Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix

Hey Joe tab by Jimi Hendrix

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Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix

First tune all your strings down a half-step. Then...

   h p
E|-0-0-0------------|----------------|--------------|-
B|-3-5-3------------|----------------|--------------|-
G|-------2-0--------|----------------|--------------|-5
D|-----------2-----2|---5----5---4--2|-----7-----7--|-5
A|---------------2--|---5----5---4--2|-7-9---7-9---7|-3
E|-------------0----|-0----0---0----0|--------------|-0
        ^
        Let ring

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After the intro it just goes into this progression:

C G D Am E5 E5 (Em7 or what ever, you can alter it)

If you play along with the song you'll get the timing down. The "h" and "p"
are for "h"amer on and "p"ull off.

--

                 HEY JOE
              --------------------

                     Performed by Jimi Hendrix Experience

                     Tabbed by Howard Wright
                     spxhaw@uk.ac.cf.thor


Ok I'll just give you a flavour here with the intro :

E--0----0------------------0---------------------------0------------
B--3/5--3------------------0---------------------------0------------
G----------4/2--0----------1---------------------------1------------
D------------------2-------2------4/5---4/5---4--2------------------
A------------------------2--------4/5---4/5---4--2------------------
E---------------------0--------0------0-----0-------0-----0---------

E----------------------
B--------7-----7-------
G--------7-----7-------
D----7h9---7h9---9-----
A----------------------
E----------------------

The rest is :

C G D A E

repeated and repeated.....

Obviously there are a lot of bits played between the chords to liven it
up. The two riffs at the end of the intro bit are used quite a few times

-the first one is the 4/5 slide on the A and D strings
            4/5

-the second is the bit at the 7th and 9th frets on the second line of tab


Then there's that run played in octaves on bass and guitar.
The Bass tab looks exactly the same as the guitar tab (ignoring B and E
strings !)

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A--3---------2-3-4-5---------4-5-6-7----------------------------
E----0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5------------------------------------


Have Fun !

Howard


This is 'my Version' of the solo from Hey Joe...


    ~~~~         P
 e---------12--------------------------|
 b--15(U17)---15-12--------------------|
 g-----------------14(U16)-(D12)----12-|
 d-------------------------------14----|


    ~~~~            S S
 e---------12-----------------------------|
 b-15(U17)---15-12---------12-------------|
 g-----------------14(U16)----14-12-14-12-|
 d----------------------------------------|

           H
 e--------------------------------------|
 b--------------------------12----------|
 g-----12----12-------------12----------|
 d-14-----14--------12-14-------14\-----|
 a-------------/14-----------------S----|
 E------------S-------------------------|

        ~~~~~
 e---------------------12 12 12---------------------
 b--15(U17)--15(U17)---12-15-12---------12-15-------
 g------------------------------14(U16)------14(U16)
 d--------------------------------------------------
 a--------------------------------------------------
 E--------------------------------------------------


 e-----------------|------------12-15(U17)-D15-12----------
 b-12--------------|---------12----------------------------
 g-----------14-12-|-14(U16)----------------------14(U16)--
 d----12-14--------|---------------------------------------
 a-----------------|---------------------------------------
 E-----------------|---------------------------------------

                  S   H   ~~
 e-----12------------|------------------------|-------------
 b--15----15---------|------------------------|12-----------
 g-----------14(U16)-|-12----------------9-11-|12-----------
 d-------------------|----14\------9 11-------|---14--------
 a-------------------|-------\----------------|-----\--/-S-\
 E-------------------|--------S--0------------|------S------

and the chromatic one...

