The Wind Cries Mary Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

The Experience 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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|




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

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/h/hendrix,_jimi/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Zeke Average	#1 by Zeke at Sep 27, 2007 at 5:29 AM EST
	http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Balcony/5802/jimisdeath.htm go to this website, it's pretty cool. it talks about jimi's death and how he wrote a song 5 years earlier predicting his own death, and it was accurate. he also predicted that he would go down in history and never be forgoten. He's not gone, He's just dead!

No Picture Chris Rhythm Player	#2 by Chris Marcoux at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:18 PM EST
	this song is really deep.one of my all time favorite songs. if you listen to the words, its a about an old girlfriend or how they broke up, its in the text son

No Picture Jesus Professional	#3 by Jesus at Sep 28, 2007 at 7:02 AM EST
	Wow. Is this song not the perfect example of a rock ballad? He was truly a master of musical flavors.

No Picture kyle Average	#4 by kyle burnett at Sep 28, 2007 at 10:46 AM EST
	Jimi had a fight with his girlfriend and while she was he wrote the song using her middle name mary and he then recorded it in a recording sesson that night

No Picture mark Average	#5 by mark stump at Sep 28, 2007 at 3:14 PM EST
	Beautiful.

No Picture KEV! Wanna Be	#6 by KEV! Kavanagh at Sep 30, 2007 at 12:06 AM EST
	Anyone else think that maybe this song is about some kind of parade that just took place and then smoking a bunch of mary-jane, or marijuana, after it. Or even smoking marijuana and then thinking about a parade? It makes sense, even if he wrote it after getting into a fight with his girlfriend. 1 2 Next

No Picture JONNY Average	#7 by JONNY PETERS at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:54 AM EST
	He got in a fight about his girlfriensd cooking. While she was away he wrote this song for her.

No Picture Dylan Average	#8 by Dylan Enis at Oct 1, 2007 at 9:10 AM EST
	'After all the jacks are in their boxes and the clowns have all gone to bed ' refers to the testcard that used to appear on british tv late at night once broadcasting had finished, hence the going to bed thing. it was a still image of a girl holding a jack in the box and a wierdass clown thing next to her

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#9 by jo_silverhawk at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:47 PM EST
	cool song. slow, low tone. whatever the song meaning is, i love to listen to this song when i feeling down. #1 song

No Picture Joey Wanna Be	#10 by Joey at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:27 AM EST
	Must have been the very first song that got me hooked on Hendrix. My good old dad started to play it on the CD and I asked him who it was. After that it was like stuck in my head.

No Picture aaron Average	#11 by aaron tilton at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:15 PM EST
	yeah like every one else says this song is completely about the level of sorrow that comes with breaking up with a love one. he say "after all the jacks are in their boxes and the clowns have all gone to bead" i think it means that after the beuty of a relationship is gone, you understand things better, because he says you can HEAR happiness staggering down the street, not see. so after the illusion of happiness is gone, you can experience the death of happiness(foot prins dressed in read) the king and quenn lyrics simply refers to something missing something which is necessary for it to live. think about it, a qheen isn't a queen without a king, and a king isn't a king without a queen. they're sad because they're both incomplete. if you notice the lyrice go from whisper, to cry, to scream, and then back to cry. the tension builds up after the reality of the situation starts to hit jimi as he sings it, but it dies off as he learns to cope. The song is about breaking up basically, but it sounds great on a straticastor! hope this helps guys.

No Picture Anarchos Lead Player	#12 by Anarchos Olsson at Oct 4, 2007 at 3:03 AM EST
	"The tiny island sags downstream" is probably that deflated sadness of loss and also that erogenous zone. He is not feeling very potent, at this time. A very sensitive metaphor. Happyness staggers- drunk? Footsteps dressed in Red- No happyness is not drunk its stabbed and bleeding and thats why it staggers. This is particular because Red shoes are typically womens and happyness has been killed from loss of a woman. This guy is a total poet genius. The solo is great a sad lullaby but unmistakably hendrix.

No Picture little Average	#13 by little emo at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:57 PM EST
	Jimi wrote it after a big row with his girlfriend Kathy.... they recorded it right after fire was recorded and they had 20 minutes left. He did dub after dub, what you are actually hearing is a mix of about 20 different dubs, of jimi playing "between" the notes.

No Picture Shavo Odadjian. Average	#14 by Shavo Odadjian.... The REAL BassMasta at Oct 5, 2007 at 4:17 AM EST
	Does anyone know who the King and Queen are a reference to? Thanks.

No Picture Daniel Wanna Be	#15 by Daniel Ramillo at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:37 PM EST
	http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/bbc_test/tcf_bbc1_051097.jpg

No Picture duke Professional	#16 by duke windsor at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:48 PM EST
	Beautiful.

No Picture Zane Rhythm Player	#17 by Zane Haight at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:52 PM EST
	You know, i have to say... I like the John Mayer version alot better. It's just alot cleaner.