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                             The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
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Tabbed by: Ryan Hawthorn                
Email: rhawthorn1@yahoo.co.uk


This is how I play The Wind Cries Mary by the legendary Jimi Hendrix. Work out the
timing by listening to the song. This is damn near 100% perfect and if it's not 100%
it sure sounds good. I play the song on the clean channel on the rhythm pickup. 

Tuning: EADGBe


Intro

e|---------------------------------------¦---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------¦---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------¦---------------------------------|
D|-8--9--10------------------------------¦-x2-then-------10-12-10\---------|
A|-6--7--8-------8h10--9h11--10h12~~~~~--¦---------10-12-------------------|
E|-6--7--8-------------------------------¦---------------------------------|


Verse

(N.B. Strum the chords lightly. Jimi doesn't always necessarily play the whole
chord but work it out for yourself)

e|-------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1----------------------|
B|-------------------------------1--1-1-3-1-1-1-1---1----------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5-5-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-x-x-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2----5--5-5-5-5-x-x--|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3------5--5-5-5-5-x-x--|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-x-x-1--1-1-1-1-x-x---------------------------3--3-3-3-3-x-x--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-------------------------------------|
B|----------------1--1-1-3-1-1-1-1---1-------------------------------------|
G|----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2----5--5-5-5-5--4--3--3-3-3-3-x-x--|
D|-------------3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3------5--5-5-5-5--4--3--3-3-3-3-x-x--|
A|------1--3/5------------------------------3--3-3-3-3--2--1--1-1-1-1-x-x--|
E|--1h3--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1------3--3-3-3-3-x-x-6--6-6-6-6-x-x-----------------|
B|-1--1-1-3-1-1-1-1---1------3--3-3-5-3-x-x-6--6-6-8-6-x-x-----------------|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2----4--4-4-4-4-x-x-7--7-7-7-7-x-x-----------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3------5--5-5-5-5-x-x-8--8-8-8-8-x-x-8--9--10--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------6--7--8---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------6--7--8---------|

e|-3--3-3-3-3-x-6--6-6-6-6-x-x---------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-5-3-x-6--6-6-8-6-x-x---------------------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4-x-7--7-7-7-7-x-x---------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-x-8--8-8-8-8-x-x-8--9--10------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6--7--8-------8h10--9h11--10h12~~~~~--------|
E|-----------------------------6--7--8-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-12-10----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-12----------12~~~\---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo

e|-13----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h15\--13--------------13----------------------------------------------|
G|---------12h14-12----12--12h14-12----------------------------------------|
D|------------------15--------------15-----15-17-15h17~~~~~~~\-------------|
A|-------------------------------------/17---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h15\--13--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12h14-12----12--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------15-------15-17-15~~~~~-15h17---------------------------|
A|-----------------------/17---------------------15h17~~~~~~~\-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h15\--13--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12h14-12----12--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------15-------15-17-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------/17-------15h17~~~~~------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15----15----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15h17-15-15----------15----15------------6---8--6--6---6-6-6------------|
G|----------14h16-14----14h16-14h16~~~\-----6h7-7--7--7h8-8-8-8p7----------|
D|-------------------17----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------12-----------9---------------------13----13-----------------------|
B|-12b14----9-------9-----------------------13h15-13-13----------13--------|
G|------------11b13-----11b13-9~~~~~~~---------------12h14-12----12h14~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------15-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15----15----15----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15h17----17-15-17-15----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------18-17----------------------------------------------------|

Now play another two verses before the outro.


Outro

e|--------------------------------8/10\8-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8/10\8--10h11-10-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10h12-10-------------------------|
D|-8--9--10----8----9----10---------------10----10-----8----9----10--------|
A|-6--7--8-----8h10-9h11-10h12-------------------------8h10-9h11-10h12-----|
E|-6--7--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10h12-10------------8--9--10------------------8----9----10--------------|
A|----------12-11-10-8-6--7--8---8----8-10p8-----8h10-9h11-10h12-----------|
E|---------------------6--7--8---8h10--------10----------------------------|

e|-8-------------8/10\8----------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h10--8-------8/10\8--10h11-10------------------------------------------|
G|---------10-8----------10h12-10------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10----10------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Order of Playing

1. Intro
2. Verse (x2)
3. Solo
4. Verse (x2)
5. Outro


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note

Thats a rap, hope you have fun!

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