/\ = slide up, down AH = artificial harmonic () = sustain the note h = hammer on p = pull off T = note held down with thumb | = shows where the bar is for the lyrics f = full bend h = half bend q = quarter bend r = reverse bend
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street you can hear her scream you're a disgrace as she|slams the door in his dr e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|-----------------5----5--------------| G|-------------0----0------------0-----0----|--------5h7---7----5-h7--5-----------| D|----------3--3----3------------3-----3----|----------------------------7---5----| A|----------3--3----3--3------3-----3-------|--------------------------------5-h7-| E|-1---1---------------1------1-----------1/|-5-----------------------------------| T T
and now he stands outside and all the neighbors start to gossip and e| |------------------------------------- |--------------------------| B| |---------8---12--12--12---12p0------- |----------------------5---| G| |-------------------------------x----- 2 |----------------------5---| D| |---------9---12--12--12---12---x----- - |----------------------5---| A| |-------------------------------x----- 4 |---------3---5/7----------| E| |-0---------------0---0----0------0--- |-3--/5--------------------|
drool He e| |------------------------------------|-------5--5-----------------------| B| |-------12--12-x---------------------|-------3--3--------------3--------| G| 4 |-------0---0--x------3--3------3--3-|-------0----0-2--4p2---2h4--------| D| - |-------12--12-x------3--3------3--3-|-------5-------------5--------5\3-| A| 4 |----------------0h5-------0h5-------|----------------------------------| E| |-3--3-------------------------------|-3--3-----------------------------| T
cries "Oh, girl you must be mad, what happened to the sweet love you and me had? e|-----------------------------------|-----------------0--------0-------------| B|-----------1---1--1----------------|-----------------0--0-----0-------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----------0h2------2/4-------4\2p0-----| D|-----------3---3--3------3-------3-|-------------------------------------2--| A|-------------------------3---------|-0--------------------------------------| E|-1-------------------1---1--3/5----|----------------------------------------| T
gainst the door he leans and starts a scene, and his| tears fall and burn the e|------------------------------------------ |---------------------| B|------------------------------------------ |---------------------| G|------------------------------------------ 2 |-------0----------5--| D|-----------0h2----2--2p0------------------ - |-------3----------5--| A|-------------------------0h2----2-----0--- 4 |------------2/3------| E|-0---------------------------------------- |-3/5-----------------|
garden green. And so castles made of sand e| |---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------7---------| B| |---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------7h10p7-7--| G| 4 |---------0----------0-------5--5-|--------------------|-----------7------7--| D| - |---------5----------5-------5--5-|--------5-----------|--------7------------| A| 4 |---------5--------5-5--5/7-------|------5-----5-------|-----5---------------| E| |-3---3----------3----------------|-3--3-3---3-3--3--3-|5/7------------------| T T
in the sea, e- ventually e|--------------------------------|------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------5------5--------5------5-|--------0---------------------| D|-------5--5-7-5----5---5------5-|--------5-5p0-----3--3------5-| A|----3------------8---8------8---|----5---------3h5-------------| E|/5------------------------6-----|-3----------------------/6----| T AH
A little indian brave who, before he was ten, pla e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------|-----------1-----1--1------------------| G|-------4----------3----------5---------|-----------0-----0---------------------| D|-------5----------3--3-------5-----5---|-----------3-----3---------3-----3---3-| A|-------5-----3h5--------5/7------------|------------------------------3--3-----| E|-3---------------------------------6---|-1-------------------3/5---------------| T T
war games in the woods w/his indian friends and he|built a dream that when he gr
e|-------------------------------------5--5-|------------------------------------| B|------------5----5-------------------5--5-|------8--------------9--(9)\--------| G|-------------------------------------5--5-|------7-----------------------------| D|------------7----7----------7--------7--7-|------9-9---9-----------------------| A|------------7----7------------------------|------7---7-7--7h10---------------0-| E|-5---------------------5/7--------5-------|-0-----------------------------0----| T T
