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Spanish Castle Magic

Jimi Hendrix
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.4(27)

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Tab3

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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

D#|--------|------------------------------|
A#|--------|---------------9-9------------|
F#|--------|-9-9----9-9----9-9----9-------|
C#|-----11-|-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9----9p0-----|
G#|-----11-|-----11-----11-----11---------|
D#|--------|--------------------------16\-|

~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~

S S E E. s E E Q S S E E. S e E Q

D#|----------------0--|-----------------0----|
A#|----------------0--|-----------------0----|
F#|----------------4--|-----------------4----|
C#|-2--------------x--|-2--------2-----------|
G#|---2---4--2-4-4-4--|---2---4----4-4-(4)---|
D#|-----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

D#|------------------0--|----------------0--||------------------|
A#|------------------0--|----------------0--||o-----------------|
F#|------------------4--|----------------4--||--4--4-4-4--------|
C#|-2--------2-------x--|-2-----------------||--4--4-4-4--------|
G#|---2---4----4p2-4-4--|---2---4--2-4-4----||o-2--2-2-2--------|
D#|-----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

D#|---------------------||----------------0---|----------------0---|
A#|-5-5--5-5------------||----------------0---|----------------0---|
F#|-4-4--4-4------------||-2--------2---------|-2--------2---------|
C#|-3-3--3-3------------||---2---4----4-4-----|---2---4----4-4-----|
G#|-4-4--4-4------------||-----0--------------|-----0--------------|
D#|-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

D#|------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A#|------------------------|--------------------------|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4---4-|
F#|------------------------|------------------------2-|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4---4-|
C#|-2--------2---------2---|-2--------2-------------2-|-6b7-6b7-6b7-6-6-4-6---|
G#|---2---4----4-4-2h4---4-|---2---4----4-4-2h4-(4)---|-----------------------|
D#|-----0------------------|-----0--------------------|-----------------------|

E E S +S S +S S +S E E E

D#|-------------11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-------------------------|
A#|-11b12-11b12-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-9b10---------|

F#|-11b12-11b12-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-11b12r(11)-9b10---------|

C#|---------------------------------------------------11\-----|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------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

D#|----------------0--|----------------0----||-------------------------|
A#|----------------0--|----------------0-0-o||-------------------------|
F#|----------------4--|---------------------||--4s6--(6)----6b9r(6)----|
C#|-2--------2--------|-2--------2----------||-------------------------|
G#|---2---4----4-4----|---2---4----4-4-----o||-------------------------|
D#|-----0-------------|-----0---------------||-------------------------|

~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~

S E. E.S S S S S E E S S S S +E E E E S E.

D#|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#|-2s11--9p0------------------|-------------------------------9--|
G#|-----------9-11-10-9--------|------9-11b13==(11)r-11-9----9----|
D#|---------------------9b11-9-|-9h12---------------------12------|

~~~~~

+E S S S S E E E S S E

D#|----------------------------------9-|
A#|--------------------------------9---|
F#|--------------------------11b13-----|
C#|-(9)-----------9-11b13-11-----------|
G#|----------9-11----------------------|
D#|-----9-12---------------------------|

~~~~~ ~~~~~

Q. T +T S E Q.

D#|------------------------------------|
A#|-12b14---12b14r(12)-9-12b14-12b14---|
F#|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|

S S S S S S S E S E E E

D#|--------------------------------------9-----------|
A#|-12b14-12-12b14-12-12b14-12-9-------9---12-12pb14-|
F#|------------------------------11b13---------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
             |------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\--||

Chorus

N.C.(C#m7)

~~

S S E E. S S S S E +S S +S

D#|------------------2-----------------|
A#|-2-2------------2---5b7r(5)-5b7r(5)-|
F#|-2-2------2-4b6---------------------|
C#|-2---2-4----------------------------|
G#|-0----------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|

~~~~~~~ ~~

S S E X T. +E S X T. +S E E E S S E E. S E E E S S

D#|-----------------------------------|----------------------|
A#|---------------------------6-------|----------------------|
F#|-2-------------------------6-------|----------------------|
C#|-2-2---2s4--(4)-0-4s6--(6)---x-----|-2--------2-----------|
G#|-0---0-----------------------x-----|-2-2---4----4-4p0-2p0-|
D#|-------------------------------14\-|-----0----------------|

~~ ~~~~~~

S S E E. S E S S +E E Q. E S S S S S S E

D#|------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|----------2-------------|-------------------------|
C#|-2--------2-------------|-4b6---4-2b3-------------|
G#|---2---4----4-2h4-(4)-4-|-------------4-3-2-------|
D#|-----0------------------|-------------------4-3-2-|

Q +S S S S S S E S +S S S

D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|------------------2-4b5r(4)-2----|
G#|--------------2h4-------------4--|
D#|-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

D#|----------------0--|----------------0-----|--------------------0--|
A#|----------------0--|----------------0-0-0-|--------------------0--|
F#|----------------4--|----------------------|-1---------------------|
C#|-2--------2--------|-2--------2---2-------|-2---------------------|
G#|---2---4----4-4----|---2---4----4-4-------|---2---4--2-4---4------|
D#|-----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

D#|-(0)-0---0------------0--|------------------0--||---------------------------|
A#|-(0)-0---0------------0--|------------------0--||---------------------------|
F#|---------4------------4--|-0-0-----------------||-2s4-4-4s6-6--6-6-6-x-x\---|
C#|---------x--2---------x--|-2--------------2----||--------------------x-x\---|
G#|---------4----4p2-4-4-4--|-------4--2-4p2-4----||----------------------x\---|
D#|-------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

D#|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A#|-6s7-7-7-7-7-5-5b6-5------|-----9---9-9-9--------9-----9-----9----------|
F#|-5s6-6-6-6-6-4-4b5-4------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11b12-11b13-11b13-11pb13r(11)-|
C#|--------------------------|---------9-----------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------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

D#|---9-12b16-12--9---------9---------------|---12b14-9--9-12b15-12b16-12b16-12b16-|
A#|-9---------------9-12b14---12-9----------|---12b14------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------11b13-11-|-9-12b14------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

~~

|---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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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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