Tabs
FOREVER AFTERNOON (TUESDAY?)
As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1967 Album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Justin Hayward - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Ray Thomas - Oboe'
Intro & Interlude
Q=113
$
A minorAm
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-------|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0--------|
|---2-------------|-----2-------0-----|---2-------------|-----2-------0------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0---------|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0----------|
|-----------------|---------------0-3-|-----------------|---------------0-3--|
|
| Gtr II (Oboe arr. for Gtr.)
| W +H. E MajorE E W +H. E MajorE E
|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7----|
|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-------|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-1-----||
|---2-------------|-----2-------0-----|---2-------------|-----2-----------2-||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0---------|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0-----0---||
|-----------------|---------------0-3-|-----------------|-------------------||
|
| W +H. E MajorE E W +H. E MajorE E
|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---||
|-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
1st - 4th Verses
FF
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
C majorC 
Bb majorBb A minorAm D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1.
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm D MajorD
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2.
AbAb
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
C majorC
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
AbAb
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----||
Interlude
Shuffle feel Q=113(8=s8)
G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x---||
||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x--o||
||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x---||
||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x---||
||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x--o||
||--3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-------||
Bridge
G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x---||
||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x--o||
||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x---||
||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x---||
||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x--o||
||--3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-------||
FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|
|-2--2-x-2-x-2-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|----------------|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|
D.S. al Coda
FF C majorC D MajorD
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E W +W
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-2--------|-(2)-----||
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
|-2--2-x-2-x-2-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-2--------|-(2)-----||
|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-0--------|-(0)-----||
|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|----------|---------||
|-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|----------------|----------|---------||
Outro
&
G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|
|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|
|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|
|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|
|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|
|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----||--3--3-x-1-x-----|
G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC G+G FF C majorC
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E 3x
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-5-5-5-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-5-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x--||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-------|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x------||
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Tuesday, afternoon,
I'm just beginning to see,
Now I'm on my way,
It doesn't matter to me,
Chasing the clouds away.
Something, calls to me,
The trees are drawing me near,
I've got to find out why
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh.
I'm looking at myself, reflections of my mind,
It's just the kind of day to leave myself behind,
So gently swaying thru the fairy-land of love,
If you'll just come with me and see the beauty of
Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday, afternoon,
I'm just beginning to see,
Now I'm on my way,
It doesn't matter to me,
Chasing the clouds away.
Something, calls to me,
The trees are drawing me near,
I've got to find out why
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh.
