wah):
|----riff 1--------------|
~~ ~~
--------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------x-x-----
-9--7---7-----------------9--7---7b8^9^7--x-x-----
------9----5b6-5-7^5-----------9----------x-x-----
---------------------(7)------------------x-x-----
--------------------------------------------------
riff 1 x 1
~~ hold bend WX
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------10b12-10b12-12rb10-8-----------------------------
-9--7---7-----------------------9\----------2b4rb2^0-(1)----
------9-----------------------------------------------2-----
------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------0--0-----------------
|--riff 2--| |---riff 3----|
hold bend ~~
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
---------(1)------2b4rb2^0----------12b14-12b14-14rb12-12---
----------2----2-----------2--------------------------------
---------------2----------(2)-------------------------------
--0-0-3b4------0--------------0-0-0-------------------------
W WX
*flick p-up selector switch
back and forth *
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------2b4rb2^0------2b4-------------------2b4rb4^0---------------
----------------2-----------------------------------2----------2--
-12\-----------(2)---------------------------------(2)--------(2)-
-----0----------------------------------------------0--0-0-3b4----
-1st solo-
-------12-------12------------------------------------------------
-15b17----15b17------15^12-------------------12-15b17-------------
-------------------14-----14b16rb14^12--12^14--------14^12--------
--------------------------------------14------------------14^12---
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------
----------------------------
-14b16-12-14b16rb14-12------
----------------------------
----------------------------
------------------------17\-
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
------3-3-------------------3-3-------------
------3-3-------------------3-3-------------
--------------------------------2b4rb2^0----
--------------2---------2-------------------
--------------------------------------------
-0-0------3b4---0-0-3^0---0-----------------
riff 2 x 1
-Verse-
------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------3-0-3-----------
---------0----------------------------2b4rb2^0--
-----0-2---2---0-2^0-------2--2-----------------
-0-2---------2-------------2--------------------
---------------------0-3b4-0--------------------
riff 2 x 1
-Fill-
~~~~~
--0-(0)----------
--0-15b17--------
--0--------------
--0--------------
-----------------
-----------------
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
-Verse-
-0-5b7--5^3^0--5^3-5^3^5--5-3b4--------------------------------------
--------------------------------5----0-3^0-0-3b5-3^0-3^0-------------
---------------------------------------------------------2b4rb2^0----
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------0--
riff 2 x 1
--------------------
--------------------
--1/4-4-------------
--2/x-x--------2----
--2/5-5-------(2)---
--------0-3^0-------
-Pre Chorus-
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
------------------------------------
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
-Pre Chorus fill-
-------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
-------------------
-------------------
-Chorus-
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
----------------------------------------
-----0--0----
-----0--0----
-----0--0----
-----7--5----
-------------
-0-0--------
riff 2 x 1
-2nd Solo-
W ~~~~
-------------------------------------------------------------
-15b17-15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17----15b17rb15^12-----12^15^12-
-----------------------------------------------14b16---------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-14^12--12^14b15---14b16rb14-12-------------------------------
------14------------------------------12-14-14----------------
---------------------------------12^14--------14\12-10--12-14-
--------------------------------0----------------------0------
--------------12-15b17-12^14^12--12-----12--------------------
------12-15b17-----------------15--15b17--15^12--15^12-15^12--
-----------------------------------------------14-------------
-14-14--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------12-----------------------
-14-12^15^12-14^12--12-15b17---15^12------------------
------------------14----------------14b16br14^12------
------------------------------------------------14----
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-----2b4rb2^0-2b4-------------2b4rb2^0-----------12----------
--------------------------0^2---------------12^14--14^12-----
--------------------------------------2----------------------
-0-0--------------0-0-3b4----------------/15------------0-0--
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/voodoo_child_tab_ver_5.html ]
---------------------------------------------------------------
------12-15-12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-----12^15^12-12-12-12-
-14b16--------14b16--------14b16--------14b16------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
W (approx.)
----------------------------------------------------------------
-15^12--------12-12-12-15-12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12-
------14-14b16--------------14b16--------14b16------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-15^12--------12-12-12-12-15^12-----12-12-15-----12^15^12-12^15^12-
------14-14b16-----------------14b16--------14b16------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|---hold bend---------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---12-12^15^12-------------15-15----15-15----15----15----15----15----
-15-----------14b16rb14^12-14-14b16-14-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
WX
------15b17---
--------------
-14-12--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
riff 2 x 1
--------------0--
-----------------
-----2b4rb2^0----
-----------------
-----------------
-0-0-------------
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
|----------riff 4-------|
-Break- |-pm-|
---------------------------------------------------------
-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------
-x-x-x-x---------------2b4rb2^0--------------------------
-x-x-x-x-------0tr2------------2--2--2-----0tr2----------
-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------
----------3b4-----0-0-----------0--0--3b4----------------
riff 4 x 2
|--2x-----|
----------------------
----------------------
-2/12-12\2-----12-----
-2/12-12\2-----12^14--
-2/12-12\2------------
-2/12-12\2------------
riff 2/3 x 8 (verse)
Pre Chorus
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
Pre Chorus fill
Chorus
riff 2 x 2
-3rd solo-
--------------------------12----------------------------------------
-15b17rb15^12-15b17-15b17---15-12--15-12----------------------------
---------------------------------12-----14b16-14^12--12-14b16-14b16-
---------------------------------------------------14---------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------12-----12-15-12-15b17-15-12-14^12-----12-----------
------14^12-15b17--15b17--------------------------15b17--15^12------
-12---14^12---------------------------------------------------------
---14---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
~~~~~
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15^12-------------------12-15-12-15b17-12-12-12-12---------------------
-14---14b16rb14^12--12^14---------------------------14b16rb14^12--12^14-
------------------14--------------------------------------------14------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
~~~~
---12---------------------------------------------------------------
-15--15-12-----15--------------------15b17---12---------------------
----------14b16--14b16rb14^12--12^14-------14--14^12-14-12----------
-----------------------------14---------------------------14-12-----
----------------------------------------------------------------12\-
--------------------------------------------------------------------
|----riff 5----|
W(approx.)
--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--
--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--
-2b4rb2^0----------------------------------------------
--------------2---2-2-----2----------------------------
-------------(2)--2-2----(2)---------------------------
----------3b4-----0-0-3b4------------------------------
riff 5 x 2 (WX - after)
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
riff 5 x 1
|-----------------tremelo picking-----------------|
-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--
-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-- repeat...
-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
grad.bend
------12b14-12--12-----------------------------------------
-12-15--------15--12-15--12------------15------------------
-----------------------14--12^14-14b16---rb14-12-14-12-----
------------------------------------------------------12\--
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
riff 5 x 1 (W)
------------
------------
-2b4rb2^0---
---------2--
------------
------------
riff 5 x 2
|----riff 6--|
-------0-----0---------
-------0-----0---------
-14b16--14b16----------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
riff 6 x 5
~~~~~~~~~
--19b21--------------
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
---------------------
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
riff 2 x 1
riff 3 x 1
*flick p-up selector switch
back and forth* WX
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
--2b4------------------2b4rb2^0-----
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
riff 2 x 1
W dive = 2
---------------0------
-0tr3----------0------
---------------0------
---------------0------
----------------------
----------------------
riff 3 x 1 (WX - after) riff 3 x 1
