In April
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Standard Tuning //
capo 4th Fret
The hammer on's in this song go as follows:
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G C D
E|--------------------0h2--|
B|-----------1--------3----|
G|--0--------0--------2----|
D|--0--------0h2------0----|
A|--0h2------3-------------|
E|--3----------------------|
With a strumming pattern of, UP DOWN UP, MUTE, (with the hammer on on the 'DOWN' strum)
Repeat this in the verses.
A simpler strum in the Chorus of which you'll just have to work out but with no hammer on's.
Intro: G
G
The day we met my life was changed
C G
I always heard that love was strange and painful
D
painful
G
One night you slept upon your side
C G
Tangled in white you looked just like an angel
D
angel
C G D Em
So why did you fly away
C G D Em
Iâ??ve been dying a little death since that very day
C G D Em
I used to laugh when you told me
C G C
You must forget and forgive to be free
G
Down by the water dressed in black
C G
I swore revenge to get you back hateful
D
hateful
G
I made my camp upon the hill
C G
Drank whisky from the secret still blameful
D
blameful
C G D Em
So why did you fly away
C G D Em
iâ??ve been dying a little death since that very day
C G D Em
i used to laugh when you told me
C G C G
you must forget and forgive to be free
G D A7
And I never could admit
G D A7
the part I had in it
G D A7 Am7
So this is what I get my friend
G
Drunk in a field with scarlet snow
C G
I reconciled with your ghost in April
D
In April
G
I stood before the hypocrite
C G
There in the mirror brightly lit shameful
D
shameful
C G D Em
Now I know why you ran away
C G D Em
And Iâ??ve been dying a little death since that very day
C G D Em
I used to laugh when you told me
C G
you must forget and forgive
C
You must forgive just to live
Em C G
you must forget and forgive to be free
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How to play In April
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.