Spanish Castle Magic Chords & Tabs
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SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1967 Album AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE)
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by Slowhand (http://www.instantpowertabs.de.vu)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jimi Hendrix'
Intro
Moderately Q=100
N.C. N.C.(C#m7)
1/4 4/4
Gtr I
E S S S E S S E S S E S S S E
|--------|------------------------------|
|--------|---------------9-9------------|
|--------|-9-9----9-9----9-9----9-------|
|-----11-|-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9----9p0-----|
|-----11-|-----11-----11-----11---------|
|--------|--------------------------16\-|
~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~
S S E E. s E E Q S S E E. S E E Q
|----------------0--|-----------------0----|
|----------------0--|-----------------0----|
|----------------4--|-----------------4----|
|-2--------------x--|-2--------2-----------|
|---2---4--2-4-4-4--|---2---4----4-4-(4)---|
|-----0-------------|-----0----------------|
1st & 2nd Verse
B5/F#
~~~~~ ~~~~~
|3-|
S S E E. S S S E Q S S E E. S E E Q E S E E E H
|------------------0--|----------------0--||------------------|
|------------------0--|----------------0--||o-----------------|
|------------------4--|----------------4--||--4--4-4-4--------|
|-2--------2-------x--|-2-----------------||--4--4-4-4--------|
|---2---4----4p2-4-4--|---2---4--2-4-4----||o-2--2-2-2--------|
|-----0---------------|-----0-------------||--2--2-2-2--------|
Bb5/F D5/A C#5/G#
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|
E S E E E E S E E E E S E E E H E S E E E H
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|-6--6-6-6--------|
|-3--3-3-3--------------|-----------------|-6--6-6-6--------|
|-3--3-3-3---7--7-7-7---|-6--6-6-6--------|-6--6-6-6--------|
|-1--1-1-1---5--5-5-5---|-4--4-4-4--------|-4--4-4-4--------|
|-1--1-1-1---5--5-5-5---|-4--4-4-4--------|-4--4-4-4--------|
B5/F# Bb5/F D5/A C#5/G#
|3-| |3-| |3-| |3-|
E S E E E H E S E E E E S E E E E S E E E H
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-4--4-4-4--------|-3--3-3-3--------------|-----------------|
|-4--4-4-4--------|-3--3-3-3---7--7-7-7---|-6--6-6-6--------|
|-2--2-2-2--------|-1--1-1-1---5--5-5-5---|-4--4-4-4--------|
|-2--2-2-2--------|-1--1-1-1---5--5-5-5---|-4--4-4-4--------|
Chorus
C#7+9 N.C.(C#m7)
~~~~~ ~~~~~
|3|
E S E E Q E S E. S S E E. S E E Q S S E E. S E E Q
|---------------------||----------------0---|----------------0---|
|-5-5--5-5------------||----------------0---|----------------0---|
|-4-4--4-4------------||-2--------2---------|-2--------2---------|
|-3-3--3-3------------||---2---4----4-4-----|---2---4----4-4-----|
|-4-4--4-4------------||-----0--------------|-----0--------------|
|-4-4--4-4--------17\-||--------------------|--------------------|
~~~~~ ~~ ~ ~
S S E E. S E E S S S S S S E E. S E E A S +S E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4---4-|
|------------------------|------------------------2-|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4---4-|
|-2--------2---------2---|-2--------2-------------2-|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4-6---|
|---2---4----4-4-2h4---4-|---2---4----4-4-2h4-(4)---|-----------------------|
|-----0------------------|-----0--------------------|-----------------------|
E E S +S S +S S +S E E E
|-------------11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-------------------------|
|-11b12-11b12-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-9b10---------|
|-11b12-11b12-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-9b10---------|
|---------------------------------------------------11\-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------15\-|
Guitar Solo
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
S S E E. S E E Q S S E E. S E E E E S E. +H E +E
|----------------0--|----------------0----||-------------------------|
|----------------0--|----------------0-0-o||-------------------------|
|----------------4--|---------------------||--4s6--(6)----6b9r(6)----|
|-2--------2--------|-2--------2----------||-------------------------|
|---2---4----4-4----|---2---4----4-4-----o||-------------------------|
|-----0-------------|-----0---------------||-------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~
S E. E.S S S S S E E S S S S +E E E E S E.
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2s11--9p0------------------|-------------------------------9--|
|-----------9-11-10-9--------|------9-11b13==(11)r-11-9----9----|
|---------------------9b11-9-|-9h12---------------------12------|
~~~~~
+E S S S S E E E S S E
|----------------------------------9-|
|--------------------------------9---|
|--------------------------11b13-----|
|-(9)-----------9-11b13-11-----------|
|----------9-11----------------------|
|-----9-12---------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q. T +T S E Q.
