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The Letter chords by The Arbors

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"The Letter"
                               (Wayne Carson Thompson)
                                      The Arbors
                                     No. 20, 1969

CAPO 1st FRET!!!

Intro [2 acoustic guitars, chords implied, bass enters 2nd time]:

        guitar 1:

        (Em7)         (A)                (Em)
        v       v       v       v        v       v       v       v
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
        0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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        guitar 2:

        (Em7)         (A)                (Em)
        v       v       v       v        v       v       v       v
        --------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
        --------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        2(second-time-only)-------------|----------------------------0---|
        --------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 1:

        Em       C        G        A7       Em       C7       B7
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        guitar 1:

        (Em7)         (A)                (Em)
        v       v       v       v        v       v       v       v
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
        0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

        guitar 2:

        (Em7)         (A)                (Em)
        v       v       v       v        v       v       v       v
        --------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
        --------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        --------------------------------|----------------------------0---|
        --------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
        --------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:

        Em       C        G        A7       Em       C7       B7       Em  Em6
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

       Em#6 Em7
        / / / /

Chorus:

        G   D    C   G    D                 G   D    C   G    D        B7
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Instrumental:

        Em       C        G        A7       Em7      CaddD    B7
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        [OK, here's where it gets strange. The band ends on Fm (Em with capo),
         while the strings hold a B (single note) for 4 bars.]

Bridge:

        Eb  Bb   Ab  Eb   Bbsus4            Eb  Bb   Ab  Eb   Bbsus4
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Eb  Bb   Ab  Eb   Bbsus4            Eb  Bb   Ab  Eb   Bbsus4
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
        [gradually slower]

[Repeat intro, 2x, harpsichord enters 2nd time, doubling guitar 1]

Verse 3:

        Em       C        G        A7       Em       C7       B7
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Coda [repeat to fade]:

        Em       A
        / / / /  / / / /

Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex at springalo430@hotmail.com

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