#-----------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #----------------------------------------------------------# 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-----------