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Song title:      Hey Joe
Original Album:  - (UK single, 1966)
                 Are You Experienced (U.S. edition)
Other Album:     Various Hendrix compilations

Words and Music by Billy Roberts
Arranged by Jimi Hendrix
Copyright © 1966 Polydor Records
Published by EMI Music Publishing and Third Palm Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
b  - bend
r  - release
~  - vibrato


INTRO:

1
                                    E                  D/E     G#5/E
|-------------0__-0__-------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-------------3/5-5\3-------------|---------0-----------------------|
|-----------------------4p2p0-0_1-|-----1---1-----6/7---7-------6---|
|-----------------------------0-2-|-----2---------------5-------4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------4/5---5-------4---|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------0-----0-------0-----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


3
                                   VERSE1:
  E5      B5                        C               G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------7------7-----|-------------------3-3-----------|
|---------4------7---7-7----7-----|---------5---------4-4-----------|
|-2-------2------7h9---7h9----9\--|---------5-----------------0-----|
|-2-------2-----------------------|/3---3-------3----------/2-------|
|-0-----------0-------------------|----------------/3-----------3/5-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                            Hey,    Joe,

5
  D5              A5                E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7-7---------------------------|---------1____---x---------------|
|-7---------5/7---7---7____-7-7---|---------2____---x-0-0____-------|
|-5-------7-7/9---7---7____-7-7---|---------2____-----0-0____-2-----|
|-----------------5-5-------5-5---|-0____-----------------------3b--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

              uh, where you goin' with that
                                    gun in your hand?

7
                                    C               Gadd9
|---------------------------------|----------------------5----------|
|-----------------0---------------|---------5---------3_-3--3_-3----|
|---------1---1---1-----1---x-x---|---------5---------4_----4_-4----|
|---------2---2---2p0-0-2---x-x---|---------5---------5_----5_-5----|
|---------2-----------0-2---x-x---|-3---3-------3-------------------|
|-0-------0---------------0-------|-----------------3-----------3/5-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                    Ooh         Hey, Joe,

9
  D5              A5                E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------0-------0----------|-0-------0____-0-0---------------|
|-7---7-----------2-2--2-----2----|-1-------1____-1-1---------------|
|-7---7---7-9_----2-2-----x--2----|-2-------2____---2---------------|
|-5-------7-------0-------x-------|-2-------2____-------------------|
|-5----------------------------3b-|-0-------0____-----0-3b----0-3b--|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          I said where you goin' with that
                                    gun in your hand? All     right

11
                                    C               Gadd9
|--------------0------------0-----|---------------------5-----5-----|
|---------0----0-----3-3-5_-3---0-|---------1---------3-3---3-3---3-|
|-----1---1-1----2/4-4-4------4\0-|---------0---0---4-4-----4---4-4-|
|-----2---2-2---------------------|-----------------5-----------5---|
|-----2---2-----------------------|-3---3---------------------------|
|-0-------0-----------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                    Ooh, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady

13
  D               Aadd9             E
|-------------------7-7-----7-----|---------------------------------|
|---------7---------5-5---5-5-----|-----------------9---------------|
|---------7---------6-----6---6---|---------9---9---9---------------|
|-5/7-7---7---7---7-7-----7---7---|---------9-x-9---9-----------5b--|
|-7/9-----------------------------|---------7-x---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------5/7-5---7-----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          you know I caught her messin' 'round with another
                                     man

15
                                    C           Gadd9
|---------------------------------|---------0-----------5-------5---|
|---------0-----------0---x-0-0---|---------1-------3---3-----3-3-3-|
|---------1---1---0---0---x-0-1---|---------0-------4---4-----0---0-|
|0/2--2---2---2---0---0---x-------|-----------------5---------------|
|0/2------------------0-----------|-3---3-------3-------------------|
|-------------------------------0-|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Yeah!                             Ooh, I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady

17
  D               A                 E
|---------------------5-----------|-----------------------------0---|
|---7--\5/7---5-----5-5---5-------|-0---------------------------0---|
|---7--\5/7---5-----6-----6-7-7---|-1-----------1---1---------4-----|
|---7-7\5/7---5---7-7-----7-7-7---|-2-----------2---2---0-----2-----|
|7/9--9\7/9---7---x---------------|-2-------2-------2-2-0-----2-----|
|-----------------5---------------|-0-------0-------0---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          you know I caught her messin' 'round with another
                                     man  Huh!  And that ain't


                                    VERSE2:
19
                                    C               G
|-0---0---0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------7---3-------|
|-0---0---0-------------0---------|---------1-------3-------3-------|
|-0/1-1---1-------1-----1---------|---------0-------4-------4-------|
|-2---2---2---0---2-x-------------|-----------------5---------------|
|-------------------x---------2---|-3---3-----------x---------------|
|-----------4/------4-----4-5-----|-------------3---3---------3h5---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  too cool                          Uh,     hey, Joe,

