April Wine - Fast Train guitar tab
FAST TRAIN
by April Wine
from the album “April Wine” (1972)
transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com)
** All guitars capoed on the 1st fret!! **
INTRO:
(listen to the CD for the exact strumming pattern)
Guitar 1: (acoustic)
A C(add9) D C(add9) G/B
|--0--0-0-0--0---3--3-3-3--3-3---2--2-2-2--2---3--3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|--2--2-2-2--2---3--3-3-3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3---3--3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|--2--2-2-2--2---0--0-0-0--0-0---2--2-2-2--2---0--0-0---0-0-0-0--|(x2)
|--2--2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2--2-2---0--0-0-0--0---2--2-2---0-0-0-0--|
|--0--0-0-0--0---3--3-3-3--3-3-----------------3--3-3---2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(w/intro):
I read the colours this morning
I read the colours today
About a man who left from nowhere to be someone
And every day he has to pay in every way
A C D
F C E
(w/intro):
I met a man from New York City
He spoke of things I can’t define
A good man driven from his homeland
Trying to find some peace of mind
CHORUS RIFF:
Guitar 2: (electric)
A C D
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2------5--5------7--7-----------------------------------|
|--2--2------5--5------7--7-----------------------------------|
|--0--0------3--3------5--5------------0--3--0----------------|
|--------------------------------0--3-----------3--0--3b------|
(Guitar 1 continues intro pattern behind chorus riff)
It’s a fast train, it’s a fast train
It’s a fast train, it’s a fast train
INTERLUDE: (acoustic)
Asus2
|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----etc...---|
|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE RIFF: (electric)
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|------------------------------------*|-----|
|-------------------------------------|--2--| play riff 16 times,
|-----------------------------0h2p0---|--2--|
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