Tabs
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
First tune all your strings down a half-step. Then...
h p
E MajorE|-0-0-0------------|----------------|--------------|-
BB|-3-5-3------------|----------------|--------------|-
G+G|-------2-0--------|----------------|--------------|-5
D MajorD|-----------2-----2|---5----5---4--2|-----7-----7--|-5
A augmentedA|---------------2--|---5----5---4--2|-7-9---7-9---7|-3
E MajorE|-------------0----|-0----0---0----0|--------------|-0
^
Let ring
After the intro it just goes into this progression:
C majorC G+G D MajorD 
A minorAm 
E5E5 E5 (
E minor 7Em7 or what ever, you can alter it)
If you play along with the song you'll get the timing down. The "h" and "p"
are for "h"amer on and "p"ull off.
--
HEY JOE
--------------------
Performed by Jimi Hendrix Experience
Tabbed by Howard Wright
[email protected]
Ok I'll just give you a flavour here with the intro :
E--0----0------------------0---------------------------0------------
B--3/5--3------------------0---------------------------0------------
G----------4/2--0----------1---------------------------1------------
D------------------2-------2------4/5---4/5---4--2------------------
A------------------------2--------4/5---4/5---4--2------------------
E---------------------0--------0------0-----0-------0-----0---------
E----------------------
B--------7-----7-------
G--------7-----7-------
D----7h9---7h9---9-----
A----------------------
E----------------------
The rest is :
C majorC G+G D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
repeated and repeated.....
Obviously there are a lot of bits played between the chords to liven it
up. The two riffs at the end of the intro bit are used quite a few times
-the first one is the 4/5 slide on the A augmentedA and D MajorD strings
4/5
-the second is the bit at the 7th and 9th frets on the second line of tab
Then there's that run played in octaves on bass and guitar.
The Bass tab looks exactly the same as the guitar tab (ignoring BB and E MajorE
strings !)
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A--3---------2-3-4-5---------4-5-6-7----------------------------
E----0-1-2-3---------2-3-4-5------------------------------------
Have Fun !
Howard
This is 'my Version' of the solo from Hey Joe...
~~~~ P
e---------12--------------------------|
b--15(U17)---15-12--------------------|
g-----------------14(U16)-(D12)----12-|
d-------------------------------14----|
~~~~ S S
e---------12-----------------------------|
b-15(U17)---15-12---------12-------------|
g-----------------14(U16)----14-12-14-12-|
d----------------------------------------|
H
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------12----------|
g-----12----12-------------12----------|
d-14-----14--------12-14-------14\-----|
a-------------/14-----------------S----|
E------------S-------------------------|
~~~~~
e---------------------12 12 12---------------------
b--15(U17)--15(U17)---12-15-12---------12-15-------
g------------------------------14(U16)------14(U16)
d--------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
e-----------------|------------12-15(U17)-D15-12----------
b-12--------------|---------12----------------------------
g-----------14-12-|-14(U16)----------------------14(U16)--
d----12-14--------|---------------------------------------
a-----------------|---------------------------------------
E-----------------|---------------------------------------
S H ~~
e-----12------------|------------------------|-------------
b--15----15---------|------------------------|12-----------
g-----------14(U16)-|-12----------------9-11-|12-----------
d-------------------|----14\------9 11-------|---14--------
a-------------------|-------\----------------|-----\--/-S-\
E-------------------|--------S--0------------|------S------
and the chromatic one...
e-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
b-----------------|-----------------|---------------------
g-----------------|-----------------|------tr-------------
d-----------------|-----------------|-----0--2------------
a-3---------2-3-4-|-5----------4-5-6|-7-------------------
E---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|---------------------
~~~~ Vibrato
14(U16) Bending Up from 14 to 16
P Pulloff
H Hammer on
D15 Release bending to 15
14\
S Slide from 14 to... DOWN (where ever you want ;)
tr trigger the tone (H P H P H P...)
Notation 🏷Legend:
s - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - nend
r - release
\ - slide down to "nowhere"
/ - slide up to "nowhere"
~ - vibrato
"Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendirx.
Transcribed by Morten Jorgensen, [email protected].
