ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOW

As recorded by Jimi Hendrix

(From the 1968 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND)
Transcribed by Roadkill Words

Cmb x 9 fr.
B
x 7 fr.
A
x 5 fr.
C
x 8 fr. x
A/C b A(type 2)
xx x
b
C m7 4 fr.
xx x

x
b
C mIV 4 fr.
x
B II 2 fr. Bsus4 2 fr. B (type 2) 2 fr.
x x x
C5
x xxx 4 fr. x x
b
C m7(type 2)4 fr. b

P b= 114
A Intro Tune down 1/2 step

k_ _ _C m _ _ _ k_B_ _A _ _ _ k_B_ _Cbm _ _ _ k_B_ _A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _B_ _ _C

Moderate Rock
B
Gtr Imp

eV V
12 stg. acous.

I 44 k V
gtr.
Solo gtr.
1

Gtr II mf FullM
T 12 14
A 13
B
sl.

Cb m Cb m
_______ _ __ _________ ________ ___ _________
B A B B A B C

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6
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M FullM FullM
Full Full [[[ M
Full M
Full M
Full M
Full

T 14 14 14 14
O 12 O9 9 11 9 12 12(12)
11 13 11 11 11 (11) 9 11 11 11 11 (11) 9
A 11 11
B
sl. sl.sl. H P sl.

bG
B 1st Verse
c Gb k b
^ _ _ ^ _ _ _ ^ ^
C m IV BII A/C BII C m IV BII

V eV eV k V c eV V V
I j k V j
3
10
V ggVV egVV V V f V e V V V VV V V
e VV gV
gV
eV
3
mp
T
A 11 9 9 11 9
9 9 7 7 9 11 9 9 9 7
B 9 7 7 9 11 9 7 11 9 7
7 9 9
P sl. H P H P
H

1968 by Dwarf Music

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b k bG GB Gb b
^ _ __ ^ ^ ^ ___ _ _
A/C Bsus4 C m IV II A/C BII C m IV

V e V V f V PR V V V V e e VV P gV V
3
eV
I egVV V V eV V z V V eV gV V V PR V
13

T
9 8 9 (9)
A 7 9 7 9 11 9 9 9
B 7 11 9 11 9 11 7 9 9
9 7 7 7 9 7
H P sl. H P sl. sl. H

b b b
*T=thumb *T sl.

^
C m IV
k _Bc _ A/C
_ _
II

^ mp ^
Cm
Gtr I mp ^
B

j V eV e VV c V V V VV c c
c j
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I V V eV V e VV
g VV V f V gV VV
V VV
u T
T
mf mp
T 5
A 11 9 6 9 11 9 9
7 7 (9) 9 9 7
B 7 7 9 11 9 9 7
9 9 7 7
P sl. sl. sl.

k e e VV VV
T T

I V V
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Rhy. Fill 1 Gtr I mp
T
A 9 9
9 9
B 9 11

b b b
H

^
A/C
___
BII
___
C m IV
^ ^
BII
^
A/C
mp k B_c _ _ _ (type 2)

e VV gVV VV VV P e VV V V V gV R V
I egVV V f V e `P
V z z V V V V ggVV egVV
V V `P V
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eV
mf [[[[[[[[[
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A 9 9 11 9 9 9
7 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 11 9
B 7 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 9 7 7 7
7 9
sl. sl. sl. H H P sl.

b b b
H

^
C m IV
mp ^
BII
_
A/C
_ _
(top stgs.)
k _Bc _ _ _II

^
C m IV
_
BII
_ _
A(type 2)

eV V V eV
3

I V VV ggVV V eV V V fV eV V V e e VVV VV VV VV egVV

V V V VV VVV VV V V
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mp
T 5 7 5 2 5 2 5
A 4 4 2 (2) 2 2 1 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 2
6 4 2 (2) 2 6 4 4 4 2
B 4 4 4
H P H P sl. sl.

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b A/Cb A/Cb B Cb m
C Guitar solo I (slight echo)
A/Cb Cb m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _mp_ _ _ _ _ _ _ mp_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/C B II B IV II II IV

e V V e WW VVV V V Vf VV
5 4fr. 5 4fr. 5 4fr.

g W V gV V
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Full M
Full MM
Full
1/2 M
Full

T 12
O 9
12
*
9 O
12 (12) 9 9 9
A 2 2 (12) 11 11 (11) 9
2 2 11
B 4 4
P P
* Bend B (2-12fr. ) with 3rd finger and catch the G (3-12 fr.) simultaneously with the
same finger. When B is bent one whole step the G will be bent 1/2 step
(approximately).
b b
_ ______ _ __ _ __________ ___________
BII A(type 2)
B A/C BII C m IV II

e V V V eV V V bP V V V W
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Full 1 1/2 1 M1/2 1M
1/2 1 1/2

O 12 O O 12 14
(pinch stg.--|)

T 12 14 14 14 14 (14) 14 14
9 11 13 14
A
B
sl.

b b
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/C BII C m IV BII

`P V V V V V V e V V V V V V V V V gV f V V
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M
Full FullM M
Full

9 9 9
T 12 14 12 (0) 9 12 12 9 9 12 9 (9)
A 9 11 11 12 11 9
(12) 11
B
sl. sl. sl. P

b b
D 2nd Verse
b k _B _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^
A/C BII C m IV BII A/C II

mp
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(Echo) mf (pinch stg.)

