Little Wing Lyrics

LITTLE WING
As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1991 Album THE SKY IS CRYING)
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Q=60(16=s16)
Gtr I
|-x-12\-|----x-x--------5h7-(7)-5------|---------0-------4h5-5-4h=5--4------|
|-------|-0----------------------------|-2s3-3---------3-----------------3s=|
|-------------0-----5-7-7s8s7-5-------|
|---------------5s7-------------7-----|
|-0-0-----------------------------5s==|
PM PM
|----7h9-9h10-7---------7-(7)\-------6---|
|------7------7-10b10.5-7-(7)\-------6---|
|-7----------------------------5s6-6---0-|
PM----------|
|-----5s7-7s5---5s3---3-(3)-3---|-------------------|
|-----3s5-5s3---3s1---1-(1)-1---|-------------------|
|-----4s6-6s4---4s2---2-(2)-2-0-|-------5---------5-|
|-----5s7-----5-------3-(3)---0-|---------5---------|
|-(5)s7-----7-----------7-7-7-7--7------7--|
|--3s=5-5-5-----5-5-------------10-10-7-7--|
Theme
|---7---------------||-0tr2----(0tr2)--(0)---|
|-----5s7---7-------------------5h7-5-|
|-----5-5-5-----8b8.5-5-8-5-----------5---8-------8-------------|
|---------------------------7b9==(7)r-------7b9==(7)r-7-5-------|
|-0-------------------------------0S=|
|-----7-10-7-(7)-(7)-----10b10.5-7---10-----------------|
|---------------------------------------9h10-9-7b7.5----|
|--!0----------------------------------|
|--!0-------------5---5----------------|
|--!0---------5h7-7-5-5---5-5----------|
|---(5)-5s7-7s5---5s3---3-(3)-3-----3-|-------------|
|---(3)-3s5-5s3---3s1---1-(1)-----1---|-------------|
|-------4s6-6s4---4s2---2-(2)---2-2---|-------5-----|
|-------5s7-----5-----3---------3-----|-------5-5---|
|-5s7-----7-7-----7-7-7-----------|---7-----------12-14b15==(14)r-||
|-5s7-7---7-7-7-7h9-7-7--7----7---|---7-------14------------------||
|-3s5-5-5-----0---------10-10-7-7-|-7h9---------------------------||
|-14-12h14b14.5==(14)r-12-------(14)-(14)-------------------|
|-------10-12-13s14----12-(12)-10-12-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------12-14b14.5-14-12----|
|-12s14-12s14-12s14-12s14-13-12-10-12-10------------------------------|
|----14b16==(14)r-14-12b14==(12)r-12-----------14--(14)------------------|
|-------12-14b15==(14)r-14-12-14-12-14p12-14-12-14b16==(14)r-|
|-------------14b16==(14)r-12-14-12----12--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------14-13-12-10-12s13s14--------|
|-12s14-14--12--12-------12-----------------------12---------------|
|----------------------------------12h13h14-12h13h14-13-12-(12)-10-|
|-12s14-----12---12-10----|
|---------------------------------------------12-(12)-12h14-|
|-10-12-12s13-10-12-(12)-10h12p10----10-12h14-14-(14)-------|
|-12s14-14-12s14-14-14s12-12----------------12----------------|
|----------------------------12s14-14-12s14----14-12s14-(14)--|
|-10s12-12-10s12-12-12s10-10----------------10----------------|
|----------------------------10s12-12-10s12----12-10s12-(12)--|
|----14s15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12----------|
|----11s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14----|
|-12----------------------------------12----15-15s17-17----------|
|-12-14-14-14s12----19-14h15-14s12----12-------------------------|
|----------------14----------------14----14-12-12s14-14----14----|
|---------------12-14-14h15-14-12----14pb16r(14)-12----12s14b16==(14)r----|
|----------14s16-12h14-12h14p12----12-12-----------------------------x---|
|----------------------------------------------14-13-12-10-12-12s14------|
|-14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)-0-12b14==(12)-(12)-(12)r-12b14==(12)r---/17---|
|-10s12-12-12-12-------------12-12-------------12----------12---|
|--8s10-10-10---------------------------------------------------|
\0.5___/
