My Friend Jimi Hendrix

Chords-intro(G7 D7 G7 C G7 D7), (G C F F# G)2X, B Em Em/D C

G Bb/F C/E C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim, G B/F# Em Em/D C F G

(SPOKEN): "You all pass me that bottle. I'll sing

you a real song."

Well I'm [G]looking through [C7]Harlem, my stomach [F]squeals just a [F#]little [G]more.

The s[G]tagecoach full of [C/E]feathers and footprints rolls [F]up to my [F#]soapbox [G]door.

Now a [B/F#]lady with a pearl handled necktie tied [Em]to the [Em/D]driver's [C]fence

G Bb/F C/E C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim*

breathes in my face bourbon and coke possessed words,

"Haven't I [G]seen you some[B/F#]where in [Em]hell, or [Em/D]was it [C]just an [F]acci[G]dent?"

(play first two measures of intro and say)

"You know how I felt then"

Chorus

And [B/F#]sometimes it's not so easy 'specially [Em]when [Em/D]your only [C]friend

[G]talks, [B/F#]sees, looks and [Em]feels like[Em/D] you. You [C]do just the [F]same as [G]him.

(play intro and say)

"It gets very lonely out here in this room baby"

Intro:

[G7] [D7] [C7] [G7] [C7] [G7] [D7]

 
 -6/7~--6\5~------0-----------3-------3----|
 -------------4/5----5-5-4----3--1----3--3-|
 -6/7~--6\5~---------------3/4---3--3/4--5-|
 -------------4/5----5-5-4-------2-------4-|
 --------------------------------3-------5-|
 ------------------------------------------|

* Diminished riff:

[C#dim] [Edim] [Gdim] [A#dim]

 
 -3-------6------9-----12----|
 -2-------5------8-----11----|
 -3-------6------9-----12----|
 -2-------5------8-----11----|
 ----------------------------|
 ----------------------------|

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{t:My Friend}
 {st:Jimi Hendrix}
 
 Chords-intro(G7 D7 G7 C G7 D7), (G C F F# G)2X, B Em Em/D C
 G Bb/F C/E C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim, G B/F# Em Em/D C F G
 
 (SPOKEN): "You all pass me that bottle. I'll sing
 you a real song."
 
 Well I'm [G]looking through [C7]Harlem, my stomach [F]squeals just a [F#]little [G]more.
 The s[G]tagecoach full of [C/E]feathers and footprints rolls [F]up to my [F#]soapbox [G]door.
 Now a [B/F#]lady with a pearl handled necktie tied [Em]to the [Em/D]driver's [C]fence
 G Bb/F C/E C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim*
 breathes in my face bourbon and coke possessed words,
 "Haven't I [G]seen you some[B/F#]where in [Em]hell, or [Em/D]was it [C]just an [F]acci[G]dent?"
 
 (play first two measures of intro and say)
 "You know how I felt then"
 
 Chorus
 And [B/F#]sometimes it's not so easy 'specially [Em]when [Em/D]your only [C]friend
 [G]talks, [B/F#]sees, looks and [Em]feels like[Em/D] you. You [C]do just the [F]same as [G]him.
 
 (play intro and say)
 "It gets very lonely out here in this room baby"
 
 Intro:
 
 [G7] [D7] [C7] [G7] [C7] [G7] [D7] 
 {sot}
 -6/7~--6\5~------0-----------3-------3----|
 -------------4/5----5-5-4----3--1----3--3-|
 -6/7~--6\5~---------------3/4---3--3/4--5-|
 -------------4/5----5-5-4-------2-------4-|
 --------------------------------3-------5-|
 ------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * Diminished riff:
 [C#dim] [Edim] [Gdim] [A#dim] 
 {sot}
 -3-------6------9-----12----|
 -2-------5------8-----11----|
 -3-------6------9-----12----|
 -2-------5------8-----11----|
 ----------------------------|
 ----------------------------|
 {eot}

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Detman101 (report)

It should be noted that around the "G Bb/F C/E" part before the Diminished run, Jimi does a bass walkdown on the "G" chord by holding the "G" and walking down to "F#" then "F" then "open E".

Dm