Burning Of The Midnight Lamp tab by Jimi Hendrix

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BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP

ELECTRIC LADYLAND




JIMI A. HENDRIX

11/27/1942-8/18/1970


TABBED BY: DAVID MCCARTHY

TUNING: STANDARD (EBGDAE)


CHORDS:

  FF Dm7Dm7 BB E MajorE Cmaj7Cmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 D7D7  G+G

E MajorE 1 1  2       3   2  3

BB 1 3  4       3   1  3

G+G 2 2  4 1     4   2  4

D MajorD 3    4 2  2   3     5

A augmentedA 3    2 2  3   5     5

E MajorE 1           3     3




INTRO: MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH EFFECT AND A augmentedA HARPSCORD

E MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

BB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|X2

D MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

A augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

E MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|

NOW JIMI PLAYS CHORDS THAT ARE DISTORTED


FF            Dm7Dm7


THE MORNING IS DEAD   AND THE DAY IS TOO

BB


THERE'S NOTHING LEFT HERE TO GREET ME





E MajorE            Cmaj7Cmaj7


BUT THE VELEVET MOON  ALL MY LONELINESS


Gmaj7Gmaj7


I HAVE FELT TODAY

D7D7                FF


IT'S A augmentedA LITTLE MORE THAN ENOUGH  TO MAKE A augmentedA MAN THROW HIMSELF AWAY

G+G


I CONTINUE  TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP   ALONE




MEANWHILEâ~@¦ DURNIG THE CHORUS A augmentedA SECOND IS PLAYING SOMETHING LIKE
THIS:


E MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------|

G+G |-------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




E MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

BB |------------------------------------------------------|

G+G |------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|

JIMI PLAYS THIS EVERY COROUS WITH VARIATIONS


REPEAT MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH AND HARPSCORD


E MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

BB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

A augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

E MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|


BACK TO THE CHORDS


FF                 Dm7Dm7


NOW THE SMILING PORTRAIT OF YOU  IS STILL HANGING ON MY FROWNING
WALL


BB                        E MajorE


BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME TOO MUCH AT ALL





Cmaj7Cmaj7               Gmaj7Gmaj7


IT'S JUST THE EVER FALLING DUST  THAT MAKES IT SO HARD FOR ME TO SEE




D7D7                     FF

THAT FORGOTTEN EAR-RING LAYING ON THE FLOOR FACING COLDLY TOWARD THE
DOOR


G+G


AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP




ALONE


E MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------|

G+G |-------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




E MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

BB |------------------------------------------------------|

G+G |------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|




E MajorE


LONELINESS IS SUCH A augmentedA DRAG




BACK TO MAIN RIFF


E MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

BB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

A augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

E MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|




FF            Dm7Dm7


SO HERE I SIT TO FACE  THAT SAME OLD FIRE PLACE


BB                     E MajorE


GETTING READY FOR THE SAM OLD EXPLOSION     GOING THROUGH MY MIND





Cmaj7Cmaj7               Gmaj7Gmaj7


AND SOON ENOUGH TIME WILL TELL  ABOUT THE CIRCUS AND THE
WISHINGWELL




D7D7                     FF

AND SOMEONE WHO WILL BY AND SELL FOR ME     SOMEONE WHO WILL TOLL
MY BELL


G+G


AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE SAME OLD LAMP


E MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------|

G+G |-------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




E MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

BB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


E MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

BB |------------------------------------------------------|

G+G |------------------------------------------------------|

D MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

A augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|




ALONE