Vaughandrix Chords
by Jimi Hendrix
Vaughandrix by Jimi Hendrix is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dmaj. It uses the chords Dmaj7, Esus, Dadd9, C#m, B, A, E, D, G and Emaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Hi there,
for those who have been looking for it since nobody tabbed it, here it is, for those
who don't know: This is one of the most beautiful instrumentals i've ever heard. It
was written in tribute to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan by Mark Cole, a former
guitarist of the band Charge. You can find this and other songs for download at their
website www.sampleaccurate.com.
Hope you enjoy. Bye. Knut
(0:00) Intro
Gtr I
E let ring troughout
|---0---------|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
|---0---------|-------------------|---5-----------|---------------------5h7p5-|
|---1---------|-----------4-4h6p4-|-6---6p4-------|-----------------4-6-------|
|---2---------|-----2h4/6---------|---------6p4\2-|---2h4p2---2h4/6-----------|
|---2-------2-|-2h4---------------|---------------|-4-------4-----------------|
|-0-0-0h2h4---|-------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
Dmaj7 Esus
------|-2-2h4-0-|
----5-|-2-2---0-|
--6---|-2-2---4-|
------|-0-0---2-|
------|---------|
------|---------|
(0:11)
|---------------|-----------2-0h2p0---0-0-|-----------------|------------|
|---5-----------|-----0h2p0---------2-0-4-|-----------------|---5h7p5----|
|-6---6-4-6-----|---4-----------------4-4-|-----4-------2---|---------4--|
|-----------6---|-4-------------------2-2-|---4---4---2---2-|--6---------|
|-------------2-|-------------------------|-2-------0-------|------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-4----------|
--7-4h7p4--------------|
----------4-7--6--4--5-|
------------6--6--4--4-| This should give you an example
------------6--6--4--4-| of how to play the intro
------------9--9--6--7-|
-----------------------|
(0:23) Rhythmsection
E let ring Dadd9 C#m
|-4--4--4--x--x--|-4--x--x--5--|-5--5--5--5-x-x-5--4-|-4------x---|
|-5--5--5--x--x--|-5--x--x--5--|-5--5--5--5-x-x-5--5-|-5h7p5--x---|
|-4--4--4--x--x--|-4--x--x--7--|-7--7--7--7-x-x-7--6-|-6------x---|
|-6--6--6--x--x--|-6--x--x--7--|-7--7--7--7-x-x-7--6-|-6------x---|
|-7--7--7--x--x--|-7--x--x--5--|-5--5--5--5-x-x-5--4-|-4------x---|
|-x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x-|-x------x---|
B A
--x-----0----|
--4h5p4-2----|
--4-----2----|
--4-----2----|
--x-----0----|
--7-----x----|
(0:33) Fill 1
|--------------------|-------------------| The first part ends here.
|-5---5-5-5/7-10-5---|-5-----------------| It repeats troughout the song over
|-6h7-6-7-7/9--9-6h7-|-6-6---------------| and over again.
|--------------------|---7---------------| Just listen and you'll recognize.
|--------------------|-----7h9-----------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Gtr I keeps playing -> all this again
Gtr II comes in
(0:39) Lead
Gtr II
|---------------|---------------|----------------| ~ Those vibratos are
|---------------|---------------|----------------| everywhere on the lead,
|---------------|----9-9-11-9---|----9-9-11-9----| but i'm to lazy to tab'em
|------9-9h11~ -|-11----------9-|-11----------11-| all. So find'em yourself.
|- /11----------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|- /11-9----9-11-9/11-|----9-11-11b13-13r11-9-|
|--------11-----------|-11--------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|-9h11-9-11-11b13-13r11p9----|-9-11b13-13r11p9----|-------------|
|-------------------------11-|-----------------11-|-11/14-14----|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|-------------|
(1:11) Fill 2
Gtr I
The second time fill 1 is followed by some chords which are supposed to be
Es (or A?). I think the bar chords at VII and XII will do.
E A D G B e
E (x 7 9 9 9 7 )
E (12 14 14 13 12 12)
Presumably there are other chords, too, but i'm too stupid to recognize them.
However this fill is fucking short anyway, so don't panic. Take it or leave it.
There won't be much difference if you don't.
(1:12)
Gtr II
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|------------11-----|-----9-11b13-13r11-9-11p9---|
|- /14-13-14----14--|--11----------------------9-|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------12-----------|
|--9-8-9/11b13r11/13-14-13-14----14-13-14--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
--------|
--------|
--13----|
-----14-|
--------|
--------|
|--------------------------------|------------|
|--------------------------------|------------|
|------7-9-7---7-9-7---7---7-7h9-|--------5/7-|
|- /10-------9-------9---9-------|-9-10-9-----|
|--------------------------------|------------|
|--------------------------------|------------|
This was mainly the leadpart of Gtr II, which is repeated all over, too, but with some variations.
f.ex.:
(2:16)
|-----------------------|----14b16-16r14p12-10-------|
|-----------------------|----------------------14----|
|-9-11-11b13-13r11p9----|----------------------------|
|--------------------11-|-14-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
(3:01)
|------------------|
|------------------|
|- /7-9-7-9-7/9----|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
(3:59)
|---------12----------------12-12h14-12----|
|- /12-15----15-12-15-12-15----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
As you can see i'm too lazy to tab the whole leadpart down again. But it's not that difficult.
The song is in E so maybe the lead will be an Emaj7-scale, just remember that and
a little bit ;-)
In minute 3 there goes a chordprogression that i couldn't figure out, further there are
for the lead played by Gtr I which i can't hear clearly, too. Maybe some of you got an
I hope so.
This far, i'm done.
Any corrections, greets, lovedeclarations, deathwishes, nuts, and else go to [email protected]
Keep on rocking!