Killing Floor
Originally done by Howlin’ Wolf, this is the Jimi Hendrix Experience
version. This version can be heard on the BBC sessions album or from
Radio One.
The song can be divided into 3 main riffs:
Riff one:
G—————–
D—–5-5-3-3—–
A————-5-5-
E-3-3————-
Riff two:
G—–5-5-3-3—–
D————-5-5-
A-3-3————-
E—————–
Riff three:
G—–7-7-5-5—–
D————-7-7-
A-5-5————-
E—————–
Structure:
Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x2
Riff 1 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x1
At the end throw this in:
G———
D———
A-4-5-6-7-
E———
Pretty easy, your basic I-IV-V progression. With Jimi’s guitar the song
sounds bad ass. Email me at [email protected] with comments
or corrections.