Chords go like this: C-G-D-A-E-E
Intro:
Let ring
E-|----0---0----------|-----0----------------0-|--------------------------
B-|--3s5-5s3----------|-----0----------------0-|-----0------7-----7-------
G-|----------4s2--0h1-|-1---1------4---4---3-1-|---9-1--7---7-7---7-------
D-|---------------0h2-|-2-----2----5---5---4---|---9-2--7h9---7h9---9\----
A-|-------------------|-------2--4s5---5---4---|-6s7-2--------------------
E-|-------------------|-0-----0------0---0-----|-----0--------------------
Verses:
(C majorC) (G+G) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (E MajorE)
E-|-------------------|------------------------|----------0---------------
B-|----1---------3----|---------------5--------|----0-----0---------------
G-|----0---------4----|-------7-------6--------|----1--1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------5-|-7---7-7h9-------7------|-2--2--2------------------
A-|-3-----3---------5-|-7h9---------7----7-----|-2-----2------------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------5-----------|-0------------------------
Hey joe...
(E MajorE)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------5--------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------x---9-----7----------------------------------------------
D-|---------5b---6---9-----7----------------------------------------------
A-|-----5------7-7---7-7h9------------------------------------------------
E-|-6s7 --7---------------------------------------------------------------
(C majorC) (G+G) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (E MajorE)
E-|--------------3----|---------2--------------|-------0------------------
B-|----1---------3----|---3-3---3------2-3p2---|-------0------------------
G-|----0---------0----|---2-2h4---2----2-2-2-2-|-------1--1---------------
D-|-------2---------0-|-0---------0--2---4p2-2-|-2-2------2---------------
A-|-3-----3---2-------|--------------0-------0-|-2-2------2---------------
E-|-----------3-------|------------------------|-0-0----------------------
(E MajorE)
E-|---------------------------------0--0----------------------------------
B-|-----3------------0--2-2h3-2p0---0--0----------------------------------
G-|-2-s-4-4s2p0-1--1-1--2-2-----0-1-1--1----------------------------------
D-|-------------2--2-2--2-2h4-2p0-2----2----------------------------------
A-|-------------2--2-2------------2----2----------------------------------
E-|----------------0--------------0----0----------------------------------
Solo:
(C majorC) (G+G) Slight bend.
E-|--------12-------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--15b17----15-12-------------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------12-14p12----12b------------------------------------------
D-|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(D MajorD) (A augmentedA) Hold.
E-|-------12-12-----------------------------------------------------------
B-|-15b17----15-12--------------------------------------------------------
G-|----------------14-12--14p12-14b16-12~---------------------------------
D-|------------------------------------------14\--------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE) Slight bend. Hold Bends.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------12-------15b~---15b~---------------------------------
G-|-12----12-12b-----12---------------------------------------------------
D-|-12----12-----14--12---------------------------------------------------
A-|-12h14-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Let
(C majorC) (G+G) ring.
E-|-12-12-12-------12-----------------------------------------------------
B-|-12-15-12-12----12-15-------12-----------------------------------------
G-|----------14b16-------14b16----------14-12~----------------------------
D-|-------------------------------12-14-----------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(D MajorD) (A augmentedA)
E-|----------12-15b17r15~-12----------12----------------------------------
B-|-------12-----------------------15----15-------------------------------
G-|--14b16-------------------14b16----------14b16r14----------------------
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(E MajorE) Let ring. Sligth bend.
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-----------------------------12b---------------------------------------
G-|-12b~------------12----12----12b----------13---------------------------
D-|---------14\-----12----12h14------14------14---------------------------
A-|-----------------12h14--------------------14---------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------0-------------------------------
(C majorC) (G+G) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (E MajorE) Improvise !
A-|------------------|-----------------|---0---------------|--------------
B-|------------------|-----------------|---0-------7-7-9-9-|-7-----9------
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------7-7-9-9-|-7-and-9------
D-|------------------|-----------------|-9---7h9b7-7---9---|-7-----9------
A-|--3---------2-3-4-|-5---------4-5-6-|-7-----------------|--------------
E-|----0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|-0-----------------|--------------
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