xCASTLES 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]
e| ----3-|/5----5/8----8/10---10\8----8-|\5----5\3----3/5---------|---p3---------|
B| ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----8\6----6-|\3----3\1----1/3---------|---(3)--------|
G|4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
D|- ----3-|/5----5/8----8/10---10\8----8-|\5----5\3----3/5---------|---(5)--------|
A|4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
E| ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----8\6----6-|\3----3\1----1/3---------|---(3)--------|
Slower = 94
AH
e| |------- |-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B| |------- |-----------7h10p7--------------------------|----------5-----------|
G|1 |------- 4 |------------------7-------------7--\-------|----------5--5-5-5----|
D|- |------- - |-------7/9--------9---7-----7--(7)-\-------|----------5--5-7-5----|
A|4 |------- 4 |-----5------------------10-----(10)\-p(0)--|--------3----------(7)|
E| |-3--3-- |-5/7---------------------------------------|-2/3h5----------------|
Down the
e|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----3-----------------------|----3-----------------------------|
G|----4--------------5------5-|----4-------3-3-----5---(5)-------|
D|----5------3-3-----5------5-|----5-------3-3-----5-5-(5)-------|
A|-------3h5-----5/7----------|-------3h5------5/7---------------|
E|-3--------------------6-----|-3-----------------------6--------|
T T
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
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------3-|
B|---------------------------------------|-------3------------------------3-6---|
G|-12---12---\11----(11)\5-5---(5)---\3--|---5-3---5---p3----3h5p3-5-5f-r-------|
D|---------------------------------------|-5---------------5--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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
