Bleecker Street -------------- by Simon and Garfunkel from Wednesday Morning 3am This is a brilliant song from their first album. Paul Simon's guitar playing is amazing. The reason it sounds so good is that it's capoed at the 9th fret to get those really high twangy sounds. He plays two very similar parts, I've transcribed this from the guitar in the LH speaker. I've included the intro, first verse and the end. The intervening verses are nearly identical but there are certain variations mainly on the D/F# and the G/C parts but all are included somewhere in the tab for the first verse. Listen to the record for them. Paul Simon Travis picks throughout (as usual). Anyway here it is....
Transcribed by Rich Kent (r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk). If there's any questions mail me... Capo 9th Fret!! -------------- Intro: ------ G D/F# C G/C e:|-----------------|-2---------------|-------3---------|-----------------| B:|-0-----0---0-----|-------3---3-----|-0h1-------1-----|-----0h1---0-----| G:|-------0---------|------(2)--------|-----0-------0---|-----------------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------|-----0h2-----0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | Verse1: G/C G/C D/F# C e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-------3---------| B:|-------0h1p0-----|-----0h1---0-----|-------3---------|-0h1-------1-----| G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---| D:|-----0--h2p0-0---|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| E:|-3------(3)------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | Fogs .. G/C G Am Am/G e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:|-----0h1---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----| G:|-----------------|-------0---------|-------2---------|-------2---------| D:|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | bank .. Am/F# G Em e:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|---------------0-| B:|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----0-------1---|-0---------0-----| G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-0-----0---------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3---2---|-0-------0-------| | | | | | | | | it .. B7 C e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-4-----0---------|-------1---------| G:|-------0---------|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------0-----| D:|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------| E:|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | fills ... G D/F# e:|-3---------------|-------3---------|-3---------------|-----2-----0-----| B:|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------3-------3-| G:|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-----------------| D:|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| | | | | | | | | hides .. Em G e:|-----2-----------|---------------0-|-----0-----------|-----------------| B:|-----3-----------|-----------0-----|-----0-----------|-------3---------| G:|-----2-----------|-------0---------|-----0-----------|-----------0-----| D:|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----0-------0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------2---0---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---2---|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | from ... Em G Verse2:> e:|-2-------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| B:|-----------------|-3-----0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---------| G:|-------0-------0-|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-----------0-----| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------0h2-----|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | Voices End: ---- G e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------| G:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------| | | | | | | | | Other verses ------------ 1 2 3 Notes: ------ The bass note of the D/F# must be played with the thumb hooking over the guitar's neck. The bass note G in brackets in bar 5 can be played but only if you break the Travis pattern, it's optional.
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