The Wind Cries Mary Chords & Tabs
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JIMI HENDRIX - THE WIND CRIES MARY. Released as a single with
HIGHWAY CHILE as the B side on 12th May 1967.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
After all the jacks are in their boxes
And the clowns have all gone to bed
You can hear happiness staggering on down the street
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers mary
A broom is drearily sweeping
Up the broken pieces of yesterdays life
Somewhere a queen is weeping
Somewhere a king has no wife
And the wind, it cries Mary
The traffic lights, they turn, uh, blue tomorrow
And shine their emptiness down on my bed
The tiny island sags down stream
’cause the life that lived is, is dead
And the wind screams Mary
Uh-will the wind ever remember
The names it has blow in the past?
And with this crutch, it’s old age, and it’s wisdom
It whispers no, this will be the last
And the wind cries Mary
Remember that you must tune your guitar a half step
down to match many of Jimi's recordings. This is
one of them.
xx x xx x x
E F F# E F F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9---10-------11--------------------|5---6--------7---------------------|
G|9---10-------11--------------------|4---5--------6---------------------|
D|9---10-------11--------------------|4H6-5H7------6H8-------------------|
A|7----8--------9--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|7----8--------9--------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9---10-------11--------------------|5---6--------7---------------------|
G|9---10-------11--------------------|4---5--------6------6----6-8-6-----|
D|9---10-------11--------------------|4H6-5H7------6H8----6-6H8------8-\-|
A|7----8--------9--------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|7----8--------9--------------------|-----------------------------------|
C# B F#
e|-------- 9------- -------- 7-------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------9-----------------7-------|------------------7---7------------|
G|--------10-----------------8-------|---------6--------6---6------------|
D|--------11-----------------9-------|-------8-6H8------6H8-6H8----------|
A|--------11-----------------9-------|-----------------------------------|
E|9-------------8---7----------------|-----------------------------------|
After all are in their and
the jacks boxes the
C# B F#
e|-------- 4------- -------- --------|-------- 2------- 2---2--- --2-----|
B|---------6-------------------------|---------2--------2H4-2------2-----|
G|---------6--------------4--4-------|---------3--------3---3------3-----|
D|---------6--------4---4----4H6-4---|---------4-------------------------|
A|4-------------4-4-4H6--------------|4----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
clowns have gone to bed You
all can
C# B F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|6--------------------------4-------|---------2-----------------2-----2/|
G|6--------------------------4-------|---------3-----------------3-----3/|
D|6--------------------------4-------|---------4-----------------4-----4/|
A|4------------3----2----------------|---------4-----------------4-------|
E|-----------------------------------|2------------2----2--------2-------|
hear happiness staggering on down the street
Ab
Ab AB6 B B6 B E F F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4-4-4-4--6-4---4--7-7-7-7--9-7-----|9--10-------11---------------------|
G|5-5-5-5--5-5---5--8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|9--10-------11---------------------|
D|6-6-6-6--6-6---6--9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|9--10-------11---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
Footprints dressed in red and
the
Ab7 B7
Ab Ab13 B B13 B E F F#
e|4-4-4-4- 4-4---4-/7-7-7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4-4-4-4--6-4---4-/7-7-7-7--9-7-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
G|5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
D|6-6-6-6--4-4-6-6-/9-9-9-9--7-7-9---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
A|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-/9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4---4----4---4---/7---7----7---7---|7----8-------9---------------------|
wind whispers Mary
E F F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7-----------------7---|
G|4---5--------6------6---6--6H8-6---|
D|4H6-5H7------6H8-----6H8---------8\|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------6-------------------------|------------------7---7------------|
