April 8th chords by
Neutral Milk Hotel (Official Version)

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Key: E minorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

[Synth]

E7#9

Dadd4

E7#9

Dadd4

Verse 1
E7#9 
Dadd4 
Crawl across toward     your window
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
I'm calling softly   from the street
Dadd4 
Always a lonely   widow
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Half awake and sleeping on my feet
Dadd4 
I'm of age but have     no children
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
No quarter phone    booth calls to home
Dadd4 
Just late television
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Dadd4 
Inside my bedroom  all alone
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Dadd4 
C 
Dadd4 

Verse 2
E7#9 
Dadd4 
There is no       use in waiting
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Offer up your steps    so I can climb
Dadd4 
Show me all your figure   paintings
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Etched in the middle      of the night
Dadd4 
Let me stretch upon       your carpet
C 
Dadd4 
E7#9 
Let me hear the rain     tap on your street
Dadd4 
C 
Knowing I am safe     on the inside
Dadd4 
Blankets wrapped and drifting
E7#9 
Dadd4 
C 
Dadd4 
off to sleep
E7#9 
Dadd4 
C 
Dadd4 

Outro 1

E7#9

Dadd4

E7#9

Dadd4

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE7#9 Dadd4 C

Chords

E7#9
Dadd4
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E7#9: x-x-2-1-3-3
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of April 8th by Neutral Milk Hotel, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn April 8th the way Neutral Milk Hotel intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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