Subject: Re: REQ: The wind cries Mary by Hendrix Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 10:56:38 +0200 From: Kay-Uwe Graw To: Philipp Shouniaev Newsgroups: alt.music.lyrics References: Philipp Shouniaev wrote: > > Hi everybody out there!!! > If anyone have lyrics or maybe chords for "The wind cries Mary" by > Jimi Hendrix from the album "Are you experianced?" send it to me, > please. > Thanks and bye. > > --- > Philipp Shouniaev, > Sankt-Petersburg, Russia, > phil@ta.spb.ru > > You can find a lot of Hendrix stuff and other guitar-tabs as well at OLGA with the url http://www.leo.org/pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/ but I found the following tab-version somewhere else, but I don't remember where. / = slide up \ = slide down ^ = hammer on/pull off, unless marked above with "B", in which case it's a bend. ~ = vibrato . = stacatto x = percussive strum * For notes marked with an '*' Jimi uses the 'thumb over the top' barre chord shape and allows the bass note to ring. The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix (no 3rds) (no 3rds) Eb E F Eb E F Eb E F E ------------x-x-|--------------x-x-|------------x-x-| B ------------x-x-|--------------x-x-|------------x-x-| G 8-9---10----x-x-|8--9---10-----x-x-|8-9---10----x-x-| D 8-9---10----x-x-|8--9---10-----x-x-|8-9---10----x-x-| A 6-7---8-----x-x-|10-11--12-----x-x-|6-7---8-----x-x-| E 6-7---8-----x-x-|--------------x-x-|6-7---8-----x-x-| Eb E F C Bb F E ----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------| B ----------------------------------|-----------------|----1-------1---1-----| G 8--9---10-------------------------|-----------------|-------2----0^2-0^2---| D 8--9---10-----------10-12-10------|---2-----3-------|--3------3------------| A 10-11--12--10-10^12----------12\--|3-----1----------|--------------------2-| E ----------------------------------|-----------------|1---------------------| * C Bb F C Bb F E ----------------|-------------------|--------------|----------------------| B ----------------|--------1---1------|--------------|------1-----1---1-----| G ----------------|--------0^2-0^2----|--------------|------0^2---0^2-0^2---| D ---2-------3----|----3--------------|--------------|--3-3-----3-----------| A 3--------5----5-|-------------------|--------------|----------------------| E ------6---------|1-----------------1/8-x---7-6-----|1--------------------1/ * * (no 3rds) (no 3rds) G Bb Eb E F G Bb Eb E F E ---------------------|-------------|---------------------|----------x-| B --3-5-3------6-8-6---|-------------|--3----------6-------|----------x-| G --4-4---4----7-7---7-|8-9---10-----|--4-5-4------7-8-7---|8-9---10--x-| D --5----------8-------|8-9---10-----|--5-5---5----8-8---8-|8-9---10--x-| A ---------------------|6-7---8------|---------------------|6-7---8---x-| E 3--------3/6---------|6-7---8-----8\3--------3/6---------|6-7---8---x-| * * * * Eb E F C Bb F E ----------------------------|----------------|----------------------| B ----------------------------|----------------|------1-----1---1-----| G 8--9---10-10----10----10----|----------------|------0^2---0^2-0^2---| D 8--9---10----10----12-------|---2-----3------|--3-3-----3-----------| A 10-11--12----------------12\|3-----1---------|---------------------2| E ----------------------------|----------------|1---------------------| * C Bb F C Bb F E ----------------|----x-x-x-x-3-1-----|--3---2-1-------|---------------------| B ----------------|----x-x-x-x-3-1-----|--5---4-3-------|------1-----1---1----| G --------3---3---|----x-x-x-x-----2---|--5---4-3-------|------0^2---0^2-0^2--| D ---2----3^5-3---|----x-x-x-x---------|--5---4-3-------|--3-3-----3----------| A 3---------------|----x-x-x-x---------|--3---2-1-------|---------------------| E ------6---------|1-1-x-x-x-x---------|----------------|1-------------------1/ * (no 