be a fearless warrior indian chief e| |---------------------- |-----------3-----3----------| B| |---------------------- |---------3---3h5----3-------| G| 2 |--------------------5- 4 |--------------------2h4-2---| D| - |------3-------------5- - |--------------------------0-| A| 4 |------3-------/7------ 4 |----------------------------| E| |-1-------------------- |-3----3---------------------| T T
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|---------3--3-3-3---3----------|------------------------------------------| G|------------2-4-2---2-2--------|-------0-------------------------0--------| D|-0--0-0--3--3-3---3---3-3------|-------3-------------------------3--------| A|-------------------------------|-------3--------3-------------------------| E|-3--3-3--3------------3----2---|--1----------------1-------1--------------| T
morrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle but something wrong; e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------7-7-7-| D|-------------------------------------5h7-|--------------9----9-9----------9-9-7-| A|---7-------------7-----7--9-9-0--5h7-----|--------------7----7-7----------7-7-7-| E|---5-------------------------------------|-0--------0--------------0------------| T
prise attack killed him in his sleep that night e| |---------------------- |----------------------------------| B| |---------------------- |----------3--------------3-3------| G| 2 |-----------------5---- 4 |----------0----------0-0-0-0----0-| D| - |-----------------5---- - |----------5----------5-5-5-5----5-| A| 4 |---------3---5/7------ 4 |----------5------------------5----| E| |---1h3/5-------------- |-3----3----------------------3----| T
And so castles made of sand melts into the sea e e|------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-3----------------|--------------7h10p7-------------|---------------------------| G|-0----------------|---------------------7---------7\|--------------5-----5----5-| D|-5--------5-------|----------7-------------7----7---|----------(7)-5-----5--5-5-| A|-5--------5-------|------5-------------------10-----|---5------------5h7----8---| E|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|-5/7-----------------------------|/7-------------------------|
ventually e|-----3-----3-------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-----3-h5--3---3---3----3-----3--3---|-------------------------------------| G|-----------0---2h4-2----2--2-----2---|-----------3------------5--5---------| D|-------------------0----3----------3-|-----------3---3--3-----5--5-------5-| A|-------------------------------------|-----3h5------------5/7--------------| E|-3-----------------------------------|-3----------------------------6------| T T
T e|-----------3-----------------------|---------------------------------------15---| B|-6f--r-6---------------------------|------------------12h15--12--15-15f-------1-| G|---------------5f--r-----(5)-----3/|12-------12h14f-r------14-------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----(14)------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
was a young girl whose heart was a frown cos she|was crippled for life and she c speak a soun e|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------5-----5---| G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-3---------3----------------------3---------|-7---------------7--7---7-----7---| A|-3---------------------------3--------------|----------------------------------| E|-1----------------------1--------------3-/5-|-5----------5----5--5---5-----5---| T T T
wished and prayed she could stop livin, so she de- e|---------------------------------- |-----------------------------| B|-8------8--------------10--8-8---- |---------3--3----------------| G|-7------7---7--7------(7)--7-7---- 2 |---------0--0---------5---5--| D|-9------9---9--9---9-9-9---9-9---- - |---------3--3---------5---5--| A|-7---------------7-7-7------------ 4 |--3/5---------5/7--7---------| E|-0-------------------------------- |-----------------------------|
cided to die. She e| |------------3h5----3-3--3-----5-----------|-------------5------5--5--5-------| B| |---3-3--3-----3----3-3--3--3--3-----------|-------------3------3--3--3-------| G| 4 |------------------------------------------|-------------0---------0--0-----0-| D| - |---5-5--5-----5------------5--5-------5-5\|-------------5---------5--5-----5-| A| 4 |------------------------------5---5/7-----|----------------------------------| E| |---3-3--3---------------------------------|-3--3--3--3------------------3----| T T
