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Killing Floor - The Jimi Hendrix Version (Originally by Howlin' Wolf) 
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Tabbed by Chris Hoolihan (hool@actrix.gen.nz, hoolih1c@wcc.govt.nz) 
Note - This is my first attempt at transcribing this awesome song... I posted messages on usenet requesting this song and when i received no replies i decided to try to work it out. This version is in A minor (which I think is the key Jimi played it in, if you want to play along with Jimi 
then you'll have to downtune half a step to Eb). 
I find this is a good type of song to jam with heaps of guitarists as there are always too many guitarists so you can use 3 with this... 
- one doing the lead riffs 
- one doing the 12 bar blues 
- one soloing 
Alternate so the poor guy doing the 12 bar blues doesn't fall asleep. I can't describe the timing but basically play it as fast as you can. 
-: Riff 1 
E-|---------------------------------| 
B-|---------------------------------| 
G-|---------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------| 
A-|---------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E-|-5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
-: Riff 2                                                                               
E-|---------------------------| 
B-|-----------7-5-------------| 
G-|-----------7-5-------------| 
D-|-7-7-7-5-5-7-5-------------| 
A-|-7-------------7-7-5-5-----| 
E-|-5---------------------8-8-| 
-: Riff 3 
E-|----------------------------------------| 
B-|----------------12-10-------------------| 
G-|----------------12-10-------------------| 
D-|-12-12-12-10-10-12-10-------------------| 
A-|-12-------------------12-12-10-10-------| 
E-|-10-------------------------------13-13-| 
-: Riff 4 
E-|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B-|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G-|--9-9-9-7-7------7-7-7-5-5------------------------------| 
D-|--9---------9-9--7---------7-7--------------------------| 
A-|--7--------------5---------------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
E-|------------------------5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
Jimi alternates between playing the lead riffs and the 12 bar blues. 12 bar blues in A minor which goes with the riffs - brackets show which riff this section goes with: in this case the chords are A, D and E. 
(Goes with riff 2) 
E-|---------------------------------| 
B-|---------------------------------| 
G-|---------------------------------| 
D-|---------------------------------| 
A-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| 
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
(Goes with riff 3) 
E-|---------------------------------| 
B-|---------------------------------| 
G-|---------------------------------| 
D-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| 
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E-|---------------------------------| 
(Goes with riff 4) 
E-|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B-|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G-|--------------------------------------------------------| 
D-|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7---------------------| 
A-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--5-5-5-55----------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E-|------------------------5-5-8-8---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
The order goes like this: 
Intro : Start off with some small solo then do riff 1 
(no 12 bar blues behind this riff, it's the turn around riff) 
:beginning 
riff 2 
riff 2 
riff 3 
riff 2 
riff 4 
goto beginning 
then repeat this pattern until you're sick of hearing it. 
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