Hendrix - Castles guitar tab
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.