wheelchair to the edge of the shore and to her legs she smiled you won't hurt me e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|------------1----------------------------|---------5----------------------------| G|------------0---0-0--0---------------0---|-----0--------------------------------| D|------------3-----------------3------3---|/7-------7------------------7-------7-| A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------(5)-------------| E|--1---------1--------------1-----1-------|/5------------------------------5-----| T T
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say|look a golden winged e|---------------------------------------- |--------------------| B|---------8------------------------------ |-------3------------| G|---------7-------------------9-\7-----9\ 2 |-------2--------5---| D|---------9------------------------------ - |-------3--------5---| A|---------7-----------/10---------------- 4 |-----------3--------| E|-0----0--------0--0--------------------- |---1----------------| T
ship is passing my way.(Spoken)And it really didn't|have to stop, it just kep e| |---------------------------- |------------------- |---3-----------------| B| |----------------3----------- |------------------- |---3-----------------| G| 4 |---------4---------4-------- 2 |------------------- 4 |---0-----------------| D| - |---------5------------5----- - |----------5------5- - |---5-----------------| A| 4 |---------5---------------5-- 4 |----------5-------- 4 |---5-----------------| E| |-3-----------------------3-- |--3--3-3--3---3---- |---3-----------------| T T T
And so castles made of sand e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|--------------7h10p7--------------------|-------------5---------------------| G|---------------------7---------7---7\---|----------5--5---5-----------------| D|----------7/9--------7---9-----7---7\---|-------------5-8-5------5----------| A|-------5---------------------7h9-7h9\---|---3------------------8------0h8-8\| E|--5/7---------------------------------2/|5------------------6---------------|
slips into the sea e- ventually e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|------3----------------------------------| G|-------------3-----------5-------5\3-|------4-----------3-------------5--5-----| D|------3------3-3-(3)-----5-5-----5\3-|------5-----------3--3----------5--5-----| A|------3---5-------5--5/7-------------|-----------3--5-----------6--7-----------| E|-3---------------------------6-6-----|-3------------------------------------6--| T
e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------3------------------------------------| G|-------4-----------3----------5--5----------| D|-------5-----3-----3--3-------5--5--------5\| A|-------------3--5--------6--7---------------| E|-3----------------------------------6--6----| T
repeat into and fade, slower rock = 72
Remember, the guitar solo is played backwards on the album, so it may sound a little different.
Peace, love, and soul, Paul Zimmerman
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
CASTLES MADE OF SAND
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1968 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk
Intro
Freely Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
|-3---------3s==|
|-----------1s==|
|---------------|
|-----------3s==|
|---------------|
|-----------1s==|
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| Gtr II
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I had chosen some time ago not to tab this song because of its
backwards tape guitar solo, but a recent request made me change
my mind and decided I'd do what I could simply to please that
request and because I've always thought that Jimy was an awful
player and so many of us owe him so much. His guitar all along
the track is simply great. But I coudn't just forget about the
solo, so I tabbed it as can be heard on the record. So there it
is finally in case you want to give it a look. I just thought
that the tab should rather have it than not.
Down the street you can hear her scream you're a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually
A little indian brave who before he was ten
Played wargames in the woods with his indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior indian chief
Many moons passed and more the dream grew stronger till
Tomorrow he would sing his first warsong and fight his first battle
But something went wrong,
surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually
There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown
'cause she was crippled for life
And she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you wont hurt me no more
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way
And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going ...