3rds) G Bb Eb E F G Bb E -------------------------|----------------|-------------------------| B --3-3-5^3-3----6-6-8^6-6-|----------------|--3-3-5^3-3----6-6-8^6-6-| G --4-4-4---4----7-7-7---7-|8-9---10--------|--4-4-4---4----7-7-7---7-| D ----------5------------8-|8-9---10--------|----------5------------8-| A -------------------------|6-7---8---------|-------------------------| E 3----------3/6-----------|6-7---8--------8\3----------3/6-----------| * * * * (no 3rds) Eb E F Eb E F E -------------x--|----------------| B -------------x--|4-5---6---------| G 8-9---10-----x--|3-4---5---------| D 8-9---10-----x--|5-6---7---------| A 6-7---8------x--|----------------| E 6-7---8------x--|----------------| solo E ----x-13\-x-x-------------------|-----------------------------| B ----x-13\-x-x-13----------------|-----------------------------| G ----------x-x-12^14-12----12----|-----------------------------| D ----------x-x----------15----15-|----15^17^15~-17-15-------15-| A ----------x-x-------------------|17~-----------------15^17----| E /13-------x-x-------------------|-----------------------------| E ----x-13\-x-x-------------------|-------------------------| B ----x-13\-x-x-13----------------|-------------------------| G ----------x-x-12^14-12----12----|-------------------------| D ----------x-x----------15----15-|---15^17--------------15-| A ----------x-x-------------------|17~------17~~~-----17----| E /13-------x-x-------------------|-------------------------| E ----x-13\-x-x-------------------|--------------------------------| B ----x-13\-x-x-13----------------|--------------------------------| G ----------x-x-12^14-12----12----|--------------------------------| D ----------x-x----------15----15-|---15^17-17~~~-----17-15--------| A ----------x-x-------------------|17~----------------------17-15\-| E /13-------x-x-------------------|--------------------------------| . B E -------------------------|-------6-------------------| B x--x--x-x-x--------------|--8^10---8-6---6-8-6-------| G x--x--x-x-x-7---7--------|-------------7---------6---| D x--x--x-x-x-7^9---9~-----|---------------------8-----| A x--x--x-x-x--------------|---------------------------| E ---------------------0-3-|6------------------------6-| * B E --------9-----------------------|13----13---------------------| B --12^13---12-9----9-12-9--------|13^15-13--13----------13-----| G ---------------11---------9~~---|----------12^14-12----12^14--| D --------------------------------|-------------------15--------| A --------------------------------|-----------------------------| E 9-------------------------------|-----------------------------| * . E ---------------------------| B ---------------------------| G ---------------------------| D 15^17-19-------------------| A ---------17-19-------------| E ---------------18-17~-17\--| C Bb F C Bb E ----------------|--------------------|----------------| B ----------------|----1------1---1----|----------------| G ----------------|-------2---0^2-0^2--|----------------| D ---2-----3------|--3------3----------|---2-------3----| A 3-----1---------|-------------------2|3--------5----5-| E ----------------|1-------------------|------6---------| * F C Bb E ----1-3-1-----------|-------------------------------------| B ----1-----3-1-------|--8--8--8--8----8--8---6-6-6-6---6-6-| G --------------3-2---|--9--9--9--10^9-9--9---7-7-7-8^7-7-7-| D --3-----------------|--10-10-10-10---10-10--8-8-8-8---8-8-| A --------------------|-------------------------------------| E 1-------------------|8---------------------6--------------| * * * (no 3rds) F G Bb Eb E F E ---------------------|------------------------|-----------| B ------1-----1---1----|--3-3-3---3---6-6-6---6-|-----------| G ------0^2---0^2-0^2--|--4-4-5^4-4---7-7-8^7-7-|8-9---10---| D --3-3-----3----------|--5-5-----5---8-8-----8-|8-9---10---| A ---------------------|------------------------|6-7---8----| E 1-------------------1/3-----------6-----------|6-7---8---8\ * * * (no 3rds) G Bb Eb E F Eb E F E ------------------------|-------------x--|----------------| B --3-3-3---3---6-6-6---6-|-------------x--|4-5---6-x-------| G --4-4-5^4-4---7-7-8^7-7-|8-9---10-----x--|3-4---5-x-7-5---| D --5-5-----5---8-8-----8-|8-9---10-----x--|5-6---7-x-----7\| A ------------------------|6-7---8------x--|----------------| E 3-----------6-----------|6-7---8------x--|----------------| * * C . Bb . F C . Bb F E -----------------|----------------------|------------|----x-x-x-x-3-1---| B ---1-----3-------|------1-----1---1-----|--1---------|----x-x-x-x-3-1-1-| G ---0-----3-------|------0^2---0^2-0^2---|--0---3---3-|----x-x-x-x-----2-| D ---2-----3-------|--3-3-----3-----------|--2---3^5-3-|--3-x-x-x-x-------| A 3-----1----------|---------------------2|3-----------|----x-x-x-x-------| E -----------------|1---------------------|-----6------|1---x-x-x-x-------/ * (no 3rds) C Bb F G Bb Eb E F E -------------|----1-3-1----------|-----------------------|------------| B -------------|----1-----3-1------|--3-5-3-------6-8-6----|------------| G -------------|--------------3-2--|--4-4---4-----7-7---7--|8-9---10----| D -------------|--3----------------|--5-----------8--------|8-9---10----| A -------------|-------------------|-----------------------|6-7---8-----| E 6-x---7-6----|1-----------------1/3---------3/6----------|6-7---8----8\ * * * (no 3rds) G Bb Eb E F Eb E F E -----------------------|-------------x--|---------------x--| B --3-----------6--------|-------------x--|---------------x--| G --4-5-4-------7-8-7----|8-9---10-----x--|8--9----10-----x--| D --5-5---5-----8-8---8--|8-9---10-----x--|8--9----10--------| A -----------------------|6-7---8------x--|10-11---12--------| E 3---------3/6----------|6-7---8------x--|------------------| * * E 8/10\8------------x--|--------------------------|-------------------------| B 8/10\8--13^10-----x--|--------------------------|-------------------------| G --------12^10-----x--|8--9----10----------------|8-9---10-----------------| D ---------------------|8--9----10-12-10----------|8-9---10-----------------| A ---------------------|10-11---12-------12-10----|6-7---8--------8-10-8----| E ---------------------|-----------------------13-|6-7---8--8^10---------10-| . E ----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| B -----------10----10---|13-10----10----10----|10---------------------| G 8--9----10----12---10-|------12-10----10----|10---------------------| D 8--9----10------------|---------10----10----|10---------------------| A 10-11---12------------|------------12----12-|12---------------------| E ----------------------|---------------------|13---------------------| 668886 -> -> x0888x -> -> |: Eb E F Eb E F :| C Bb F After all the jacks are in their boxes C Bb F And the clowns have all gone to bed C Bb F You can hear happiness staggering on down the street G Bb Eb E F Footsteps dressed in red G Bb Eb E F Eb E F And the wind whispers Mary C Bb F A broom is drearily sweeping C Bb F Up the broken pieces of yesterday's life C Bb F Somewhere a queen is weeping G Bb Eb E F Somewhere a king has no wife G Bb Eb E F Eb E F And the wind cries Mary LEAD |: F Eb Bb Ab :| 3x G Bb Db F C Bb F The traffic lights turn blue tomorrow C Bb F And shine the emptyness down on my bed C Bb F The tiny island sags downstream G Bb Eb E F Cause the life that lived is dead G Bb Eb E F Eb E F And the wind screams Mary C Bb F Will the wind ever remember C Bb F The names it has blown in the past C Bb F With its crutch, its old age, and its wisdom G Bb Eb E F It whispers no, this will be the last G Bb Eb E F Eb E F Eb E F Eb E F And the wind cries Mary I don't know about the notation in Russia but keep in mind, that Americans use B for H and Bb for B.