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April Come She Will Tab by Simon & Garfunkel

April Come She Will tab by Simon & Garfunkel

Guitar Tab

Note: Play the section between the double bars and "o"s three times through,
these marks are supposed to look like the symbol to repeat.
However, when you get to the final four measures the third time, skip the ones
marked "\\1,2\\" and continue on to "\\3\\".
To match the recording, try using a capo at the first or second
fret, I can’t recall which.  The chord shapes are all actually fairly basic,
use:
	G/D (xx0787), G6/D (xx0780), D (xx0775), G (3x0003), C/G (3x2013), Am
(x02210), Emadd4/G (3x220x), Fmaj7 (1x221x) (for this one use either your thumb
or barre an Am shaped chord to get the bottom note), Em (022000), C (x3201x)
and Dadd4 (x5403x).
					-Dave

      G/D         G6/D      G/D        G6/D      G/D         G6/D
e-----7---------|-0-------|-7---------|0-------|-7---------|-0-------|
B--T------8-----|-----8---|-----8-----|----8---|-----8-----|-----8---|
G--A-----7--7---|---7---7-|----7---7--|--7---7-|----7--7---|---7---0-|
D--B--0---0---0-|-0---0---|-0---0---0-|0---0---|-0---0---0-|-0---0---|
A---------------|---------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|
E---------------|---------|-----------|--------|-----------|---------|

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      D             G            C/G G                C/G G
e-----5---------||-------3-----|---------|---3------|---------|------3------|
B--T------7-----||o------------|-1---0---|-------0--|-1---0---|-------------|
G--A-----7---0--||----------0--|---0---0-|-----0--0-|---0---0-|---------0---|
D--B--0---0---0-||-----0-----0-|-2---0---|------0---|-2---0---|----0------0-|
A---------------||o------------|---------|----------|---------|-------------|
E---------------|| -3----------|---------|-3--------|---------|-3-----------|
                                                               A--
          C/G   G             C/G G                 C/G G     Am
e-----3-------|------3------|---------|----3------|---------|-----------------|
B--T------1---|-------------|-1---0---|--------0--|-1---0---|-1--------1------|
G--A----0---0-|---------0---|---0---0-|------0--0-|---0---0-|------2----------|
D--B------2---|----0------0-|-2---0---|-------0---|-2---0---|-----2-------2---|
A-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|---------|-0-------0-------|
E-----3-------|-3-----------|---------|-3---------|---------|-----------------|
     pril                        ...

      Emadd4/G     Fmaj7        Em                        C
e----------------|------------|------------|-0----------|------------|
B--T--0-------0--|-1------1---|-0------0---|--------0---|-1------1---|
G--A-------2-----|------2-----|------0-----|------0-----|------0-----|
D--B------2----2-|-----2----2-|-----2----0-|-----2----0-|-----2----2-|
A----------------|------------|------------|------------|-3-----3----|
E-----3-----3----|-1-----1----|-0-----0----|-0-----0----|------------|
     ripe ...
      Dadd4         G                  Em
e-----------------|------------------|------------------|-0----------------|
B--T--3------3----|------------------|------------0-----|------------0-----|
G--A-------0----0-|--------0---------|--------0---------|--------0---------|
D--B------4---4---|-----0------------|-----2--------2---|-----2--------2---|
A-----5-----5-----|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-3--------3---2---|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|
           she ..
                                        \\1,2\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
      Am             Em                 Am             Em
e------------------|------------------|--------------|------------------|
B--T--1-------1----|-0----------0-----|-1-------1----|-0----------0-----|
G--A-------2-------|--------0---------|------2-------|--------0---------|
D--B------2------2-|-----2--------2---|-----2------2-|-----2--------2---|
A-----0------0-----|------------------|-0------0-----|------------------|
E------------------|-0--------0-------|--------------|-0--------0-------|
          rest-ing   ...

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\  \\3\\
                          D                               G/D
e-----0--------------- ||-2-------------|-2-------------|-7---------|-0-------|
B--T------------------o||------3--------|------3--------|-----8-----|-----8---|
G--A------------------ ||---------2-----|----2------0---|----7--7---|---7---7-|
D--B------2----------- ||-0----0----0---|-0----0--------|-0---0---0-|-0---0---|
A---------------------o||---------------|---------------|-----------|---------|
E-----0-------0---2--- ||---------------|---------------|-----------|---------|

      G/D        G6/D      G/D         G6/D      D           G
e-----7---------|0-------|-7---------|-0-------|-5---------|-3------------|
B--T------8-----|----8---|-----8-----|-----8---|-----7-----|--------------|
G--A-----7---7--|--7---7-|----7--7---|---7---0-|----7---0--|--------------|
D--B--0---0---0-|0---0---|-0---0---0-|-0---0---|-0---0---0-|--------------|
A---------------|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|--------------|
E---------------|--------|-----------|---------|-----------|-3------------|

verse

verse

VERSION 2:


April Come She Will
-------------------
Words and Music by Paul Simon
As perormed by Simon and Garfunkel off Sounds of Silence.

Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk
Capo I
------

The intro and the first part of the verse has a bouncy triplet feel.
This made it difficult to tab the exact rhythm. Watch out for the D in
verse 3 it is a C shape barred at the second fret....
Listen to the recording for the rhythm if the tab is hard to follow!


  G/D               G6/D              G/D               G6/D
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-7---------------|-0---------------|-7---------------|-0---------------|
|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|-----------------|
|------------7----|-----7-------7---|--------7---7----|-----7-------7---|
|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0-------|-0--------0--0---|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  G/D               G6/D              D
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-7---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|
|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------7-------|
|--------7---7----|-----7-------0---|--------7---0----|
|-0--------0--0---|-0-------0-------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1
----- -                     (2nd time only)
  G                 G/C     G         G                 G/C     G
    ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||----------3-------|-----------------|--------3--------|-----------------|
||------------------|-1-------0-------|------------0----|-1-------0-------|
||.-------------0---|-----0-------0---|---------0---0---|-----0-------0---|
||.--------0-----0--|-2----(2)0-------|-----------------|-2-------0-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

  G                                                     G/C     G
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|---------3-------|-3---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-1-------0-------|
|------------0----|-----0-------0---|------------0----|-----0-------0---|
|--------0----0---|---------2-------|--------0----0---|-2-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   April                                                        ...


  G                 G/C               Am                Emadd4/G
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|--------3--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------0----|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|
|---------0---0---|-----0-------0---|-------2---------|-------2---------|
|-----------------|-2-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
   Will                                 ..


  Fmaj7             Em                                  C
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-----------0-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
    swelled ..

  Dadd4             G                 Em
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------3-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-----4-------4---|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3---2---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
           she ...

  Am                Em                Am                Em
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|-------0---------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
      resting ...

       G
  ,   .   ,   .
|-0----------------||
|------------------||
|-------0---------.||
|-----2-----------.||
|------------------||
|-0-------0---2----||


  Verse2
  ------

  This verse is exactly the same as verse 1 except play the note in brackets
  in bar 2 of verse 1......

    Verse 3
  ----- -

     G                 G/C     G         G                 G/C     G
    ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
||----------3-------|-----------------|--------3--------|-----------------|
||------------------|-1-------0-------|------------0----|-1-------0-------|
||-------------0----|-----0-------0---|---------0---0---|-----0-------0---|
||---------0----0---|-2-------0-------|-----------------|-2-------0-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||--3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|


  G                                                     G/C     G
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|---------3-------|-3---------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|-1-------0-------|
|------------0----|-----0-------0---|------------0----|-----0-------0---|
|--------0----0---|---------2-------|--------0----0---|-2-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
   August                                                       ...

  G                 G/C               Am                Emadd4/G
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|--------3--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------0----|-1-------0-------|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|
|---------0---0---|-----0-------0---|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
|-----------------|-2-------0-------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
   must                                 ...


  Fmaj7             Em                                  C
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|-----------0-----|-1---------1-----|
|-------2-------2-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
    and ...

  D                 G                 Em
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-2---------2-----|-3---------2-----|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-------3---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
|-----4-------4---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
           I’ll          ...

  Am                Em                D
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-1---------1-----|-0---------0-----|---------3-------|---------3-------|
|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----------2-----|-----2-------0---|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0-------|
|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
      a ...

  G/D               G6/D              G/D               G6/D
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .
|-7---------------|-0---------------|-7---------------|-0---------------|
|---------8-------|---------8-------|---------8-------|-----------------|
|------------7----|-----7-------7---|--------7---7----|-----7-------7---|
|-0-------0---0---|-0-------0-------|-0--------0--0---|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  old

  G/D               G6/D              D                 G
  ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,   .   ,   .     ,
|-7---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------||
|---------8-------|---8-----8-------|---------7-------|-----------------||
|--------7---7----|-----7-------0---|--------7---0----|-----------------||
|-0--------0--0---|-0-------0-------|-0-----------0---|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------||

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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