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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