April Tab

by Deep Purple
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My interpretation of the 2014 remastered version of third act of "April" by Deep Purple. I haven't seen anywhere else a transcription of the third act that is accurate. I've included chords as a reference and focus on the two licks and the outro solo. The layout of the tab is written to be accessible.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Gm
Capo: no capo
Author FU_hard [a] 185. Last edit on Nov 15, 2021
My interpretation of the 2014 remastered version of third act of "April" by Deep Purple,
from their 1969 album Deep Purple III.
I'm bracketing out the Intro part because others have done it.
Anyway, have fun.
 
Song for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hvl3TBMbY
The remastered version is better produced so you can better pick up by ear the exact playing.
 
 
 
 
[Intro Lick:]
            .           .
e|--------3------1-------------|-----|
B|------6---6---3-2p1---1------|-----|
G|--5b7---------------3-----0--|-3~~-|
D|-----------------------------|-----|
A|-----------------------------|-----|
E|-----------------------------|-----|
 
 
[Verse Vamp:]         aka the "Hendrix-chords"
  Gm        F        Eb7M9    D7M9
B|-3------|-1------|--------|------|    either play the bass note, with the thumb, or don't.
B|-3------|-1------|-7------|-6----|
G|-3------|-2------|-6------|-5----|
D|-5------|-3------|-5------|-4----|
A|--------|--------|-6------|-5----|
E|-3------|-1------|--------|------|
 
[Bridge Chords:]
 
   Eb       Bb       Cm       D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B|-8------|-6------|-4------|-7------|
G|-8------|-7------|-5------|-7------|
D|-8------|-8------|-5------|-7------|
A|-6------|-8------|-3------|-5------|
E|--------|-6------|--------|--------|
 
 
[Second lick:]
                    .
e|-------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------|-----|
G|--7p5\3-5-3-------3----3----3h5|p3~~-|
D|------------5-3-5----5---5-----|-----|
A|-------------------------------|-----|
E|-------------------------------|-----|
 
 
[Verse Vamp]
 
[Solo:]
 
the solo fades in so the theme lick is barely audible.
 
(theme lick).        .     .         .         .
e|-------------------------3----------------------------|
B|---------------------------6b8-6-3--------------------|
G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-3-5b7-----------5-5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-|
D|------------5----------------------------------5------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
             .                 .       .            ("turnaround")
e|---------------------6---8---6-8p7p6-------------10---8------------|
B|-----------6b8-8v~~~---8---8---------8-6------------------11-8-----|
G|-5b6r5p3-5-------------------------------7~~~-/7----7---7-------10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                         .              .
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13bv~~~-13b14r13p11-13----11--------11(B)-----------11-11-----|
G|-------------------------12-----12~~~--------------12-------12--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                                         ("turnaround")
            .                               .
e|----------------------------------------------3--------------10----8---7---6---5--|
B|------------------------------------------6b8---6-3~~~----------------------------|
G|--5b6r5p3-5---3~~~-------3-5b6br5p3h5b7~~~---------------7/11---\9-- \8--\7--\6---|
D|------------5------5~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|--------10-15~~~~~------10-15~~~~~------10-15-------10-15---------10-15~~~~~--|
B|------11--------------11--------------11----------11------------11------------|
G|----12--------------12--------------12----------12-----------12---------------|
D|--12--------------12--------------12----------12----------12------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                         .
e|---------------------------------------------------------------10------8--|
B|-----11-13-11-14p13p11-13----11(B)----------------------------------------|
G|--12----------------------12-------12-10------------------9/11----11\9----|
D|-----------------------------------------12-10-11-12~~~~~-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 sweep-picking section
  (Gm)
e|-------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10----------10-15-10-----|
B|-----11--------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11---|
G|---12------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12-|
D|-12----------------12----------------12----------------12-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 this is the most difficult part, practice this first.
  (F)
e|---------15--------------15--------------15--------------15----------|
B|-------13--13----------13--13----------13--13----------13--13--------|
G|-----14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14------|
D|---15----------15--15----------15--15----------15--15----------15----|
A|-15--------------15--------------15--------------15--------------15--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 (Eb)
e|-------11-15-11-----------11-15-11----------11-15-11----------11-15-11-------|
B|-----11---------11------11--------11------11--------11------11--------11-----|
G|---12-------------12--12------------12--12------------12--12------------12---|
D|-13-----------------13----------------13----------------13----------------13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 The important thing in these arpeggios seems to be that we're hitting this high G (15) on the e-string.
 
       .     .           .  .  .
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11----10----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-10-------------------------------------|
D|-/12----12----12-------12-11-10------------8-8h10----------|
A|--------------------------------13-10\8-10-------10~~~~~---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
Legend:
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| (B) Bend to a "blue note"
| r  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| .   staccato, just accent with it as you please.
| a "vamp" is a short sequence of chords that gets repeated for an extended period.
| a "turnaround" is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section.
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