 e-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
 b-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
 g-----------------|-----------------|------tr-------------
 d-----------------|-----------------|-----0--2------------
 a-3---------2-3-4-|-5----------4-5-6|-7-------------------
 E---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|---------------------


~~~~   Vibrato
14(U16)  Bending Up from 14 to 16
P     Pulloff
H     Hammer on
D15    Release bending to 15

14\
  S   Slide from 14 to... DOWN (where ever you want ;)
tr    trigger the tone (H P H P H P...)


Notation 🏷Legend:

 s - slide
 h - hammer on
 p - pull off
 b - nend
 r - release
 \ - slide down to "nowhere"
 / - slide up to "nowhere"
 ~ - vibrato

"Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendirx.
Transcribed by Morten Jorgensen, i11@stud.hibo.no.

Chords go like this: C-G-D-A-E-E


  Intro:
            Let ring

E-|----0---0----------|-----0----------------0-|--------------------------
B-|--3s5-5s3----------|-----0----------------0-|-----0------7-----7-------
G-|----------4s2--0h1-|-1---1------4---4---3-1-|---9-1--7---7-7---7-------
D-|---------------0h2-|-2-----2----5---5---4---|---9-2--7h9---7h9---9\----
A-|-------------------|-------2--4s5---5---4---|-6s7-2--------------------
E-|-------------------|-0-----0------0---0-----|-----0--------------------


  Verses:

  (C)   (G)    (D)    (A)      (E)
E-|-------------------|------------------------|----------0---------------
B-|----1---------3----|---------------5--------|----0-----0---------------
G-|----0---------4----|-------7-------6--------|----1--1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------5-|-7---7-7h9-------7------|-2--2--2------------------
A-|-3-----3---------5-|-7h9---------7----7-----|-2-----2------------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------5-----------|-0------------------------

     Hey joe...

  (E)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------5--------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------x---9-----7----------------------------------------------
D-|---------5b---6---9-----7----------------------------------------------
A-|-----5------7-7---7-7h9------------------------------------------------
E-|-6s7 --7---------------------------------------------------------------


  (C)   (G)    (D)     (A)     (E)
E-|--------------3----|---------2--------------|-------0------------------
B-|----1---------3----|---3-3---3------2-3p2---|-------0------------------
G-|----0---------0----|---2-2h4---2----2-2-2-2-|-------1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------0-|-0---------0--2---4p2-2-|-2-2------2---------------
A-|-3-----3---2-------|--------------0-------0-|-2-2------2---------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------------------|-0-0----------------------


  (E)
E-|---------------------------------0--0----------------------------------
B-|-----3------------0--2-2h3-2p0---0--0----------------------------------
G-|-2-s-4-4s2p0-1--1-1--2-2-----0-1-1--1----------------------------------
D-|-------------2--2-2--2-2h4-2p0-2----2----------------------------------
A-|-------------2--2-2------------2----2----------------------------------
E-|----------------0--------------0----0----------------------------------


  Solo:

  (C)       (G)   Slight bend.
E-|--------12-------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--15b17----15-12-------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------12-14p12----12b------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


  (D)          (A)     Hold.
E-|-------12-12-----------------------------------------------------------
B-|-15b17----15-12--------------------------------------------------------
G-|----------------14-12--14p12-14b16-12~---------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------14\--------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


  (E)   Slight bend.   Hold Bends.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------12-------15b~---15b~---------------------------------
G-|-12----12-12b-----12---------------------------------------------------
D-|-12----12-----14--12---------------------------------------------------
A-|-12h14-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Let
  (C)            (G)    ring.
E-|-12-12-12-------12-----------------------------------------------------
B-|-12-15-12-12----12-15-------12-----------------------------------------
G-|----------14b16-------14b16----------14-12~----------------------------
D-|-------------------------------12-14-----------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


  (D)          (A)
E-|----------12-15b17r15~-12----------12----------------------------------
B-|-------12-----------------------15----15-------------------------------
G-|--14b16-------------------14b16----------14b16r14----------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------


  (E) Let ring.       Sligth bend.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------12b---------------------------------------
G-|-12b~------------12----12----12b----------13---------------------------
D-|---------14\-----12----12h14------14------14---------------------------
A-|-----------------12h14--------------------14---------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------0-------------------------------


  (C)   (G)    (D)  (A)    (E)         Improvise !
A-|------------------|-----------------|---0---------------|--------------
B-|------------------|-----------------|---0-------7-7-9-9-|-7-----9------
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-9-|-7-and-9------
D-|------------------|-----------------|-9---7h9b7-7---9---|-7-----9------
A-|--3---------2-3-4-|-5---------4-5-6-|-7-----------------|--------------
E-|----0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|-0-----------------|--------------

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