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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Live In Maui, 1970

2020Released
7:12

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This was recorded after Jimi Hendrix finished the long, slow blues of "Voodoo Chile," a 15-minute jam that appears earlier on the Electric Ladyland album. An ABC film crew came into the studio to do a piece on The Experience and told them to "make like you're playing, boys." Jimi said, "Okay, let's do this in E." The TV footage was lost, but their impromptu jam gave them the song "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)."

Stevie Ray Vaughan covered "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" on his Couldn't Stand the Weather album, and numerous guitar virtuosos carry out extended versions at their own concerts. Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and John Petrucci played a version on their G3 2001 tour.

This was one of several standout wah-wah popularized songs, alongside Cream's "White Room" and Isaac Hayes' "Theme from 'Shaft'." Hendrix was considered a master of the wah-wah pedal, and this track earned him the #1 spot on Guitar World's greatest wah solos of all time list in 2015.

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Live In Maui, 1970.
C♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
111BPM

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Legacy Recordings
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