Jimi Hendrix Experience

Castles Made Of Sand(Tabs)

Jimi Hendrix Experience

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	        CASTLES MADE OF SAND 
Jimi Hendrix 
  
/\ = 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 
  
Moderate rock = 126 
  
Intro: 
  ----3-|/5----5/8----8/10---10\8----8-|\5----5\3----3/5---------|---p3--------- 
  ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----8\6----6-|\3----3\1----1/3---------|---(3)-------- 
4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------- 
- ----3-|/5----5/8----8/10---10\8----8-|\5----5\3----3/5---------|---(5)-------- 
4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------- 
  ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----8\6----6-|\3----3\1----1/3---------|---(3)-------- 
  
  Slower = 94 
       AH 
  |-------    |-------------------------------------------|--------------------- 
  |-------    |-----------7h10p7--------------------------|----------5---------- 
1 |-------  4 |------------------7-------------7--\-------|----------5--5-5-5--- 
- |-------  - |-------7/9--------9---7-----7--(7)-\-------|----------5--5-7-5--- 
4 |-------  4 |-----5------------------10-----(10)\-p(0)--|--------3---------(7) 
  |-3--3--    |-5/7---------------------------------------|-2/3h5--------------- 
  
  
                                                        Down the 
|----------------------------|----------------------------------| 
|----3-----------------------|----3-----------------------------| 
|----4--------------5------5-|----4-------3-3-----5---(5)-------| 
|----5------3-3-----5------5-|----5-------3-3-----5-5-(5)-------| 
|-------3h5-----5/7----------|-------3h5------5/7---------------| 
|-3--------------------6-----|-3-----------------------6--------| 
  T                            T 
  
street you can hear her scream you're a disgrace as she|slams the door in his dr 
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------ 
|------------------------------------------|-----------------5----5------------- 
|-------------0----0------------0-----0----|--------5h7---7----5-h7--5---------- 
|----------3--3----3------------3-----3----|----------------------------7---5--- 
|----------3--3----3--3------3-----3-------|--------------------------------5-h7 
|-1---1---------------1------1-----------1/|-5---------------------------------- 
  T                                          T 
  
and now he stands outside and all the       neighbors start to gossip and 
   |-------------------------------------   |--------------------------| 
   |---------8---12--12--12---12p0-------   |----------------------5---| 
   |-------------------------------x----- 2 |----------------------5---| 
   |---------9---12--12--12---12---x----- - |----------------------5---| 
   |-------------------------------x----- 4 |---------3---5/7----------| 
   |-0---------------0---0----0------0---   |-3--/5--------------------| 
  
  
      drool                                                             He 
   |------------------------------------|-------5--5-----------------------| 
   |-------12--12-x---------------------|-------3--3--------------3--------| 
 4 |-------0---0--x------3--3------3--3-|-------0----0-2--4p2---2h4--------| 
 - |-------12--12-x------3--3------3--3-|-------5-------------5--------5\3-| 
 4 |----------------0h5-------0h5-------|----------------------------------| 
   |-3--3-------------------------------|-3--3-----------------------------| 
                                          T 
  
cries 'Oh, girl you must be mad, what happened to the sweet love you and me had? 
|-----------------------------------|-----------------0--------0-------------| 
|-----------1---1--1----------------|-----------------0--0-----0-------------| 
|-----------------------------------|-----------0h2------2/4-------4\2p0-----| 
|-----------3---3--3------3-------3-|-------------------------------------2--| 
|-------------------------3---------|-0--------------------------------------| 
|-1-------------------1---1--3/5----|----------------------------------------| 
  T 
  
gainst the door he leans and starts a scene, and his|  tears fall and burn the 
|------------------------------------------   |---------------------| 
|------------------------------------------   |---------------------| 
|------------------------------------------ 2 |-------0----------5--| 
|-----------0h2----2--2p0------------------ - |-------3----------5--| 
|-------------------------0h2----2-----0--- 4 |------------2/3------| 
|-0----------------------------------------   |-3/5-----------------| 
  
