ACTIVITY
Have You Ever Been
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN (TO ELECTRIC LADYLAND)
As recorded by Jimi Hendrix
(From the 1997 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND)
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by Maccy
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro / Verse
Moderately Slow Q=72
A N.C.(G#)
4/4
Gtr I
W Q Q Q Q E. S S E. T T S E E E
|----------|-------------|-5----5-----------------------|
|----------|----x--x--x--|-5--5-5-------9h=12p9---------|
|----------|----x--x--x--|-6--6-6---------------9-------|
|----------|----x--x--x--|-7--7-7-----------------------|
|----------|-------------|-7----7-x----------------9s11-|
|----------|-------------|-5----5-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W Q E E +Q Q
|----------|-------------|------------------------12----|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
|----------|-------------|-----------0-(0)--------------|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|
N.C.(G#) N.C.(D)
|--3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S S S Q S S E E S S E. S S S E E S S S
|--0-------------------------0--5s7s5-|--------------------------------|
|-12h14p12----------------------3s5s3-|-------------9h12p9------0h10p0-|
|----------11----------11-------------|----11-------9------------------|
|-------------14-11----11h13----------|----12-11-x---------11----------|
|----------------11-14----------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
N.C.(B) A/C#
E E S S S S E T E T S E E. S S S. S S T E. Q
|-------------------------------------|----5-5-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------|----5-5-------9h12p==9--------|
|---------7h9p7-----------------------|----6-6-------9------------4--|
|----------------9------7---------7---|-x------x--------------11--6--|
|-----0------------7s=9-----7h9-------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------4--|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S E E S T T S S Q E E H
|-------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------|
|--------------------10---------------|------------------------------|
|------------------9------7-----------|------------------------------|
|---------7s9-9s11------------7h9p7---|------------------------------|
|---5-7s9---------------------------9-|------7-----------------------|
|-7-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B5/Ab D5/B D5 D/A
S S E Q E S S S. T E E. S S E. S S S E E S
|--------------5s7s=5--7s5-|---------------------------------|
|-7s9s7--------3s5s=3--5s3-|----7-7----9h===12p===9----------|
|-4s6s4-4------4s6s=4------|-7--7-7-x---------------11-------|
|-6s8s6-6------------------|-7--7-7----------------------9-9-|
|--------------------------|-5---------------------------7-7-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| 1/
| |---3---|
| H Q +Q H S S S E Q
|----------0-------(0)-----|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------9h12p===9-------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------11s===9-----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
N.C.(B) Csus2/A Csus2/G
1/
S S S S S E S S E S S S E H Q. E +Q S E. H
|-7h9p7--------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------10----------------|--------3------|-----------3------|
|-------7----------7----9-----7--------|--------5----5-|-(5)--5-x--5------|
|-------7----11---------9---7---11s9---|--------5----5-|-(5)--5----5------|
|----------7---------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------5----5-|-(5)--5-----------|
|
| 1/ 1/
| S S S S E E E E E E E H. E +H H
|--------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------10---------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-5s6---------5-|-(5)-------5------|
|-----7-9s11----------9---7------------|-------------5-|-(5)-------5------|
|-7h9-------------------------7s===9---|---------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
N.C.(A)
E Q S E. E E S S
|--------x--------------x-----x-|
|--------x-x------------x-------|
|-----------------7---7---------|
|-----------------7---7---------|
|-------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------|
|
| Q E. S S S S S E E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----5-------5h7p5-----5b7.5---|
|----------7--5h7p5---5---------|
|---------------------5---------|
|-------------------------------|
C5/A G5/AD5 D5/A N.C.(B)
Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S S E S
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|------5----------7-----7-----|---------------------|
|------5------5---7-----7-----|-----------4---------|
|-------------5---5-----5-----|-2-4-2-0-------------|
