FOREVER AFTERNOON (TUESDAY?) As recorded by The Moody Blues (From the 1967 Album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED) Words and Music by Justin Hayward Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ray Thomas - Oboe' Intro & Interlude Q=113 $ Am 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-------|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0--------| |---2-------------|-----2-------0-----|---2-------------|-----2-------0------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-0-----0-----0---|--0------0---------|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0----------| |-----------------|---------------0-3-|-----------------|---------------0-3--| |
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E E |-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7----| |-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8--| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-------|-----1---0-1---3-|-------1---0-1-----|| |---2-------------|-----2-------0-----|---2-------------|-----2-----------2-|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-0-----0-----0---|--0------0---------|-0-----0-----0---|--0------0-----0---|| |-----------------|---------------0-3-|-----------------|-------------------|| | | W +H. 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E E |-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---|-5---------------|-(5)-----------7---|| |-----------------|-----------------8-|-----------------|-----------------8-|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 1st - 4th Verses F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| ||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| C Bb Am D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. C Bb Am D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2. Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda Ab E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|| Interlude Shuffle feel Q=113(8=s8) G F C G F C G F C G F C Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x---|| ||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x--o|| ||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x---|| ||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x---|| ||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x--o|| ||--3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-------|| Bridge G F C G F C G F C G F C Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E ||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x---|| ||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x--o|| ||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x---|| ||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x---|| ||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x--o|| ||--3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-------|| F C G F C G F C Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-| |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-| |-2--2-x-2-x-2-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-| |-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-| |-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-| |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|----------------|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----| D.S. al Coda F C D Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W +W |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-2--------|-(2)-----|| |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-3--------|-(3)-----|| |-2--2-x-2-x-2-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-2--------|-(2)-----|| |-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-5-x-5-x-|-0--------|-(0)-----|| |-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-3-x-3-x-|----------|---------|| |-1--1-x-1-x-1-x-|----------------|----------|---------|| Outro & G F C G F C G F C Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-||--3--3-x-1-x-3-x-| |-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-||o-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-| |-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-||--4--4-x-2-x-5-x-| |-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-||--5--5-x-3-x-5-x-| |-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-||o-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-| |-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x-----||--3--3-x-1-x-----| G F C G F C G F C |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-3-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-3-x--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-5-5-5-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-|-3--3-x-1-x-5-x-o|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-5-5-5-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x-|-4--4-x-2-x-5-x--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-5-x--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-|-5--5-x-3-x-3-x-o|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-------|-3--3-x-1-x-----|-3--3-x-1-x------|| Duration 🏷Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature 🏷Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc 🏷Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Tuesday, afternoon, I'm just beginning to see, Now I'm on my way, It doesn't matter to me, Chasing the clouds away. Something, calls to me, The trees are drawing me near, I've got to find out why Those gentle voices I hear Explain it all with a sigh. I'm looking at myself, reflections of my mind, It's just the kind of day to leave myself behind, So gently swaying thru the fairy-land of love, If you'll just come with me and see the beauty of Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday, afternoon, I'm just beginning to see, Now I'm on my way, It doesn't matter to me, Chasing the clouds away. Something, calls to me, The trees are drawing me near, I've got to find out why Those gentle voices I hear Explain it all with a sigh.
Forever Afternoon Tuesday by The Moody Blues guitar tabs playing instructions.