------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note: This file is author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.You may only use this file for private study, Scholarship, or research. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURNING of the MIDNIGHT LAMP by Jimi Hendrix From the album Electric Ladyland Trancribed by Jimmy Legend: ^ = Hammer or pull-off / \ = Slide wb = Whole note bend hb = Half note bend br = Bend and release bp = Pre-bend ~ = Trill * Std. Tuning Intro All guitars with wah wah throughout e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d-------------3--2------------------------3--2----------2------------3--2-------------------2----2-3-2---2------------ a---------3---------3--5--3^5--3--3-------------3--3^5-----3------1--------3--5--3^5--3--5-------------5-------------- e------3-------------------------------1-----------------------1------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ----------3--2--------------------3--2----------2-----------3--2----------------|---2------2-3-2---2-------------------| -------3--------3^5--3^5--3--3----------3--3^5-----3-----1---------3--5--3^5--3-|-5--------------5---------------------| --2^3---------------------------1---------------------1-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |*2nd Guitar)* Dive W/Bar while rapidly| |rocking the wah wah pedal back and | |forth to create the tremolo picking effect |--------------------------------------| |------\------/------------------------| |-------\----/-------------------------| |-----3--\--/--------------------------| |-----3---\/---------------------------| |--------------------------------------| 1st verse The morning has past and the day is too The step is up to here to meet me F Dm B ---1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1--|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ---1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1--|---6-6--6----6-6--6----6-6--6----6-6--6--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-| ---2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2--|---7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-| ---3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3--|---7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-| ---3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3--|---5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5--|--2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2-| -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| But the velvet fool All my loneliness I have felt today E C G ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| --9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----| --9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----| --9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----| --7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3-|------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----| It's a little more then enough to make a D F ----------------------------------------|-------------- --7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10--- --7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10--- --7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10--- --5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5--|---8--8---8--- ----------------------------------------|-------------- chorus man throw himself away I continue F# G --------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| -10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----| -10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----| -10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----| --8--8---8-----8--8---8-----8--8---8--|---9--9--9--9--10-10--10----10-10--10----| --------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | I *2nd Guitar | I ------------------------------------13----14----14----15----15----15----15----15| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------/-14--/-15----15-/--16----16----16----16----16--| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------| To burn the midnight lamp G ------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| --12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-| --12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-| --12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-| --10-10--10---10-10--10-|-10-10--10---10-10--10---10-10--10---10-10--10-|-10-10--10---10-10-| ------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------| | 2nd Guitar | ------17----17----15-----15----15----15----15-----15-----17-----18----19----19----19----19--| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---17----17--\--16----16----16----16----16----16--/--17--/--18--/--19----19----19----19-----| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| alone G ---------------------------------|-3| -12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-3| -12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-3| -12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-4| -10----10-10--10---10-10--10-----|-5| ---------------------------------|-3| | | ---19---19----19----20----20---19|--| ---------------------------------|--| 19---19---19-/-21-----21--\-19---|--| ---------------------------------|--| ---------------------------------|--| Bridge -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------3--2------------------3--2-------------2--------- ----3--------3^5--3^5--3--3-----------3--3^5-----3------ -3---------------------------------1----------------1--- -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ----3--2--------------------2-------2-3-2---2----------| -1--------3--5--3^5--3--5-----------------5------------| -------------------------------------------------------| | *2nd Guitar ) * Dive W/Bar while rapidly rocking | the wah wah pedal back and forth | -------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------\------/-------------| -----------------------------------\----/--------------| ---------------------------------3--\--/---------------| ---------------------------------3---\/----------------| -------------------------------------------------------| 2nd verse F Now the smiling portrait of you Dm is still hangin' on my frowing wall B It really doesn't, B really doesn't bother me E to watch at all C It's just the ah G ever falling dust D that makes it so hard for me to see F that forgotten earring clear on the floor G facing coolly the one at the door chorus And I continue To burn the midnight lamp G-2 alone P.S: Chord sounding pattern for 2nd and 3rd verses are the same as first's, only the chords are different. Solo *Bb C ---15----------------------------------------------------------------------15---- ---18wb-------18wbr^15--------------------------------------------------15------- ------------------------17wb------15^17wb--17wbp---17-15------------17hb--------- -----------------------------17---------------------------17^15------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *=2nd guitar plays these chords during the solo. Chord sounding pattern is the same as the verse's pattern. Chord chart is at the end. G Bb C ------------15----------------------------------3--------3---3--------3^1-1^3-1^3--- -18-18wb-------18^15--------------------------3----6wb-----6---6wb----3^1-1^3-1^3--- ---------------------17wb---15-----X\-----3^5--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G F ------------------------------------------------8wb-----5-8-5-----5----------------------- -3^6^3-------3---------6--------------------------------------8-----8--5-------5---------- -3-----------3-5wb-------5wb----5-3---------------------------------7-----7wb-----7--5---- --------5-5--------------------------5---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5-5----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lonliness G F G G -------------------------------------------------------------3------3---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------6wb--6wb-----6-6hb---3----------------------- ---5--7wbr^5-----5--7------------------5(7)~~~~~----7-5--------------------------5-3-----5^7~~~~~~~~~~ 7------------7---------5(7)~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------5---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- is such a drag * Rock wah back and forth ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- ------7/--------------- ------5/--------------- Bridge ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ---------3--2---------------------3--2----------2---------| -----3---------3^5--3^5--3--3-----------3--3^5-----3------| -3-----------------------------1----------------------1---| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -----3--2---------------------2-------2-3-2---2---------| -1----------3--5--3^5--3--5-----------------5-----------| --------------------------------------------------------| | *2nd Guitar ) * Dive W/Bar while rapidly rocking | the wah wah pedal back and forth | --------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------\------/--------------| -----------------------------------\----/---------------| ---------------------------------0--\--/----------------| ---------------------------------0---\/-----------------| ---------------------------------0----------------------| 3rd verse F so here I sit to face D That same old fireplace B Gettin' ready for the same old explosion E Goin' through my mind C Yes soon enough the time will tell G-2 About the circus in the wishing well D And someone who will buy and sell for me F Someone who will tow my bail chorus G And I continue To burn the same old lamp alone Midnight lamp Can you hear me callin' you Gotta blew my mind Lonely, lonely, blow my mind (Fade out) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords for 2nd verse: F Dm B E C G-2 D F G -7- --- --- -6- --- --- --- --- --- --- -6- -4- --- -5- -3- -7- 10 12 -7- -7- -4- -6- -5- -4- -7- 10 12 -5- -7- -4- -5- -5- -5- -7- 10 12 --- -5- -2- --- -3- --- -5- -8- 10 --- --- --- --- --- -3- --- --- --- Chords for the solo: Bb C G F --- --- -3- -1- -3- -5- -3- -1- -3- -5- -4- -2- -3- -5- -5- -3- -1- -3- -5- -3- --- --- -3- -1- Chords for the 3rd verse: F D B E C G-2 D F G --- -1- --- --- --- -3- --- --- --- 10 --- -4- -9- -5- -3- -7- 10 12 10 -2- -4- -9- -5- -4- -7- 10 12 10 -0- -4- -9- -5- -5- -7- 10 12 -8- --- -2- -7- -3- -5- -5- -8- 10 --- --- --- --- --- -3- --- --- --- Hope you enjoyed :-) P.S: Please give me credit if U post this in another site. Fell free to e-mail me if you got any questions. You can get some basic FX or tone help from me about this song. Thanks Jimmy newrsngsun@aol.com Hey Baby (The Land Of The New Rising Sun) Web address: http://members.aol.com/newrsngsun/jimi/heybaby.html