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3 3 13 g V I V V V gV fV gV V} V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II fwah-wah FullM 1/4M FullM T 0 2 (2) 0 1 (0) (1) x 2 (2)O 0 A 2 0 2 2 2 B (0) (2) 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 P H P V V V 3 15 g V V V V I eV V V V V V V c V V V Full (wah Gtrs I, II 1/2M Full Full M O [[[[ M M T 14 14 (14) 12 2 (2)O 0 2 A 14 14 2 2 B 13 12 0 0 sl. P 3 17 g V I W V V V gV V V V V V V (wah off) V V V Gtr II Full 1/4 M M let ring 0 T 0 0 0 (2) O2 (2)O 0 1 A 2 2 B 2 0 0 3 P

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3 21 g V V V I gV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M FullM 1/4M 0 3 3 T 3 3 1 1 2 (2)O 0 A 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 P P

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23 g V I R V V V V V V V gV V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Well I FullM 1/4M T 3 2 0 2 (2)O 0 1 1 A 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 H P P B 1st Verse E 3 25 g V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V stand up next to a V V Vand I chop it down,V with Vthe edge of my 1/4M FullM FullM T 3 0 3 0 0 2 O 2 (2)O 0 A 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 P P 8va

27 g V V V V V V V V V V V I gV fV V w gV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V [[[[[[ FullM FullM 0 0 0 (0) T 0 0 15 0 0 (3) 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 O 0 A 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 P E G

29 g V V V V I V gV V V V fV V gV V fV gV V V eV V V V V Yeah!V V V V V V V V V Well I FullM 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 O 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 A 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 P V V V V V V 31 g V V V V V V I V V k k V V V V V V V V V V V 3 v Full stand up next to a and I chop it down with the edge of 1/4MM O 1/4M FullM FullM FullM 5 (5) 3 0 5 3 5 3 5 5 3 T 5 0 3 0 0 3 (3) 0 3 0 A 5 0 2 2 B P P P H P H P P P Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) - Jimi Hendrix Experience Page 4 of 12

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33 g V V I V V R gV V V gV V V V V V V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V hand. V V V V V V V V V V V V Well I 0 0 T 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 5 5 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 P H sl. P

35 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Vpick Vup all the Vpieces V and make anV V V gV V Vmight evenV raiseV a V little V T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

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37 g V V V V V I V gV V V V V V V fV V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full M Yeah! cause I'm 0 T 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 O 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 P

l 39 g eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V voo - doo Lord knows I'm a voo

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C Guitar Solo V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 43 g V V V I 3 [[ FullM FullM FullMFullM FullM FullM FullM 1 M1/2 FullM T 15 15 O 12 15 15 15 O 12 12 15 12 14 14 (14)O 12 12 14 (14) (14)O (14) (14)O O A 14 B H P H

V W V V V V V V V V V V V V 45 g R V V V V V V I P V V V V V V V V V V V [[ FullM 1 M1/21/2M FullM 12 15 (15) 15 15 12 14 12 12 T 12 12 15 15 15 A 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 B 12 14 14 12 10 12 14 0 0 0 0 H sl. H

V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V 48 g V V V V V I V FullM FullM 12 12 T 15 12 15 12 15 12 14 12 15 12 14 12 12 15 15 12 14 14 14 (14)O 12 A 12 B P P P H P P P

49 g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V FullM FullM 1/4M FullM T 2 (2)O 0 2 2 (2) 0 A 0 2 12 14 12 B 2 14 12 0 0 0 (0) (0) 3 0 x 0 0 P H P H sl. sl.

8va 51 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV fV 3 3 3 3 3 FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM T 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 12 12 15 12 12 12 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 A 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 B P P P P H P H P

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53 g V W I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 FullM FullM FullM M2 15 T 12 15 12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A 14 (14)O 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 B P

3 55 g 3 V V V R I V V V V P V V gV V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M FullM 1/4M 1/4M 0 0 T 0 2 (2)O 0 1 1 2 (2)O 0 A 2 0 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 (0) 3 0 P H P P

3 57 g R } } } R I P gV } } } V V V V V P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M FullM T x x x 0 1 x x x 1 2 (2)O 0 A 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 H P H H P

59 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full Full I wan-na say one more last thing. M M T 2 O 2 O 0 A 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 B 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 H P H H P H P H H P H

61 g } } } V V I V } } } V V V V V V V V V } }V V V V V V V I didn't mean let ring x x T (x) x x x x 12 A 2 x 12 14 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 x x 3 0 0 3 0 sl. sl. sl. H P P P

