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Purple Haze Guitar Tablature
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    B      Full Bend               
    b      1/2  
    bb     1/4  Bend
  ~~~~~    Tremolo
   ^(#)    Bend to (#)
    /      Slide up
          Slide down
    h      Hammer-on
    p      Pull-off   
   (#)     Ghost note
    %      Rest                       


                                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~               ~~~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 B |-------------------------|----------------------------|----------8b-------------|------------------------| 
 G |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------7-----------------|------------------------|
 D |-----------8--------8----|--------------%-------------|---/9--------7--------(7)|--5---------------------|
 A |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|-----5-----5/7----------|
 E |------6--------6---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------0---------------|

                                                                                  
                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~~~                   ~~~~~~~~~~            ~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B |--------------8b---------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
 G |----------7--------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 D |----/9------------7------|-(7)/5--------------------|--------5---7---7B---5---|-------5-----------------|
 A |-------------------------|----------5-------5/7------|--5/7--------------------|-----------0-----3-----0-|
 E |-------------------------|--------------0------------|-------------------------|--------------0----------|

                        
                          ~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 B |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 
 G |-------------------------|------------------7---7--9--|-------0-----------------|------------------------|
 D |--------5--7B----5h7-(7)-|-----5-------/9-------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 A |---5/7-------------------|---------5------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 E |-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------15---------|------------------------|


     E7#9                                                G                     A
 E |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 B |---------8---8---------8---8---------8------------|--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------| 
 G |---------7---7---------7---7---------7------------|--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|
 D |---------6---6---------6---6---------6------------|--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|
 A |---------7---7---------7---7---------7------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |--0-----------------------------------------------|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|
                                                                                   

     E7#9                                                G                     A
 E |--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 B |---------8---8---------8---8----8----8------------|--------------3---------------5---5---7-p-5---5-------| 
 G |---------7---7---------7---7----7----7------------|--------------4---------------6---6---6-------6-------|
 D |---------6---6---------6---6----6----6------------|--------------5---------------7---7---7-------7-------|
 A |---------7---7---------7---7----7----7---7-------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |--0-----------------------------------------------|--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|


     E7#9                                G                 A                           E7#9
 E |----------------------------------|----------3----------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B |-------8---8-----8---8---8--------|--3-------3---------5----5---5---7-p-5---5---|-----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
 G |-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|--4-------4---------6----6---6---6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
 D |-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|--5-------5---------7----7---7---7-------7---|-----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
 A |-------7---7-----7---7---7---7---|---------------------------------------------|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
 E |--0-------------------------------|--3---3--------3----5----5-------5-------5---|--0------------------------|
          Pur-ple Haze_            all  in   my   brain,_                               lately things  just don't


      G                  A                             E7#9
 E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |-----------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5----|----------8------8------8----8------8----|
 G |-----------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6----|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
 D |-----------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7----|----------6------6------6----6------6----|
 A |------------------------------------------------|----------7------7------7----7------7----|
 E |--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-------5----|---0-------------------------------------|
     seem  the same.                                        Act - in'    funny,         but  I

      G                     A                                E5
 E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
 B |--3------3----3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|---------------------|-------------------------------| 
 G |--4------4----4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|---------------------|-------------------9/11--9---7-|
 D |--5------5----5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------7/9---7---5-|
 E |--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0------------------|-------------------------------|
      don't know why,                                         s'cuse me;____  while I kiss  the sky.                                         


                                    ~~~~~~~~~      E7#9                           G                  A
 E |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B |-------------8b----------------8b---------|------8--------8-----8-8-8-8----|------------3--------5---5-5-5---| 
 G |--------7----------------7----------------|------7--------7-----7-7-7-7----|------------4--------6---6-6-6--|
 D |---/9-------------/9----------------------|------6--------6-----6-6-6-6----|------------5--------7---7-7-7--|
 A |------------------------------------------|------7--------7-----7-7-7-7----|---------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------|--0---------------------------0-|--3----3----3----3---5---5---5---|
                                                      Pur - ple Haze_              all   a   - round,_

     E7#9                                 G                  A                            E7#9
 E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B |--------8--------------------------|-----------3---------------5---5---7---5---5---|-----8-----8--------------------|
 G |--------7--------------------------|-----------4---------------6---6---6---6---6---|-----7-----7--------------------|
 D |--------6--------------------------|-----------5---------------7---7---7---7---7---|-----6-----6--------5-----------|
 A |--------7---------5h7-5------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----7-----7-----5----7-5-------|
 E |--0----------5h7---------7--6--5---|--3----3---3----3----5-----5-------5-----------|--0------------7----------7-6-5-|
      don't know  if   I'm    com - in'    up   or  down.                                     Am  I  hap - py      or

      G                     A                                E5
 E |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B |--------------3---------5-----5---5---7-p-5---5-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 G |--------------4---------6-----6---6---6-------6-------|-------------------------|-------------------9/11--9---7-|
 D |--------------5---------7-----7---7---7-------7-------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7/9---7---5-|
 E |--3------3----3----3----5-----5-------5-------5-------|--0----------------------|-------------------------------|
      in  mis - er - y?                          What-ev - er  it  is__  that  girl  put a spell on me._ 


                                         A                                B        ~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~
 E |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------15---------------15-------12--|
 B |----------------8bb----------8(0)|-----------12B------------12B-|-------------------------------------------| 
 G |-----------7-------------7--------|-------9--------------9-------|--------12----------------12---------------|
 D |-----/9-------------/9------------|-/11------------/11-----------|---/14---------------/14-------------------|
 A |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
                                                Help me!                           Help me!

