The Star Spangled Banner as played by Jimi Hendrix live at Woodstock tabbed by rickh@southern.co.nz "We play it the way the air is in America today. The air is slightly static isn't it ? You know what I mean ? " -Jimi 1+++ let ring ~ univibe pedal.Can be approximated with wah wah or whammy bar. FB feedback <12> harmonic () very short note / slide 5^ r bend and release ^^^^ heavy vibrato h p hammer, pulloff 7h9tr trill WB whammy bar slamming WB\ divebomb Blank spaces in the tab mark untranscribable whammy noises. Tune guitar down to E flat. 0:00 FB FB *** E -----------0-~-~-~-~-4-2-0++++--------------------------------- B 0++++---0+++++++++++------------------------------0--0--(7^)9-- G --1+++1--------------------1*-(1/)3-4---<11**>----------------- D ----2---------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------- * Barely audible due to feedback ** Feedback turns note into harmonic *** some open strings are slightly ringing out while this bend is played 0:17 E -----------------------------------------0-~-~-~-~-~-- B 7-5-h7p5-\4---2-4-5-5--0-----0--------0--0-~-~-~-~-~-- G -------------------------1-----1---1^^^--------------- D ---------------------------2+++--2-------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------ 0:33 FB FB E 4h5tr-2h4tr-0------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------0-0--7^9**---- G ---------------1/3\1/3/4/6/8^^^^6h8p6h8p6-4h6p4--<11*>-------------- D ------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------- * FB turns note into harmonic ** Slowly release bend as feedback comes in 0:49 FB E -------------------------------------4-4-4-5-7-7----13^(14)-- B 5-(5/)7-^r--5h7p5\4---2-4-5-5-0------------------------------ G --------------------------------1---------------------------- D ----------------------------------2-------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- 1:05 1:09 1:14 1:22 wb wb wb wb E ---- -12*12*12*--- -0-----12^-12^- **12^14^15----- **12^14^15- B 0*-- -12*12*12*--- -0------------- --------------- ----------- G 0*-- ------------- -0------------- -----------0-0- ----------- D ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- A ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- E ---- ------------- --------------- --------------- ----------- * These notes are rough guesses. Just go for it ** bend up then bend some more 1:31 1:34 1:48 wb wb\ wb wb\ E --- --- 5-4-2-4-5-5-----------0--~-~-~--/8p5h8p5p8**- ------ B 0*- --- ----------------------0--~-~-~--------------- 0*------ G 0*- 14- --------------------------------------------- 0*------- D 0*- --- ------------8---8---8++++~+~+~--------------- -------- A --- 12- --------------7---7-------------------------- -------- E --- --- --------------------------------------------- -------- * Guess ** Drop bar while hammering 2:11 wb\ wb\ WB E ---<3>- 0----- (19^)20-19--15-15--^^^--------15^--- B 0------ 0--0-- ------------------------13^-------- G ------- ------ ----------------------------------- D ------- ------ ---------------------------------- A ------- ------ ---------------------------- E ------- ------ ---------------------------- 2:20 FB wah wah on treble E -----------------------------------------------------4----4----4- B 10--9--7h9p7\5-4---2--4--5-----------------------5--5----5----5-- G ----------------------------1*--/3--/4------(2/)2--4----4----4+-- D ----------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- *Jimi's G string is about half a semitone sharp by now (!) 2:43 E --------0++++++---------------------------------(0)------------ B ----5+++++5--4-2--2--2-4-5-7-9-10--9-7--h9p7-5--(4/)5---4------ G 4-4------------------------------------------------------------ D --------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------- 3:10 FB WB\ E ------0--2-/4--5--7---<19*>----------0--2--4--5-4h5tr-2h4tr-0-- B 0--0--------0-------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------- D --------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------- *FB turns note into harmonic E ----------------0----0---0-- B /5--/8---10-----0----0---0-- G /6--/9---11-----1----------- D /7--/10--12-----2----------- A /7--/10--12-----2----------- E /5--/8---10--\--0-----------