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April Spring Summer And Wednesdays

• C#5

April, Spring, Summer and Wednesdays 
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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-----|| 
 

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