     garden green.                                  And so castles made of sand 
   |---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------7--------- 
   |---------------------------------|--------------------|-----------7h10p7-7-- 
 4 |---------0----------0-------5--5-|--------------------|-----------7------7-- 
 - |---------5----------5-------5--5-|--------5-----------|--------7------------ 
 4 |---------5--------5-5--5/7-------|------5-----5-------|-----5--------------- 
   |-3---3----------3----------------|-3--3-3---3-3--3--3-|5/7------------------ 
     T                                 T 
  
 in the sea,                   e-  ventually 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|-------5------5--------5------5-|--------0---------------------| 
|-------5--5-7-5----5---5------5-|--------5-5p0-----3--3------5-| 
|----3------------8---8------8---|----5---------3h5-------------| 
|/5------------------------6-----|-3----------------------/6----| 
                                   T                AH 
  
                               A little indian brave who, before he was ten, pla 
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------- 
|---------------------------------------|-----------1-----1--1------------------ 
|-------4----------3----------5---------|-----------0-----0--------------------- 
|-------5----------3--3-------5-----5---|-----------3-----3---------3-----3---3- 
|-------5-----3h5--------5/7------------|------------------------------3--3----- 
|-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 
	 
|-------------------------------------5--5-|------------------------------------ 
|------------5----5-------------------5--5-|------8--------------9--(9)\-------- 
|-------------------------------------5--5-|------7----------------------------- 
|------------7----7----------7--------7--7-|------9-9---9----------------------- 
|------------7----7------------------------|------7---7-7--7h10---------------0- 
|-5---------------------5/7--------5-------|-0-----------------------------0---- 
  T                                T 
  
  
     be a fearless warrior     indian chief 
   |----------------------    |-----------3-----3----------| 
   |----------------------    |---------3---3h5----3-------| 
 2 |--------------------5-  4 |--------------------2h4-2---| 
 - |------3-------------5-  - |--------------------------0-| 
 4 |------3-------/7------  4 |----------------------------| 
   |-1--------------------    |-3----3---------------------| 
     T                          T 
  
  
                            Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until 
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------| 
|---------3--3-3-3---3----------|------------------------------------------| 
|------------2-4-2---2-2--------|-------0-------------------------0--------| 
|-0--0-0--3--3-3---3---3-3------|-------3-------------------------3--------| 
|-------------------------------|-------3--------3-------------------------| 
|-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; 
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------7-7-7 
|-------------------------------------5h7-|--------------9----9-9----------9-9-7 
|---7-------------7-----7--9-9-0--5h7-----|--------------7----7-7----------7-7-7 
|---5-------------------------------------|-0--------0--------------0----------- 
    T 
  
  
   prise attack killed him     in his sleep that night 
   |----------------------    |----------------------------------| 
   |----------------------    |----------3--------------3-3------| 
 2 |-----------------5----  4 |----------0----------0-0-0-0----0-| 
 - |-----------------5----  - |----------5----------5-5-5-5----5-| 
 4 |---------3---5/7------  4 |----------5------------------5----| 
   |---1h3/5--------------    |-3----3----------------------3----| 
                                T 
  
  
             And so   castles made of sand   melts    into the sea             e 
|------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------- 
|-3----------------|--------------7h10p7-------------|-------------------------- 
|-0----------------|---------------------7---------7\|--------------5-----5----5 
|-5--------5-------|----------7-------------7----7---|----------(7)-5-----5--5-5 
|-5--------5-------|------5-------------------10-----|---5------------5h7----8-- 
|-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-|-5/7-----------------------------|/7------------------------ 
  
  
 ventually 
|-----3-----3-------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
|-----3-h5--3---3---3----3-----3--3---|-------------------------------------| 
|-----------0---2h4-2----2--2-----2---|-----------3------------5--5---------| 
|-------------------0----3----------3-|-----------3---3--3-----5--5-------5-| 
|-------------------------------------|-----3h5------------5/7--------------| 
|-3-----------------------------------|-3----------------------------6------| 
  T                                     T 
  
  
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------3-| 
|---------------------------------------|-------3------------------------3-6---| 
|-12---12---\11----(11)\5-5---(5)---\3--|---5-3---5---p3----3h5p3-5-5f-r-------| 
|---------------------------------------|-5---------------5--------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
  
