Wild Thing Solo Tab

by Jimi Hendrix
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Jimi Hendrix, Wild Thing
The Shaman, Sojourner24@hotmail.com
 
"Wild Thing" performed by Jimi Hendrix at the Monterey Pop
Festival - the chords go like this
 
G# G#  XXX  C# C# C# - D# D# XXX  C# C# C#
Wild Thing!--------------------  you know the rest
 
 
G# --  G#11 G# G#11 G#--hold
Come here and sock it to me one more time - listen to the record
you know this part
 
G#11+ +333333+ +
 
Here comes the solo  -one of my favorites  and easiest!  in G#
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9--------------------------------|
G|-9-11r9-11-9-11~~---9-11---11-9----9r8----9r8-9--8-9~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------|----------------4-----|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------4-----|
G|-8-9d/11--9--8--9r8-------9----9----9~~-|-----------4t6--5b----|
D|---------------------11-----11---11-----|-9b|h|r|7-------4-----|
A|----------------------------------------|---------9------6b----|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------4-----|
                                         little unsure here^
 
(A little known fact, Hendrix took this solo from the "Strangers
 In The Night" by Frank Sinatra)
 
The rest of the solo is just feedback distortion from overdrive
and tube screamers and wah and of couse him smashing his guitar
 
any comments --sojourner24@hotmail.com
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