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The Star Spangled Banner 
as played by Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock 
tabbed by rickh@southern.co.nz 
"We play it the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly static isn't it ?  You know what I mean ? " -Jimi 
1+++  let ring 
~     univibe pedal.Can be approximated with wah wah or whammy bar. 
FB    feedback 
harmonic 
()    very short note 
/     slide 
5^ r   bend and release 
^^^^  heavy vibrato 
h p   hammer, pulloff 
7h9tr trill 
WB    whammy bar slamming 
WB\   divebomb 
Blank spaces in the tab mark untranscribable whammy noises. 
Tune guitar down to E flat. 
0:00                    FB            FB               *** 
E -----------0-~-~-~-~-4-2-0++++---------------------------- 
B 0++++---0+++++++++++-------------------------0--0--(7^)9-- 
G --1+++1--------------------1*-(1/)3-4-------------------- 
D ----2----------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
* Barely audible due to feedback 
** Feedback turns note into harmonic 
*** some open strings are slightly 
ringing out while this bend is 
played 
0:17 
E -----------------------------------------0-~-~-~-~-~-- 
B 7-5-h7p5-\4---2-4-5-5--0-----0--------0--0-~-~-~-~-~-- 
G -------------------------1-----1---1^^^--------------- 
D ---------------------------2+++--2-------------------- 
A ------------------------------------------------------ 
E ------------------------------------------------------ 
0:33                                           FB       FB 
E 4h5tr-2h4tr-0--------------------------------------------- 
B --------------------------------------------0-0--7^9**---- 
G ----------1/3\1/3/4/6/8^^^^6h8p6h8p6-4h6p4---------------- 
D ---------------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
* FB turns note into 
harmonic              
** Slowly 
release bend as feedback 
comes in 
0:49                                             FB 
E ----------------------------------4-4-4-5-7-7----13^(14)-- 
B 5-(5/)7-^r--5h7p5\4---2-4-5-5-0--------------------------- 
G -----------------------------1---------------------------- 
D -------------------------------2-------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
1:05   1:09          1:14           1:22 
wb             wb    wb          wb 
E --- -12*12*12*--- -0---12^-12^- **12^14^15---- **12^14^15- 
B 0*-- -12*12*12*--- -0------------ ------------ ----------- 
G 0*-- ----------- -0----------- -----------0-0- ----------- 
D ---- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- 
A ---- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- 
E ---- ------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- 
* These notes are rough guesses. Just go for it 
** bend up then bend some more 
1:31 1:34                             1:48     
wb   wb\                                  wb           wb\   
E ---  ---  5-4-2-4-5-5-------0--~-~-~--/8p5h8p5p8**- ------ 
B 0*-  ---  ----------------0--~-~-~--------------- 0*------ 
G 0*-  14-  -------------------------------------- 0*------- 
D 0*-  ---  ----------8---8---8++++~+~+~----------- -------- 
A ---  12-  --------------7---7-------------------- -------- 
E ---  ---  --------------------------------------- -------- 
* Guess                                       ** Drop bar 
while 
hammering 
2:11    
wb\      wb\                                    WB 
E ---- 0----- (19^)20-19--15-15--^^^--------15^--- 
B 0------ 0--0-- ------------------------13^-------- 
G ------- ------ ----------------------------------- 
D ------- ------ ---------------------------------- 
A ------- ------ ---------------------------- 
E ------- ------ ---------------------------- 
2:20                               FB    wah wah on treble   
E ----------------------------------------------4----4----4- 
B 10--9--7h9p7\5-4---2--4--5----------------5--5----5----5-- 
G ---------------------1*--/3--/4------(2/)2--4----4----4+-- 
D ---------------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
*Jimi's G string is about half a 
semitone sharp by now (!) 
2:43 
E --------0++++++----------------------------(0)------------ 
B ---5+++5--4-2--2--2-4-5-7-9-10--9-7--h9p7-5--(4/)5---4---- 
G 4-4------------------------------------------------------- 
D ---------------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
3:10                   FB    WB\ 
E ------0--2-/4--5--7-------------0--2--4--5-4h5tr-2h4tr-0-- 
B 0--0--------0--------------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------------------------- 
D ---------------------------------------------------------- 
A ---------------------------------------------------------- 
E ---------------------------------------------------------- 
*FB turns note into harmonic 
E ----------------0----0---0-- 
B /5--/8---10-----0----0---0-- 
G /6--/9---11-----1----------- 
D /7--/10--12-----2----------- 
A /7--/10--12-----2----------- 
E /5--/8---10--\--0----------- 
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