  
                                                                               T 
|-----------3-----------------------|---------------------------------------15-- 
|-6f--r-6---------------------------|------------------12h15--12--15-15f-------1 
|---------------5f--r-----(5)-----3/|12-------12h14f-r------14------------------ 
|-----------------------------------|----(14)----------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------- 
  
  
was a young girl whose heart was a frown cos she|was crippled for life and she c 
                                                                    speak a soun 
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------5-----5--- 
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------- 
|-3---------3----------------------3---------|-7---------------7--7---7-----7--- 
|-3---------------------------3--------------|---------------------------------- 
|-1----------------------1--------------3-/5-|-5----------5----5--5---5-----5--- 
  T                                     T      T 
  
    wished and prayed she could stop    livin,               so she de- 
|----------------------------------    |-----------------------------| 
|-8------8--------------10--8-8----    |---------3--3----------------| 
|-7------7---7--7------(7)--7-7----  2 |---------0--0---------5---5--| 
|-9------9---9--9---9-9-9---9-9----  - |---------3--3---------5---5--| 
|-7---------------7-7-7------------  4 |--3/5---------5/7--7---------| 
|-0--------------------------------    |-----------------------------| 
  
  
    cided to die.                                                            She 
   |------------3h5----3-3--3-----5-----------|-------------5------5--5--5------ 
   |---3-3--3-----3----3-3--3--3--3-----------|-------------3------3--3--3------ 
 4 |------------------------------------------|-------------0---------0--0-----0 
 - |---5-5--5-----5------------5--5-------5-5\|-------------5---------5--5-----5 
 4 |------------------------------5---5/7-----|--------------------------------- 
   |---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 
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------- 
|------------1----------------------------|---------5--------------------------- 
|------------0---0-0--0---------------0---|-----0------------------------------- 
|------------3-----------------3------3---|/7-------7------------------7-------7 
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------(5)------------ 
|--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 
|----------------------------------------    |--------------------| 
|---------8------------------------------    |-------3------------| 
|---------7-------------------9-\7-----9\  2 |-------2--------5---| 
|---------9------------------------------  - |-------3--------5---| 
|---------7-----------/10----------------  4 |-----------3--------| 
|-0----0--------0--0---------------------    |---1----------------| 
                                                 T 
  
  
   ship is passing my way.(Spoken)And it really didn't|have to stop, it just kep 
   |----------------------------   |-------------------   |---3----------------- 
   |----------------3-----------   |-------------------   |---3----------------- 
 4 |---------4---------4-------- 2 |------------------- 4 |---0----------------- 
 - |---------5------------5----- - |----------5------5- - |---5----------------- 
 4 |---------5---------------5-- 4 |----------5-------- 4 |---5----------------- 
   |-3-----------------------3--   |--3--3-3--3---3----   |---3----------------- 
     T                                T                       T 
  
  
                      And so castles         made of sand 
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
|--------------7h10p7--------------------|-------------5---------------------| 
|---------------------7---------7---7\---|----------5--5---5-----------------| 
|----------7/9--------7---9-----7---7\---|-------------5-8-5------5----------| 
|-------5---------------------7h9-7h9\---|---3------------------8------0h8-8\| 
|--5/7---------------------------------2/|5------------------6---------------| 
  
  
 slips into the sea                 e-  ventually 
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------|------3---------------------------------- 
|-------------3-----------5-------5\3-|------4-----------3-------------5--5----- 
|------3------3-3-(3)-----5-5-----5\3-|------5-----------3--3----------5--5----- 
|------3---5-------5--5/7-------------|-----------3--5-----------6--7----------- 
|-3---------------------------6-6-----|-3------------------------------------6-- 
                                        T 
  
  
|--------------------------------------------| 
|-------3------------------------------------| 
|-------4-----------3----------5--5----------| 
|-------5-----3-----3--3-------5--5--------5\| 
|-------------3--5--------6--7---------------| 
|-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. 
ashford was here! 
 

	        

Written by Jimi Hendrix

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