G|---------6-----6--------4--4-------|3--------3--------6---6------------|
D|---------6--------------4--4-------|4--------4--------6H8-6H8----------|
A|4------------4----4H6----------6---|4------------4---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------4-/-|
A broom is drearily sweeping up the
broken
e|-------- 4------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------6-------------------------|------------------7---7------7-----|
G|---------6-----6--------4--4-4-----|3---3-3--3--------6---6------6-----|
D|---------6-----6--------4--4-4-4---|4---4-4--4--------6H8-6H8----8-----|
A|4------------4----4H6----------4H6-|4---4-4--4-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|2----------------------------------|
pieces of yesterdays life
e|9-----9- ---10--- 9---9--- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9-----9------8----7---7-7----7-7---|2-----2----2------2-----2--2-2---2-|
G10----10------9----8---8-8----8-8---|3-----3----3------3-----3--3-3---3-|
D11----11------8----7---7-9----9-9---|4-----4----4------4-----4--4-4---4-|
A11----11-----10----9---9-9----9-9---|4-----4----4------4-----4--4-4---4-|
E|9-----9------8----7---7-7----7-7---|2-----2----2------2-----2--2-2---2-|
Somewhere a queen is weeping Somewhere
xxxxx X x X x
e|4-4-4-4- 4-4---4- 7-7-7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4-4-4-4--6P4---4--7-7-7-7--9P7-----|9---10------11---------------------|
G|5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|9---10------11---------------------|
D|6-6-6-6--4-4-6-6--9-9-9-9--7-7-9---|9---10------11---------------------|
A|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7---|7----8-------9---------------------|
a king has no wife And the
xxxxx xx x
e|4-----4- 4---4--- 7---7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4-----4--6---4----7---7-7--9P7-----|9---10------11---------------------|
G|5-----5--5---5----8---8-8--8-8-8---|9---10------11---------------------|
D|6-----6--4---6----9---9-9--7-7-9---|9---10------11---------------------|
A|6-----6--6---6----9---9-9--9-9-9---|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4-----4--4---4----7---7-7--7-7-7---|7----8-------9---------------------|
wind, it cries Mary
xx X X
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6-------6/7--------------------|
G|4---5-------5/6--------------------|
D|4H6-5H7-----7/8--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
01:21
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|--7-7-7-7---7---7------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6H8-6-6-6-6\4--------4-----|-----------------------------------|
D6/8------------8---8\6--------4H6---|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------9----------------9---|
E|-----------------------------------|7---7----9/11-----5---5-5--9/11--11|
e|-------- 14------ -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------14H16\-------1414-14--14--14----------------------------------|
G|----------------------1315-13--13--13H15P13------1113-11H13-~---P11----|
D|-----------------------------16----|------16-11/13---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----6-6--6-6-6-6-------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----8-8--8-8-8-8-9-----9---9---9-\-|-----------------------------------|
A|9----------------9H11-11--11---9-\-|-------------9---------------6-9-6-|
E|-----------------------------------5/7--7-7--9/11-----5---5-5-/9-------|
e|-------- 14------ -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------14H16\-------1414-14--14--|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------1315-13--13--|----1113-11-~-----11H13--------11--|
D|-----------------------------16----|11/13-----------------11H13-~------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----6-6--6-6-6-6-9-----9---9---9---|-----------------------------------|
D|----8-8--8-8-8-8-9-----9---9---9---|-------------------------------7---|
A|9----------------9H11-11--11---9---|-------------9-----------------7---|
E|-----------------------------------5/7--7----9/11-----5---5--7/9-------|
e|-------- 14------ -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---------14H16\-------1414-14--14--|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------1315-13--13--|----1113---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------16----|11/13----11H13-~-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimi_hendrix/the_wind_cries_mary_tab_ver_4.html ]
Ab
Ab Ab13 Ab9 Ab B
e|4-----4- 4-4---4- ------6- 6-4-----|7---7-7- 7-7-7-7- 7---7--- 7-7-7-7-|
B|4-----4--6-4---4--------4--4-4-4-4-|7---7-7--9-7-7-7--7---7----9-7-7-7-|
