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Editorβs notes
Hey friends! Hereβs a new PDF for my lesson teaching βApple Blossomβ by The White Stripes (it also appears on Jack Whiteβs acoustic album from 2016). It includes chords, tabs, and strumming patterns β showing how to play this song in standard tuning on an acoustic guitar. This is a song I enjoyed quite a bit during my college days (1999-2003), but I fell in love with it again after hearing it used in Quentin Tarantinoβs movie βThe Hateful Eightβ.
Video timestamps:
- 3:22 Chords Used
- 4:08 Verse Strumming Technique
- 5:57 Refrain Strumming Technique
- 7:54 Barre Chords
Lyrics
INTRO
Am
VERSE
Am
Hey little apple blossom
Dm
What... seems to be the problem
Am
...All the ones you tell your troubles to
E G Am
They don't really care for you
Am
...Come and tell me what you're thinking
Dm
Cause just when the boat is sinking
Am
...A little light is blinking
E G Am
And I will come and rescue you
REFRAIN
Dm Am
...Lots of girls walk around in tears
E Am
But that's not for you...
Dm Am
...You've been looking all around for years
B (let ring) E G
For someone to tell your troubles to
Am
...Come and sit with me and talk awhile
Dm
...Let me see your pretty little smile
Am
...Put your troubles in a little pile
E G Am
And I will sort them out for you
(solo)
Dm Am
...Lots of girls walk around in tears
E Am
But that's not for you...
Dm Am
...You've been looking all around for years
B (let ring) E G
For someone to tell your troubles to
Am
...Come and sit with me and talk awhile
Dm
...Let me see your pretty little smile
Am
...Put your troubles in a little pile
E G Am
And I will sort them out for you
E G Am
...I'll fall in love with you...
E G Am
...I think I'll marry you
Chords used
Hereβs the regular open version of the chords:
E β|βββββ0βββββ1βββββ0ββββββββββββββ|β
B β|βββββ1βββββ3βββββ0ββββββββββ4βββ|β
G β|βββββ2βββββ2βββββ1βββββ0ββββ4βββ|β
D β|βββββ2βββββ0βββββ2βββββ0ββββ4βββ|β
A β|βββββ0βββββββββββ2βββββ2ββββ2βββ|β
E β|βββββββββββββββββ0βββββ3ββββββββ|β
Am Dm E G B
And hereβs an all-barre chord edition, if you have something against open chords.
E β|βββββ5βββββ5βββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B β|βββββ5βββββ6βββββββββββββββββββββ|β
G β|βββββ5βββββ7βββββ1βββββ4ββββ8ββββ|β
D β|βββββ7βββββ7βββββ2βββββ5ββββ9ββββ|β
A β|βββββ7βββββ5βββββ2βββββ5ββββ9ββββ|β
E β|βββββ5βββββββββββ0βββββ3ββββ7ββββ|β
Am Dm E G B
Chord Progression
Verse:
Am . . . Am . . . Dm . . . Dm . . .
Am . . . Am . . . E . G . Am . . .
Refrain
Dm . . . Am . . . E . . . Am . . .
Dm . . . Am . . . B . . . E . . .
Strumming pattern
Verse
Here, you want to do all down strums, one per beat. Optionally, you can add an up-strum on the eighth note at the very end of each measure. Also, you want to slightly lift your pressed fingers off the fretboard just after each strum, which punctuates each strum.
E ||ββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0β|ββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0β|ββ
B ||ββ1ββββ1ββββ1ββββ1ββββ0β|ββ1ββββ1ββββ1ββββ1ββββ0β|ββ
G ||ββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ0β|ββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ0β|ββ
D ||ββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ0β|ββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ2ββββ0β|ββ etc
A ||ββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββββ|ββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββ0ββββββ|ββ
E ||ββββββββββββββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββββββββββββββ|ββ
v v v v ^ v v v v ^
Am Am
Refrain
Here, you want to emphasize the bass note of each chord with a single, clean downstrum β and then do some casual down-up, up-down-up afterwards. Use this as a blueprint, and add the strums in.
E β|ββββββ1βββ βββββ0βββ βββββ0ββββ βββββ0ββββ|β
B β|ββββββ3βββ βββββ1βββ βββββ0ββββ βββββ1ββββ|β
G β|ββββββ2βββ βββββ2βββ βββββ1ββββ βββββ2ββββ|β
D β|βββ0ββββββ βββββ2βββ βββββ2ββββ βββββ2ββββ|β
A β|ββββββββββ ββ0ββββββ βββββ2ββββ ββ0βββββββ|β
E β|ββββββββββ βββββββββ ββ0βββββββ ββββββββββ|β
Dm Am E Am
Solo tab
Hereβs a simple βbassierβ version, in the lower register:
E ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
G ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
D ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββ|ββ5/7ββ7β5βββββββββββββ|β
A ||βββ5/7ββ7β7β5ββββββββββββ|ββββββββββββ/8βββ7β5βββ|β
E ||βββββββββββββββ/8βββ7β5ββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
Am Dm
E β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
G β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
D β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
A β|βββ0β7ββββ0β5ββββ0β3ββββ0ββ3ββ5ββ3ββββββββββ|β
E β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ-/7βββ5ββ|β
Am
E β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
G β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
D β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
A β|ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E β|βββ/7β7β7β7βββ8ββ8ββ7~~β0ββββββ3ββ|β
E
And hereβs a version that is an octave higher. Iβm sure Jack White doesnβt play it like this, and thatβs fine β this version is optimized so you can do some loose strumming in the open chord positions.
E β|βββββ0ββ0ββββββββββββββ|βββββ5ββ5ββββββββββββββ|β
B β|βββββ1βββββ3ββ1ββ0βββββ|βββββ6βββββ8ββ6ββ5βββββ|β
G β|βββββ2ββββββββββββββ2ββ|βββββ7ββββββββββββββ7ββ|β
D β|βββββ2βββββββββββββββββ|ββ0ββββββββββββββββββββ|β
A β|ββ0ββββββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E β|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|βββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
Am Dm
E β|βββββ0ββ0ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B β|βββββ1ββββββ3ββ3βββ1ββ1βββ0ββ1ββ0ββββββ|β
G β|βββββ2ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ2ββ|β
D β|βββββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
A β|ββ0ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
Am
E β|βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
B β|βββ0ββ0ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
G β|βββ1βββββββββ0βββ2βββββββββββββββββββββ|β
D β|βββ2ββββββ2ββββββ2βββββββββββββββββββββ|β
A β|βββ2βββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E β|βββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E Am
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