|------5------5---------5-----|---------2---0-0-0-2-|
|
| +Q. E S S S S S S E W
|-------------5---------------|---------------------|
|--------8b10---8-5-----------|---------------------|
|-(5)---------------7b9-7-5---|---------------------|
|---------------------------7-|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
N.C.(G) N.C.(E)
|--3--| |--3---|
E E S S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S S E E E E
|-----3h5p==3-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------3-0-------------------|-----0h10p==0---------10----|
|-----------------------------------|----------------7------7----|
|---5---------------------------5---|--------------9---9-9--9-9--|
|-------------------------3s==2---5-|-7--------------------------|
|-3----------------3--3-3-----------|---0------------------------|
|
| Q S S E +E E E E E E S E S Q E E
|-----3h==5p==3---(3)---------------|----------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-----------------------4b6r======|==========7-----7------7----|
|-0-------------------5---------5---|-----9------------9----9-7--|
|-----------------------------------|-----7----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-0-7------------------------|
Bm/D F#5/D
|---3---|
E E S S S E S S E E S S
|-7-----9-9h10p===9-7--------------------|
|-7-----7-7---------7---10p7-------------|
|-7-----7-7---------7----7---7---9---x-x-|
|------------------------9---9---9---x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------|
|-7h10-10-7h===10---7--------------------|
|------------------------9-7-------------|
|---------------------9------9-7---------|
|--------------------------------9-7-----|
|------------------------------------9---|
N.C.(B) N.C.(G)
|-3-|
E E E E S E S S S S S E E S S S E E E Q
|-----------------------|-----3h5p3-----------3---|
|-----------------------|-----------3---------3---|
|-----------------------|---------------------4---|
|-----------------------|---5---------------5-----|
|-2-4-0-----x-----------|-------------------------|
|-------4-2-0-x---x-2---|-3--------------3--------|
|
| W Q E S S +E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-4---4-----5p4-(4)---4---|
|-----------------------|-5---5-----5-------5---5-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
F#m N.C.(F)
E Q S S +E S S +S S E E E E S S Q E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------6----|
|-----7---------------------7----|--------5-----------------7-|
|-7---7---7s5-(5)---7-7-(7)---7--|-----7-----7h=8--7----------|
|-9-------5s7-(7)---5-5-(5)---5--|--8-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| S S Q. S S E E E E E E S S E E E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----7--------------------------|----10----------10----10----|
|------------------------7----7/-|-------10-------------------|
|-5s7----------9s10-9----5----5/-|-12-------12s13----10----10-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
N.C.(A)
|--3--|
Q S E S S S S E E E
|--------5----------------------------|
|--------5-----------9h=12p9----------|
|--------6-----------9----------------|
|--------7-------------------11-------|
|--------------------------------9s11-|
|--5----------------------------------|
|
| E. S E S S +E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-13--11s9---11s13-(13)------11-11s13-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Bridge
B/Eb D5/G
|--3---|
S S S S S S S S E E S S S E
|-------------------------------------5s=7s5-5-|
|--12h=14p12--------------------------3s=5s3-3-|
|--11--------11-------11--------------0------0-|
|--13--------11----13p11-----------------------|
|---------------14-------14--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| +H Q Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------14b16r====14-----|
|-(13)-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
D/B
|-3--|
Q E S S S E S S E E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------9h12p9---------10-------|
|-----------9---------------7-------|
|------------------11--9----7-------|
|---------------------------9----9--|
|---------------------------7-------|
|
| S E. E E E S S S E.
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-12s11--11s9-------9---------------|
|---------------------10s9-11s9-----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Bm/D F#5/D N.C.(A)
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S Q H
|------7h9-7h9--7-------9-7--------|------------------------------------|
|------7---7----7-10-10-7-7-10-7---|------------------------------------|
|------7---7----7--7--7-7-7--7-7---|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|
| +Q. E H S S S E E S. T E. S E.