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^
IV

mp ^
BII
^ mp k _ _ _
BII
^ mp
IV

^
BII

`P Pz V e V V k R V k Vc e V V V e V j
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[[[[[
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mp let ring mf mp
T 5 7 5 5 7 5
4 4 2 4 6 4 (0) 4 4 2
A 6 4 4 2 2 6 4 2
B 0 0 2 4

b H P

k_ b H sl. P
b H P

k _B _ _mp_
^ _ _ ^ ^ ^
A/C BII C m IV BII A/C II

mp mp mp

eV V e V k e Vc V
I k V V V V V eV V V V V V k
3

V V R
V bP W V V V eV
39

3
mf mp mf mp
T 2 5 (2) 2 7 5
A 4 6 4 4 4 4
4 6 4 6 4 4 2 4 (4) 2
B 4 2

b H P sl. H P
b H
Cb m
P sl.
b sl.

k _B _ _ _
^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ ^ mp ^ ^
C m IV BII A/C B IIB IV II A/C II

mp mp

`P Pz V e Vc V k j k `Pz V V e V V V gVV V
c c
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mf mp mf
T 5 7 5 5 7 5
4 4 9 11 9 9 4 (4) 4 4 2 (2) 4 4 6 4
A 6 4 4 9 11 9 6 6 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 6
B 4 9 11 11 4 2 4

b H P
b k_c_
H P sl. H
b sl.
b sl.
c
sl. sl. sl.

^ ^ ^ __ ^ ^ ^ mpk _ _ _ _
C m IV BII A/C BII C m IV BII A/C BII
mp

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mp mf
let ring

T 5 7 5 4 5 7 5 5 7 5 4
A 4 4 2 (2) 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 2 2 4 6 4
6 6 4 4 2 (2) 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 2 4 6 6
B 4 4
H P sl. sl. sl. sl. H P H P sl. sl.

b
E Guitar Solo II
Bc b Cb m A/Cb
_ ___ k ____ __________ _ _ _ _____
C m IV II A/CB B II IV II

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9
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sl. sl.
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b b Cb m
_________ __ ___________ ___________
BII C m IV BII
B A/C II IV

VV V V V gV V V V V V V eV V V V V V e V V V gV V V V
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Full M
Full
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Full

T
(11) 11 (11) 11 9
O 11
9
9
14
12 14 14 14 (14) 12 14 14 12 12
14
12

A 11
B
P sl.

b b
F Slide gtr. (12 stg.)

___________ ______ ____ ^ ^

BII A/C B II C m IV BII

bP V V V V V
u
V V V V bP V V gWW
W
56
I z z
rake
M FullM
Full M
Full M
Full Full

O O
Gtr III mf (w/echo effect)

T 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15
14 12 13 (13) 15
A 15
B
sl. sl. sl.

b k _B _ _ b b Cb m
l _B _
____ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^
A/C II C m IV BII A/C II B IV II

j eW bP V V W V
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2 9 11 9
A 2 4 11 11 14 11 11
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

I jSlide gtr. (6 stg.) gW j j

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B
sl. sl.

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b Bc b b
_ _ _ _ k_ _ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/C II C m IV B II A/C BII

W V V
I
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9 11 11 13 11 9 11 x
A 14 x
B
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

I gW j
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A 7
B
sl.

b A/Cb Cb m
^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^
C m IV B II B B II IV II

eV V V V P V V V P V V V P e V V oV V e+V
+

V V V o V V
*Wah-wah:

e V V V V e V e V V
+ o + o

V V V P o V V V Vo V gV V+ V oV
o + o

e V V V V P V V V P V V
+ o +

j j k
+

66
I z z z
Gtr II (Echo) M
Full M
Full M
Full

12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 19 19 19 19 19 9 9 9 9
T 9 12 12 9 12 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 16 11 11 11 11 9 9 11
11
B
sl. sl. sl. sl.

kb Cb m
*+=closed (treble), o=open (bass)
A/Cb
k _B _ _ _
^ ____ ^ ^ ^
A/C BII B IV II II

V o V V+
V o V V+ V V V Vo e +V V Vo V+ o V V V+ V o +
e V V e V V o V V
V V V V V V V V gV k
+ +

I
+ o +
j
u
69

[[[[
M M M M M
slow bend
Full Full Full Full Full

9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 9
T 12 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 12 9 12 9
A 11 (11) 11 11 11 9
B

b b Cb m
^ _ _ __________ _ ____ _______ __
C m IV BII A/C B B
II IV II

e oV + VoV W+W V+V VoV V+V VV VV VV VV VV VV e V V V V V

VV V V V VV
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Full FullM (Wah +
Echo off) top stgs.
G
9 9 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 (7) (9) 9 7 7
T 12 12 14 14 14 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
A x x x x 8 8
B
sl.

