Purple Haze
Tablature explanation
B Full Bend Here is a little beauty from this kind of GOD who
b 1/2 Bend never die (we always keep his soul in our heart).
bb 1/4 Bend
~~~~~ Tremolo
^(#) Bend to (#) Enjoy it!
/ Slide up
Slide down
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
(#) Ghost note
Rest Purple Haze
by
Jimi 'the dead GOD' Hendrix
words and music by
for his 50'th anniversary Jimi Hendrix
INTRO
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VERSE
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Pur-ple Haze_ all in my brain,_ lately things just don't
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seem the same. Act - in' funny, but I
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don't know why, s'cuse me;____ while I kiss the sky.
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Pur - ple Haze_ all a - round,_
E7#9 G A E7#9 E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B |--------8--------------------------|-----------3---------------5---5---7---5---5---|-----8-----8--------------------| G |--------7--------------------------|-----------4---------------6---6---6---6---6---|-----7-----7--------------------| D |--------6--------------------------|-----------5---------------7---7---7---7---7---|-----6-----6--------5-----------| A |--------7---------5h7-5------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----7-----7-----5----7-5-------| E |--0----------5h7---------7--6--5---|--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-----------|--0------------7----------7-6-5-|
don't know if I'm com - in' up or down. Am I hap - py or
G A E5 E |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| B |--------------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| G |--------------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|-------------------------|-------------------9/11--9---7-| D |--------------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7/9---7---5-| E |--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0----------------------|-------------------------------|
in mis - er - y? What-ev - er it is__ that girl put a spell on me._
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Help me! Help me!
Guitar solo (w/Octavia)
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Oh,____ no,____ no!
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Oh, ah!
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G |----------7--------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D |----/9------------7------|-(7)/5----------------------------|-----5h7-7b--7B-------------------5--------|
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Oo, ah! Oo,
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D |----5h7--7-7B---7p5------------------|-/9------------7------------(7)|/5------------------------------X-||
A |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------5----------5/7------------X-||
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ah! Oo, ah! Yeah!
E7#9 G A E7#9
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B |-------8---8-----8---8---8----X--|------3--3--3---3-/-5----5---5---7---5-------|-----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
G |-------7---7-----7---7---7----X--|------4--4--4---4-/-6----6-------6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
D |-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|------5--5--5---5-/-7----7-------------------|-----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
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Pur-ple Haze_ all in my eyes,__ uh, don't know if it's_
G A E7#9
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day or night. You got me blow - in',
G A E5
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E |--3---3----3------------5-----------------------|---0-------------------------------------------|
blow-in' my mind,__ is it to - mor - row, or just the
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end of time?
B D D#
A(sus2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------12--14-15--14 12h14p12----|
G |-------------------------12----|---(12)-----------------9----12---|----(12)------------------------------14-|
D |--------------------12---------|-----------------/11--------------|-----------------------------------------|
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Gtr.I
E |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0------------0----|-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0---0---0----0----|-----------------------7---7-----8----8--|
G |---2-------2----2---2----2/4---|-----------4----4---4---4----4----|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|
D |---2------------2---2----2-----|----------------------------------|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|
A |---0---------------------0/2---|-----------2----2---2---2----2----|------5------5----5----5---5-----6----6--|
E |---0---------------------------|----0---------------0---0---------|------0------0----0----------------------|
Gtr.II
Oo,__ help me, ahh, yeah,_____
E7#9 F#5 D5 E7#9
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Gtr.I (pick randomly)
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A |-------------7------7---7--7------|-----------------5---5----4---4---|-----------------------------------------|
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Gtr.II Pur-ple Haze,_ Yeah. Oh, no,_ no,__ oh,_
F#5 D5 E7#9 F#5 D5
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B |--15---15--15-15-15-15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|--15--15--15--15--15---15---15---15---15-|
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Gtr.I
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Gtr.II help me. tell me ba - by, tell me! I can't go on like this...
Pur-ple Haze...
E7#9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#5 D5
E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B |----15----15---15-15-15------15B-----15^(20)-15^(18)-|---15B----15^(18)---15---15--15--15--15B-15^(18)-15B-|
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D |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
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you're mak-in' me blow my mind... ma-ma...
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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B |----15B---15---15----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-|
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no, no.... no... no,___
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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___ it's pain - ful, ba - by...
Pur - ple Haze...
E7#9 F#5 D5
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E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B |----15---15---15-----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-|
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Pur - ple Haze... fade out
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ok, that's it for Purple Haze. Hope you enjoy it! The solo is pretty cool and very weird. It's in E Dorian and is very jazzy. Good song to improve yourself with others. Good for jamming too!
later...
P.S. The following article is mostly inspired by an article from Guitar World... ;-)
{Electric CountryMan}
