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Castles Made of Sand Guitar Tablature
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---108----8-|5----53----3/5---------|---p3------
  ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----86----6-|3----31----1/3---------|---(3)-----
4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------
- ----3-|/5----5/8----8/10---108----8-|5----53----3/5---------|---(5)-----
4 ------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------
  ----1-|/3----3/6----6/8-----86----6-|3----31----1/3---------|---(3)-----
 
  Slower = 94
       AH
  |-------
  |-------
1 |-------
- |-------
  |-3--3--

  |-------------------------------------------|---------------------
  |-----------7h10p7--------------------------|----------5----------
4 |------------------7-------------7---------|----------5--5-5-5---
- |-------7/9--------9---7-----7--(7)--------|----------5--5-7-5---
4 |-----5------------------10-----(10)-p(0)--|--------3---------(7)
  |-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
 
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|--------------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
 
   |-------------------------------------   |--------------------------|
   |---------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--------------------|
 
 
   |------------------------------------|-------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--------53-|
 4 |----------------0h5-------0h5-------|----------------------------------|
   |-3--3-------------------------------|-3--3-----------------------------|
                                          T
 
|---------------------------------|-----------------0--------0-------------|
|---------1---1--1----------------|-----------------0--0-----0-------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------0h2------2/4-------42p0-----|
|---------3---3--3------3-------3-|-------------------------------------2--|
|-----------------------3---------|-0--------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------1---1--3/5----|----------------------------------------|
  T
 
|------------------------------------------   |---------------------|
|------------------------------------------   |---------------------|
|------------------------------------------ 2 |-------0----------5--|
|-----------0h2----2--2p0------------------ - |-------3----------5--|
|-------------------------0h2----2-----0--- 4 |------------2/3------|
|-0----------------------------------------   |-3/5-----------------|
 
   |-------------------------------|--------------------|-----------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
 
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------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
 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|-----------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
 
	
|----------------------------------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
 
   |----------------------    |-----------3-----3----------|
   |----------------------    |---------3---3h5----3-------|
 2 |--------------------5-  4 |--------------------2h4-2---|
 - |------3-------------5-  - |--------------------------0-|
 4 |------3-------/7------  4 |----------------------------|
   |-1--------------------    |-3----3---------------------|
     T                          T
 
 
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|---------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
 
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------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
 
   |----------------------    |----------------------------------|
   |----------------------    |----------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
 
|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------
|-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-----------------------
 
|-----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)-----------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
 
 
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------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
 
|----------------------------------    |-----------------------------|
|-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--------------------------------    |-----------------------------|
 
   |-----------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
 
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|----------1----------------------------|---------5---------------------------
|----------0---0-0--0---------------0---|-----0-------------------------------
|----------3-----------------3------3---|/7-------7------------------7-------7
|---------------------------------------|----------------------(5)------------
|--1-------1--------------1-----1-------|/5------------------------------5----
   T                                        T
 
|----------------------------------------    |--------------------|
|---------8------------------------------    |-------3------------|
|---------7-------------------9-7-----9  2 |-------2--------5---|
|---------9------------------------------  - |-------3--------5---|
|---------7-----------/10----------------  4 |-----------3--------|
|-0----0--------0--0---------------------    |---1----------------|
                                                 T
   |----------------------------   |-------------------   |---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
 
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------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---------------|
 
 
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|------------------------------------|-----3---------------------------------
|------------3-----------5-------53-|-----4----------3-------------5--5-----
|-----3------3-3-(3)-----5-5-----53-|-----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.
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