21
  D               A                 E
|---------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----0---------------9---------9-|
|-----7---------------6---6-------|-1-------7-------9---9-----9-9-9-|
|-----7---7-7---------7---7-------|-2-------7-------9-9-9-----9-9-9-|
|-5---5---7-8-9---7---7---7-------|-x-----------7---7---------7-7---|
|-----------------5---5---5-5/7---|-0-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                  I heard you shot your
                                    woman down you shot her down, now

23
  C               G                 D5              Aadd9
|---------0-----------------------|-------------------7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|---------1-----------------------|-3---3-------------5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|---------0-------4-0-0---0---0---|-2---2-------------6-6---6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------5-5-5---5---5---|-0---0---2-2/4-----7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-3---3-------3---x---------------|--------------2--0---------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Ah.       Uh,   hey, Joe                          I heard you shot your old

25

  E
|-4-------5-------4-4-4-----4-4-4-|2/4-4-4-4-4-4-0------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-5-5-----5-5-5-|--------------0--0-0-0---0-x-----|
|-4-------4---4---4-4-4-----4-4-4-|2/4-4-4-4-4-4----1-1-1---1-x-----|
|-6---6-------6---6-6-6-----6-6-6-|-----------------2-2-2---2-x-----|
|-x---------------x---------------|-----------------2-------2---3/5-|
|-0---------------0---------------|-----------------0-------0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  lady down, you shot her to the ground                 Yeah!

27
  C               Gadd9             D5              A
|---------0-----------5-5p3-------|---------------------------------|
|---------1---1---3---3-3---3-----|-3---3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|---------0---0---4---4-4---4-2---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-------------2---5---------5-0---|-0---0---0-0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3---3-------3-------------------|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Ah,        Yes, I did, I shot her,            you know I caught her messin' 'round

29
  E
|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------x---------------|-----0---0-----------------------|
|-1-------1-1-1---x-12----12b-----|-----1---1---1---0-1-------------|
|-2-------2-2-2---x-12-14----14---|-----2---2---2---0-2-----2---0---|
|-2-------2--------------------14-|-----2-------2-----------2-------|
|-0-------0-----------------------|-0-----------0-------0---0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E
  messin' 'round town

31
  C               Gadd9             D               A
|---------0---------5-3-------3---|-----------------5---5-7p5-------|
|---------1---0---3-3-3-----3-3---|-----7-----------5---5-5---5-5\--|
|---------0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0---|-7---7---7-7-----6---6-6---6-6\--|
|-----------------0-0-0-----0-----|-7---7---9-7-7---7---7-7---7-7\--|
|-3---3---------------------------|-7h9-9-------9-------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|-----------------5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               Gadd9             D            A
  Ah. Uh, yes I   did I shot her,     you know I caught my old lady messin' 'round

33

* repeat for beats 3 & 4
                                                ______*______
                                               |             | 
|-----------------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
|-9-------9-------0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
|-9-------9-9-9---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
|-9---9---9-9-9---2---------------|------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7-7-7---2---------------|------------------------------------|
|---------0-------0---------------|------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 -  &  -  2  -  &  - ...    ... - |

  town           And I gave her the gun         I   shot her!


[Guitar SOLO:]

35
  C               Gadd9             D               A
      ~~~                 ~~~~~         ~~~
|---------12----------------------|---------12-12-------------------|
|-15b-------15-12-----------------|-15b--------15-12---12-----------|
|----------------14br-12--12------|-----------------14b--14-12-14-12|
|-----------------------14--------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


