#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Purple Haze Album: Are You Experienced? Other Album: Various compilations Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix Copyright © 1967 Track Records Published by Track Records Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Unusually for Hendrix, this is in standard tuning. Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend r - release / - slide-up \ - slide down x - muted note _ - tied note ~ - vibrato |-3 -| - triplet INTRO: Electric guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---------------8-------|---------8---------------8-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---------------6---------------|-6---------------6---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8b----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------| |/9-----------7________-------7\--|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-0--5-------5/7------------------| |---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|------------5/7___---------------| |---------8b----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------| |/9-----------7________-------7\--|/5---0---------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------5/7___-----------5/7-| |---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---7---7b8--5___---------------|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----0-------------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------0---3____---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~~~~ |--------------12__---------------|---------------------0-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------0-------0-----------| |---------------------------------|-----7---7---9____---x-----------| |-----5--7b8-5/7___-------5---0---|/9-------------------------------| |5/7------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------12\-----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8---x-8-----8___8\--|---------3-----------5-5-7p5-5---| |---------7---7---x-7-----7___7\--|---------4-----------6-6-6---6---| |---------6---6---x---6---6___6\--|-----5---5-----------7-7-7---7---| |---------7---7-------7---7___7\--|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---5---5-5-5-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E7(#9) G A |-------------0-----0-0---0-------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8---x-8-8---8-------|---------5-----------5-5-7p5-5---| |---------7---7---x-7-7---7-------|---------4-----------6-6-6---6---| |---------6---6---x-6-6-6-6-------|---------5-----------7-7-7---7---| |---------7---7-----7-7-7-7-------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------7/12\-|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |---------8---8---8---------------|-3-------3-----------5-5h7-5-----| |---------7---7---7---------------|-4-------4-------6---6-6---6-6---| |---------6---6---6-------6-------|-5-------5-------7---7-----7-7---| |---------7---7-----------7---7-7-|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------0-----------|-3---3-------3---5---------5-5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Purple haze all in my brain E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------3-----------------------| |---------8---8-----8-----8-8-----|-3-------3---3-3-5---5-7-7p5-5---| |---------7---7-----7-----7-7---x-|-4-------4---4---6---6-6-6---6---| |---------6---6-----6-----6-----x-|-5-------5---5---7---7-------7---| |---------7---7-----------7---7-x-|---------------------------------| |-0---------------0---0-----------|-3---3-------3---5---5-------5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lately, things don't seem the same E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8---8-8-----8-------|---------3-------5---5-7-7p5-5---| |---------7---7---7-7-----7-------|-4---4---4-------6---6-6-6---6---| |---------6---6---6-6-----6-------|-5---5---5-------7---7-7-7---7---| |---------7---7---7-7-----7-------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------0-----------|-3---3---3---3---5---5-5-----5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Acting funny but I don't know why |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------9/11--9---7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------7/9---7---5-------| |-0-6-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky ~~ |---------------------------------| |---------8b--------------8b------| |-----7---------------7-----------| |/9--------------/9---------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8-----8-8-8-8-------|---------3-----------5-----------| |---------7---7-----7-7-7-7-------|---------4-------6---6---6\------| |---------6---6-----6-6-6-6-------|---------5-------7---7---7\------| |---------7---7-----7-7-7-7---0---|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---5-----5---------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Purple haze all a - round E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8-----------------------|---------3-------5-5-7-5-x-x-----| |---------7-----------------------|---------4-------5-5-5-5-x-x-----| |---------6-----------------------|---------5-------7-7-7-7-x-x-----| |---------7---------5h7-5---------|---------------------------------| |-0--------------5h7------7-6-5---|-3---3---3---3---5---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Don't know if I'm going up or down E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8-------------------|---------3-------5-5-5-7p5---5---| |---------7---7-------------------|---------4-------6-6-6-6-----6---| |---------6---6-------5-----------|---------5-------7-7-7-7-----7---| |---------7---7-----5---7-5-------|---------------------------------| |-0---------------7---------7-6-5-|-3---3---3---3---5-----5-----5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Am I hap-py or in mis - ery? ~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------9/11--9---7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------7/9---7---5-------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Whatever it is, a girl put a spell on me ~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8b--------------8\--0---|---------12br------------12br----| |-----7---------------7-----------|-----9---------------9-----------| |/9--------------/9---------------|/11-------------/11--------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Help me! ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~ |---------15--------------15--12--|---------------------------------| |-----12--------------12----------|-----15------15--15--15--15------| |-----12--------------12----------|-14b----14b------14b-14b-14b-----| |/14-------------/14--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Help me! Oh, no no! GUITAR SOLO: Notes: Lead guitar uses tremolo throughout. ~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------------------| |16h18-16h18-16h18---16\14-14---------------------| |--------------------------------14h16-14-14\13---| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~ |------------------14--14-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |13/14-----14--14--14--14-----12-14-12----|-12------11/12\11-11-------------| |--------------------------14\---------14-|---------------------14--12------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ~~~~~ |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----12-14-12-11-12--12------14--16_____-14h16p14/12---14--14/16---12------| |-----------------------14/16---------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |-------------------------12----------| |---------------------------12--------| |-----------------------------x-------| |-16-12-16-12-16--12-(12)------12-14--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |----------14--12h14p12------12---------| |------------------------15----14h15p14-| |-11-12---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |__3___| |-----------------------------------------| |-14-12h14---12h14p12---------15----------| |--------------------14b___-------14b16\--| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [INTRO bit repeated:] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8b----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------| |/9-----------7--(7)-----(7)\-----|/5---0---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------5/7---7____________---| |---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ooh! Aah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------| |/9-----------7--(7)-----(7)\-----|/5---0---------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------5h7---7---------------| |---------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ooh! Aah! ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----5h7-7b8-7b9r-7--(7)--5-------|5h7-7-7b--7p5----------------------| |/7-------------------------7-----|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------3--(3)------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ooh! Aah! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------8b9----------------------|-----------------------------x---| |-----7---------------------------|-----------------------------x---| |/9-----------7--(7)------7\------|/5---------------------------x---| |---------------------------------|-----5------5s7--7-----------x---| |---------------------------------|---------0---------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ooh! Aah Yeah! VERSE3: E7(#9) G A |-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---| |---------8---8-----8-8-8-8---0---|-----3-3-3---3---5---5---7-7-5---| |---------7---7-----7-7-7-7-------|-----4-4-4---4---6-------6-6-6---| |---------6---6-------------------|-----5-5-5---5---7---------------| |---------7---7-------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-3---3-3-3---3---5---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Purple haze all in my eyes E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8---8-8-8-8-8-------|-----3---3---3-/-5---5-7-7p5---0-| |---------7---7---7-7-7-7-7-------|-----4---4---4-/-6---6-6-6---6---| |---------6---6---6-6-6-6-6-------|-----5---5---5-------------------| |---------7---7---7-7-7-7-7-------|---------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0---|-3---3---3---3-/-5---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Don't know if it's day or night E7(#9) G A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------8---8-8-8-8-8-----------|-3---3-----------5---8p7-7---5---| |---------7---7-7-7-7-7-----------|-4---4---4-------6---6-----------| |---------6---6-6-6-6-6---6-------|-5---5---5-------7---7-----------| |---------7---7-7-7-7-7-------7\--|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-3---3---3-------5---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | You've got me blowin', blowin' my mind |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------9/11--9---7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------7/9---7---5-------| |-0-5-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Is it to -morrow or just the end of time? |---------------------------------| |---------8b--------------8\--0---| |-----7---------------7-----------| |/9--------------/9---------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OUTRO: Notes: The lead part is played over rhythm chords that I've indicated. After the first four bars of the outro, the lead part just repeats over E7(#9) - F#5 - D5 to the fade. Lead part: ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Asus2 Bsus4 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------12------|---------------------9---12------| |---------------------12----------|----------------/11--------------| |----------------/14--------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ooh Help me Lead part: ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D5 E7(#9) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------12--14-15-14--12h14p12---|--------15br----15br----15-15-15-| |(12)--------------------------14-|-12------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Aah, yeah. Purple Haze, yeah Lead part: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F#5 D5 |------5------| |--3--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-15---15-15-15-15--15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Oh no [repeat last bar to fade with ad libbed spoken part...]