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Killing Floor - The Jimi Hendrix Version (Originally by Howlin' Wolf)
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Tabbed by Chris Hoolihan (hool@actrix.gen.nz, hoolih1c@wcc.govt.nz)

Note - This is my first attempt at transcribing this awesome song... I posted
       messages on usenet requesting this song and when i received no replies
       i decided to try to work it out. This version is in A minor (which I
       think is the key Jimi played it in, if you want to play along with Jimi
       then you'll have to downtune half a step to Eb).
       I find this is a good type of song to jam with heaps of guitarists as
       there are always too many guitarists so you can use 3 with this...
       - one doing the lead riffs
       - one doing the 12 bar blues
       - one soloing

       Alternate so the poor guy doing the 12 bar blues doesn't fall asleep.
       I can't describe the timing but basically play it as fast as you can.


-: Riff 1
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


-: Riff 2                                                                               
E-|---------------------------|
B-|-----------7-5-------------|
G-|-----------7-5-------------|
D-|-7-7-7-5-5-7-5-------------|
A-|-7-------------7-7-5-5-----|
E-|-5---------------------8-8-|
                                                                               

-: Riff 3
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------12-10-------------------|
G-|----------------12-10-------------------|
D-|-12-12-12-10-10-12-10-------------------|
A-|-12-------------------12-12-10-10-------|
E-|-10-------------------------------13-13-|
                                                                               

-: Riff 4
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--9-9-9-7-7------7-7-7-5-5--------------------------------------|
D-|--9---------9-9--7---------7-7----------------------------------|
A-|--7--------------5----------------------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|--------------------------------5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                                                                               

Jimi alternates between playing the lead riffs and the 12 bar blues.
12 bar blues in A minor which goes with the riffs - brackets show which riff
this section goes with: in this case the chords are A, D and E.


(Goes with riff 2)
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
                                                                               

(Goes with riff 3)
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|---------------------------------|
                                                                               

(Goes with riff 4)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9--7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7----------------------------------|
A-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-|-------------------------------------5-5-8-8---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


The order goes like this:

Intro : Start off with some small solo then do riff 1
(no 12 bar blues behind this riff, it's the turn around riff)

:beginning
riff 2
riff 2
riff 3
riff 2
riff 4
goto beginning

then repeat this pattern until you're sick of hearing it.
 

 Killing Floor

Originally done by Howlin' Wolf, this is the Jimi Hendrix Experience 
version. This version can be heard on the BBC sessions album or from 
Radio One.

The song can be divided into 3 main riffs:

Riff one:

G-----------------
D-----5-5-3-3-----
A-------------5-5-
E-3-3-------------

Riff two:

G-----5-5-3-3-----
D-------------5-5-
A-3-3-------------
E-----------------

Riff three:

G-----7-7-5-5-----
D-------------7-7-
A-5-5-------------
E-----------------

Structure:

Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x2
Riff 1 x2
Riff 3 x1
Riff 2 x1
Riff 1 x1 

At the end throw this in:

G---------
D---------
A-4-5-6-7-
E---------

Pretty easy, your basic I-IV-V progression. With Jimi's guitar the song 
sounds bad ass. Email me at cuntrysadballadman@yahoo.com with comments 
or corrections. 

 

  Riff 1
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
 Riff 2
E|---------------------------|
B|-----------7-5-------------|
G|-----------7-5-------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-7-5-------------|
A|-7-------------7-7-5-5-----|
E|-5---------------------8-8-|

 Riff 3
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-10-------------------|
G|----------------12-10-------------------|
D|-12-12-12-10-10-12-10-------------------|
A|-12-------------------12-12-10-10-------|
E|-10-------------------------------13-13-|

 Riff 4
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-7-7-----7-7-7-5-5-------------------------------------|
D|-9---------9-9-7---------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------5---------------------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------5-5-8-8-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Jimi alternates between playing the lead riffs and the 12 bar
blues. 12 bar blues in A minor which goes with the riffs -
brackets show which riff this section goes with: in this case
the chords are A D and E.

(Goes with riff 2)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(Goes with riff 3)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|

(Goes with riff 4)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|99-11-99-9-11-9-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7------------------------------|
A|77-7--77-7-7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------5-5-8-8--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|

The order goes like this:

Intro : Start off with some small solo then do riff 1
(no 12 bar blues behind this riff, it's the turn around riff)

:beginning
riff 2
riff 2
riff 3
riff 2
riff 4
go to beginning