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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:

   Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramDm7Dm7  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7  Chord diagramD7D7   Chord diagramG+G

Chord diagramE MajorE  1  1    2             3     2    3

Chord diagramBB  1  3    4             3     1    3

Chord diagramG+G  2  2    4  1          4     2    4

Chord diagramD MajorD  3       4  2   2      3          5

Chord diagramA augmentedA  3       2  2   3      5          5

Chord diagramE MajorE  1                     3          3




INTRO: MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH EFFECT AND Chord diagramA augmentedA HARPSCORD

Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|X2

Chord diagramD MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|

NOW JIMI PLAYS CHORDS THAT ARE DISTORTED


Chord diagramFF                       Chord diagramDm7Dm7


THE MORNING IS DEAD     AND THE DAY IS TOO

Chord diagramBB


THERE'S NOTHING LEFT HERE TO GREET ME





Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7


BUT THE VELEVET MOON    ALL MY LONELINESS


Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7


I HAVE FELT TODAY

Chord diagramD7D7                                Chord diagramFF


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

Chord diagramG+G


I CONTINUE    TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP      ALONE




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


Chord diagramE MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




Chord diagramE MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

Chord diagramBB |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|

JIMI PLAYS THIS EVERY COROUS WITH VARIATIONS


REPEAT MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH AND HARPSCORD


Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|


BACK TO THE CHORDS


Chord diagramFF                                 Chord diagramDm7Dm7


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


Chord diagramBB                                               Chord diagramE MajorE


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





Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7                             Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7


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




Chord diagramD7D7                                         Chord diagramFF

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


Chord diagramG+G


AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP




ALONE


Chord diagramE MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




Chord diagramE MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

Chord diagramBB |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|




Chord diagramE MajorE


LONELINESS IS SUCH Chord diagramA augmentedA DRAG




BACK TO MAIN RIFF


Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramBB
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD
|-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA
|---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE
|-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------|




Chord diagramFF                       Chord diagramDm7Dm7


SO HERE I SIT TO FACE   THAT SAME OLD FIRE PLACE


Chord diagramBB                                          Chord diagramE MajorE


GETTING READY FOR THE SAM OLD EXPLOSION         GOING THROUGH MY MIND





Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7                             Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7


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




Chord diagramD7D7                                         Chord diagramFF

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


Chord diagramG+G


AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE SAME OLD LAMP


Chord diagramE MajorE |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------|




Chord diagramE MajorE |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|

Chord diagramBB |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-------------------------------------------------------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----|

Chord diagramBB |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramG+G |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------------------------------------|




ALONE

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