Valleys Of Neptune Chords
by Jimi Hendrix
Valleys Of Neptune by Jimi Hendrix is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, G, A, F, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(afinação Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
(1st Part: 00:00 – 00:35)
E|-3-3--5-----------1-1--3----3--3------------------------------------|
B|-3-3--5----5-555--1-1--3----3--3--5-5-7-------x-------------------|
G|-4-4--6----6-666--2-2--4----4--4--5-5-7-------x-------------------|
D|-5-5--7--7-7-777--3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5-7-(13x)-x-------------------|
A|-5-5--7--7-7-777--3-3--5--5-5--5--3-3-5-------x-------------------|
E|-3-3--5--5-5-555--1-1--3--3-3--3------------------------------------|
E|-3-3--5-----------1-1--3----3--3------------------------------------|
B|-3-3--5----5-55---1-1--3----3--3--5-5\7-------x-------------------|
G|-4-4--6----6-66---2-2--4----4--4--5-5\7-------x-------------------|
D|-5-5--7--7-7-77---3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5\7-(12x)-x-------------------|
A|-5-5--7--7-7-77---3-3--5--5-5--5--3-3\5-------x-------------------|
E|-3-3--5--5-5-555/-1-1--3--3-3--3------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-------5|
B|-3-3-------5|
G|-4-4\------6|
D|-5-5\------7|
A|-5-5\7777777| etc. (...)
E|-3-3\5555555|
(you get the Picture right? He just adds tons of extra bass and strumming
(a few syncopations now and then as well)
So, 00:00 – 00:35 = G A F G C D (3x)
(after the last D )
(2nd Part: 00:35 – 01:12)
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00:35 – 00:55
E|------------------------5---3---2---3|
B|------------------------5---3---3---3|
G|------------------------6---4---4---3|
D|------------------------7...5...4...3|
A|----------3-------------7---5---2---1|
E|-0--3--5-----5--3-0-3/5-5---3---2---1|
E|---------------5--4-3---2---3--------------|
B|---------------5--4-3---3---3--------------|
G|---------------6--5-4---4---3--------------|
D|---------------7..6-5...4...3--------------|
A|-------3-------7--6-5---2---1-------3------|
E|-0-3-5---5-3-0-5--4-3---2---1-0-3-5---5-3-0|
-Strumming pattern from 00:55 – 01:12 is like the 1st Part, but you start with A and you
do the C D transition twice.
00:55 – 01:03
A F G C D C D after D===>
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-----2-5-2------|
D|-2-5-------5-2--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
01:05 – 01:12
A F G C D C D after D===>
3rd Part: 01:13 – 01:35. ‘The ultra syncopation, thingamajig part.’
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01:13 – 01:18 = D (X5777X)
01:19 – 01:29 = A (577655)
01:29 – 01:35 = D (10,12,12,11,10,10)
4th Part: 01:36 – 01:48.
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01:36 – 01:42
E|-----------3---|
B|-------3---3---|
G|-------4---4---|
D|-----5-5-5-5...|
A|-----5-5-5-5---|
E|-0-0-3-3-3-3---|
01:42 – 01:48 (slower paced)
E|-2----|
B|-2----|
G|-3----|
D|-4...-|
A|-4----|
E|-2----|
(This is where it becomes even more interesting when it comes to finding out the
patterns.)
5th Part: 01:48 – 02:15.
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01:48 – 01:54
E|-------5----1-3--------------------|
B|-----9-5----1-3---5-7---10--9--7---|
G|-----9-6----2-4---5-7---10--9--7---|
D|-5/7-9-7...-3.5..-5-7..-10--9--7..-|
A|-5/7---7----3-5---3-5---8---7--5---|
E|-------5----1-3--------------------|
01:54 – 02:02
E|-3-5---1-3-------------------------5----|
B|-3-5---1-3----5-7--10-12-5-7-10-12-5----|
G|-4-6---2-4----5-7--10-12-5-7-10-12-6----|
D|-5-7..-3.5-..-5-7.-10-12-5-7-10-12-7...-|
A|-5-7---3-5----3-5--8--10-3-5-8--10-7----|
E|-3-5---1-3-------------------------5----|
02:02 – 02:15
E|---------2-----------------------------------3-5---1-3--------------|
B|---------2---5-6-7---------------------------3-5---1-3--5--7--------|
G|---------3---5-6-7---------------7-7--5--4---4-6---2-6--5--7--------|
D|---------4..-5-6-7---4---6---7-7-----------5-5-7...3.5..5..7...-----|
A|---------4---3-4-5---------------5-5--3--2-5-5-7---3-5--3--5--------|
E|-0-0-1-2-2---------2---4---5---5-----------3-3-5---1-3--------------|
6th Part: 02:15 – 02:31.
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02:15 – 02:20
E|----5-------3---------|
B|-5~-5-------3----7----|
G|-6~-6-------4----7----|
D|-7~-7...-5~-5...-7...-|
A|-7~-7----5~-5----5----|
E|-5~-5----3~-3---------|
02:21 – 02:31.
E|-1---3---5-----------2---2------------------------------------0-|
B|-1---3---5-----------2---2--5-6-7-----------------------------2-|
G|-2---4---6---------3-3---3--5-6-7-----------------------------2-|
D|-3..-5..-7...------4-4-4-4--5-6-7---7---6---5-5-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-2-|
A|-3---5---7---------4-4-4-4--3-4-5-----------------------------0-|
E|-1---3---5---0-1-2-2-2-2-2--------5---4---3---3-5-5-3-3-2-2-1---|