Basmasomd’ Bisham ll Hey Joe Words and Music by Billy Roberts. “Hey Joe” is the only cover tune on Are You Experienced? and, ironically, the most requested “signature piece” throughout i's career. According to Hendrix, the tune’s popularity gave him sufficient airplay to be asked to play the Monterey Pop Festival in June of 1967 and return triumphantly to the States. Though it was written by someone else, Jim's treatment of the guitar pyrotechnics and the tune’s arrangement made it totally his own. The song provided a perfect vehicle for Jimi's choral style by virtue of its “back-cyoling” progression of IV-I-V-II-VI. As in “Purple Haze,” there is fretting with the thumb, this time to retain the roots of the chords as he plays fills. In the solo, the E minor penta- tonic scale (E, G, A, B, D) is used throughout — until he “walks” in.unison with the bass in a chromatic fashion through the changes. The guitar sound is clean and the only noticeable effect is a bit of reverb, although that may be actually the result of ambient miking in a “live” room. Intro Moderately Slow Rock J = 82 NC. EB © 1962 (Renewed), 1995 by THIRD STORY MUSIC, INC. 4 ‘A Rights Reserved International Copyright Secured= th, where you goin" with that gu in your hand? = uitae 1 Guia Dane 7 ‘where you goin with tat ci SS in‘Vocal Guitar 1 Guitur 2 Bass Drums Guitar 1 Bass Drums Aad = 7 [Pm g0-in’ down to shoot my old taVor! Gitar Gitar oy Bass you know I caught Rer mess-in' ‘round with an = ol-et man. — Goier2Vocal Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Drums Vocal Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bass Drums a 2.UR, hey, — Joe, — rears Si rss Seem RL SN wor-an down... you shot her down, now. ——Gotan? Golae2 Det ee I eee [===]. 55 > Soe = eS - S * ai oe pion ae ee SS Seana ey s es ee penne ee $ret. | iil eH o> ir Jere | 7 , =e 9Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Drums iS Gases > A “ 7 shot her, youknow 1 caught my old la dy mess-in' ‘round> ‘And T gave her the gun, Guise Guitar? Gitar?EB ET ago SS : j SSS = a Shoot her one more time gain ba- by! ook Bass, Drums Vocal Guitar 2_ Guitar 1 ——Guitar 2 Guitar ee Ss o “ E GuinGuitar 1 Guitar 2 Drums ‘Vocal Guitar | Drums: th, where you gon-na run where you gon = naGuiee2 ase Goi Drums ‘oe. where you gon-naGuitar 2. Bass _ ‘Drums Vocal Vm gos’ way down south, - Guitar 1 Bass ‘Drums© w, E GuinVocal Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bass Drums Vocal Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Bess Drums Daust Bein Fade NCO he int gon-na put rope around ‘where you gon - na © “Guitar Guitar 2 o “