THE WIND CRIES MARY (Bassline)
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1967 Album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED)

Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Noel Redding - Bass'

  [Intro]
  Q=70
  4/4
   Gtr I
   E Q   E  +H
G|------------
D|-8-9--10-(10
A|-6-7---8--(8
E|------------

       W      
-----|--------
)----|--------
)----|--------
-----|--------

    E Q  E +H 
--|-----------
--|-8---------
--|-6-7--8-(8)
--|-----------

      W
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||


  [1st Verse]
   Q=78
   Q  E E Q  E
G|------------
D|-----------0
A|-3--3-2-1---
E|------------

 E   Q  E S S 
---|----------
-1-|-3--3-----
---|--------3-
---|----------

E E +E  a E   
------------|-
3-3-(3)-1h3-|-
------------|-
------------|-

Q  Q  Q  E E
--------------
---------0-1--
3--3--1-------
--------------

|
|
|
|


   Q  e S S E 
G|------------
D|-3--3-3---3-
A|--------3---
E|------------

Q  +E     Q  E
--------|-----
3--(3)\-|-----
--------|-3--3
--------|-----

 E Q  E E   E 
----------|---
------0-1-|-3-
-2-1------|---
----------|---

E E. S E E S S
--------------
3-3----3-3-3-3
-----3--------
--------------

 S S
-----|
-3s5-|
-----|
-----|


   S S S S S S
G|------------
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5
A|------------
E|------------

 E  E S S S S 
--------------
-5\-----------
----1-1-1-1-1-
--------------

e   E Q   E  +
--|-----------
--|-8-9--10-(1
1-|-6-7---8--(
--|-----------

H       E S S 
------|-------
0)----|-5-5-5-
8)----|-------
------|-------

S S S S S S E 
--------------
5-5-5-5-------
--------1-1-1-
--------------

S S e
------|
------|
1-1-1-|
------|


              
   E Q   E  +Q
G|------------
D|-8-9--10-(10
A|-6-7---8--(8
E|------------

              
   Q    W     
------|-------
)-----|-------
)-----|-------
------|-------

     [2nd Vers
      Q  E E Q
---||---------
---||---------
---||-3--3-2-1
---||---------

e]
  E E   Q.   S
------|-------
--0-1-|-3-----
------|-------
------|-------

 S E Q  E
----------|
---3-3S=5-|
-3--------|
----------|


   Q  E E Q  +
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3--3-2-1--(
E|------------

S  S S S   E. 
---------|----
---0-0-1-|-3--
1)-------|----
---------|----

S E. S E Q  E 
--------------
3-3----3-3S=5-
-----3--------
--------------

  Q  E E Q  +S
|-------------
|-------------
|-3--3-2-1--(1
|-------------

  S S S
--------|
--0-0-1-|
)-------|
--------|


   Q  S E S E 
G|------------
D|-3--3-----3-
A|--------3---
E|------------

S S q    E S S
-------|------
3-3-3--|-5-5-5
-------|------
-------|------

 S S S S S S S
--------------
-5-5-5--------
-------1-1-1-1
--------------

 S S S e   E Q
---------|----
---------|-8-9
-1-1-1-1-|-6-7
---------|----

   E  +Q   Q
--------------
--10-(10)-----
---8--(8)-----
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|


   E. S S S S 
G|------------
D|-5--5-5-5-5-
A|------------
E|------------

S E S S S S e 
--------------
5-------------
--1-1-1-1-1-1-
--------------

  E Q   E  +H 
|-------------
|-8-9--10-(10)
|-6-7---8--(8)
|-------------

      W
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||
----|------||


  [Guitar Solo
   E E S S S S
G|------------
D|-1s3-3-3-3-3
A|------------
E|------------

]
 E E Q     E e
---------|----
-1-1-1/--|----
---------|-1-1
---------|----

 S S S S E e S
--------------
-----3--------
-3h5---5-----3
---------4-4--

 S S S   E S S
-------|------
---3---|-3-3-3
h5---5-|------
-------|------

 S S S S E Q  
--------------
-3-3-3-3-1-1--
--------------
--------------

E
--|
1-|
--|
--|


   E e S S S S
G|------------
D|---------3--
A|-1-1-3h5---5
E|------------

 E e S S S S  
-------------|
---------3---|
-----3h5---5-|
-4-4---------|

 E S S S S S S
--------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
--------------
--------------

 E Q  E
--------|
-1-1--1-|
--------|
--------|


   E e S S S S
G|------------
D|---------3--
A|-1-1-3h5---5
E|------------

 E e E E   E S
---------|----
-------1-|---5
-----3---|----
-4-4-----|-3--

 S E E E S S S
--------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
--------------
--------------