G|5-----5--5-5---5--------5--5-5-5-5-|8---8-8--8-8-8-8--8---8----8-8-8-8-|
D|6-----6--4-6---6--------4--4-6-6-6-|9---9-9--7-9-9-9--9---9----7-9-9-9-|
A|6-----6--6-6---6--------6--6-6-6-6-|9---9-9--9-9-9-9--9---9----9-9-9-9-|
E|4-----4--4-4---4--------4--4-4-4-4-|7---7-7--7-7-7-7--7---7----7-7-7-7-|
e|---16--- 16------ -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|---16H18-16----------16----16------|---------12---12-------------------|
G|-------------1517-15-15H17-15H17\--|---------11H1311--11111111-11------|
D|--------------------18-------------|---13----13---13--14141414-14P13---|
A|-----------------------------------|---14------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D5 D D5 F#
e|-------- 10------ -------- --------|2------- ----2--- ----2--- ----2---|
B|---------10------------------------|2------------2--------2--------2---|
G|---------11------------------------|3------------3--------3--------3---|
D|12--12---12--12---12--12---12--12--|4------------4--------4--------4---|
A|12--12---12--12---12--12---12--12--|4------------4--------4--------4---|
E|10--10---10--10---10--10---10--10--|2------------2--------2--------2---|
e|-------- -------- 10------ --------|---14--- 14------ -------- --------|
B|--13B15---10----10-----------------|---14H16-14-------141414---141414--|
G|-----------12B14---12B1410-~-------|------------------131513---131513--|
D|-----------------------------------|------------------------16---------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|2------- 2---2--- 2-2-2-2- 2---2---|
B|2--------2---2----2-2-2-2--2---2---|
G|3--------3---3----3-3-3-3--3---3---|
D|4--------4---4----4-4-4-4--4---4---|
A|4--------4---4----4-4-4-4--4---4---|
E|2--------2---2----2-2-2-2--2---2---|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----11-----------------------------|
D|11-13-13-11------------------------|
A|-------------14---13-------13\-----|
E|-----------------------------------|
01:53
C# B F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|2--------2-------------------------|
G|6--------6------------4----4-4-----|3--------3-------------------------|
D|6--------6---4----4---4----4-4-----|4--------4--------4---4------------|
A|4--------4---4----4H6----------4H6-|4--------4--------4---4------------|
E|-----------------------------------|2--------2-----4--6---4H6-----4-2--|
The traffic turn, uh, blue tomorrow and
lights,
they
C# B F#
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|------------------7---7------7-----|
G|---------6-----6------4------4-----|---------------6--6---6----6-6-----|
D|---------6-----6------4------4-----|4--------------8--6H8-6H8--8-------|
A|4-----------------4H6----------4H6-|4----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|2----------------------------------|
shine emptiness down on my bed The
their tiny
C# C#9 C# B F#
e|9---9-9-11-9-9--- 7---7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9---9-9--9-9-9----7---7-7--7-7-----|2---2-2--2-----2--2---2-2--2-2---2-|
G10--1010-101010----8---8-8--8-8-----|3---3-3--3-----3--3---3-3--3-3---3-|
D11--1111--9-911----9---9-9--9-9-----|4---4-4--4-----4--4---4-4--4-4---4-|
A11--1111-111111----9---9-9--9-9-----|4---4-4--4-----4--4---4-4--4-4---4-|
E|9---9----9---9----7---7-7--7-7-----|2---2-2--2-----2--2---2-2--2-2---2-|
island sags down stream ’cause
the
Ab7 B7
Ab Ab13 B B13 B E F F#
e|4---4--- 4-4---4-/7-7-7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4---4----6-4---4-/7-7-7-7--9-7-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
G|5---5----5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
D|6---6----4-4-6-6-/7-7-7-7--7-7-9---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
A|6---6----6-6-6-6-/9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4---4----4---4---/7---7----7---7---|7----8-------9---------------------|
life lived is, is dead and
that the
x x x X
e|4---4-4- 4-4-4-4-/7---7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4---4-4--6-4-4-4-/7---7-7--9-7-----|9---10------11---------------------|
G|5---5-5--5-5-5-5-/8---8-8--8-8-----|9---10------11---------------------|
D|6---6-6--4-4-6-6-/7---7-7--7-7-----|9---10------11---------------------|
A|6---6-6--6-6-6-6-/9---9-9--9-9-----|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4---4----4---4---/7---7----7-------|7----8-------9---------------------|
wind screams Mary
X x x x X
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7---------------------|
G|4---5--------6---------------------|
D|4H6-5H7------6H8-------------------|
A|---------------------------13\-----|
E|-------------------------------9\--|