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b b
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A/C B II C m IV B II

VV VV V e VV VV VV VV VV
egVV VV gVV VV VV VV f VV VV VV VV VV l e V V V V
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I V V
(5) 5 11 9 9 (7) 7 9 7 7
T 5 5 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
A 6 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 (4) 8 8
11
B

A/Cb Cb m A/Cb
sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

___ _______ __ ___ ______ __ ___ ______ __

B II IV B A II B (type 2) II

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I V } gV egVV

5 5 x x x x x x x x x x x 9 11 9 9 7 9 7 7 5 x x (0) x
T 5 5 x x x x x x x x x x x 9 9 9 9 x 7 7 7 7 5 8 8 8 10 10 13 x x (0) x
A 6 x 8 x 9 9 9 11 11 14
11 x 7
B

Cb m A/Cb
sl. etc. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

_ _ _ _ l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k_ _ _ _ _ _ _
IV B II B II

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9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16
T 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 19 19 19 19 19
A
B

b
G 3rd Verse
c b k b b
^ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ ^
C m IV BII A/C BII C5 C m IV BII

j k k `P V V
I z
V V eV V V V
82

V V V V gV
mp mf mp
T 5 7 5
A
B 2 4 2 4
2 4 2 2 4 2 0
H P sl. H P

b k _B _ _ _Cb5 C^bm b k _B _ _ _Cb5

H H

^ ^ ^
A/C II B IV II A/C II

Ve VV VV e VV gVV VV VV j e e VV VV k V `P }VV l V V k egVV VV VV

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I j V V VV VV egVV z
mf mp
(0) x
T 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 7 5
A 6 (6) 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 6 6 4 6 4
6 4 4 4 2
B
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b b k _B _ _ _Cb5 C^bm
^ ^ ^ ^
C m IV BII A/C II IV BII

c
e V P V V V VV VV V
I Ve V z V V V V V } V V
j }} c k V e VV VV k VV VV
} V
88

mp (static)
4
T 5 5 7 5 4 4
A 4 4 4 4 4 x 4 4 (4) 4
6 4 4 4 4 x 4 4 x 6 6 4 4
B 6 x 4
H P sl.

b b Cbm b k _B _ _ _Cb5
^ ______ ^ ^ ^
A/C BII C5 IV BII A/C II

eV V V V V V e V c V gV V e V V gVV VV VV
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j
V V V gV
3
mf mp mf
4 2 5 2
T 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5
A 4 6 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 6 4 0
6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6
B 4
H sl. sl. sl. H P sl. sl. P

b b k _B _ _ b
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C m IV BII A/C II C m IV BII

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bP eV V V V eV V gV
94

mp mf
T 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 x 5 7 5 5
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 x 4 4 2 2
6 4 4 2 4 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 2
B 2 4 4 2
H P H P sl. sl. sl. sl. H P

b A/Cb A/Cb B b A/Cb Cb m

___________ ___ __ _________ __________
A/C II C m IV B II IV

e VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV e VV VV VV VV WW
5 4fr. 5 4fr. 5 4fr.

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I eV V V
(w/Univibe)
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(Univibe off)
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mf
let ring
M
Full M M M M
FullFullFullFull M
Full

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T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
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B
sl.

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b Cb m7 b Cbm7 k _b c _ C_bm7_ _ _ _ _ _
Rhy. Fig. 1

_ _ _______ ___ _______

C m IV A/C C m IV

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T
9
12
11 11 11 11
14 14 14 14
11
14
*
11 11 11 11
14 14 14 14 14
O 9 9 9 9
12 12 12 12
A x x
B
*Bend C# with 3rd finger and catch G string under it, bending it but not fretting it properly (as in previous

cb k C_bm7_ _ _ _ k C_bmc _ b cbb

example.)

k A/C k A/C k
(end Rhy. Fig. 1)

__ _______ __ _____
IV C m7 C m7

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VV VV VV VV VV e V V V VV VV VV V V VV VV VV VV
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11 11 11 12
14 14 14 15
12 12 12 12 12
15 15 15 15 15
14 14 14
17 17 17
O 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 19
19 19 19 19 19 19 19
A
B

k C_bmc _ _ l_ _ C_bm7_ _ _ _B A/C

IV b
_ _ ___ k Cb m7
______
II
k Cb m
c
_ _ ___ _____
Cb m7 IV

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1/2 [[[[[[[[
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T
A
B

cb Cb m7 Cb m Cb m7 A/Cb Cb m7
Begin fade

k A/C
_ __________ _ ___ _____ __ _ k IV
k _____
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19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
T
A
B
etc.
*Release bend slightly on every up pick, re-bending
to a full step on all down picks (this bar only)

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 Cb m7 Cb m7 A/Cb Cb m7 Cb m7 Cb m7
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__ _ ___ _____ _ _ _
(type 2)
k _____ __ _ k _____
Fade out (type 2)

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A
B

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