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Little Wing

by Jimi Hendrix · posted by Billy_Idle

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Tab
Little Wing / Jimi Hendrix

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can Play Along With Jimi!

* Tabs for the much easier Key of E also included! (See below)



Check out the chromatic harmonica version by Toots Thielemans!

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Apparently Jimi tuned down a 1/2 step to Eb when recording this song
You might find the E tabs (relative minor of G) easier to play 
To play along with the video, see the Eb tabs at the bottom of the page


Little Wing


Key of E

[Guitar Intro]

-5 6 2  X X    -3 -4 7  -5 6 7 -7

 3   -7 7 7   3 4 4 -4 4 -4 3

-3   -1 2 3 2  -5 5 -3  (-5 6 7  -4)

 2   -7 7 7   2 2 3 -3 -4 -3 3 2

-4    8*  -7 8* -7 -8    -3*

-3    4 -3 3 -2 2   3 -3 3   -3-4

 3   -8 -7 -7  7   -3 5   5 -5

-5   -8 -7 -7 7 6 -5


Well, she's walking through the clouds
 -4    -5    6  6     -5    -4  -5 -4 -3 3

With a circus mind that's running wild
 3  -3  -4 -5  -4   -4    -3 3 -3  2

Butterflies and Zebras
 -4 -5  6   -5  -4  3

And Moonbeams and fairy tales
 3   -3   2    2   4 4  -4 -3 3

That's all she thinks
  3     3   3    3

Riding with the wind
 5  5   5   -5  -4 -3   2 -1


When I'm sad, she comes to me
 -4  -5   6    6   -5   -4 -5 -4 -3 3

With a thousand smiles she gives to me free
 3  -3  -4  -5   -4    -4   -3   3  -3  2

It's alright, she says, it's alright
 6    6  -5   -4  -3  3  -3   2   2

Take anything you want from me
 5   5  5  5  -5  -4    3  -3 2

Anything
-5 -5 -4 -3   2 -1


[Guitar Solo]

 6  6 -5 -4  -4 -5 -4

 6 -5 -4 -3 3    -3 3 -3 3 -4 -3

 3 -3 -4 -3 -4   -4 -3 3 -3 2

-3 -4 3 -3 2 3 -3 3

-3  -4   3  -4

 4 -4 4 -4 4 -4 3  6   6 6 -5 -4

-4 7 7 -4 7   -3 -6 -6  5  3 -3 3

 6 -5 5   6 -5 5  -5

...

________________________________________________


Key of Ebm


[Guitar Intro]

 5* -5* -1*  X X    3* -3* -6*   5* -5* -6* 7*

-2*    7* -6* -6*   -2* -4 -4 -3* -4 -3* -2*

 3*    1* -1* -2* -1*   4* -4  3*  (5* -5* -6*  -3*)

-1*    7* -6* -6*   -1* -1* -2* 3* -3* 3* -2* -1*

-3*   -8*   7* -8* 7* -7*   -3

 3*   -4  3* -2* 2 -1*   -2* 3* -2*    3*-3*

-2*   -7* 7* 7* -6*   3* -4   -4 4*

 5*   -7* 7* 7* -6* -5* 5*


Well, she's walking through the clouds
 -3*   4*   -5* -5*    4*   -3* 4* -3* 3* -2*

With a circus mind that's running wild
 -2* 3* -3* 4* -3*  -3*   3* -2* 3* -1*

Butterflies and Zebras
 -3* 4* -5*  4* -3* -2*

And Moonbeams and fairy tales
 -2*  3* -1*  -1* -4 -4  -3* 3* -2*

That's all she thinks
 -2*   -2* -2*  -2*

Riding with the wind
 -4 -4  -4   4* -3* 3*  -1* 1*


When I'm sad, she comes to me
 -3*  4* -5*  -5*   4* -3* 4* -3* 3* -2*

With a thousand smiles she gives to me free
 -2* 3* -3* 4*   -3*   -3*   3* -2* 3* -1*

It's alright, she says, it's alright
 -5* -5*  4*  -3* 3* -2*  3*  -1* -1*

Take anything you want from me
 -4  -4 -4 -4  4*  -3*  -2* 3* -1*

Anything
 4* 4* -3* 3*  -1* 1*


[Guitar Solo]

-5*  -5* 4* -3*  -3* 4* -3*

-5* 4* -3* 3* -2*    3* -2* 3* -2* -3* 3*

-2* 3* -3* 3* -3*   -3* 3* -2* 3* -1*

 3* -3* -2* 3* -1* -2* 3* -2*

 3*  -3*  -2*  -3*

-4 -3* -4 -3* -4 -3* -2* -5*   -5* -5* 4* -3*

-3* -6* -6* -3* -6*    3* 6  6 -4 -2* 3* -2*

-5* 5* -4   -5* 5* -4  5*

...


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