 S E   E S S S
-----|--------
-5-5-|--------
-----|-1-1-1-1
-----|--------

 S E E E S S S
--------------
--------------
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
--------------

 S
---|
---|
-1-|
---|


   E E S S E E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4
E|------------

 S S S S E    
------------|-
------------|-
-4-4-4-4-4\-|-
------------|-

E E E E E E E 
--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
--------------
--------------

E   E E E E S 
--|-----------
3-|-3-3-3-3-3-
--|-----------
--|-----------

S S S S S S S
--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3s5-
--------------
--------------

||
||
||
||


  [3rd Verse]
   Q  E E Q  E
G|------------
D|-----------0
A|-3--3-2-1---
E|------------

 E   Q  E E a 
---|----------
-1-|-3--3-3-5h
---|----------
---|----------

E a Q  S S   Q
-----------|--
7-5h7--5s3-|--
-----------|-3
-----------|--

  E E Q  E E  
-------------|
---------0-1-|
--3-2-1------|
-------------|

 Q  E. S E Q  
--------------
-3--3----3-3--
-------3------
--------------

 E
----|
/5--|
----|
----|


   E S S S S E
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-3-3-3-3-2
E|------------

 E S S E E   Q
-----------|--
-------0-1-|-3
-1-1-1-----|--
-----------|--

  e S S E Q  E
--------------
--3-----3-3--3
------3-------
--------------

   E S S S S S
-|------------
-|-5-5-5-5-5-5
-|------------
-|------------

 S E S S S S e
--------------
-5------------
---1-1-1-1-1-1
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|


   E Q   E  +Q
G|------------
D|-8-9--10-(10
A|-6-7---8--(8
E|------------

   Q    E S S 
------|-------
)-----|-5-5-5-
)-----|-------
------|-------

S S S S E S S 
--------------
5-5-5-5-------
--------1-1-1-
--------------

S S e   E Q   
------|-------
------|-8-9--1
1-1-1-|-6-7---
------|-------

E  +H
----------|
0-(10)----|
8--(8)----|
----------|


              
   W          
G|----------||
D|----------||
A|----------||
E|----------||

[4th Verse]
 E E E E Q  E 
--------------
------------0-
-3-3-3-2-1----
--------------

E   E S S e S 
--|-----------
1-|-3-3-3-3-3-
--|-----------
--|-----------

S S S E E a E
--------------
--3-3-3-3-1h3-
3-------------
--------------

|
|
|
|


   E E E E Q  
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-3-3-2-1--
E|------------

E E   Q  E S S
----|---------
0-1-|-3--3-3-3
----|---------
----|---------

 S S E S S E  
-------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
-------------|
-------------|

 E S S E E Q  
--------------
--------------
-3-3-3-3-2-1--
--------------

E E
----|
0-1-|
----|
----|


   Q.   S S E 
G|------------
D|-3----3---3-
A|--------3---
E|------------

E S S E   E S 
--------|-----
3-3-3-3-|-5-5-
--------|-----
--------|-----

S S S S S E S 
--------------
5-5-5-5-5-----
----------1-1-
--------------

S S S e   E Q 
--------|-----
--------|-8-9-
1-1-1-1-|-6-7-
--------|-----

  E  +Q   Q
-------------|
-10-(10)-----|
--8--(8)-----|
-------------|


              
   E S S S S S
G|------------
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5
A|------------
E|------------

              
 S S S E S S e
--------------
-5------------
---1-1-1-1-1-1
--------------

   [Outro]
    E Q   E  +
-||-----------
-||-8-9--10-(1
-||-6-7---8--(
-||-----------

Q   Q
-------|
0)-----|
8)-----|
-------|


   E E Q  H   
G|------------
D|------------
A|-6----------
E|------------

   E Q   E  +Q
-|------------
-|-8-9--10-(10
-|-6-7---8--(8
-|------------

   Q
-------|
)------|
)------|
-------|


   W          
G|----------|-
D|----------|-
A|----------|-
E|----------|-

E Q   E  +Q   
--------------
8-9--10-(10)--
6-7---8--(8)--
--------------

Q    W        
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------
---|----------

  E Q   E  +H 
|-------------
|-8-9--10-(10)
|-6-7---8--(8)
|-------------

      W
----|------*|
----|------*|
----|------*|
----|------*|

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Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura; 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration). 

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   h   -  hammer on
|   s   -  legato slide
|  /\   -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
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