Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Purple Haze" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Intro: Em Em G Am

Em                G          A
  Purple haze all in my brain
Em                     G           A
  Lately things don't seem the same
Em                     G            A
  Actin' funny, but I don't know why
Em
  'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

Em            G          A
  Purple haze all around
Em                       G          A
Don't know if I'm coming up or down
Em              G          A
  Am I happy or in misery?
    Em
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

A
  Help me
Bm
  Help me
D
  Oh, no, no

Em  Em  F#m D
Em  Em  D   D

    Em                G          A
Yeah! Purple haze all in my eyes
Em                  G          A
Don't know if it's day or night
Em                    G            A
You got me blowing, blowing my mind is it
Em
  Tomorrow, or just the end of time?

A
 Ooh
Bm
 Help me
D          Em              F#m D
 Ahh, yea-yeah, purple haze,
        Em
Oh, no, oh
      F#m D
Oh, oh
        Em
Tell me,  tell me
   F#m       D
I can't go on like this
Em                            F#m D
You're makin' me blow my mind,   mama
Em    F#m   D
N-no, nooo
Em
No, it's painful, baby


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Purple Haze" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix.