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Artist Jimi Hendrix
Track Up From the Skies
Album Axis Bold As Love
Guitar is tuned down half a tone ie E=Eb A=Ab D=Db ect
Yep, get your wah wah pedal out, spark up and let it flow! This is a really atypical Hendrix tune, but is
one of my favourites. And it’s quite simple too!
B9 F#7
I just want to talk to you.
B9 F#7
I won’t uh, do you no harm,
B9 F#7
I just want to know about
B9 F#7
your different lives,
B9 F#7
on this here people farm.
B9 C9 F#7
I heard some of you got your families,
B9 C9 F#7
living in cages tall & cold,
B9 C9 F#7
And some just stay there and dust away,
B9 C9 F#7
past the age of old.
B9 C9 F#7
is this true?
B9 C9 F#7
Please let me talk to you.
C#9 D9 G#7
I just wanna know about,
C#9 D9 G#7
the rooms behind your minds,
C#9 D9 G#7
Do I see a vacuum there,
C#9 D9 G#7
or am I going blind?
C#9 D9 G#7
Or is it just remains from vibrations
C#9 D9 G#7
and echoes long ago,
C#9 D9 G#7
Things like ‘Love the World’
C#9 D9 G#7
and ‘Let your fancy flow’,
B9 C9 F#7
Is this true?
B9 C9 F#7
Please let me talk to you.
B9 C9 F#7
Let me talk to you.
C5 C#5
I have lived here before,
C5 B5
the days of ice,
C5 C#5
And of course this is why
C5 B5
I’m so concerned,
C9 C#9
And I come back to find
C9 B9
the stars misplaced
C9 C#9
and the smell of a world
C9 B9
that has burned.
(Solo)
The smell of a world that has burned.
Well, maybee, maybe it’s just a change of
climate.
C#7 E7#9
I can dig it, I can dig it baby, I just want to see.
B9 F#7
So where do I purchase my ticket,
B9 F#7
I would just like to have a ringside seat,
B9 F#7
I want to know about the new Mother Earth,
B9 F#7
I want to hear and see everything,
B9 F#7
I want to hear and see everything,
B9 F#7
I want to hear and see everything.
Aw, shucks,
If my daddy could see me now.
Generally speaking Jimi rocks his pedal at a constant pace, like you would if you were tapping your foot
with the music. The actual rhythm ebbs and flows and changes in a real jazzy way, so you’ll need to listen
the track. The chord change from B9 to C9 (and likewise from C#9 to D9) in particular changes in form and timing and is sometimes even omitted. So basically as with all tunes by improvisationally inspired artists
best just to do your own thing!
Chord positions
B9 C9 C#9 C#7 D9 E7#9 F#7 G#7 B5 C5 C#5
E 2 3 4 X 5 X 2 4 x x x
B 2 3 4 5 5 8 2 4 X X X
G 2 3 4 4 5 7 3 5 X X X
D 1 2 3 3 4 6 2 4 4 5 6
A 2 3 4 4 5 7 4 6 2 3 4
E x x x X x x 2 4 x x x
Solo
E—————————————————————–|
B—————————————————————–|
G—————————————–4———————–|
D—–2—4—-2————————–4—-2—4——2–4-2–|
A–4——————–0–2–4—–2——————4———-|
E—————————————————————–|
E—————————————————————–|
B————————-5—–7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7—-x———-|
G———————-6——————————————|
D———-0—–4 s 6——————————————–|
A–2—4———————————————————-|
E—————————————————————–|
E—————————————————————–|
B——————————————4———————-|
G———————————–6——4———————-|
D—x—-x—x————2-h-4-s-6—-6——-6-s-4—-2———|
A—x—-x—x—-2—-4——————————————|
E—————————————————————–|
E—————————————————————–|
B—————————————————————–|
G—————————————2——2-2-4-x————|
D——————4—2———-4—–2——2-2-4-x————|
A——2—4————–4-p-2————-4———————|
E—————————————————————–|
Have Fun.
Damski
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