BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP (Bassline) As recorded by Jimi Hendrix (From the 1968 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND) Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix Arranged by Jimi Hendrix Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Gtr. 1' Intro Q=72 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| H Q E S S H. E S S H. E E H. E E |---------------|-----------3h5-|-------------|---------------| |-----------3h5-|---------------|-3---------3-|---------------| |---------------|-3-------------|-------------|-1---------1---| |---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------| 1st Verse H H E E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S E S S S S E E |-----------||-----------------------|-------------7-7-7---7-5-| |-----------||---------3-3-3-3---1-3-|-------5-6-7-------7-----| |-3---------||-----1-2---------3-----|-5-5-5-------------------| |-----------||-1-1-------------------|-------------------------| S S E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|--------------------------------12-| |---------------------------|-----------12-13-14-14----12-14----| |-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----12-14-------------14----------| |-------2-2-----------------|-0-0-------------------------------| E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E E S S S S E E E E E Q S S S S E S S |------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |-------------10---------------|---------------3-5-5-3-|----------------------| |-----9-10-10----------7-8-9-9-|-10-10---2-5-5---------|-5-5----5-5-5---5-5-5-| |-8-8------------8-8-8---------|-------3---------------|-----5--------5-------| Chorus |-3-| E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-------7------------------------| |-3-3-------2-3-3-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5---3-4-5-----------3-3-3--| |-----3---3---------------|---------------2-3-4-5-5--------| |-------1-----------------|--------------------------------| Q S S S S S S S S S S E H. Q H. E S S |------7-------------------|------------|-----------3h5--| |-5--5---5-3-----------3-5-|------------|----------------| |------------1---1-3-5-----|------------|-3--------------| |--------------3-----------|-3----------|----------------| Bridge H. E S S H. E S S H. E E H. Q |-----------3h5-|---------------|-------------|--------------| |-3-------------|-3---------1h3-|-------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|-1---------1-|-3------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------| 2nd Verse E E S S E S S S S S S S S |---------------------------| |-3-3---------------1-3-3-7-| |-----------1-2-3-3---------| |-----1-1-------------------| E S S E E S S S S +S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S |---7-5-----7---7-7-(7)-7-7---|-----------------------| |-------7-----5---------------|-----------------------| |-5-------------------------0-|-2-2---0-1-2-2---0-1-2-| |-----------------------------|-----2---------2-------| S S S S S S S S E E S S S S |------------7-8-9-9-9-9---7----| |--------7-9-------------9---10-| |---7-10------------------------| |-0-----------------------------| E. S E E E S S E S S E E Q S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |------10-10-10-----------|----------------2-3-4-5--| |-----------------7-8-7-8-|-1-1----2-3-4-5----------| |-8--8----------9---------|-----3-------------------| Chorus S S E Q S S S S E E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|-3-3-3-------------4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-3h5-5-5---------3-4-| |-5-5-5----5---2-5-5-3-|-------3---0-1-2-3---------|---------------2-3-4-5-----| |-------5----5---------|---------1-----------------|---------------------------| Guitar Solo S S E E S S E E S S S S S S S S S S E +S S E E E H. Q |-------------------------|---------------------------||-------------| |-5-5-5---3-4-5-------3-4-|-5-5-5---3-4-5-(5)---------||-------------| |-------5---------3-5-----|-------5-----------5-3-3---||-------------| |---------------3---------|-------------------------6-||-3-----------| E E E S S S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S S S E E E E S S S S E S S S S |-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------3-4-5-3---------|---------------------------| |-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-|-----3-5---------5-3-----|-1-1---0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-----| |-----1-----------------|-3-3-----------------6-3-|-----1-----------------1---| E S S E. S S S E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S S S E S S E S S E E E |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----3-3-3-------0-----|-------1---------------| |-3-3-3-3--1-1-2-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-------1-1-1---3-1-|-3-3-3---3-1-3-3-3-3-2-| Bridge E E Q E E Q E S S E S S E E Q E S S E S S E E E E H. E T S. |---------------|--------------------|---------------------||-----------3h5---| |---------------|-5-3---3------------|-5-3-----------------||-----------------| |---------------|-----5---5-4-3------|-----5-3-3-3-5-------||-3---------------| |-1-1-1--0-0-0--|---------------6-3--|---------------6-3-3-||-----------------| 3rd Verse H. E T S. H. E E H. Q E E S S S S E E S S S S |----------------|-------------|------------||--------------------------| |-3---------1h3--|-------------|------------||-------------3-3-3---1-5--| |----------------|-1---------1-|-3----------||-----0-1-2-3-------3------| |----------------|-------------|------------||-1-1----------------------| E E E E E S S T S. E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +E E S S E |---------------3h7--5-|---4--------------------|---------7-8-9-(9)-9---7-9/-| |-----6-7--------------|------------------------|-------9-------------9------| |-5-5-----5-3----------|-2------2---0-1-2-2-0-2-|-7--------------------------| |-------------5--------|-----2----2-------------|---7-0----------------------| E S S Q E E S S E E E E S S +E S S S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|----------------3-4-5-3-5-|---------------------------| |-------10------7-8-9-|-10---2---3-(3)-----------|-5-----5-----5---5---5---5-| |-8-8-8-----8-8-------|--------------------------|-----5-----5---5---5---5---| Outro S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S X T. S S S E E |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-3---------1-3-3-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-----5---3h5--5-5-5-----| |-----3-3---3---------------|-----------5---5----------------| |---------1-----------------|----------------------------1-2-| S S S S X T. S S S S S S S S S S S X T. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-3h5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-|-3h5--5-5---3-4-5-5-5---------3-4-5-| |----------------------------5-------|----------5-------------2-5-5-------| |------------------------------------|----------------------3-------------| S S S S S S S S +E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-5-5-5-3---3-4-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-----------------3-4-5-| |---------5-----------------|-----------3-4-5-------| |---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------------| S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S X T. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---3---------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5---5-3-5-3-----3---3-5-3---3-|-3h5--5-5---3-4-5-5-5---------3-4-5-| |-------------4-5---5-------5---|----------5-------------2-5-5-------| |-------------------------------|----------------------3-------------| S S S S S S S S +E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------| |-5-5-5-3---3-4-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-----------------3-4-5-| |---------5-----------------|-----------3-4-5-------| |---------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-------------| S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S X T. S S S S S S S S S S S |---3---------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5---5-3-5-3-----3---3-5-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-3h5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-| |-------------4-5---5-------5---|----------------------------5-------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| W |------*| |------*| |------*| |------*| 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 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - 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