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D 2nd Verse

63 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full to take up all your sweet M I'll give it right back to you, ah, one of these T 2 0 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 P P

gV 65 g V V V V V V V I V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V FullM 1/4M FullM 0 4 0 T 0 0 3 3 2 (2)O 0 1 1 2 (2)O 0 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 2 0 A 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 (2) 2 2 B 2 2 0 0 0 (2) 0 3 P H P P P H H sl. P P

3 67 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V }V V V V 1/4 M I said I T 1 2 (2)O 0 A 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 x 0 3 0 P H P H P H P H P P P

3 69 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/2 Full mean to take up all you sweet M M I'll give it right back, one of T 2 (2)O (2) (2)O 0 A 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 P P P P

3 3 71 g R V V I V V P V V V V V V V V V V gV V } } V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V } Full days. M Yeah! but if I T 2 (2)O 0 1 A 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 x x 0 B 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 x 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x H P H P P P

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73 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V meetV you no more inV thisV world, V V then VI'll meetV youV inV the nextV oneV V andV don'tV beV V V V V V T A 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 75 g V c I V V V V V V V gV gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full M don't be 'cause I'm a 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2)O 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P

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77 g I eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V Vvoo - dooV child___V V voo - dooV V V V V V V V VLord knows,V V I'm V V V T A 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 sl.

79 g V V V V V V I V} V} V V V V} V} V} V V Vvoo - dooV child. V V V V V Vhey, V V V V T 8 8 (8) (8) (8) 7 7 (7) (7) (7) A x x (x) (x) (x) B 7 7 7 7 7 (7) (7) (7) 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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83 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 3 I'll take me a look for [[ FullM FullM 1 M1/2 1/4M FullM FullM FullM 12 12 15 12 15 15 12 14 12 12 T 15 15 15 15 12 15 12 12 15 12 15 12 12 12 12 14 14 (14)O 12 12 14 A 14 B P P P P H 8va V V 85 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V 5 Ques - tion V an - swer [[[[ FullM FullM 1/2M FullM FullM 12 T 15 15 12 15 15 12 14 (14)O 12 12 14 14 O 14 14 12 12 14 14 14 12 14 12 A 14 14 14 14 12 B 14 12 0 P H H P sl. P

V V V V V V V V V 87 g gV V V V l V V V V l V V I V V V V V gV V V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V} V V V V V V } V FullM 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 (2)O 0 1 1 x x x x x x x x A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B (2) 2 2 x 0 0 3 0 0 P P

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93 g gV V V V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV I V V V gV fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V V fe Vgf V 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 T 15 15 15 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 A 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 B sl. sl. 8va V 94 g gV fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V fV gV V I g V fe V gf V V fe V gf V V fe V gf V V fe V gf V V fe V gf V fV V 3 3 3 3 3 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 T 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 15 15 0 A 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 B sl. sl.sl. 3 3 V 95 g I gV V V fV V V gV V V V V V V u V gV V V V V Gtr II (wah off) FullM Gtrs I, II(wah Gtr II (wah off) T 12 1 2 (2)O 0 1 2 2 0 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 P sl. V V V V V V V V V V 97 g V V V V V V V V V I u V FullM 12 12 12 T 15 15 12 15 12 15 14 12 14 14 (14) (14) 12 14 12 A 12 B H sl.

3 3 99 g V V V l V V V I V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full Gtrs I, II (wah FullM 3 3 T 3 3 3 3 3 2 (2)O 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2)O 0 A 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 P P P

101 g V V V l V W V V W I V V V V W V V W u 3 3 3 3 3 3 T 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B

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V V V V V V V V 103 g V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 B

8va V V V V V V 105 g V V V V l I V V V V u V V V V V gV V W FullM FullM FullM FullM 1 M1/2 0 0 0 0 19 T 0 0 0 0 14 14 14 14 A 2 B 2 2 0 0 3 4 0

107 g V I V V V V gV V V V V V V V gV } fV V V V V V V V FullM FullM 0 T 0 0 x 2 (2)O 0 1 1 1 2 (2)O 0 1 x (0) A 2 2 2 2 2 2 x B 2 2 2 0 0 P P

109 g V V I V V V V gV V gV U W V V V V V V V Gtr II (wah off) FullM FullM FullM 0 0 T 0 0 2 (2)O 0 0 0 1 2 (2)O 2 (2)O 0 A 2 1 1 2 B 2 2 0 P P

V 112 g V V V W V } } V I V V V V V V V gV W V V V V V V V W Gtrs I, II 1 1 1 Full (wah tr[ tr[[[[[[[[[[ M 3 T 0 3 0 (3) 0 (3) 0 x x 0 0 0 2 (2)O 0 1 A 0 2 0 2 2 B 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 P

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