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Somewhere over the Rainbow- Jimi Hendrix
These are the basic chord hendrix plays and one of the riffs he plays them in. the solos 
on the E scale but I cant figure them out.
e[-0--------3------------------------0-----------0---------------------]
B[-0--------3------------------------2-----------2---------------------]
G[-1--------0------------------------2-----------2---------------------]
D[-2--------0------------------------2-----------2--------------0------]
A[-2--------2--------2---2---2---2---0-----------0---------0h2---------]
E[-0--------3--------3---0---3---4---x-----------x-----------------3-0-]
     I  see fingers                  hands and shades of faces.
e[--------0-------3------------------0----------0-----------------------]
B[--------0-------3------------------2----------2-----------------------]
G[--------2-------0------------------2----------2-----------------------]
D[---2----2-------0------------------2----------2----------------2--0---]
A[-2--2---1-------2-----2--2--2--2---0----------0------------0h2--------]
E[------0-0-------3-----3--0--3--4---x----------x---------------------3-]
          Reachin up, but not quite touchin the promised land
EI see Gfingers, Ahands, and shades of faces,
EReachin uGp, but not quite Atouchin the promised land,
EI hear Gpleas and prayers, Aand desperate whispers sayin,
EOh lord, please give us a helping hand
(all harmonics on twelfth, let ring)
Yeah yeah yeah
EWay down in the Gbackground, I can see the Afrustrated souls of cities burnin,
EAnd on across the Gwater, I can see Aweapons barkin out to stand down,
EAnd up in the clouds, GI can imagine UFO’s chuckling to themselves, Alaughin they sayin,
E“Those people so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess”
Yeah
solo
Well, Eback at the salooGn my tear mix in Amildew with my drink,
EI can’t really Gtell my feet from the Asawdust on the floor,
EFar as I Gknow, they may even try to Awrap me up in cellophane and sell me,
EBrothers help me, Gand don’t worry ‘bout Alookin at the score.
Yeah yeah yeah.

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

by Jimi Hendrix

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Somewhere over the Rainbow- Jimi Hendrix

These are the basic chord hendrix plays and one of the riffs he plays them in. the solos

on the E scale but I cant figure them out.

e[-0--------3------------------------0-----------0---------------------]

B[-0--------3------------------------2-----------2---------------------]

G[-1--------0------------------------2-----------2---------------------]

D[-2--------0------------------------2-----------2--------------0------]

A[-2--------2--------2---2---2---2---0-----------0---------0h2---------]

E[-0--------3--------3---0---3---4---x-----------x-----------------3-0-]

I see fingers hands and shades of faces.

e[--------0-------3------------------0----------0-----------------------]

B[--------0-------3------------------2----------2-----------------------]

G[--------2-------0------------------2----------2-----------------------]

D[---2----2-------0------------------2----------2----------------2--0---]

A[-2--2---1-------2-----2--2--2--2---0----------0------------0h2--------]

E[------0-0-------3-----3--0--3--4---x----------x---------------------3-]

Reachin up, but not quite touchin the promised land

E G A

I see fingers, hands, and shades of faces,

E G A

Reachin up, but not quite touchin the promised land,

E G A

I hear pleas and prayers, and desperate whispers sayin,

Oh lord, please give us a helping hand

(all harmonics on twelfth, let ring)

Yeah yeah yeah

E G A

Way down in the background, I can see the frustrated souls of cities burnin,

E G A

And on across the water, I can see weapons barkin out to stand down,

E G A

And up in the clouds, I can imagine UFO’s chuckling to themselves, laughin they sayin,

“Those people so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess”

Yeah

solo

E G A

Well, back at the saloon my tear mix in mildew with my drink,

E G A

I can’t really tell my feet from the sawdust on the floor,

E G A

Far as I know, they may even try to wrap me up in cellophane and sell me,

E G A

Brothers help me, and don’t worry ‘bout lookin at the score.

Yeah yeah yeah.

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