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This tab is the author's own work and represents his/her interpretation of the song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research.

Song Name: Wind Cries Mary - Version 2 - Discuss this tab
Album: Unreleased
Tabbed by: Joe Rotondo
Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E
Comments: In no way do I claim this to be official, its just my interpretation of the song. Use variation were required.
Playing style: Pick
Difficulty:  - Star Rating System Info
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Key
This stuff should be in the How To Read Tabs section
but figured most would not read it so, heres a key.

\  Slide down (towards headstock) 

/  Slide up (towards bridge) 

h  Hammer 

p  Pull off 

xxxxx - Pick mute 

D  Downstroke 

U  Upstroke 




Intro Part 1
XXXXX - sometimes raked upwards

e------------------- 
b--7----8----9----X- 
g--7----8----9----X- 
d--7----8----9----X- 
a--5----6----7----X- 
e------------------- 



Intro Part 2 

e-------------------
b-7-----8------9----
g-7-----8------9----
d-7-----8------9----
a-7h9---8h10---9h11-
e-------------------



Verse - Verse Fill

e----------------------------
b----------------------------
g----------------------------
d------------9--9h11p9-------
a------9h11-------------11\--
e-12-------------------------



Alternate Fill
used in Chorus after Intro Part 1

e----12/14---12-----------
b----12/14---12-----------
g----------------13--11\--
d-------------------------
a-------------------------
e-------------------------



Verse
  
e--------7-------------5----------
b--------7-------------5----------
g--------8-------------6----------
d--------9-------------7----------
a--------9-------------7---0--2/--
e-7--7-------6--5--5-------0--0---



Verse Fills in E major Pentatonic (9th position)

Sample 1:

e----------------------------------
b-------------9--------------------
g--------9----9h11--9--------------
d--9-----9h11-------9h11--9--------
a--9h11-------------------9h11-----
e------------------------------12\-

Sample 2:

e--------------------------------------
b-------------9-------12---11p9--------
g--------9----9-------9----9-----11p9--
d--9-----9h11--------------------9-----
a--9h11--------------------------------
e--------------------------------------


Fill after "Shine emptiness down, down on my bed" 
e--0---0----0---0---0----------- 
b----5----4---2---0-----0------- 
g---------------------4---2/---- 
d------------------------------- 
a------------------------------- 
e------------------------------- 



Chorus

"Footprints dressed in red...."
"And the wind...."
e------D2-U2------D5-U5------ 
b------D2-U2------D5-U5------ 
g------D3-U3------D6-U6------ 
d------D4-U4------D7-U7------  ------>Then to Intro Part 1 
a--4-4-------7-7------------- 
e--2-2-------5-5------------- 



Solo

e---------12\-------------------------------------
b---------12\-----10-----------10-----------9-----
g-----------------9h11p9-------9-----9------9h11--
d--------------------------12--------9h11---------
a-------------------------------------------------
e--7-7-7------------------------------------------


e-------------------------------------
b--9----------------------------------
g--9------------9---------------------
d------9--------9h11----9-------------
a------9h11-------------9h11p9--------
e---------------------------------12\-


e----------12\--12\--------------------------------- 
b----------12\--12\----10----------10--------------- 
g----------------------9h11p9------9-----------9---- 
d------------------------------12--------9-----9---- 
a----------------------------------------9h11--9---- 
e--7--7---------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------- 
b-12---------------------------------------------------- 
g-9----11p9--------------9h11------9-----9h11-9--------- 
d-9----9-----11p9--9-----9----9----9h11--9----9h11------ 
a------------9-----9h11--9----9h11------------------11\- 
e------------------------------------------------------- 


e--------12\-------------------------------- 
b--------12\---10----------10--------------- 
g--------------9h11p9------9---------9------ 
d----------------------12------9-----9h11--- 
a------------------------------9h11--------- 
e--/7--------------------------------------- 



e------------------------------------------------------ 
b----9h12p9-------------------------------------------- 
g----9-------9h11p9---9--------------9----------------- 
d------------9--------9h11p9---9-----9---9------------- 
a------------------------------9h11------9h11p9-------- 
e--------------------------------------------------12\- 


I defintely didn't tab out every strum here, but you get the idea: 

e--2-2-2--2----2-2/----5-5-5--------9--8--7--/5--
b--2-2-2--2----2-2/----5-5-5---------------------
g--3-3-3--3h4--3-3/----6-6-6--------9--8--7--/6--
d--4-4-4--4----4-4/----7-7-7---------------------
a--4-4-4--4----4-4/----7-7-7---------------------
e--2-2-2--2----2-2/----5-5-5---------------------


e---------8--8---8/12--12--11--10--/8----
b---------8--8---------------------------
g---------9--9---8/12--12--11--10--/9----
d---------10-10--------------------------
a---------10-10--------------------------
e-0--/8---8--8---------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------- 
b----------------12------------12------------12------------- 
g----------------11h13p11------11h13p11------11h13p11------- 
d--------------------------14------------14------------14\-- 
a----------------------------------------------------------- 
e--0--/12--12----------------------------------------------- 


e-------------------------------- 
b-------------------------------- 
g----9-----9--9------------------ 
d----9h11--9--11p9--------------- 
a-------------------12--11------- 
e---------------------------12\-- 


Outro
Outro is same as Intro Parts
with slight vibrato on the last chord.  


 
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