April tab by Deep Purple

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|-----------------------------------------------------------|


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🏷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.

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