CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC - Mr. Jimi Hendrix
Hendrix has to be my favourite guitarist of all time. He always has something more to teach me...
4/4 time
If you're strumming along, the chords are :
VERSE - C5 F9 C5 F9 A# D#7 G#5 G5
CHORUS - C5 F7 C5 F7 C5 F7 A#7
BRIDGE - G7
bht = bend up half a tone
bft = bend up full tone
NC - no chord
INTRO LICK
N.C. C pentatonics
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---8------------------------8--------------8--------------------------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---10-bft----10-bft-----10-bft------etc..---10-bft-hold--pick release-(10)--8------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS & PRE VERSE
C 2nd & 1st pentatoics used here... 2nd guitar playing this counter
e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| < melody.
B |--------------------11-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd and 5th
G |-------------/12------12^10------------------10-----8 \ ---------------------------------------8---10----8-------------| pents used.
D |---9--9-----------------------------13--10---(10)---(8)-------------------------------/10----------------------10^8--|
A |---9--9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--8--8--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Scat along with the main guitar riff above ^
VERSE
C5 F7 A#5 D#9 G#5 G7 Scat with the PRE CHORUS FILL also...2nd pent
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------6---6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------8-----8---- play -----------------------6---6-------------------------4---------------/15--15-----15--15----15--15----15--15---15--17\--|
D |---10--10------10--10-- twice ------8--8------5---5-------6--6----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---10--10-------8----8-----------------------8--8------6---6-------6--6----------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---8----8-----------------------------------------6--6---------------------4--4---------3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOME OF THE FILLS USED IN CHORUS' (scat with them all)
e |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------11-------------11-------------11 \--| |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---/ 12---------/ 12----------/ 12------------| |--------/ 8-8---8-8---8-8---888---------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------10 \---|
A |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Towards end of tune...
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------11---13--11---------------------|
G |--/ 12----------------------10bft--10----|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE SOLO (more scatting - sing high, play low) Change to key of G...
e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------6---8--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---/ 7----------------3---------3^5bht--3^5bht---5^3-----------------/ 12---12-------/ 12--12---10--10----7-7----------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10^8---------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 BAR FILL JUST BEFORE TUNE FADES OUT
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----11--11--11--11--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------8-8---8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------------8----8---------|
D |--------------------------------------------------10--10-----10--8-8--8-8---8--10--10-10--10---------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|