Autumn Leaves tab by Traditional

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

It's a jazzy version of the song.
You could use ghost notes to pep up your playing whenever you think it fits.


   Am7  D9   Gmaj11  Cmaj11  F#m7   B9     Em7
e|-x-----x-----3------8-------x------x------7-----|
B|-5-----5-----3------8-------2------2------8-----|
G|-5-----5-----4------9-------2------2------7-----|
D|-5-----4-----4------9-------2------1------9-----|
A|-x-----5-----3------8-------x------2------7-----|
E|-5-----x-----3------8-------2------x------7-----|



Intro:
     Verse:                    ||means a repetition of the part between the lines ||

    The fallen leaves       Drift by my window

                 Am7             D9             Gmaj11 (slide to) Cmaj11
e|---------||-------------------------------------------------/---------------------
B|---------||---------5-----5----5----5-----5---5----3-----3--/----8-----8----------
G|---------||---------5-----5----5----5-----5---5----4-----4--/----9-----9----------
D|---------||---------5-----5----0----4-----4---0----4-----4--/----9-----9----------
A|-7--9-10-||-----------------------5---5-5-------------------/---------------------
E|---------||-------5---5-5------------------------3---3-3----/--8---8-8----0-------

  The autumn leaves      Of red and gold

    F#m7            B9          Em7 (with (n) I mean lifting off with the fretboard hand)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|---2-----2----2----2-----2------8(n)----------8(n)-8~-------------------------------||
G|---2-----2----2----2-----2------7(n)----------7(n)-7~-------------------------------||
D|---2-----2----0----1-----1------9(n)----------9(n)-9~-------------------------------||
A|-----------------2---2-2------7------7(n)-7(n)--------------------------------------||
E|-2---2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------||





Since you went away        The days grow long                         And soon I'll

          F#m7            B9           Em7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------2-----2----2----2-----2--------8(n-----------8(n)---8(n)----------8(n)---
G|----------2-----2----2----2-----2--------7(n)----------7(n)---7(n)----------7(n)---
D|----------2-----2----0----1-----1--------9(n)----------9(n)---9(n)----------9(n)---
A|------------------------2---2-2--------7--------------------7----------------------
E|--------2---2-2-------------------------------7(n)-7(n)------------7(n)-7(n)-------

 hear               Old winter's song

    Am7             D9             Gmaj11
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---5-----5----5----5-----5---5----3-----3---3-----3--------------------------------
G|---5-----5----5----5-----5---5----4-----4---4-----4--------------------------------
D|---5-----5----0----4-----4---0----4-----4---4-----4--------------------------------
A|-----------------5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------
E|-5---5-5------------------------3---3-3---3---3-3----------------------------------

But I miss you        Most of all      My Darling

   F#m7            B9           Em7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---2-----2---2----2-----2------8-----8----8------8---------------------------------
G|---2-----2---2----2-----2------7-----7----7------7---------------------------------
D|---2-----2---0----1-----1------9-----9----9------9---------------------------------
A|----------------2---2-2------7----------7------------------------------------------
E|-2---2-2-------------------------7-7---------7-7-----------------------------------

 When autumn leaves                 Start to fall

   F#m7            B9          Em7 (strum slowly all strings)
e|-------------------------------^7~-------------------------------------------------|
B|---2-----2---2----2-----2------|8~-------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----2---2----2-----2------|7~-------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----2---0----1-----1------|9~-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------2---2-2--------|7~-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---2-2-----------------------|7~-------------------------------------------------|




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|(n) Ghost note (lifting off with the fretboard hand)
|means a repetition of the part between the lines |:
|/   Slide up
|~   Vibrato


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