https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-wind-cries-mary-jimi-hendrix-2/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:24:43 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-wind-cries-mary-jimi-hendrix-2/#post-37611 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:54 +0000 "The Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi Hendrix Eb E F Eb/G E/G# F/A e-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- b--8-----9-----10---------|--------8------------9-----|---------10------------ g--8-----9-----10---------|--------8------------9-----|---------10------------ d--8-----9-----10---------|--------8------------9-----|---------10------------ a--6-----7-----8----------|-8-(h)-10-----9-(h)-11-----|--10-(h)-12------------ e-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- (h) indicates a hammer Eb E F Eb/G E/G# F/A e-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- b--8-----9-----10---------|--------8-------------9----|---------10------------ g--8-----9-----10---------|--------8-------------9----|---------10------------ d--8-----9-----10---------|--------8-------------9----|---------10------------ a--6-----7-----8----------|-8-(h)-10------9-(h)-11----|--10-(h)-12------------ e-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- (s) indicates Slide x indicates a scratch C e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ b------------------------|---------------------------|--5----5----x---x------- g------------------------|---------------------------|--5----5----x---x------- d-------------10---------|--12--10-------------------|--5----5----x---x------- a--10-(h)-12-------------|------------12----10-(s)>>>>>-3----3----x---x------- e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ Bb F C e------------------------|--1---1---1--------1-------|------------------------ b--3----3----x--x--------|--1---1---1--------1-------|--5---5----x---x-------- g--3----3----x--x--------|--2---2---0-(h)-2--0-(h)-2-|--5---5----x---x-------- d--3----3----x--x--------|--3---3---3--------3-------|--5---5----x---x-------- a--1----1----x--x--------|---------------------------|--3---3----x---x-------- e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ Bb F C B e------------------------|--1---1---1--------1-------|------------------------ b--3---3---x---x---------|--1---1---1--------1-------|--5---5---4------------- g--3---3---x---x---------|--2---2---0-(h)-2--0-(h)-2-|--5---5---4------------- d--3---3---x---x---------|--3---3---3--------3-------|--5---5---4------------- a--1---1---x---x---------|---------------------------|--3---3---2------------- e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ Bb F G Bb e------------1---1-------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- b--3---3-----1---1-------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- g--3---3-----2---2-------|--4---4---4---4---4---4----|--7---7---7---7---7---7- d--3---3-----3---3-------|--5---5---5---5---5---5----|--8---8---8---8---8---8- a--1---1-----------------|--5---5---5---5---5---5----|--8---8---8---8---8---8- e------------------------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- Eb E F G Bb e------------------------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- b--8---9---10------------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- g--8---9---10------------|--4---4---4---4---4---4----|--7---7---7---7---7---7- d--8---9---10------------|--5---5---5---5---5---5----|--8---8---8---8---8---8- a--6---7---8-------------|--5---5---5---5---5---5----|--8---8---8---8---8---8- e------------------------|--3---3---3---3---3---3----|--6---6---6---6---6---6- Eb E F Eb/G E/G# F/A e------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------- b--8---9---10------------|--------8----------9-------|---------10----------- g--8---9---10------------|--------8----------9-------|---------10------------ d--8---9---10------------|--------8----------9-------|---------10------------ a--6---7---8-------------|-8-(h)-10---9-(h)-11-------|--10-(h)-12------------ e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- Then use the fill from the intro and then the whole thing (except the intro) repeats And here is the lead. (p) indicates a pull e--15-(s)>>>>------------|---------------------------|------------------------ b--15-(s)>>>>------------|--13--13--13--------13-----|---------13------------- g------------------------|--12--14--12--------12-----|--12-(h)-14-(p)-12------ d------------------------|---------------15----------|---------------------15- a------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ e------------------------|--15-(s)>>>>---------------|------------------------ b------------------------|--15-(s)>>>>---------------|--13--13--13------13---- g------------10-12--10---|---------------------------|--12--14--12------12---- d-(s)>>>>12--------------|---------------------------|--------------15-------- a------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ bw indicates bend up a whole step e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- b---------13-------------|---------------------------|----------------------- g--12-(h)-14-(p)-12------|----------10--12--12(bw)---|--10------------------- d--------------------15--|-(s)>>>12------------------|--------12-(s)>>>>>---- a------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- e--15-(s)>>>>------------|---------------------------|------------------------ b--15-(s)>>>>------------|--13--13--13-----13--------|-----------10--12------- g------------------------|--12--14--12-----12--------|-(s)>>>12---------10--12 d------------------------|--------------15-----------|------------------------ a------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ e------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------ e--17-(s)>>>>------------|----------------------------------|--8--6----------- b--17-(s)>>>>------------|--15--15--15------------15--------|--6--6-(h)-8----- g------------------------|--14--16--14-----14-(h)-16-(p)-14-|--7--7----------- d------------------------|--------------17------------------|----------------- a------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------- e------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------- e-6--6-------------------|--------9------------9-----|----------------------- b-6--6-------------------|-12(bw)-----------9--------|----------------------- g-7--7-(h)-8-------------|-----------11(bw)----------|--11(bw)---9----------- d------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- a------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- e---15-(s)>>>>-----------|------------------------------|-------------------- b---15-(s)>>>>-----------|--13--13--13-----13--13--13---|-------------------- g------------------------|--12--14--12-----12--14--12---|----------10--12---- d------------------------|--------------15--------------|-(s)>>12------------ a------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------- e------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------- e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- b------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- g------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- d--12---10---------------|---------------------------|----------------------- a------------12-(s)>>>>--|---------------------------|----------------------- e------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------- LYRICS: 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 of blue tomorrow And shine their emptiness down on my bed The tiny island sails downstream cause the life that lived is is dead And the wind screams Mary Will the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past And with this crutch its old age and its wisdom It whispers no this will be the last And the wind cries Mary ]]> Easy Songs Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/the-wind-cries-mary-jimi-hendrix-2/#post-37611