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Performed by: Jimi Hendrix
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Author/Artist: Jimi Hendrix
Title: Star Spangled Banner
Album: Live at the L.A. Forum
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
Tuning: 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

I just put the main parts you can understand. Since
Jimi changes the psychotic madness with the whammy
each time I'm not going to really put down the parts where
he goes of on the 'solos'. This is just like he plays it though.
With all the extreme bends and vibrato! Also, Jimi uses a lot of
feedback in various areas in this version.

Tab Key =
b = full step bend or more
v = vibrato (with the whammy bar or with your fingers)
~ = let note ring or sustain
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/slide up
\\slide down

· = use the wah pedal if you want to (sounds pretty cool)
· = Whenever you se bv~ that means a very rapid bend and
vibrato to get a whammy bar sound. And you should go
off every now and then into some heavy feedback solo
kind of thing. Listen to his version to get the idea
of how to improve this stuff.

-----------------0~-|--4--2--0--------------|---------------------------|
-0------------0-----|-----------------------|--0--0--9bv~-7--5h7p5--/4~-|
----1-----1---------|-----------1--/3--4bv~-|---------------------------|
-------2------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|

--------------------------|-----------------0~~~--|--4h5p4--2h4p2p0--|
-2--4--5bv-5bv--0---------|--0-----------0--0~~~--|------------------|
-------------------1------|-----1-----1-----------|------------------|
----------------------2b--|--------2--------------|------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|------------------|

This below is a cool little slide. The v = whammy bar vibrato.
7/9bv = is a quick slide from 7 to 9 then bend and vibrate.
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|--0--0---7/9bv--5b-r--5h7p5--/4~-|
-1/3\\/1/3/4/6/8bvvv---6h8p6h8p6--4h6p4~-|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Then 7bvv is a very whammy sounding bend you do with your fingers.
--------------------------|--4-4-4--5b--7bvv--7bvvv--|--13\\--|
-2--4--5bv-5bv--0---------|--------------------------|-------|13\\ = quick slide
-------------------1------|--------------------------|-------| down frtbrd.
----------------------2v--|--------------------------|-------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
--------------------------|--------------------------|-------|

-5-4--2-4-5bv-5bv--|--------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|--10--9--7h9p7\\5\\4--4bvv~-|--2--4--5----------------|
-------------------|--------------------------|-----------1~--/3--/4bv~-|
-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|

----------0--------------|-----------------------------------------|
----0--5-----5--4--2--2--|--2--4--5--7--/9-10--9--7--7h9p7--5--\\4~-|
-4-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

7brbrvv = fast and heavy vibrato Very fast hammer and pull
-------0--2---/4--5---7brbrvv--|-------|--0--2--4--5~-|--4h5p4h5p4--2h4p2--|
----0--------------------------|-------|--------------|--------------------|
-4-----------------------------|-------|--------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|-------|--------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|-------|--------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|-------|--------------|--------------------|

-0brbrbrbrbrbrvvvvv--|This last bar is a very extreme bend & vibrato with the
-0brbrbrbrbrbrvvvvv--|whammy bar. You can also bend the strings right behind the
---------------------|nut if you have a Les Paul type guitar like me. Just press
---------------------|down and release the strings behind the nut rapidly to get
---------------------|the effect. It’s easier than it sounds.
---------------------|
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coldshot11coldshot11 Unknown Date
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sounds perfect but i dont realy think you have to tune a half step down
incarceratedincarcerated December 13, 2007 at 9:26 am
this tab is preety good but i agree with coldshot11. you dont have to tune down a half step .

TheOutcastTheOutcast January 10, 2008 at 8:41 am
This isn't even half of what he did that day, theres way more. thats the jist of it though
ThomHThomH January 31, 2008 at 7:23 pm
its not a rapid bend. its called a trill. you kinda hammer and pull off real fast
slushie 123slushie 123 June 12, 2008 at 11:13 am
i know im going to sound stupid but how do you read tabs
mxtabsmxtabs June 13, 2008 at 12:13 pm
re: slushie



Please see this link: http://www.mxtabs.net/content/tabexplained/
GuitarPlayer123GuitarPlayer123 July 23, 2008 at 5:16 pm
thanx! im gonna go learn it!
RnRollDamnationRnRollDamnation August 31, 2008 at 7:35 am
Thanx...Adam! sounds right to me 1/2 step down or not. I think it was smart x'ng out the solos also. Make your own passages. Killer man!!
steve86steve86 November 19, 2008 at 12:38 pm
the tab is good but do you think you can tab little wing
BobbymotownBobbymotown November 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm
it sounded right to me Adam but it sounds fine without tuning it down but still good
Willisis2Willisis2 February 05, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I don't tune it down

I tried this song with

a singer once and she was

way off key
hanyackhanyack February 11, 2009 at 11:31 am
good, but like they said^^^, i dont think it needs to be tuned down
ugg126ugg126 May 21, 2009 at 6:17 am
I like it! I took your advice to use the the pedal and that was a good idea!

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