                  
                                                             Guitar solo (w/Octavia)
        D   ~~~~~~      ~~~~~~                               E7#9
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 B |---------------15----------15--15-----15-----15-------|------------------------------------------------------| 
 G |------14B---------14b----------14B----14B----14B------|--16--16-h-18-18-h-18-p-16--1614----14h16p14---1413-|
 D |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
              Oh,____   no,____        no!

        F#5                 D5                             E7#9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 B |------------------------X-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
 G |---13/14--------14B-----X----------12---14--12--------|----12---------------11/1211--11---------------------|
 D |-------------------------------14---------------14----|---------------------------------------14-----12------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|


        F#5                        D5                        E7#9                                        ~~~~~~~~~
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 B |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| 
 G |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 D |--------12--14--12---11--12-----------------14---16---|---(16)----14h16p1412--12/14--14----14/16---12-------|
 A |------------------------------------14/16-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|




         F#5                          D5                     E7#9
 E |------------------------------------------------------|----------------14-------12h14p12------12-------------|
 B |---------------------------------------17------------|----------------------------------15-------14h15p14---| 
 G |------------------------------------------------------|--11---12---------------------------------------------|
 D |-----16--12--16--12--16-----12-------------12---14----|------------------------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|



        F#5                                         E5            ~~~~~~~~~~                      ~~~~~~~~~~~
 E |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 B |-----14---12B---12h14h12--------15----------||------------8b-----------------|-----------------------------| 
 G |-------------------------14B---------14B----||--------7----------------------|-----------------------------|
 D |--------------------------------------------||--/9------------7----------(7)|/5---------------------------|
 A |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|------5-------5/7------------|
 E |--------------------------------------------||-------------------------------|----------0------------------|
                                                               Oh,                              ah!


                      ~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~~~~~~                       ~~~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~                      ~~~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 B |--------------8b---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
 G |----------7--------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 D |----/9------------7------|-(7)/5----------------------------|-----5h7-7b--7B-------------------5--------|
 A |-------------------------|----------5-------5/7--------------|-/7----------------------------------7-----|
 E |-------------------------|--------------0------------------0-|-------------------------------------------|
                   Oo,                          ah!                               Oo,

                       
                          ~~~~~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~                       ~~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 B |-------------------------------------|-----------8b-------------------|----------------------------------||
 G |----------------------------------(0)|------7-------------------------|--------------------------------X-||
 D |----5h7--7-7B---7p5------------------|-/9------------7------------(7)|/5------------------------------X-||
 A |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------5----------5/7------------X-||
 E |---------------------3---------------|--------------------------------|------------0-----------------0---||
                       ah!                              Oo,                                 ah!        Yeah!