|-15b17==(15)-(15)-(15)r-0-15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)r-15-12--------------12----|
|------------------(15)--0----------------------------------------------14b16==(14)r-------|
|-14b16==(14)r(14)p12----14b16==(14)-(14)r-------14b16==(14)r-14p12----12-(12)-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0S12--|
|-12-14-14b16==(14)r-12h14-12h14p12----12-14----14b16==(14)-14r14-(14)-12-14b14.5-------|
|----------------------------------------------------12S0------|
|-------12-------------------------------------------12S0------|
|-------12-------------------------------------------12S0------|
|---------------------------b16==()r-14s12-(12)-0-14b16==(14)r----|
|-14b16==(14)r-12-14-(14)-------------------------------0-----------------|
|-12h13-12h13-12h13-12h13-12----15b17==(15)-(15)r---15b17==(15)r(15)p12--------------15---|
|----------------------------12-------------------0---------------------14b16==(14)r------|
|-14b16==(14)r-------14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)-0-12b14==(12)-(12)-(12)r(12)-(12)b14==(12)r\---/14---|
|-10s12-12-12-12-------------12-12-------------12----------12---|
|--8s12-10-10---------------------------------------------------|
\1_____/
|-15b17==(15)--(15)r---0-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)--------------12h15-|
|---------------15pb16-0-----------------------14b16==(14)r-------|
TP TP TP TP TP
|-14b16==(14)----14-14-14r--14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)b16-14b16==(14)r-|
|-14pb16r(14)-12-14-14-12h14p12----12-14b16==(14)r-14-12----12-16b18==(16)-(16)r-14b16==(14)r(14)p12----------|
|-12-12---------------2b4==(2)r-----2h3p2-0---0-2s4-----4-|
|---------3---5b6==(5)r-3-5-(5)-3-------0-------------------------------0-----------------|
|-3s5-(5)---5---------------------5p3p0---3p0-------------------------0---3p0-------------|
|---------------------------------------------3p2p0---0-2b4==(2)-(2)r---------3p2p0---2h4-|
|-4-4p2p0---2b3==(2)r-2p0---2p0-----------------------------------------------|
|-2b4==(2)---2r-2pb4---2S12-12b14==(12)r-------12pb14\---/17---|
|-7b9==(7)r-----7b9==(7)r---7-9--|
|-9b11==(9)r--------9pb11-----9-7-7---7-7-7--7-7---7-|
|-12tr14--------|-(12)----(12)--(12)-12-|
|-14-13-12-(12)-(12)-------x----10-12s14----------|
|-14b16==(14)r-14-12-(12)-14--------------------------------------|
|-----------12tr14--------12tr14-(12)--------12tr14-|
|-12tr14-----------12tr14-------------12tr14--------|
|---------------------------------------12tr14-12tr14-|
|-10tr12----10tr12--------10tr12-12tr14---------------|
|------------------10tr12-----------------------------|
|-----14s9s14----14----------------14----------------14--|
|---14b16==(14)r-------------15p14p12-------15p14p12----12h==|
|-14h16----16p14p12----15s16s14----14-12-------------------14-----12-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------13h14----14-----------------14-12h13p12-10-12s14------12h13p12----|
\1_______/
|---------------12-14-12s14-14-12-14-12----12-|
|-14tr12p=12-14-------------------------14----|
|---------------10-12-10s12-12-10-12-10----10-|
|-14----12-----14-----12----14-----12-----14/-15s14-12--14-----12--14----12s14----|
|-12----10-----12-----10----12-----12-----12/-13s12-10--12-----10--12----10s12----|
|-12----14-14--------12----14-14-------14-12----14----12s14----12s14-15-|
|-10----12-12--------10----12-12----------10----12----10s12----10s12-13-|
|-14s13----14----12-------12----14-12-------------12---------------|
|-------14----14----14-14-------14----------12s14------------------|
|-12s11----12----------------------------------------14p13p12-(12)-|
|----------------------15---------17b19==|
|--15s17-(17)--(17)-17-15-15-(15)--------|
