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from "South Saturn Delta" |
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"Midnight Lightning" is an amazing Hendrix slow blues song...
I think I learned more about blues guitar transcribing this than I have in the entire preceeding year. Just pay attention to all his little melodic runs- there's a wealth of information in here. I've only tabbed up to the beginning of the solo (about 1:57 or so into the song...), but that oughta give you enough of a flavor of it to play the rest... As much as it hurts to admit, the ability to transcribe Hendrix fingerpicking is a bit beyond me :-) (BTW, it also works well with a pick.)
Tabbed by: Drew Peterson on 4/10/98 |
*slide hands down strings
|---|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-\-|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|
|-\-|-/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
|-\-|-----------------------tr0(2)---2--------2-----------|
|-\-|--------------------------------2----2-5---5-2p0-----|
|---|------------------------------0---5b-------------3b~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------x\-------------------------x\-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------x\------------------5------x\-|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2b(hold)-x\---------2-(5)/7~---7~~~-x\-|
|-0--------------------------x\-0-0-3-5-----------------x\-|
*approximate pitch
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------9/(13)\------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--9b(hold)~-9/(13)\------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------2-5-0-2b-0-----|
|------------------------------------0-0-3-5------------3b~-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5--7-------------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-9~--/x----------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-------------------2-5-0-2b-------|
|-0-------------------------------0--3-5---------3b~-0-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------(8)-10br-8-10p8-----------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------9---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------2-5b-0-2b--------|
|------------------------------------0-0-3-5-----------3-5~-0-|
"Midnight__________ ...Lightning"
*approximate pitches
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------2-5b-0-2b-----|
|-------------------/17~\(16)\(14)\-5-3--0-0-3-5-----------3b~-|
"Flashing__________ ...All around me."
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------10br-8-10p8---------------------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------9-------------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------2-2----2-5b-0-2b-----|
|-0---------------------------------0-0-0-3-5----------3b~-|
"Lord__________ ...See it flashing in the trees."
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2brp0--------1----------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0------------2----------------------|
|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------2-2-------2-5-0-2b-------|
|-0-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-3-5----------3b~-0-|
"See it flashing on my love for me..."
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------10-8~--(8)/x-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------1-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------2-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2-----2-5-2-0-|
|-------------------------------0-0-3-5---------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------0----------------|
|------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2b---2b-2b~-2bp0-(0)-|
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------(0)-|
|-2/7~-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------2-5b-0-2-0-5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-3-5--------------3~-0-----------------|
Wake up, my sweet darling...
|--------------------------------------|
|-----8--------------------------------|
|-7-9---9p7-------1--------------------|
|-----------9p7---2--------------------|
|-----------------2---2-5-0-2-5-2------|
|---------------0-0-3-------------3~-0-|
...and see the light upon your eyes.
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8-10br-8\-----------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-9-------------1-1-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------2-2-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------2-2-----2-5-0h2-----|
|--------------------------------0-----3-5---------3-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-2~~-5p2~------x\-/x-x-12\----2--------------------|
|----------5p2--x\-/x-x-12\----2-----2-5-2-0-2------|
|---------------x\-/x-x-12\--0---3-5-----------3~-0-|
Blue light flashes... Shadows leap and churchbells ring mad
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------8---------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7h9----9p7-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------9p7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|---------------------------------|
against the night...
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------8--------|
|---1-----------------/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7/9---9p7----|
|---2---------------------------------------------7\-|
|---2-----2-5-7-7-5\2--------------------------------|
|-0-0-3-5--------------------------------------------|
Hey, my love, please stand up and watch me down...
(solo)
|---0----------0----------------------?
|---0----------0-----0----3-3-3---1---?
|---1-----1----1-----1----4-4-4---2---?
|---2--2--2----2--2--2--2-------0---2-?
|-----(x)-2------(x)------------------?
|-0----3b-0--0----3b------------------?
That's where I kinda lost it... Just make something up
in E minor, with lots of random sliding runs and fingerpicked
octaves, I guess... If anyone could do the rest of the solo, I'd
be eternally in their debt.
*Key*
\ slide down
/ slide up
tr0(2) trill between indicated pitches
b bend
h hit-on
p pull off
x percussive, muted tone
~ vibrato
(9) either accidental note or approximate
pitch of note
r release bend
E-mail Drew Peterson at voodoochild@ovation.net or
peterson@cbcc.bcwan.net if you have questions or comments.
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