April Tab by Deep Purple

April tab by Deep Purple

Guitar Tab

Key: Gm

Intro Lick::

e|--------3------1-------------|-----|
B|------6---6---3-2p1---1------|-----|
G|--5b7---------------3-----0--|-3~~-|
D|-----------------------------|-----|
A|-----------------------------|-----|
E|-----------------------------|-----|



Verse Vamp::         aka the "Hendrix-chords"
  Gm        F        Eb7M9    D7M9
B|-3------|-1------|--------|------|    either play the bass note, with the thumb, or don't.
B|-3------|-1------|-7------|-6----|
G|-3------|-2------|-6------|-5----|
D|-5------|-3------|-5------|-4----|
A|--------|--------|-6------|-5----|
E|-3------|-1------|--------|------|

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Bridge Chords::

   Eb       Bb       Cm       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-8------|-6------|-4------|-7------|
G|-8------|-7------|-5------|-7------|
D|-8------|-8------|-5------|-7------|
A|-6------|-8------|-3------|-5------|
E|--------|-6------|--------|--------|


Second lick::

e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|--7p5\3-5-3-------3----3----3h5|p3~~-|
D|------------5-3-5----5---5-----|-----|
A|-------------------------------|-----|
E|-------------------------------|-----|


Verse Vamp:

🤘 Solo: :

the solo fades in so the theme lick is barely audible.

(theme lick).
e|-------------------------3----------------------------|
B|---------------------------6b8-6-3--------------------|
G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-3-5b7-----------5-5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-|
D|------------5----------------------------------5------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

                                                 ("turnaround")
e|---------------------6---8---6-8p7p6-------------10---8------------|
B|-----------6b8-8v~~~---8---8---------8-6------------------11-8-----|
G|-5b6r5p3-5-------------------------------7~~~-/7----7---7-------10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13bv~~~-13b14r13p11-13----11--------11(B)-----------11-11-----|
G|-------------------------12-----12~~~--------------12-------12--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                         ("turnaround")

e|----------------------------------------------3--------------10----8---7---6---5--|
B|------------------------------------------6b8---6-3~~~----------------------------|
G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-------3-5b6br5p3h5b7~~~---------------7/11---\9-- \8--\7--\6---|
D|------------5------5~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------10-15~~~~~------10-15~~~~~------10-15-------10-15---------10-15~~~~~--|
B|------11--------------11--------------11----------11------------11------------|
G|----12--------------12--------------12----------12-----------12---------------|
D|--12--------------12--------------12----------12----------12------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------10------8--|
B|-----11-13-11-14p13p11-13----11(B)----------------------------------------|
G|--12----------------------12-------12-10------------------9/11----11\9----|
D|-----------------------------------------12-10-11-12~~~~~-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 sweep-picking section
  (Gm)
e|-------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10-----|
B|-----11--------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11---|
G|---12------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12-|
D|-12----------------12----------------12----------------12-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 this is the most difficult part, practice this first.
  (F)
e|---------15--------------15--------------15--------------15----------|
B|-------13--13----------13--13----------13--13----------13--13--------|
G|-----14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14------|
D|---15----------15--15----------15--15----------15--15----------15----|
A|-15--------------15--------------15--------------15--------------15--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

 (Eb)
e|-------11-15-11-----------11-15-11----------11-15-11----------11-15-11-------|
B|-----11---------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11-----|
G|---12-------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12---|
D|-13-----------------13----------------13----------------13----------------13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 The important thing in these arpeggios seems to be that we're hitting this high G (15) on the e-string.


e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11----10----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-10-------------------------------------|
D|-/12----12----12-------12-11-10------------8-8h10----------|
A|--------------------------------13-10\8-10-------10~~~~~---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



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🏷Legend:
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| (B) 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.

Published: December 22, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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