From: jc@spcklr.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Joerg Colberg)
Subject: TAB:Spanish Castle Magic
Organization: Max-Planck-Institut f"ur Radioastronomie
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 10:12:56 GMT

This year we are able to celebrate Jimi Hendrix' 50th birthday.
So I'd like to post one of my favourites. I'm sorry I can't
give the solo part, too.

                     Spanish Castle Magic
                     --------------------

                     (by Jimi Hendrix)

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
It's very far away,
It takes about half a day to get there,
If we travel my, uh, dragon-fly,
No, it's not in Spain,
But all the same, you know, it's a groovy name,
And the wind's just right. Hey!

Chorus 1:
Hang on, my darling,
Hang on, if you wanna go,
Here, it's a really groovy place, it's a,
Uh, just a little bit a, 
Spanish Castle Magic.

Verse 2:
The clouds are really low,
And they overflow with cotton candy,
And battle grounds, red and brown,
But it's all in your mind,
Don't think your time on bad things,
Just float your little mind around. Look out! Ow!

Chorus 2:
Hang on, my darling,
Hang on, if you wanna go.
It's only, ha! Look out you can see, you make love in a
Just a little bit of
Spanish Castle Magic.

Solo

Chorus repeated with fragments of chorus 1 and 2

Guitar:

Intro: (repeat it some times, Jimi did it up to 10 times)

E--------------
H--------------
G-----9-9------
D--11-9-9------
A--11----------
E--------------

Chorus 1:                      Chorus 2:                     

E-----------------0------      E-----------------0------
H-----------------0------      H-----------------0------
G-----------------4------      G---2-------2------------
D---2-------2------------      D-----2---4---4-4--------
A-----2---4---4-4--------      A-------0----------------
E-------0----------------      E------------------------

Chorus 3:
          
E-----------------------------   Just a rough idea what Jimi does.
H---6b-(6)r-----11b-(11)r-----   Listen to your record, and you'll
G---6b-(6)r-----11b-(11)r-----   get an idea how to play this part.
D---6b-(6)r-------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

Verse:
  H5                            B                 D5/A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
H-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4-4-4-4----------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------
D--4-4-4-4----------------------3-3-3-3-----------7----7----7--7----
A--2-2-2-2----------------------1-1-1-1-----------5----5----5--5----
E--2-2-2-2----------------------1-1-1-1-----------5----5----5--5----

            It's very far away,         It takes about half a day

     G#5                        C#5
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
H-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------6-6-6-6-----------------------------
D----6-6-6-6--------------------6-6-6-6-----------------------------
A----6-6-6-6--------------------4-4-4-4-----------------------------
E----4-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4-4-----------------------------

  to get there, if we travel by my, uh, dragon-fly. (etc.)

O.K., now start with: 4 times Intro,
                      4 times Chorus 1, 
                      Verse 1,
                      2 times Chorus 2 (sung: Chorus 1),
                      2 times Chorus 1,
                      Chorus 3,
                      2 times Chorus 1,
                      Verse 2,
                      the chorus parts as above (sung Chorus 2),
                      Solo (oh oh..)

Maybe some of these advanced players is able to add one of these solos
Hendrix plays. (I'm just a poor beginner)

Another comment: I'm a German, so I used German names for the chords
and the strings. In the English-speaking world, you have to replace 
H by B (I think), # by maj and B by Bmin. 

6b means bending 1/2
(6)r means releasing to 6 

I hope I didn't make too many mistakes (concerning the music and my English).
Please send me any corrections, solos (!!!) and if you got some more Hendrix 
stuff send it to me. Thanks!

P.S.: The version of SCM I prefer Hendrix plays in San Diego. It is on the
      third CD (1969) of the package "Stages 1967-70". It's incredible stuff.

Have fun!

Joerg


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