Simon & Garfunkel - April come she will
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April Come She Will – Simon and Garfunkel
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Album: Sounds of Silence (1966)
Written by Paul Simon (based on a nursery rhyme called The Cuckoo)
Tuning: standard but a little sharp of concert pitch (~A445)
Capo on 1
Key of G# (G relative to capo)
Tab by Robert Saunders
NOTES:
I use my thumb to play alternating bass notes for most of the song but others may prefer
to play the 3rd string with their first finger. I think this tab is fairly accurate and
includes most of the variations that Paul Simon used in the recording. Please let me know
if you have any suggestions on how to improve it. And please give it a rating. These tabs
take a long time to make so feedback is appreciated.
At the beginning of the intro the timing is a bit tricky, so below the first two bars
I’ve marked T for where I use my thumb and * for each half beat. Some people may prefer
to always play the 3rd string with their first finger.
[CHORDS]
G/D XX0787
D XX0775
G 320003
C/G 3X2010
Am X02210
Asus2/G 302200
Fmaj7 102210
Em 022000
C/G 332010
Dadd11/A 55403X
D XX0232
[Intro]
G/D G/D
E|-7---------------0--------------|-7---------------0--------------|
B|-------8-----------------8------|-------8------------------------|
G|-----------7---------7-------7--|-----7-----7---------7-------7--|
D|-0-----0-----0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G/D D
E|-7---------------0--------------|-5--------------|
B|-------8-----------------8------|-------7--------|
G|-----7-----7---------7-------7--|-----7-----0----|
D|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0--|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------|
G G/C G G G/C G
E|-------3------------------------|-----3--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----1-------0------|-------0---------1-------0------|
G|---------------------0-------0--|-----------0---------0-------0--|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----0-------0---2-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-3-------3----------------------|
[Verse]
G C/G G G C/G G
E|-------3---------3--------------|-------3------------------------|
B|-----------0----h1-------0------|-----------------1-------0------|
G|---------------------0-------0--|-----------0---------0-------0--|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----0-------0---2-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-3-------3----------------------|
A................................pril
G C/G G Am Asus2/G
E|-----3--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------0------|-1---------1-----0---------0----|
G|-----------0---------0----------|-------2---------------0--------|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|--------------------------------|-0-------0----------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-----------------3-------3------|
come she will When streams are ripe and
Fmaj7 Em Em
E|--------------------------------|-0--------------|
B|-1---------1-----0---------0----|-------0--------|
G|-------2---------------0--------|-----------0----|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2--|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|
e|-1-------1-------0-------0------|-0-------0------|
swelled with rain
C Dadd11/A G Em Em
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-0--------------|
B|-1---------1-----3---------3----|-----------------------0--------|-------0--------|
G|-------0---------------0-------0|-------0-------------------0----|-----------0----|
D|-----2-------2-------4-------4--|-----0---------------2-------2--|-----2-------2--|
A|-3-------3-------5-------5------|--------------------------------|----------------|
e|--------------------------------|-3-------3---2---0-------0------|-0-------0------|
May she will stay
Am Em Am Em Em
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-0--------------|
B|-1---------1-----0---------0----|-------1---------------0--------|-------0--------|
G|-------2---------------0--------|-2---------2---------------0----|----------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2----------|
A|-0-------0----------------------|-0-------0----------------------|----------------|
e|-----------------0-------0------|-----------------0-------0------|-0-------0---2--|
Resting in my arms again
G C/G G G C/G G
E|-------3------------------------|-----3--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----1-------0------|-------0---------1-------0------|
G|---------------------0-------0--|-----------0---------0-------0--|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----0-------0---2-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-3-------3----------------------|
[Verse 2]
Basically the same as verse one.
[Verse 3]
G C/G G G C/G G
E|-------3------------------------|-------3------------------------|
B|-----------0-----1-------0------|-----------------1-------0------|
G|---------------------0-------0--|-----------0---------0-------0--|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----0-------0---2-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-3-------3----------------------|
Au...............................gust die she
G C/G G Am Asus2/G
E|-----3--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------1-------0------|-1---------1-----0---------0----|
G|-----------0---------0-------0--|-------2---------------2-------2|
D|-----0-------0---2-------0------|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
A|--------------------------------|-0-------0----------------------|
e|-3-------3----------------------|-----------------3-------3------|
must The autumn winds grow
Fmaj7 Em Em
E|--------------------------------|-0--------------|
B|---1-------1-----0---------0----|-----------0----|
G|-------2---------------0--------|-------0--------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2--|
A|--------------------------------|----------------|
e|-1-------1-------0-------0------|-0-------0------|
chilly and cold
C D G Em Em
E|-----------------2---------2----|-3---------2-----0--------------|-0--------------|
B|-1---------1-----------3--------|-------0-------------------0----|-----------0----|
G|-------0-------------2-------2--|-----------------------0--------|-------0--------|
D|-----2-------2---0-------0------|-----0-------0-------2-------2--|-----2-------2--|
A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
e|---------3----------------------|-3-------3-------0-------0------|-0-------0------|
Septem.............ber I’ll re....m.......em......ber
Am Em D
E|--------------------------------|-2---------------2--------------|
B|-1---------1-----0---------0----|-------3-----------------3------|
G|-------2---------------0--------|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|-0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
A love once new has now grown
G/D G/D
E|-7---------------0--------------|-7---------------0--------------|
B|-------8-----------------8------|-------8------------------------|
G|-----------7---------7-------7--|-----7-----7---------7-------7--|
D|-0---0---0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
old
G/D D
E|-7---------------0--------------|-5------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------------8------|-------7---------8--------------|
G|-----7-----7---------7-------7--|-----7-----0--------------------|
D|-0-------0---0---0-------0------|-0-------0---0------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[lyrics and chords]
G/D G/D G/D D G C/G G G C/G G
GA.....C/G......G.....Gpril, C/G G Gcome she will C/G G
Am When streams are Asus2/Gripe and Fmaj7swelled with Emrain
CMa..Dadd11/Ay, she will G stay Em
Am Resting Emin my Amarms agEmain G C/G G G C/G G
GJu..C/G.....G......Gne, C/G she'll Gchange her Gtune C/G G
Am In restless Asus2/Gwalks she'l Fmaj7prowl the Emnight
JuCl...Dadd11/Ay, she will G flyEm
Am And leave no Emwarning Amof her Emflight G C/G G G C/G G
GAu..C/G......G.....Ggust, C/G Gdie she Gmust C/G G
Am The autumn Asus2/Gwinds blow Fmaj7chilly and Emcold
SepCtemDber, I'll reGmemEmber
Am A love once Emnew has Dnow grown G/Dold G/D G/D D