Status Quo - April Spring Summer And Wednesdays Tab

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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. t'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. t'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.  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, thatstarts with a change of time-signature. The 4/4 time changes in 3/4
time for one bar:

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  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.

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  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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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

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.	t'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.		t's the other

E		brackets. Don't strike it but
B	(5) 7 5	just let it ring.			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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) ///

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

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

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

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