April Spring Summer And Wednesdays

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tom:
April, Spring, Summer and Wednesdays


Intro:
(clean guitar)

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   (4x) 
E||----------------------------------|| (. = short)
B||*--------------------------------*||
G||-----------------------------6/7--|| This last slide has to be
D||---7---7-------7-----7-------6/7--|| played real quick. As it's
A||*7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---4/5-*|| just for the effect, the 
E||-5---5---5---5-----5-----5--------|| time for the first chord
            .     .         .           (C#5) should be very short.
    d u d u d   d u   d u   d   d


Verse:

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
E||----------------------------------|| 
B||*--------------------------------*||
G||-----------------------------6/7--||  4x
D||---7---7-------7-----7-------6/7--|| 
A||*7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---4/5-*|| 
E||-5---5---5---5-----5-----5--------|| 
            .     .         .           
    d u d u d   d u   d u   d   d



(guitar with overdrive)

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     What really is important here, is 
E|--------------------------------| that this rhythm-guitar holds 
B|------------------------7---5---| this C-chord until the second
G|------------------------7---5---| half of the first beat of the 
D|------------------------7---5---| next bar. It's not starting with
A|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---| that rhythm again immediately on
E|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-----------| the first beat. It's the other
                             (C)    rhythm guitar that just goes on,
                                    on the first beat. That's why 
    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + (6x)  I've placed the chord between 
E||----------------------------------|| brackets. Don't strike it but
B||*(5)---------------------7---5---*|| just let it ring. I advise
G||-(5)---------------------7---5----|| you to listen to the last 
D||-(5)---------------------7---5----|| bars on the record (CD-time
A||*(3)-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---*|| 3:46/3:57). You can hear it
E||-----5-5-5---5-5---5-5------------|| very clear on that spot (this
                                        guitar is panned on the
                                        right) as there is no sing-
                                        ing. 
Another thing that you have to do, while playing this chord, is
pulling the strings a bit downward with your fretting hand, to make
the pitch a bit higher like Francis is also doing with his voice.                                        
                                        

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|
B|(5)-----------------------------|
G|(5)-----------------------------|
D|(5)-----------------------------|
A|(3)-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-------|
E|----5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---0---|



The nanana part:
This a beatiful Hendrix-like backing with slides and hammer-ons
from pass-on-notes to chordnotes. 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-----------5---------------4---|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5/7-5---------5-----5---|--------------------------------|
A|3---------------------5-3h5-5---|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---x---|
E|----------------3---------------|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---x---|
                              .            .     .        



  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5/7-5---5---5-5-3h5-5-5-|--------7---------7-----7-------|
A|3---------------5---5-5-----5-5-|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7---7-7-------|
E|----------------3---3-3-----3-3-|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5---5-5---0---|
                                                 .          



  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5/7-5-------5-5-----5---|------------7-7---7-7-x-7-------|
A|3---------------3/5-5-5-----5---|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-x-7-------|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3-3---|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-x-5---0---|
                                           .

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-----------5-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---------------5---5-5-5---5---|7-------------------------------|
E|--------3-------3---3-3-3---3---|5-------------------------------|

Repeat the whole thing from the beginning (inluding the intro) for
verse 2, and verse 3 after the break.


Break:

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------|--------7---7-------9-----------|
G|2-2-2-2-4---x-7---7-9-----------|6-6-6-6-7---7-8---8-9-----------|
D|3-3-3-3-5---x-8---8-10----------|7-7-7-7-7---7-9---9-9-----------|
A|3-3-3-3-5---x-8---8-10----------|7-7-7-7-5-----9---9-7-----------|
E|1-1-1-1-3---x-6---6-8-----------|5-5-5-5-------7---7-------------|
  d u d u d   u d   u d            d u d u d   u d   u d 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|6-6-6-6-6-----------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
  d u d u d


  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------7---7-------9-----------|
G|2-2-2-2-4---x-7---7-9-----------|6-6-6-6-7---7-8---8-9-----------|
D|3-3-3-3-5---x-8---8-10----------|7-7-7-7-7---7-9---9-9-----------|
A|3-3-3-3-5---x-8---8-10----------|7-7-7-7-5-----9---9-7-----------|
E|1-1-1-1-3---x-6---6-8-----------|5-5-5-5-------7---7-------------|
  d u d u d   u d   u d            d u d u d   u d   u d 


