Purple Haze Chords
by Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E(). It uses the chords E7(9), G5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E7(9) G5 A5 (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8----8---8---8--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---6----6---6---6----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8b------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9------7---/5-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--7-5/7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-7b9--5--5----------------5-7/9--5h7-5-----|
A|-5/7------------------------5-6/7--------------7---|
E|-------------------5--7--3-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7-7-9---------------------------------------|
D|---7/9---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E7(9) G5 A5
Purple haze was in my brain
E7(9) G5 A5
Lately things dont seem the same
E7(9) G5 A5
I am actin funny but I dont know why
E7(9)
Excuse me while i kiss the sky
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8~--------8~------------------|
G|--11--9---7-------7----------7---------------------|
D|--------------7/9--------7/9-----------------------|
A|--9---7---5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E7(9) G5 A5
Purple haze all around
E7(9) G5 A5
Don't know i f I'm coming up or down
E7(9) G5 A5
Am i happy or in misery?
E7(9)
What ever it is that girl putt a spell on me
Solo:
e|------------------------------------15~--------15~-|
B|--------12/14--------12/14-------------------------|
G|------9------------9-------------12----------12----|
D|-9/11---------9/11---------12/14-------12/14-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------15-------15-------15-------12h14-12h14-------|
G|-14b16---14/16----14/16----14/16-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h14p12-------12---------------------------------|
G|----------14-14----14-13-14-14b16-----12-14p12---12|
D|----------------------------------/14----------14--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-12-11--------------------------9-11-9h11p9-----|
D|----------14-12-12-14-12-11-12-/12-------------12--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------14-12h14p12\10-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-11---11----11----11------9-11-12----------------|
D|------12---12----12----12-12-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-14---------------------------------------------|
B|-------14h15p14-12h14-12h14p12----------15---------|
G|-------------------------------14-14b16----14b16---|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Help me, help me
Oh, I don't know
Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8b------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9------7---/5-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--7-5/7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-7b-7b------5-7b9--7----------------------|
A|--5-6/7----------5/7-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8b------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9------7---/5-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------5--7-5/7--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------
E7(9) G5 A5
Purple haze was all in my eyes
E7(9) G5 A5
Don't know if it's day or night
E7(9) G5 A5
You've got me blowing, blowing my mind
E7(9)
Is it tomorrow or just the end of time
e|----------15~---------15~--------------------------|
B|---------------------------14-15-14--12------15b17-|
G|-------12-----------12-------------------14-12-----|
D|-12/14-------12/14---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Who knows?
Help me, yeah
Come on know
Tell me, tell me