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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Electric Ladyland
Come On (Part 1)
Tabbed by Dan Clifford
This is a great Hendrix song, and I was sorely disappointed to
see that nobody had tabbed it, so I thought that I would do it
Tabbing this song precisely would be an absolute nightmare, so
instead I will give some examples of how all the different
sections go, and let people fill in the gaps for themselves
This song is played somewhere between standard tuning and half
a step down, so playing along with the record can be tricky
Intro
G|-9-9p7---7-9-9p7-------|----------------|
D|-------9---------9--9--|-8-8-8-8-8---5--|
A|-----------------------|-----------7----|
E|-----------------------|----------------|
Verse
G|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|------2----|
A|-7-r---------|-----------|
E|-------------|--------3--|
or
G|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|--------5--|
A|-7-r-------|------7----|
E|-----------|-----------|
Either of these two figures can be used for the verses. I think
the first is used in the first verse only, and the second is used
in both the latter verses
All the choruses are different, and follow no one pattern (Except
for the fact that it is a 12-bar in E), so I have given two examples,
which can then be used for further improvisation
Chorus Riff
Example 1
G|-----------------|-----------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----4-5-6-|-7--------------|
A|-----5-----------|--7--------|----4--5--4-5-6-|
E|-5h7---5-7-5-3-0-|-----------|----------------|
G|---------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
D|---------5-6---|-------------5-6-|-7--7--5-----|---------------|
A|-7--7--7-----7-|-7--7--7-7-7-----|---------7-5-|---4--5--4-5-6-|
E|---------------|-----------------|-------------|-5-------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
D|---------5-6---|-------5-6-7-8-|-9--9--------|---------------|
A|-7--7--7-----7-|-7--7----------|-------6-7-8-|---4--5--4-5-6-|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|-5-------------|
G|-----------------|--------------|
D|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|-9-9-------5--|
A|-7-7-------------|------9--7----|
E|-----------------|--------------|
Example 2
G|-----------------|-----------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-----4-5-6-|-7--5--4------|---------5-6---|
A|-----5-----------|--7--------|--------------|-7--7--7-----7-|
E|-5h7---5-7-5-3-0-|-----------|----------5-5-|---------------|
G|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
D|-------------5-6-|-7--7--------|---------------|
A|-7--7--7-7-7-----|---------4-5-|---4--5--4-5-6-|
E|-----------------|-------5-----|-5-------------|
G|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
D|---------5-6----|-------6-5-7-8-|-9--9--------|---------------|
A|-7--7--7------7-|-7--7----------|-------9-7-5-|---4--5--4-5-6-|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|-5-------------|
G|-----------------|--------------|
D|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|-9-9-------5--|
A|-7-7-------------|------9--7----|
E|-----------------|--------------|
The Solo
At the end of the second chorus, instead of the last bar, play
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-9-----------------|-------------------| (This is all in triplets)
A|-------------------|-x--2--3--4--5--6--|
E|----2--3--4--5--6--|-------------------|
Solo bass riff
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-----7-------7---|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|
E|-----7-------7---|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9---7-9-9---7-|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7---|-7-7---5-7-7---5-|-------------4-5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------7---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
That's about everything. The structure of the song is
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus with different end
Solo (Consisting of solo riff x3, then chorus riff x2)
Verse
Chorus
Outro (Consisting of chorus riff until fade, but you can chuck in the solo
riff as well)
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) |
| Artist |
Jimi Hendrix |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
oQ2BFYiUn7k |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
|---|
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
| Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
