Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
The first single released by Hendrix in 1966 (in the UK, 1967 in the U.S).
Album: "Are you experienced" (1967)

Standard Tuning:
e





   (some recor

dings are tune

d a 1/2 step d

own, but the a

lbum version i

s standard tun

ing)
 

[Intro]
              
e|-0---0------
B|-3/5-5\3----
G|---------4\2
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

        
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-------|-0-0--
p0-----|-1-1--
---0h2-|-2-2--
-------|-2-2--
-------|-0-0--

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4/5-4/5-4-2-2-
4/5-4/5-4-2-2-
---0---0--0-0-

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|----7-----7--
|-7h9---7h9--9
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|-------------

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[Verse 1]
           
  Hey Joe, whe

             
re you goin' w

             
ith that gun i

              
n your hand?
            
  Hey Joe, I s

            
aid where you 

              
goin' with tha

             
t gun in your 

      
hand? 
Alright.
             
  I'm goin dow

           
n to shoot my 

old lady,
             
  you know I c

             
aught her mess

             
in' 'round wit

              
h another man.

 
 
Yeah!
             
  I'm goin' do

      
wn to shoot my

 old lady,
             
  you know I c

             
aught her mess

             
in' 'round wit

          
h another man.

  Huh! And tha

t ain't too co

ol.



[Verse 2]
           
  Uh, hey Joe,

             
 I heard you s

             
hot your woman

              
 down, you sho

              
t her down now

  
.
           
  Uh, hey Joe,

             
 I heard you s

             
hot you old la

              
dy down, you s

              
hot her down t

            
o the ground. 

Yeah!

         
  Yes, I did, 

I shot her,
            
  You know I c

              
aught her mess

             
in’ ‘round, me

              
ssin’ ‘round t

   
own,
            
  Uh, yes I di

d, I shot her.
            
  You Know I c

              
aught my old L

              
ady messin’ ‘r

     
ound town,
              
  And have her

     
 the gun, And 

I shot her

[Solo]
e|---------12-
B|-15b17~--12-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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15-12---------
------14br-12-
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14-----|------
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--12----------
b----14--12-14
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12\-|
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-------12-14
A|---/14------
E|-0----------

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-12b----15bm-|
-12b---------|
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---------12---
-15b17~--12-15
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-12----12-15--
----14-------1
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--12~---------
4------------1
-------12h14--
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4-12~\--|
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e|--------12-1
B|-----12-----
G|-14b--------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

5b~r----------
-----------12-
------14bm----
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12------------
---15---------
------14bm-12~
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14\0-|------14
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----12b-------
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-16-----14----
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[End riff]
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--------2-
E|--0-1-2-3---

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3-4-5-------0-
------2-3-4---

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4-5-6-7---|---
----------|--7

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-5---5-7------
---7----------

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[Verse 3]
           
  Hey Joe, Whe

             
re you gonna r

             
un to now, whe

             
re you gonna r

 
un to?
           
  Hey Joe, Whe

             
re you gonna r

             
un to now, whe

             
re you gonna g

 
o?
           
  I'm goin' wa

             
y down south. 

             
 Way down to M

             
exico way.  Al

 
right
           
  I'm goin' wa

             
y down South. 

             
 Way down wher

              
e I can be fre

    
e
 
  Ain't no one

 gonna find me

[Outro] (Also 
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--------2-
E|--0-1-2-3---

played behind 
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3-4-5-------0-
------2-3-4---

the Outro lyri
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4-5-6-7---|---
----------|--7

cs and chords)
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-5---5-7------
---7----------

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  Ain't no han

            
g-man gonna,  

              
 He ain't gonn

             
a put a rope a

      
round me

  You better b

elieve it righ

t now.  I gott

a go now
            
  Hey Joe,  Yo

            
u better run o

              
n down.  Goodb

                  
ye everybody


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b   = Bend string
~   = Vibrato
br  = Bend-release
\   = Slide down
/   = Slide up
h   = Hammer on
b~r = Bend, Vibrato then Release
bm  = Bend then mute