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-11s13-11-9---11s13----11s9--11s13--|
|-(9)------9s==14------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B5/Ab D5/G
S S Q E E S S S S E
|-------------------5s7s==5s==7s===5-|
|---7s=9-7----------3s5s==3s==5s===3-|
|---4s=6-4----------0----------------|
|---6s=8-6---------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| +H Q +S E.
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-(13)--------14b16-----(14)-14b16r==|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
D/B
|--3---|
H S S S E Q
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10----|
|-------------------9h11p==9----7----|
|----------------------------9--7----|
|-------------------------------9----|
|-------------------------------7----|
|
| S S E +S E. S S E S E.
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-11s12p11-(11)-9--11s===9s==7--7h9--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
D5/B N.C.(C)
S S Q S S E E Q Q E E Q E E
|--------------------7h9p=7------------|------------------|
|-10s12s10------------------7----------|--------------x---|
|--7s=9s=7-----------------------------|----------------5-|
|--9s11s=9-----------------------------|----------------5-|
|--------------------------------------|---------5--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----5---5------5-|
|
| ~~
| E S S S S E Q E T T S Q. E E Q.
|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------11---9-9h11p9-|-5----------------|
|--9-----9s12s11-14s12-----------------|-------5-7-5------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------|
Outro
C5/A N.C.(A)
+Q E E H Q E E Q E E
|---------------|--------------------------------|
|----------3----|--------------------------------|
|-(5)--5-0-5----|--------6---------------7---5---|
|-(5)--5-0-5----|--------7---------------7---5---|
|----------5----|--------------------------------|
|-(5)--5--------|-5------------------------------|
|
| W E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------|-8b10-8-------------------------|
|---------------|--------7b9-7-5-----------------|
|---------------|----------------7-5-------------|
|---------------|--------------------7-6-5-3-----|
|---------------|----------------------------5-3-|
1/
+E E E E H
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------3------------------|
|-(5)---5---5---0---5------------------|
|-(5)---5---5---0---5------------------|
|-------------------5------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------5h==7-7b9r7p5------|
|---------3-5s7-5-7---------------7-5--|
|--0--3-5------------------------------|
N.CA/E) C5/A D5/A Csus2/D
1/
Q Q E E E E +Q E E H
|---------------------|--------------------|
|----5----------------|-------------3------|
|----6-----5--5-7---5-|-(5)--5---0--5------|
|----7-----5--5-7---5-|-(5)--5---0--5------|
|----7----------------|-------------5------|
|-5--------5--5-5---5-|-(5)--5-------------|
|
| Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +H
|----8----(8)---8-----|-(8)--8-----(8)-----|
|----5----(5)---5-----|-(5)--5-----(5)-----|
|----7b9--(7)---7b9---|-(7)--7b9---(7)-----|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
N.C.(AA/E D5/A Csus2/D
1/
Q Q E E E E +Q E E E Q.
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-------5---------------|------------3-----|
|-------6-----5-5-7---5-|-(5)--5-0---5-----|
|-------7-----5-5-7---5-|-(5)--5-0---5-----|
|-------7---------------|------------5-----|
|-5-----------5-5-5---5-|-(5)--5-----------|
|
| E E E E Q E E W
|-------8-----8-------8-|------------------|
|-------5-----5---------|------------------|
|---7b9---7b9-----7b9---|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
C/D C5/A C5/A Gmaj7sus4/CN.C.(A5/E)
Q Q Q E E +Q Q E Q. W
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------*|
|----x-------x-----|-------------7--------|-----------------*|
|----------------5-|-(5)--5----7-5--------|-----------------*|
|----------------5-|-(5)--5----5-5--------|-----------------*|
|------------------|-------------3--------|-----------------*|
|----------------5-|-(5)--5----5----------|-----------------*|
|
| Q H Q Q H E E Q E E E E Q
|----8-------8-----|------8---------8-----|-5---------------*|
|----5-------5-----|------5---------5-----|-5----5-5--------*|
|----7b9-----7b9---|------7b9---------7b9-|----8---7b8r6----*|
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------*|
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------*|
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n]
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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