Dolly Dagger Tab

This tab is aimed at intermediate-advanced players who wish to play along with the original track and
get a feel for the song's composition and structure. I focused mainly on the rhythm guitar section and
the overall arrangement. Lyrics are included under each section's tabs. I labeled the sections Intro, Chorus,
Verse, etc.
I decided not to tune down half-step so this is in standard (EADGBe) tuning.
 
 
 
[Intro]
e|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
B|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
G|--drum---|—/10-6-8---|-----------|-----------6—---|
D|-groove--|—-------6--|-/10-6-8---|--------/8---—--|
A|---------|—----------|---------8-|-8-7-6-----—----|
E|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
 
"Here comes..."
 
[Chorus]
e|-6---------------------------------|-—------------------------|------------|
B|-6--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|------------|
G|-7--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|----6-------|
D|-8----------8------------8--6h8h6--|--—-----------------6-7-8-|------8-6---| x2
A|---------------------------------8-|-4-5-6--------6-7-8-------|----------8-|
E|-6---------------------------------|-—-----4-5-6--------------|------------|
"Dolly         dagger                 Her love’s so heavy gonna make you stagger
 Dolly         dagger                 She drinks her blood from a jagged edge"
 
 
[Intro]
e|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
B|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
G|--drum---|—/10-6-8---|-----------|-----------6—---|
D|-groove--|—-------6--|-/10-6-8---|--------/8---—--|
A|---------|—----------|---------8-|-8-7-6-----—----|
E|---------|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
 
 
[Verse] - Hendrix varies the order of these chord structures each time. Here are 2 variations:
e|-/6-6--6-6----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13--------—------------------------|
B|-/6-6--6-6-----9--9---9--9----13-13--13-13------—--6-6--x-6/8---6----------|
G|-/7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13---------5—5--x-5/7---5----------|
D|-/6-6--6-6-----8--8---8--8-------------—-----------6-6--x-6/8---6----------|
A|----------------------------—-13-13--13-13---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------—----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-/6-6--6-6----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13--------—------------------------|
B|-/6-6--6-6-----9--9---9--9----13-13--13-13------—--------------------------|
G|-/7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13---------—-----------------------|
D|-/6-6--6-6-----8--8---8--8-------------—------------6---6-8----------------|
A|----------------------------—-13-13--13-13-------/8---8--------------------|
E|----------------------------—----------------------------------------------|
"Been riding broomsticks since she was fifteen
 Blowin out all the other witches on the scene
 She got a bullwhip just as long as your life
 Her tongue can even scratch the soul out of the devil's wife"
 
"Well I've seen her in action at the player's choice
 Turning all the love men into doughnut boys
 Hey red hot mama you better step aside
 This chick's gonna turn you to a block of ice, look out"
 
 
Short solo over Verse - I don't transcribe Hendrix solos because he never plays them the same way twice.
 
 
[Chorus]
e|-6---------------------------------|-—------------------------|------------|
B|-6--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|------------|
G|-7--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|----6-------|
D|-8----------8------------8--6h8h6--|--—-----------------6-7-8-|------8-6---| x2
A|---------------------------------8-|-4-5-6--------6-7-8-------|----------8-|
E|-6---------------------------------|-—-----4-5-6--------------|------------|
"Dolly         dagger                 Her love’s so heavy gonna make you stagger
 Dolly         dagger                 She drinks her blood from a jagged edge"
 
 
[Interlude]
e|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
B|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
G|—/10-6-8---|-----------|-----------6—---|
D|—-------6--|-/10-6-8---|--------/8---—--|
A|—----------|---------8-|-8-7-6-----—----|
E|—----------|-----------|-------—--------|
"Drink up baby, hey"
 
Long solo over Verse - again, I don't transcribe these solos, but it's in Bb blues or pentatonic.
 
 
[Verse]
e|-/6-6--6-6----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13--------—------------------------|
B|-/6-6--6-6-----9--9---9--9----13-13--13-13------—--6-6--x-6/8-6------------|
G|-/7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13---------5—5--x-5/7-5------------|
D|-/6-6--6-6-----8--8---8--8-------------—-----------6-6--x-6/8-6------------|
A|----------------------------—-13-13--13-13---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------—----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-/6-6--6-6----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13--------—------------------------|
B|-/6-6--6-6-----9--9---9--9----13-13--13-13------—--------------------------|
G|-/7-7--7-7----10-10--10-10----13-13--13-13---------—-----------------------|
D|-/6-6--6-6-----8--8---8--8-------------—------------6---6-8----------------|
A|----------------------------—-13-13--13-13-------/8---8--------------------|
E|----------------------------—----------------------------------------------|
"Look at old burned-out Superman tryin to shoot his dust on the sun
 Captain Karma kids, they're dead on the run
 Oh words of love, do they ever touch Dolly Brown?
 Better get some highway and clear outta town"
 
"Here comes..."
 
[Chorus]
e|-6---------------------------------|-—------------------------|------------|
B|-6--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|------------|
G|-7--8b9b8h6-----8b9--8-6-----------|--------------------------|----6-------|
D|-8----------8------------8--6h8h6--|--—-----------------6-7-8-|------8-6---| x2
A|---------------------------------8-|-4-5-6--------6-7-8-------|----------8-|
E|-6---------------------------------|-—-----4-5-6--------------|------------|
"Dolly         dagger                 Her love’s so heavy gonna make you stagger
 Dolly         dagger                 She ain't satisfied til she gets what she's after"
 
 
e|--------------------------|------------|
B|--------------------------|------------|
G|--------------------------|----6-------|  x3
D|--—-----------------6-7-8-|------8-6---|
A|-4-5-6--------6-7-8-------|----------8-|
E|-------4-5-6--------------|------------|
"She drinks her blood from a jagged edge
 Better watch out baby here comes your master
 Alright"
 
 
[Interlude]
e|------------|------------------|       -------—-----|-------—--------|
B|------------|------------------|       -------—-----|-------—-----6--|
G|------------|------------------| x5    -------—-----|-------—-----6--|
D|------------|------4-4--6h4----|       -------—-----|-------—8-x-----|
A|-6/8-4-6----|--4h6-----------6-|       -------—-----|-8-7-6--—-------|
E|----------4-|------------------|       -6/8-4-6--1--|-------—--------|
"Watch out Devon
 And give me a little bit of that heaven"
 
 
Outro solo over Verse and/or this chord vamp:
e|—x--
B|—9--
G|—x--
D|—8--
A|—8--
E|—6--
"Dolly, heavy mama
 Get it on, get it on, get it on..."
 
 Oooh, yea yea yea"
 
(fade out)
 
 
Legend:
/ = slide up to the note
b = bend string up/down to the following note
h = hammer on/off
x = muted string
X