Voodoo Child Chords
Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix Experience is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
tabbed by me
dont steal this tab, because if you do i will hunt you down. Now, the song...
At the very begining, hendrix is just hitting the strings, which are muted, and hes messin
around with his wah pedal.
Intro: With heavy distortion and wah pedal, good fun
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|7^97-7--------7^97-99^7-------------|
D|----9--557^5------9-----------------|
A|------------7-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|7^97-7--------7^9979---------------|
D|----9--557^5-----------------------|
A|------------7----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|7^97-7--------7^97-99^7-------------|
D|----9--557^5------9-----------------|
A|------------7-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
B B R and P
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10^(12)^(12)^8---------|
G|7^97-7--------7^9979-------------------------|
D|----9--557^5---------------------------------|
A|------------7--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Main riff: Distortion and wah
E|---------X----------------------|
B|---------8----------------------|
G|---------7----------------------|this is the chord he uses, but since the
D|---------6----------------------|is different each time, i just put the
A|-2-------7----------------------|chord. Play until bridge.
E|-0030----0----------------------|
Bridge: Distortion and Wah
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-44444444---22222222------------|play once, the verse riff twice, then
D|-XXXXXXXX---XXXXXXXX------------|chorus
A|-55555555---44444444------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Chorus: Distortion and Wah
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-33333333--55555555-------------|
D|-22222222--44444444-------------|
A|-33333333--55555555-------------|
E|--------------------------------|
No solo, cause he just improvises, and you should too, its more fun.