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----4--------3-3------5-5--5-------|
D|----5--------3-3------5-5--5-------|
A|---------3H5------5/7--------------|
E|3----------------------------------|
Down
the
00:19
e|-------- -------- -------- --0-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------1---1-1--1---1------1-1-1-|-----------------------------------|
G|---------0---0-0--0---0------2-0-0-|---------5H7-B9-9R7P5--------------|
D|---------3---3-3--3---3------3-3-3-|----------------------7----7-------|
A|---------3---3-3--3---3--------3-3-|---------------------------5H7-----|
E|1---1---------------------1--------|5----------------------------------|
street hear you're As slams in drunken and
you her a she the his face
can scream disgrace door
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------0-----0--0---3-3--3-3-0-0-|-------------5-------------3---3---|
G|0--------0-----0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-|-------------5-------------0---0---|
D|2--------2-----2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|-------------5-------------0---0---|
A|2--------2-----2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2-|--0-3----5/7-----------------------|
E|0-----------------0------------0-0-|1-----------------3----------------|
now outside and neighbours gossip drool
he now the start and
stands to
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- ------0- ----0--- --------|
B|---------1-----1------1------------|---------------0------0------------|
G|---------2-----2------2------------|---------------2------2----2P0-----|
D|---------3-----3------3--------3---|---------2---------------------2---|
A|-----------------------------------|0---0-------------0----------------|
E|1---1-------------1------1H3/5-----|-----------------------------------|
cries girl you be mad What sweet you me had?
oh, must happened love and
to the
2/4
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------------------------|-------------5---|
D|2--------2-----0--2P0--------------|----3-3------5---|
A|2--------2------------2----2---0---|----3-3--3-------|
E|0----------------------------------|1----------------|
against leans a scene And tears burn
the he and his fall the
door starts and
e|-------- -------- -------- -----H-P|-------- --------|
B|-------------------------------7107|7----------------|
G|-------------------------------7---|7---7----5---7-\-|
D|---------------------------7-------|----7----5-7-----|
A|----------------------5------------|-----------------|
E|3--------3----3---5/7--------------|-----------------|
And so Castles made of sand fall
4//4
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------3-------------------------|
G|---------5--------5--------5---3-5-|---------0-------------------------|
D|---------5---5-7--5-3-5-3--5---3-5-|-------------0-0------3-3------5---|
A|----3------------------------1-----|------------------3H5--------------|
E|3/5--------------------------------|3---3----------------------6-------|
in the sea eventually
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----4--------3-3------5----3-------|
D|----5--------3-3------5----3-------|
A|---------3H5------5/7------1-------|
E|3----------------------------------|
A little
00:58
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------1-----1-------------------|-------------------------------1---|
G|---------0-----0---------------0---|---------2---2-2------2--------2---|
D|---------3-----3------3------------|---------2---2-2------2--------2---|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|1---1------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
indian brave he ten wargames woods indian And he
who was Played in with friends
before the his
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- ------3-|
B|---------3---3--------5-\----------|---------------------------3-------|
G|----0----0---0---------------------|2------------5-------------0-------|
D|2---2----2---2--/-5----------------|3---3--------5---------------------|
A|2------------------------------2---|---------5/7-----------------------|
E|0------------------------------0---|------------------3---3------------|
built dream that when up He be warrior indian chief
up a he would a
grew fearless
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------1-----1--1---1----1---1---|-----------------------------------|
G|---------0-----0--0---0----0---0---|2---2----2---2--------2--------0H2-|
D|---------3-----3--3---3----3---3---|2---2----2---2--------2----0H2-----|
A|-----------------------------------|0---0----0---0--------0------------|
E|1---1------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
moons and dream stronger he sing warsong and
passed more grew till would
the Tomorrow his
first
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|----0----0---0--------3-3--3-3-3---|---------------------------3-------|
G|----0----0---0--------0-0--0-2-0---|-------------5-------------0-------|
D|----2----2---2--------2-2--2-2-2---|-------------5-------------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------|3---3----5/7-----------------------|
E|0-----------------0----------------|------------------3---3----3-------|
fight battle something surprise killed sleep
his but went wrong, attack him that
