ARBORS - "the letter" Tablature

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Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:40:03 -0400
From: "Alex Northrup" <springalo430@hotmail.com>
Subject: a/arbors/the_letter.crd

"The Letter"
(Wayne Carson Thompson)
The Arbors
No. 20, 1969

CAPO 1st FRET!!!

Intro [2 acoustic guitars, chords implied, bass enters 2nd time]:

guitar 1:

(Em7) (A) (Em)
v v v v v v v v
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

guitar 2:

(Em7) (A) (Em)
v v v v v v v v
--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
--------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
2(second-time-only)-------------|----------------------------0---|
--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Em C G A7 Em C7 B7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

guitar 1:

(Em7) (A) (Em)
v v v v v v v v
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
3-3---3-3---3-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
0-0---0-0---0-2---2---2-2---2---|0--x----0-----------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

guitar 2:

(Em7) (A) (Em)
v v v v v v v v
--------------------------------|--------------------0-----------|
--------------------------------|----------------0h3-------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------0---|
--------------------------------|------------------------2-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Em C G A7 Em C7 B7 Em Em6
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Em#6 Em7
/ / / /

Chorus:

G D C G D G D C G D B7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Instrumental:

Em C G A7 Em7 CaddD B7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

[OK, here's where it gets strange. The band ends on Fm (Em with capo),
while the strings hold a B (single note) for 4 bars.]

Bridge:

Eb Bb Ab Eb Bbsus4 Eb Bb Ab Eb Bbsus4
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Eb Bb Ab Eb Bbsus4 Eb Bb Ab Eb Bbsus4
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[gradually slower]

[Repeat intro, 2x, harpsichord enters 2nd time, doubling guitar 1]

Verse 3:

Em C G A7 Em C7 B7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Em A
/ / / / / / / /

Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex at springalo430@hotmail.com

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