Hey Joe

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Jimi Hendrix

Electric Guitarland (1993)blues rockTop 5%3:41Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: E majorTuning: StandardTempo: 86 BPMest

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100%7 tracks · 5,385 notes · E minor · 84 BPM· 3:41Combined DrumsRecommended

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Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Guitar Solo

Interlude

Verse 3

Outro

Winds

Guitar 1

Choir

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Drums

100%9 tracks · 5,545 notes · E minor · 86 BPM· 3:38

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Electric Guitar (jazz) 1

Acoustic bass

Choir aahs

Voice oohs

PIANO

Overdriven guitar

Electric guitar (clean)

Electric guitar (jazz) 2

DRUMS

100%10 tracks · 5,817 notes · E minor · 86 BPM· 3:40

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Electric Guitar (jazz) 1

Fretless bass

Choir aahs

Voice oohs

PIANO

Overdriven guitar

Electric guitar (clean)

Electric guitar (jazz) 2

Jazz drum kit

Tenor sax

97%8 tracks · 4,878 notes · E minor · 84 BPM· 3:29

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Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Guitar Solo

Interlude

Verse 3

Outro

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Lead Vocals 1

Lead Vocals 2

Bass

Drums 1

Drums 2

Drums 3

97%7 tracks · 5,162 notes · D# minor · 86 BPM· 3:51live

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Overdriven Guitar 1

Overdriven guitar 2

Fretless Bass 1

Fretless bass 2

Electric Bass (finger) 1

Electric bass (finger) 2

Standard drum kit

92%4 tracks · 5,241 notes · D# minor · 86 BPM· 3:51live

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Intro

1st Verse

2nd Verse

Guitar Solo

3rd Verse

Guitar Solo

Free Time

Guitar

Bass 1

Bass 2

Drums

92%5 tracks · 3,516 notes · D# minor · 86 BPM· 3:53Live At Monterey

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Hey Joe

where you goin' with that

gun in your hand

Hey Joe

I said, where you goin' with

gun in your hand

I'm goin' down to shoot my l

you know I caught her messin

man

I'm goin' down to shoot my l

you know I caught her messin

man

cool

Hey Joe, I said

I heard you shot your lady d

you shot her down

Hey Joe, I said

I heard you shot your lady d

you shot her down in the gro

Yes I did, I shot her

you know I caught her messin

messin' around town

Yes I did, I shot her

you know I caught her messin

and I gave her the gun, I sh

Hey Joe, I said

uh, where you gonna run to n

Hey Joe, I said

where you gonna run to now

where you gonna go

and he said this

I'm going way down south

way down to Mexico Way

yeah

I'm going way down south

way down where I can be

free

ain't no one gonna find me

ain't no hang man gonna

he ain't gonna put a rope ar

yeah, you better believe it

Hey Joe

you better run on down, you

goodbye everybody

Guitar 1

Bass

Drums

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

92%5 tracks · 4,813 notes · E minor · 74 BPM· 3:28++

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

Lead Vocals

89%4 tracks · 5,389 notes · D# minor · 110 BPM· 6:11extendedLive

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Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Bass

Drums

81%3 tracks · 2,397 notes · E minor · 82 BPM· 4:26extendedFor Beginner

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Chords

Intro

Chords

Bassline

Hey Joe' 8 Bar Exersice

Hey Joe' for Beginners

Solo

Guitar 1

Lead Vocals

Guitar 2

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 3:41

About this song

Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix is in E major, around 86 BPM. This 7-track arrangement runs 3:41 (Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric bass (finger), Choir aahs, Bassoon, and Drums), with an intro, 3 verses, a solo, and an outro. 14 versions available to play and practice.

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GuitarAdvanced

7.1 notes/sec

BassIntermediate

3.01 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

5.54 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

1.57 notes/sec

OtherBeginner

1.44 notes/sec

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Intro

Verse

Solo

Interlude

Outro

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0:001:002:003:41

Intro0:06 Verse 10:11 Verse 20:57 Solo1:43 Interlude2:06 Verse 32:17 Outro3:03

About the key of E major

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Hey Joe appears on the soundtrack of Sound Track Recordings from the Film “Jimi Hendrix”.

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