first in
in his sleep that night his
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|3---3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3---3---|
G|0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0---0---|
D|0---0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0---0---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|3---3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3---3---|
night
e|-------- -------- -------- -----H-P|-------- --------|
B|3------------------------------7107|-----------------|
G|0----------------------------------|7------------7---|
D|0--------------------------7-------|----7------7-----|
A|----------------------5------------|---------10------|
E|3--------3---3--/-7----------------|-----------------|
And so Castles made of sand melts
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|----3H5--3---3----3----------3-----|
G|-------------5--------5----5---5---|----0----0---2H4--2---2-2--2---2---|
D|---------7---5--------5----5---5---|------------------3---3-3--3-----3-|
A|----7-------------5/7------8-------|-----------------------------------|
E|0/5--------------------------------|3----------------------------------|
into sea eventually
the
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----12-\-10-~-\-7---------------/12|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|2---2----2---2-2--2---2----2-2-2---|
D|3--------3------------3----3-------|2---2----2---2-2--2---2----2-2-2---|
A|3--------3------------3----3-------|0---0----0---0-0--0---0----0-0-0---|
E|1--------1------------1----1-------|-----------------------------------|
was girl heart frown crippled And couldn't sound
a whose was 'cause for life she speak and
young a she a she
was
e|-------- --B----- B--B--B- -B---B--|--B----- -------- ----R--- --------|
B|-~-------1617-~-1617-17-17--17-17--|1617-1717-17171717171716161616161616
e|-------- -------- -------- 3-3-----|-------- -------- -------- 3-----3-|
B|---------3---3------3-3----3-3-----|----1-1------1-1--3---3----3-----3-|
G|---------4---4------4-4----4-4-----|----0-0------0-0--0---0----0-----0-|
D|2--------2---2------2-2----2-2-----|----3-3------2-2--0---0------------|
A|2----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|0----------------------------------|------------------3---3------------|
wished she stop living, so decided to die
and could she
prayed
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|16161616161616161616161616161616161616---------------------------------|
................Fade out..............
e|-------- -------- -------- 5-----5-|5------ --------|
B|3-3-3----------------------3-----3-|3---------------|
G|0-0-0----------------------4-----4-|4---------------|
D|0-0-0--------5-------------5-----5-|5--5-5----4-4---|
A|-------/-7-------------------------|----------------|
E|3-----------------3----3-----------|---3-3----2-2---|
She
drew
her
01:57
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- 0------- -------- ----0-0-|
B|---------1---1-1--1------------1---|---------1---------------------1-1-|
G|---------0---0-0--0------------0---|2---2----2--------2---2--------2-2-|
D|---------3------------3--------3---|2---2----2--------2---2--------2-2-|
A|-----------------------------------|0---0-------------0---0------------|
E|1---1------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
wheelchair edge of shore legs you hurt no But
to the And she won't me more
the to her smiled
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- --------|
B|---------0--------0----------------|---------1---1---|
G|---------0--------0---9--\-7---9-\-|----2----0---0---|
D|2--------2--------2----------------|----3----3---3---|
A|2--------2--------2----------------|-----------------|
E|0----------------------------------|-----------------|
then she'd made her and Look golden
a never jump say a winged
sight seen
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- --------|
B|---------3-------------------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------0-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
E|3---3------------------------------|-----------------|
ship is passing way And really
my it didn't
have
(.
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|3----------------------------------|
G|0----------------------------------|
D|0----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|3----------------------------------|
to stop, it kept
just on
going ...
02:11
e|-------- -------- -----H-P -------- --------|
B|----------------------7107------------------|
G|---------------------------7---7------------|
D|------------------7/9------7---9----7-------|
A|-------------5----------------------7979----|
E|3----3---5/7-------------------------H-H----|
and so castles
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------5---5----5----------------|-------------3-3------5-5------5\3-|
D|-------------5H8--5-----5------3---|---------3---3-3------5-5------5\3-|
A|----3-----------------8------0---1-|---------3-5------5-57-------------|
E|2/5-----------------6--------------|3---3----------------/-----6-6-----|
made sand slips the sea
of into
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
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Castles Made Of Sand
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