|------------------------------------|
|-12b14---12b14r(12)-9-12b14-12b14---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S E S E E E
|--------------------------------------9-----------|
|-12b14-12-12b14-12-12b14-12-9-------9---12-12pb14-|
|------------------------------11b13---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------3------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
E S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
|-------9------------------9-12-9----9---9-12-9---------9------|
|-12b14---9-12b12.5==(12)r--------9-12p9--------9h12b14---12p9-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--| |--3--|
E S S T T S S S S S S T S a S. +S S S S
|---------9---------------------------9-------------12----12-|
|-------9---12p9--------------------9---12s14--(14)----14----|
|-11b13----------11b13-11p9----9h11--------------------------|
|---------------------------11-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--| |-3--|
S S S S S S S +E E S S S S S S S
|----12----12----12-14b16==(14)r---14--------12-14-14pb16===|
|-14----14----14------------------------14------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|---3---|
+S S S E S S S S Q E E
|-(14)r-14p12---------------------------------|
|-------------14-12\-------14-17b21--17b20r17-|
|--------------------11s15--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~
|-----3------|
Q E E E E S +S S E +E Q E E E Q
|------------------------------------------------|------16b19--------------------||
|-14--17b20-17b21-17b21-17b21-17b21==(17)r-17-14-|-(14)----------19b21-19b21-----||
|------------------------------------------------|---------------19b20-19b20-----||
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------x\--||
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------x\--||
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------x\--||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/spanish_castle_magic_tab_ver_4.html ]
Chorus
N.C.(C#m7)
~~
S S E E. S S S S E +S S +S
|------------------2-----------------|
|-2-2------------2---5b7r(5)-5b7r(5)-|
|-2-2------2-4b6---------------------|
|-2---2-4----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~
S S E X T. +E S X T. +S E E E S S E E. S E E E S S
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------6-------|----------------------|
|-2-------------------------6-------|----------------------|
|-2-2---2s4--(4)-0-4s6--(6)---x-----|-2--------2-----------|
|-0---0-----------------------x-----|-2-2---4----4-4p0-2p0-|
|-------------------------------14\-|-----0----------------|
~~ ~~~~~~
S S E E. S E S S +E E Q. E S S S S S S E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------2-------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------2-------------|-4b6---4-2b3-------------|
|---2---4----4-2h4-(4)-4-|-------------4-3-2-------|
|-----0------------------|-------------------4-3-2-|
Q +S S S S S S E S +S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------2-4b5r(4)-2----|
|--------------2h4-------------4--|
|-0--(0)-2-3-4--------------------|
~~ ~~
S S E E. S E E Q S S E E. S E E E S S S S E E. S S S S S Q
|----------------0--|----------------0-----|--------------------0--|
|----------------0--|----------------0-0-0-|--------------------0--|
|----------------4--|----------------------|-1---------------------|
|-2--------2--------|-2--------2---2-------|-2---------------------|
|---2---4----4-4----|---2---4----4-4-------|---2---4--2-4---4------|
|-----0-------------|-----0----------------|-----0--------4---4----|
Outro Solo
(C#m7)
~~~~~~~~~
+S S E E. S S S S S Q S S E E. S S S E Q a S S S S E. S E E S S E
|-(0)-0---0------------0--|------------------0--||---------------------------|
|-(0)-0---0------------0--|------------------0--||---------------------------|
|---------4------------4--|-0-0-----------------||-2s4-4-4s6-6--6-6-6-x-x\---|
|---------x--2---------x--|-2--------------2----||--------------------x-x\---|
|---------4----4p2-4-4-4--|-------4--2-4p2-4----||----------------------x\---|
|-------0-----------------|-----0---------------||-------------------------0-|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~
a S S E E S S E E Q S S S S E S S E E E S +S
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-6s7-7-7-7-7-5-5b6-5------|-----9---9-9-9--------9-----9-----9----------|
|-5s6-6-6-6-6-4-4b5-4------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11b12-11b13-11b13-11pb13r(11)-|
|--------------------------|---------9-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------17\--|---------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
S +S T S T S S +S S S +S S S S E +S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9-------9---------------------------------9-9-(9)------|
|-11b13==(11)r---11b13---11b13-11-(11)-9---------9h11b13------------9-|
|----------------------------------------11-(11)-----------------11---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3---| |-3--| |--3---|
E E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------------9--|
|-----9------(9)--9-------9-------9--9----9-----------------9----|
|-11-11b13==(11)r---11b13---11b13---11b12---9h11p9----11b13------|
|--------------------------------------------------11------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E T S T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------9-------9-12p9---------9-12p9---------9-12p9----9----9-|
|-12b14---12b13--------9-12b13--------9-12b13--------9-12b13---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S E +S S S S S S S S S
|-12p9---------9-12p9----------------9-------9-------9-------9--------|
|------9-12b13--------9-12b14==(12)r---12b14---12b14---12b14----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------11b13--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
S S E Q S S S S S S S S E E E. S E E E E
|---9-12b16-12--9---------9---------------|---12b14-9--9-12b15-12b16-12b16-12b16-|
|-9---------------9-12b14---12-9----------|---12b14------------------------------|
|--------------------------------11b13-11-|-9-12b14------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~
|---3----|
E E +S +S S E +E S S E +E
|-12b14-12b14r(12)-(12)------------------16b18r(16)--|
|-----------------------14-14-(14)-14-14-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|--3---| |------3-------| |--3--|
X T. S Q X T. +S S S +S S +S S S S S S S
|-14h16p14-----------------12-14-(14)-14b14.5==(14)r-14b15-14b16-16-16-16-16-|
|----------14s=12s16--(16)---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E Q S S S
|-16-16-16-14-14-12-14---14b15-14b15.5-14b16--16-16-16-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-----3------| |-----3-----| |-----3-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-16-16-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-14b15-14b16-14b16-14b16==(14)r-14b16-14b15-14b16-14b15-14b16-14b15-14b16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
S S S E X T. S S S S S E Q
|-14b15-14b16-14b16-14\---------------------------*|
|-------------14b16-14--14s15--15\----9-----------*|
|-----------------------12s13--13\----9-9-x-------*|
|----------------------------------11---9-x-x-----*|
|-------------------------------------------x-----*|
|-------------------------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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