Tabs
Key: G minorGm Intro Lick:: e|--------3------1-------------|-----| BB|------6---6---3-2p1---1------|-----| G+G|--5b7---------------3-----0--|-3~~-| D MajorD|-----------------------------|-----| A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-----| E MajorE|-----------------------------|-----| Verse Vamp:: aka the "Hendrix-chords" G minorGm FF Eb7M9 D7M9 BB|-3------|-1------|--------|------| either play the bass note, with the thumb, or don't. BB|-3------|-1------|-7------|-6----| G+G|-3------|-2------|-6------|-5----| D MajorD|-5------|-3------|-5------|-4----| A augmentedA|--------|--------|-6------|-5----| E MajorE|-3------|-1------|--------|------| Bridge Chords:: Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C minorCm D MajorD e|--------|--------|--------|--------| BB|-8------|-6------|-4------|-7------| G+G|-8------|-7------|-5------|-7------| D MajorD|-8------|-8------|-5------|-7------| A augmentedA|-6------|-8------|-3------|-5------| E MajorE|--------|-6------|--------|--------|
Second lick:: e|-------------------------------|-----| BB|-------------------------------|-----| G+G|--7p5\3-5-3-------3----3----3h5|p3~~-| D MajorD|------------5-3-5----5---5-----|-----| A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----| E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----| Verse Vamp: 🤘 Solo: : the solo fades in so the theme lick is barely audible. (theme lick). e|-------------------------3----------------------------| BB|---------------------------6b8-6-3--------------------| G+G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-3-5b7-----------5-5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-| D MajorD|------------5----------------------------------5------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------| ("turnaround") e|---------------------6---8---6-8p7p6-------------10---8------------| BB|-----------6b8-8v~~~---8---8---------8-6------------------11-8-----| G+G|-5b6r5p3-5-------------------------------7~~~-/7----7---7-------10-| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--13bv~~~-13b14r13p11-13----11--------11(BB)-----------11-11-----| G+G|-------------------------12-----12~~~--------------12-------12--| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| ("turnaround") e|----------------------------------------------3--------------10----8---7---6---5--| BB|------------------------------------------6b8---6-3~~~----------------------------| G+G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-------3-5b6br5p3h5b7~~~---------------7/11---\9-- \8--\7--\6---| D MajorD|------------5------5~~~~----------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------10-15~~~~~------10-15~~~~~------10-15-------10-15---------10-15~~~~~--| BB|------11--------------11--------------11----------11------------11------------| G+G|----12--------------12--------------12----------12-----------12---------------| D MajorD|--12--------------12--------------12----------12----------12------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------10------8--| BB|-----11-13-11-14p13p11-13----11(BB)----------------------------------------| G+G|--12----------------------12-------12-10------------------9/11----11\9----| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------12-10-11-12~~~~~-----------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| sweep-picking section (G minorGm) e|-------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10-----| BB|-----11--------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11---| G+G|---12------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12-| D MajorD|-12----------------12----------------12----------------12-----------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| this is the most difficult part, practice this first. (FF) e|---------15--------------15--------------15--------------15----------| BB|-------13--13----------13--13----------13--13----------13--13--------| G+G|-----14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14------| D MajorD|---15----------15--15----------15--15----------15--15----------15----| A augmentedA|-15--------------15--------------15--------------15--------------15--| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------| (Eb MajorEb) e|-------11-15-11-----------11-15-11----------11-15-11----------11-15-11-------| BB|-----11---------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11-----| G+G|---12-------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12---| D MajorD|-13-----------------13----------------13----------------13----------------13-| A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| The important thing in these arpeggios seems to be that we're hitting this high G+G (15) on the e-string. e|-----------------------------------------------------------| BB|-----11----10----------------------------------------------| G+G|-----------------12-10-------------------------------------| D MajorD|-/12----12----12-------12-11-10------------8-8h10----------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------13-10\8-10-------10~~~~~---| E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------| ☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠ 🏷Legend: | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | (BB) Bend to a "blue note" | r Bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | staccato, just accent with it as you please. | a "vamp" is a short sequence of chords that gets repeated for an extended period. | a "turnaround" is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section.
Other versions of April
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for April by Deep Purple
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