|-(17)r-15b17==(15)r-15-------15----17s18-17p15----17----------------------19-17-19-15----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------16s18----------------------|
|-16s14-12-------14pb15r(14)p12----12-14b16==(14)r-------------15p14p12-------14pb16r(14)p12----12h14b16==(14)----14r(14)p12----12--------------x---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10h12s14----14p12p10------|
|-10-12s14s12p10----10h12-10h12p10----10-12s14-|
|----------12-(12)----------------------14b14.5-12-14-12----------------------|
|-12-14-14---------14p12----12h14-14---------------------14p12----12b12.5-14--|
\1______________/
|---12-(12)--12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-!0-||
|---12-(12)--12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-!0-||
|---12-(12)--12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-!0-||
|-0-12-(12)--12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-!0-||
|-15b17==(15)--(15)r---15---------15---14-------------12-14b15==(14)r(14)p12----|
|--------------------x----14b16==(14)r-15p12-----x----12-14b15==(14)r(14)p12----|
|--------------------------------------------14-12s14------------------------14-|
|-12-14b16==(14)----14-14r14-12-------12-14-14b16==(14)r-14-12-------12-14-14b16==(14)r-|
|-12s14-12h14-12-12h14-12-------12----12-12--------x-----x-------|
|----------0-----0-2b4==(2)r-------2b4==(2)r(2)p0---2-0h2p0---------|
|-12s14\------------------------------------------2---------2-------|
|--------2----------------------------------------2-----------5s7-7-|
|---------7---7-----10b10.5-7-10-------10---10-7-----7---------|
|--------------------------------9b11==(9)r--9-7---7-7---------|
|-5s7-7-7----------------------------------------------------x-|
|---------5-5-5-----------5-5-8-5-5-8b9==8b10==(8)-(8)r-0-----0--|
|---------------7b9==(7)r-------------------------------0-1s2-0--|
|-2b4==(2)---2r-2b4==(2)---2r(2)S12-12b14==(12)----12r-12b14==(12)r\---/17\-0-|
|-7b9==(7)-(7)-(7)r-7b9==(7)---7r(7)---|
|-9b11==(9)-----9r-9b11==(9)----9r(9)-----7-7-7-7--7--7---7-|
\0.5___/
|-7h9--()--0-----(0)-(0)---||
|-15b17==(15)-(15)-(15)r---15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)r-15b17==(15)r(15)p12-|
|-15-15pb17==15r(15)-12-15-12b14==(12)r-12b14==(12)r-12------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------x-14b16==(14)r-14p12h14p12----12-14b16==(14)rp12-|
|-14---14s16-(16)---16b17==(16)r-16-14h16p14s12-14-12b12.5-14-12-|
|-15---------------x---------x-------------------x-------------------------------12-14b14.5-|
|----12b14==(12)r-12-12------x-------------------x-------------------------------12-14b14.5-|
|-----------------------14-(14)-12h14p12--x--------------------12-14-12-14-12-14------------|
|---------------------------------------------------15b15.5-12------------------------------|
|-12h14-(14)-0--------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-(14)-0-14b16==(14)r---12-(12)-12h14p12----12-14b16==14r-|
|-------------------------12-14b16==14-(14)-14r14-12-14-12-----0-|
|-14b16==(14)r-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16==(14)-(14)r(14)-0-12b14==(12)-(12)-12r-12b14==(12)r\-0-/17\-0-|
|-7b9==(7)r-----7b9==(7)-(7)r(7)---|
|-9b11==(9)-----9r-9b11==(9)-(9)r(9)-----7-7-7-7--7--7---7-|
\2.5_____/
|-7h9-12-(12)---(12)-----(12)-(12)-0-||
Frre Time
|-----------------------:---------------------------------:-----------------*|
|-----------------------:---------------------------------:-----------------*|
|------------12---------:--x---------x--------------x-----:-----------------*|
|-12tr14----(12tr14)----:--x--------12tr14--x------12tr14-:-12tr14--(12)----*|
|-----------------------:-12tr14-----------12tr14---------:-----------------*|
|-----------------------:---------------------------------:-----------------*|
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