02:26
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------7-----------------7-------|
G|---------6-------------4-4---4-----|---------6-----------------6-------|
D|---------6---6-6-------4-4---4-----|---------6H8---------------6H8-----|
A|4---4--------4-4--4H6----------4H6\|-------------9-9---------------9---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Uh will ever remember the
the wind names
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------|------7--7---7-7-----------7---7---|
G|---------6-------------4-4---4-----|------6--6---6-6-----------6---6---|
D|---------6---6-6-------4-4---4-----|------6--6H8-8-8-----------6H8-8---|
A|4------------4-4--4H6----------4H6\|-------------9-9---------------9---|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
it has blown in And
the past? with
this
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- 2-----2- ----2-2- 2-2-----|
B|-----------------------------------|---------2-----2------2-2--2-2-----|
G|---------6-6------4---4-4--4-------|---------3-----3------3-3--3-3-----|
D|---------6-6------4---4-4--4---4---|---------4-----4------4-4--4-4-----|
A|4---4--------3----2---2-2--2-------|---------4-----4------4-4--4-4-----|
E|-----------------------------------|---------2-----2------2-2--2-2-----|
crutch, it’s age, and wisdom it whispers
old it’s no,
xx X
e|4-4-4-4- 4-4---4-/7-7-7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4-4-4-4--6-4---4-/7-7-7-7--9-7-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
G|5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-/8-8-8-8--8-8-8---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
D|6-6-6-6--4-4-6-6-/9-9-9-9--7-7-9---|9---10------11-------------x-------|
A|6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-/9-9-9-9--9-9-9---|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4---4----4---4---/7---7----7---7---|7----8-------9---------------------|
this be the last And
will the
xx X
e|4---4-4- 4-4---4- 7-7-7-7- 7-7-----|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|4---4-4--6-4---4--7-7-7-7--9-7-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
G|5---5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--8-8-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
D|6---6-6--4-4-6-6--9-9-9-9--7-7-----|9---10------11-------------x-------|
A|6---6-6--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--9-9-----|7----8-------9---------------------|
E|4---4----4---4----7---7----7-------|7----8-------9---------------------|
wind cries Mary
xx X X
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7-------------x-------|9--10------11--------------x-------|
G|4---5--------6-------------x-------|9--10------11--------------x-------|
D|4H6-5H7------6H8-----------x-------|9--10------11--------------x-------|
A|-----------------------------------|7---8-------9----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|7---8-------9----------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|-----------------------------------/16\14---11H1311--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------/15\13---11---11--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|--------11H1411--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
xx X x X
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7---------------------|---------------------------x-------|
G|4---5--------6---------------------|9--10-------11-------------x-------|
D|4H6-5H7------6H8-------------------|9--10-------11-------------x-------|
A|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|--------------------7---7----------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------6H8-6----------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------8-6-----|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------9-6-|---------------------------9-11-9--|
E|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9--------9-11-------11|
xx X x (.
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7-------------x-------|-----------------------------------|
G|4---5--------6-------------x-------|9--10-------11---------------------|
D|4H6-5H7------6H8-----------x-------|9--10-------11---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|7---8--------9---------------------|
e|4---5--- ----6--- ~---9--- 9-------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|5---6--------7----~---9H11-9-------/16\14---11H1311--------------------|
G|4---5--------6----~----------11-9--/15\13---11---11--------------------|
D|6---7--------8----~----------------|--------11H1411--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