     E7#9                                G                 A                           E7#9
 E |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B |-------8---8-----8---8---8----X--|------3--3--3---3-/-5----5---5---7---5-------|-----8--8----8-8--8---8----|
 G |-------7---7-----7---7---7----X--|------4--4--4---4-/-6----6-------6-------6---|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
 D |-------6---6-----6---6---6--------|------5--5--5---5-/-7----7-------------------|-----6--6----6-6--6---6----|
 A |-------7---7-----7---7---7--------|---------------------------------------------|-----7--7----7-7--7---7----|
 E |--0-------------------------------|--3---3--3--3---3-/-5----5-------------------|--0----------------------0-|
          Pur-ple Haze_            all  in   my   eyes,__          uh,                  don't know   if it's_     


      G                  A                             E7#9
 E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 B |------3----3----3-/--5-----5---7---7-p-5-----0--|----------8------8---8----8---8----------------|
 G |------4----4----4-/--6-----6---6---6-------6----|----------7------7---7----7---7----------------|
 D |------5----5----5-/-----------------------------|----------6------6---6----6---6------6---------|
 A |------------------------------------------------|----------7------7---7----7---7-----------7---|
 E |--3---3----3----3-/--5--------------------------|---0-------------------------------------------|
     day   or night.                                       You   got   me   blow  -  in',   


      G                     A                          E5  
 E |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 B |--3---3----3------------5------87----------5---|-----------------------------------------------|
 G |--4---4----4------------6------6----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 D |--5---5----5------------7------7----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 A |------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 E |--3---3----3------------5-----------------------|---0-------------------------------------------|
     blow-in' my  mind,__                is it             to  -  mor  -  row,   or  just   the



 E |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
 B |------------------------------------------------------|------------8bb---------------------8bb------(8)-| 
 G |----------------------------9/11----9------7----------|-------7---------------------7--------------------|
 D |------------------------------------------------------|--/9-------------------/9-------------------------|
 A |----------------------------7/9-----7------5----------|--------------------------------------------------|
 E |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
       end    of   time?

                                        B                                   D                         D#
      A(sus2)                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------12--14-15--14 12h14p12----|
 G |-------------------------12----|---(12)-----------------9----12---|----(12)------------------------------14-|
 D |--------------------12---------|-----------------/11--------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A |-------------/14---------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
    Gtr.I

 E |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0------------0----|-----------------------------------------|
 B |-----------0----0---0----------|-----------0----0---0---0----0----|-----------------------7---7-----8----8--|
 G |---2-------2----2---2----2/4---|-----------4----4---4---4----4----|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|
 D |---2------------2---2----2-----|----------------------------------|------7------7----7----7---7-----8----8--|
 A |---0---------------------0/2---|-----------2----2---2---2----2----|------5------5----5----5---5-----6----6--|
 E |---0---------------------------|----0---------------0---0---------|------0------0----0----------------------|
    Gtr.II
            Oo,__                            help  me,                            ahh,              yeah,_____


     E7#9                                 F#5            D5                 E7#9
           ~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |-------------15B----15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15B--|--15--15--15--15--15---15---15---15---15-|
 G |-----12---------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
    Gtr.I                                                                      (pick randomly)
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |-------------8------8-------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 G |-------------7------7-------------|----0-------0----7---7----6---6---|-----\---------------------|
 D |-------------6------6---9--9--9h11|-------0----0---------------------|----2-\-0------------------|
 A |-------------7------7---7--7------|-----------------5---5----4---4---|-----------------------------------------|
 E |-----0------------------0--0------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
    Gtr.II      Pur-ple  Haze,_  Yeah.                     Oh,     no,_       no,__                          oh,_



      F#5             D5                 E7#9                              F#5                   D5

 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |--15---15--15-15-15-15--15--15-15-|--15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15---|--15--15--15--15--15---15---15---15---15-|
 G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
    Gtr.I                                                                                     
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 B |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 G |-----\--------------|------\\----------|-----\\----------------|
 D |-----2\------------|------2\\--------|----2-\\--------------|
 A |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
    Gtr.II    help me.             tell me  ba - by, tell  me!              I can't go on like this...                
                                                     Pur-ple Haze...


     E7#9                                                                         
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                                  F#5                       D5                           
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B |----15----15---15-15-15------15B-----15^(20)-15^(18)-|---15B----15^(18)---15---15--15--15--15B-15^(18)-15B-| 
 G |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 A |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
      you're  mak-in'  me         blow   my   mind...                                          ma-ma...
                             Pur  -  ple    Haze...


       E7#9                                                  F#5                        D5
              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B |----15B---15---15----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-| 
 G |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 A |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
       no,         no....                    no...                                             no,___
                   Pur  -  ple   Haze...


       E7#9                                                  F#5                        D5
                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B |----15^(18)----------15B---15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-| 
 G |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 A |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
       ___      it's     pain      -       ful, ba - by...
                     Pur - ple  Haze...

       E7#9                                                  F#5                        D5
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B |----15---15---15-----15----15----15----15----15---15-|-15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15---15--15-| 
 G |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 A |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E |-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
               Pur  -  ple  Haze...                                                                     fade out


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