Outro:

After Verse 3, the break is repeated and then follows the outro, that
starts with a change of time-signature. The 4/4 time changes in 3/4  
time for one bar:


  1   +   2   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +        
E|----------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------|------------------------7---5---|

G|6-6-6-6-6-------|6-6-6-6-6---6-6---6-6---7---5---|
D|7-7-7-7-7-------|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---5---|
A|7-7-7-7-7-------|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---|
E|5-5-5-5-5-------|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-----------|
  d u d u d 


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E||----------------------------------||
B||*(5)---------------------7---5---*||
G||-(5)-6-6-6---6-6---6-6---7---5----|| 3x
D||-(5)-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7---5----||
A||*(3)-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---*||
E||-----5-5-5---5-5---5-5------------||



  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)---\\\-----------------------|
G|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)-----\\\----------------/(5)-|
D|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)-------\\\(3)----------//(5)-|
A|--------5---3-----------5---3---|(3)--------\\(3)---------///(3)-|
E|--------------------------------|------------\(1)--------///-----|
  
                              This last chord rings on til the end
                              of the next bar and it's making a dive
                              to an F-chord and back to C again.
                              It might be a tremolo-bar but I don't
                              think so. Do you? It had to be played
                              on a stratocaster then? I think they
                              did that effect later.


Second rhythm guitar:
=====================

This guitar is given some more low while treble is turned a bit down.
It is panned left on the record.


Eight bars rest (Intro and first lines of the verse).


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E||----------------------------------||
B||*------------------------7---5---*||
G||-------------------------7---5----||
D||-------------------------7---5----|| 7x
A||*7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---*||
E||-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---3----||


  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-------|
E|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0---|


Nanana-part

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +      
E||---------------------------------|
B||*--------------------------------|
G||-5-----5-5-5-5---4-----4-4-4-4-4-|
D||-5-----5-5-5-5---5-----5-5-5-5-5-|
A||*3-----3-3-3-3---5-----5-5-5-5-5-|
E||-3-----3-3-3-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-|
    d     u d u d   d     u d u d u  


  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|---------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------*||
G|---------------------------------|| 3x
D|---------------------------------||
A|7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7-------*||
E|5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---0----||
  d u d u d   d u   u d u d   d


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B||*--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G||-5-----5-5-5-5---4-----4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------------|
D||-5-----5-5-5-5---5-----5-5-5-5-5-|7------------------------------|
A||*3-----3-3-3-3---5-----5-5-5-5-5-|7------------------------------|
E||-3-----3-3-3-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-|5------------------------------|
    d     u d u d   d     u d u d u  


Break:

Rhythm guitar 1 starts the break. This guitar comes in on bar 2.

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------REST-------------------|6-6-6-6-7---7-8---8-9-----------|
D|--------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7---7-9---9-9-----------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7-7-7-5---5-9---9-7-----------|
E|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-------7---7-------------|
                                   d u d u d   u d   u d
                                    Note that chromatic line on the
                                    G-string.
  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|6-6-6-6-6-----------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-----------------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
  d u d u d

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------REST-------------------|6-6-6-6-7---7-8---8-9-----------|
D|--------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7---7-9---9-9-----------|
A|--------------------------------|7-7-7-7-5---5-9---9-7-----------|
E|--------------------------------|5-5-5-5-------7---7-------------|


Outro:
Notice the change in time-signature (from 4/4 to 2/4 for 1 bar) like
described for guitar 1. 

  1   +   2   +      1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|----------------||----------------------------------||
B|----------------||*------------------------7---5---*||
G|6-6-6-6-6--/14\-||-------------------------7---5----||
D|7-7-7-7-7-------||-------------------------7---5----||
A|7-7-7-7-7-------||*7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---5---3---*||
E|5-5-5-5-5-------||-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5---3----||
  d u d u d 


  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------|------||
B|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)----------------------|------||
G|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)----------------------|------||
D|--------7---5-----------7---5---|(5)----------------------|------||
A|--------5---3-----------5---3---|(3)-------------------/10|------||
E|--------5---3-----------5---3---|(3)----------------------|8-----||