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Please note: This file is author's own work and represents their 
interpretation of the song.You may only use this file for private study,
Scholarship, or research.
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BURNING of the MIDNIGHT LAMP
by
Jimi Hendrix
From the album Electric Ladyland

Trancribed by Jimmy

Legend:

^ = Hammer or pull-off
/ \ = Slide
wb = Whole note bend
hb = Half note bend
br = Bend and release
bp = Pre-bend
~ = Trill


* Std. Tuning
Intro
All guitars with wah wah throughout
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------3--2------------------------3--2----------2------------3--2-------------------2----2-3-2---2------------
a---------3---------3--5--3^5--3--3-------------3--3^5-----3------1--------3--5--3^5--3--5-------------5--------------
e------3-------------------------------1-----------------------1------------------------------------------------------


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
----------3--2--------------------3--2----------2-----------3--2----------------|---2------2-3-2---2-------------------|
-------3--------3^5--3^5--3--3----------3--3^5-----3-----1---------3--5--3^5--3-|-5--------------5---------------------|
--2^3---------------------------1---------------------1-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                                                                |*2nd Guitar)* Dive W/Bar while rapidly|
                                                                                |rocking the wah wah pedal back and    |
                                                                                |forth to create the tremolo picking effect                   			       
										|--------------------------------------|
										|------\------/------------------------|
										|-------\----/-------------------------|
										|-----3--\--/--------------------------|
										|-----3---\/---------------------------|
										|--------------------------------------|

1st verse
The morning has past                             and the day is too                         The step is up to here to meet me

F                                           Dm                                        B
---1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1--|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1----1-1--1--|---6-6--6----6-6--6----6-6--6----6-6--6--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-|
---2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2--|---7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-|
---3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3--|---7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4-|
---3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3--|---5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5--|--2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2----2-2--2-|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

     But the velvet fool                      All my loneliness			       I have felt today

  E                                        C					   G
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
--9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----|
--9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----4-4--4----|
--9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9----9-9--9--|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5-|--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----|
--7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3-|------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----|



  It's a little   more then enough         to make a

  D                                         F
----------------------------------------|--------------
--7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10---
--7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10---
--7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7----7-7--7--|--10-10--10---
--5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5----5-5--5--|---8--8---8---
----------------------------------------|--------------

                                                       chorus
man     throw     himself         away                    I   continue
                                         F#           G
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----|
-10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----|
-10-10--10----10-10--10----10-10--10--|--11-11-11-11--12-12--12----12-12--12----|
--8--8---8-----8--8---8-----8--8---8--|---9--9--9--9--10-10--10----10-10--10----|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
                                                                                |  I
 *2nd Guitar                                                                    |  I
------------------------------------13----14----14----15----15----15----15----15|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------/-14--/-15----15-/--16----16----16----16----16--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



    To     burn     the     midnight       lamp
G
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
--12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-|
--12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-|
--12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12---12-12--12-|-12-12--12---12-12-|
--10-10--10---10-10--10-|-10-10--10---10-10--10---10-10--10---10-10--10-|-10-10--10---10-10-|
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
 											    |
2nd Guitar										    |
------17----17----15-----15----15----15----15-----15-----17-----18----19----19----19----19--|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---17----17--\--16----16----16----16----16----16--/--17--/--18--/--19----19----19----19-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



    alone
G
---------------------------------|-3|
-12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-3|
-12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-3|
-12----12-12--12---12-12--12-----|-4|
-10----10-10--10---10-10--10-----|-5|
---------------------------------|-3|
                                    |
                                    |
---19---19----19----20----20---19|--|
---------------------------------|--|
19---19---19-/-21-----21--\-19---|--|
---------------------------------|--|
---------------------------------|--|


Bridge
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
-------3--2------------------3--2-------------2---------
----3--------3^5--3^5--3--3-----------3--3^5-----3------
-3---------------------------------1----------------1---


-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
----3--2--------------------2-------2-3-2---2----------|
-1--------3--5--3^5--3--5-----------------5------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
                                                       |               
*2nd Guitar )  * Dive W/Bar while rapidly rocking      |
the wah wah pedal back and forth                       |
-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------\------/-------------|
-----------------------------------\----/--------------|
---------------------------------3--\--/---------------|
---------------------------------3---\/----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|



2nd verse
F
Now the smiling portrait of you

Dm
is still hangin' on my frowing wall

B
It really doesn't,

B
really doesn't bother me

E
to watch at all

C
It's just the ah

G
ever falling dust

D
that makes it so hard for me to see

F
that forgotten earring clear on the floor

G
facing coolly the one at the door

chorus
And I continue


To burn the midnight lamp

        G-2
alone


P.S: Chord sounding pattern for 2nd and 3rd verses are the same as first's, only the chords are
different.



Solo


                                 *Bb                                         C 
---15----------------------------------------------------------------------15----
---18wb-------18wbr^15--------------------------------------------------15-------
------------------------17wb------15^17wb--17wbp---17-15------------17hb---------
-----------------------------17---------------------------17^15------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*=2nd guitar plays these chords during the solo. Chord sounding pattern is the same as 
the verse's pattern. Chord chart is at the end.


             G                            Bb                          C
------------15----------------------------------3--------3---3--------3^1-1^3-1^3---
-18-18wb-------18^15--------------------------3----6wb-----6---6wb----3^1-1^3-1^3---
---------------------17wb---15-----X\-----3^5---------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 G                                              F                        
------------------------------------------------8wb-----5-8-5-----5-----------------------
-3^6^3-------3---------6--------------------------------------8-----8--5-------5----------
-3-----------3-5wb-------5wb----5-3---------------------------------7-----7wb-----7--5----
--------5-5--------------------------5----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------5-5-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                Lonliness
G                                      F                                                  G                G
-------------------------------------------------------------3------3----------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------6wb--6wb-----6-6hb---3-----------------------
---5--7wbr^5-----5--7------------------5(7)~~~~~----7-5--------------------------5-3-----5^7~~~~~~~~~~-
7------------7---------5(7)~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------5----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


is such a     drag


* Rock wah back and forth
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
------7/---------------
------5/---------------

Bridge
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
---------3--2---------------------3--2----------2---------|
-----3---------3^5--3^5--3--3-----------3--3^5-----3------|
-3-----------------------------1----------------------1---|


--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
-----3--2---------------------2-------2-3-2---2---------|
-1----------3--5--3^5--3--5-----------------5-----------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
                                                        |              
*2nd Guitar )  * Dive W/Bar while rapidly rocking 	  |
the wah wah pedal back and forth                        |
--------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------\------/--------------|
-----------------------------------\----/---------------|
---------------------------------0--\--/----------------|
---------------------------------0---\/-----------------|
---------------------------------0----------------------|



3rd verse

F
so here I sit to face

D
That same old fireplace

B
Gettin' ready for the same old explosion

E
Goin' through my mind

C
Yes soon enough the time will tell

G-2
About the circus in the wishing well

D
And someone who will buy and sell for me

F
Someone who will tow my bail

chorus
G
And I continue


To burn the same old lamp


alone


Midnight lamp


Can you hear me callin' you


Gotta blew my mind


Lonely, lonely, blow my mind

(Fade out)


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Chords for 2nd verse:

F       Dm         B        E      C      G-2      D      F     G

-7-     ---       ---      -6-    ---     ---     ---    ---   ---
---     -6-       -4-      ---    -5-     -3-     -7-    10    12
-7-     -7-       -4-      -6-    -5-     -4-     -7-    10    12
-5-     -7-       -4-      -5-    -5-     -5-     -7-    10    12
---     -5-       -2-      ---    -3-     ---     -5-    -8-   10
---     ---       ---      ---    ---     -3-     ---    ---   ---


Chords for the solo:

Bb     C      G      F
---   ---    -3-    -1-
-3-   -5-    -3-    -1-
-3-   -5-    -4-    -2-
-3-   -5-    -5-    -3-
-1-   -3-    -5-    -3-
---   ---    -3-    -1-


Chords for the 3rd verse:

F     D     B     E     C    G-2    D     F    G

---  -1-   ---   ---   ---   -3-   ---   ---  ---
10   ---   -4-   -9-   -5-   -3-   -7-   10   12
10   -2-   -4-   -9-   -5-   -4-   -7-   10   12
10   -0-   -4-   -9-   -5-   -5-   -7-   10   12
-8-  ---   -2-   -7-   -3-   -5-   -5-   -8-  10
---  ---   ---   ---   ---   -3-   ---   ---  ---

                  
Hope you enjoyed :-)


P.S: Please give me credit if U post this in another site. 
Fell free to e-mail me if you got any questions. You can get some basic FX or
tone help from me about this song.

Thanks
Jimmy
newrsngsun@aol.com

Hey Baby (The Land Of The New Rising Sun) 
Web address: http://members.aol.com/newrsngsun/jimi/heybaby.html
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