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April, Spring, Summer and Wednesdays Status Quo 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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