37
  E       N.C.                      E       E7
  ~~~~~~~                 ~~~~~~                      ~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------15b------15b------------|
|---------12--12----------12------|---------------------------------|
|-14--------14-------12-------14\-|---------------------------------|
|------------------14--14---------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                  All right!        Shoot her one more time again, baby!

39
  C                         Gadd9
                                      ~~~~~~~
|-12-12-12------12----------------------------|
|-12-15-12-12b--12-15------12-----------------|
|----------14---------14b----------14-12------|
|-----------------------------0-14------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &   -   2  -  &  - 3  -  &  - 4 - & - |

40
  Dsus4           A
|---------12-15br-12------12------|
|-----12---------------15---15----|
|-14b---------------14b-------14b-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


41
  E7
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                   ~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-12------------------------------|-12------------------------------|
|-----------------14\----/16-14-16|-----14\-------------------------|
|------------------------/16------|-----14\-----------/14\----------|
|---------------------0-----------|----------------/10--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


INTERLUDE:

43
  C               G                 D               A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------2---3---4---|-5-------------------4---5---6---|
|-----0---1---2---3---------------|-----2---3---4---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                      Ah!               Ah!
45
  E
|-----0-----------------------0---|---------------------------------|
|-----0-------7-7-------------0---|---------------------------------|
|-------------7-7---7-7---9-------|-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-------------------|
|-9------7h9p7--7-7-7-7-9-9-9-----|-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-7/9--9--7-9-----|
|-7-------------------------------|-9-7-9-9-7-9-9-9-7/9--9--7-9-----|
|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------12\-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE3:

47
  C               G                 D               A
|---------0---0-----------7-7-----|-------------------------7---5---|
|---------0---0---------8-8-8-----|---------7---------5-5---5---5---|
|--9--9-----------7---7---7-7-----|-----7---7---7-----6-6---6---6---|
|--10-10----------7-9-----9-9-9\--|---7-7---7---7---7-7-7---7---7---|
|---------------------------------|-5-5-5---5---5---x-x-------------|
|-8-------------------------------|-----------------5-5-------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Hey, Joe,       said now, uh, where you gonna run

49
  E7
|-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-----|---------0-------0-0---0-0-0-0---|
|-----5---5-5-3---5-3-5---0-0-----|---------0-0-0---3-5-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---------------------------1-1---|-----1---------------4-----------|
|-----------------------------2---|-0---2---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-0---0---------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  to now, where you gonna run to?                       Yeah.

51
  C               Gadd9             D               A
|-----------------3-3-5---5-----3-|-------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-------7---7-------5-5---5-5-5-5-|
|---------5-------4-------4-4-4---|-----7-7-7-7-7-----6-6---6-6-6-6-|
|---------5---5---5---------------|-7---7---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|
|-3---3-------3---x---------------|-7/9-----9-------x---------------|
|-----------------3---------------|-----------------5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Hey,    Joe,    I said                    where you gonna run

53
  E                                 N.C.
|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------------|
|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|------------------12-----------------|
|-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|------12-12-14-12-12-14-12-----12----|
|-----2---2-------2---2---2---2---|------12-12-14-12----x--x----14--14\-|
|-----2---------------------------|-14-14---------------15-14-------14\-|
|-0---0---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1  -  &  - 2 - & -  3 - & - 4 - & - |

  to now, where you, where you gonna go?                    Well, dig it?

55
  C               Gadd9             D               A
|---------------------5---3-------|---------------------5---5-------|
|---------------------3---3-------|-----7-7-7-----------5---5-------|
|-----5---5-5---------4---4-------|-----7-7-7-7---------6---6-------|
|-----5---5-5---------5---5-------|-0/9-9-9-7-7---------7---7-------|
|-3---3---3-3---------x-------0---|-----------9-7-5-----------------|
|-------------2/3-3-3-3-----------|-----------------5---------5\0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          I'm goin' way down south,                     way down to

57
  E               N.C.              E
|---------0-----------------------|-0-------0-------0---------------|
|---------0---------------------0-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------1-2-4-------------------|-----1-----1-------1-----1---0---|
|---------2-2-2-----4b-2----0h2---|-------------------2-----2-------|
|---------x-------2-------2-------|-------------------x-------------|
|-0---0---0-----------------------|-------------------0-------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Mexico way!                       All right!

59
  C               G                 D               A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------2---3---4---|-5-------------------4---5---6---|
|-----0---1---2---3---------------|-----2---3---4---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  I'm goin' way down south                            way down where I

61
 
|-----------------------------0---|-------------------------------------|
|---9-9---9-7-7-7---------9---0---|---10-10-9-9---9-----9-9--9----------|
|---9-9---9-7-7-7-----9---9-9-----|-9----9--9-9-9-9-----9-9--9--9--9--9\|
|-9-9-9---9-7-7-7-7h9-9---9-9-----|-9-11------12--12------12-12-11-11-9\|
|-7-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - &  -  2 - & - 3  -  & - 4 - & - |

  can be free!            Ain't no one
                                    gonna find me babe!


63
  C               Gadd9             Dsus4           A
|---------0---------5-3---5-3-----|-----3---------------------------|
|---------1-1-0---3-3-3---3-3-5-3-|-----3---------------------------|
|---------0-0-0---4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|-----------------2-2-2---2-------|
|-----------------5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-0-------2---3---2-2-2---2-------|
|-3---3-----------x---------------|-----------------0-0-0---0-------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------3p0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Ain't no hangman gonna            he ain't gonna put a rope around

65
  E                      
|---------0-------0---------------|-0-------0---0---0---0-----------|
|-0-------0-------0---------------|-0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-1-1-1---2---1---2---1---1-------|
|-2-------------------0-------2---|-2-2-2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
|-2-----------------2-------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---------------------------12\-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  me! You better believe it right   now! I gotta go now!


OUTRO:

68
  C               G                 D               A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------2---3---4---|-5-------------------4---5---6---|
|-----0---1---2---3---------------|-----2---3---4---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Hey,    hey, hey Joe,                 you better run on down

70
  E               E7                E
|-0-------0---0---2/4-4-----------|---------0---0---0_-0----0-0-----|
|-0-------0-------------3_---3_---|---------0---0---0_-0----0-0-----|
|-1---------------2/4-4----4---4--|---------1---2---2_-2-2b-2-1-----|
|-2-------------------------------|---------2---------------0---2_0-|
|-2-------------------------------|---------2-----------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                 Goodbye everybody.         Ow!

72
  C               G                 D               A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-------------------2---3---4---|-5-------------------4---5---6---|
|-----0---1---2---3---------------|-----2---3---4---5---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Hey,    hey,    Joe what'd I  say,                run on  down


74
  E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |