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50 Ways To Leave Your Lover  by Paul Simon

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover tab by Paul Simon (Ver. 2)

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50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER

As recorded by Paul Simon
(From the 1975 Album STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS)

Words and Music by Paul Simon

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Tropea - Electric Guitar '


 Intro     1st & 3rd Verses
 Q=104
         Em/G D6   Cmaj7B7b9  Em  D#°
 4/4
 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
 Wx4      H  H   H  Q Q  H  H
|------------||--0----2----|-0----------|-0----2----|
|------------||o-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
|------------||--0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----2----|
|------------||--2----0----|------1-----|-2----1----|
|------------||o-----------|-3----2-----|-----------|
|------------||--3---------|------------|-----------|
|              H  H
|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| Wx4      H  H   H  H    H  H
|------------||--3----2----|-7----------|-7---------|
|------------||o-5----3----|-5----7-----|-8----7----|
|------------||--4----4----|-5----5-----|-9----5----|
|------------||--5----0----|-5----7-----|-9----7----|
|------------||o-----------|------6-----|------6----|
|------------||------------|------------|-----------|


 F#°adG+/B  Em  D6   Cmaj7B7b9  Em  Am7
 H  H   H  H   H  Q Q  H  H
|-5----3----|-3----2----|-0----------|-----------|
|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
|-5----0----|-0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----0----|
|-4----1----|-2----0----|------1-----|-2----2----|
|------2----|-----------|-3----2-----|-2----0----|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|             H  H
|
| H  H   H  H   H  H    H  H
|-5----3----|-3----2----|-7----2-----|-3---------|
|-0----4----|-5----3----|-5----0-----|-5----5----|
|-5----4----|-4----4----|-5----2-----|-4----5----|
|-4----5----|-5----0----|-5----1-----|-5----5----|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|


       2nd & 4th Verses
 Em     Em/G D6   Cmaj7B7b9  Em  D#°
 W      H  H   H  Q Q  H  H
|-0--------||-0----2----|-0----------|-0----2----|
|-0--------||-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
|-0--------||-0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----2----|
|-2--------||-2----0----|------1-----|-2----1----|
|----------||-----------|-3----2-----|-----------|
|-0--------||-3---------|------------|-0---------|
|             H  H
|
| W      H  H   H  H    H  H
|-0--------||-3----2----|-7----------|-7---------|
|-0--------||-5----3----|-5----7-----|-8----7----|
|-0--------||-4----4----|-5----5-----|-9----5----|
|-2--------||-5----0----|-5----7-----|-9----7----|
|----------||-----------|------6-----|------6----|
|----------||-----------|------------|-----------|


 F#m6 G+/B  Em  D6   Cmaj7B7   Em  Am7
 H  H   H  H   H  H   H  H
|-5----3----|-0----2----|-0---------|-----------|
|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----1----|
|-5----0----|-0----2----|-0----2----|-0----0----|
|-4----1----|-2----0----|------1----|-2----2----|
|------2----|-----------|-3----2----|-2----0----|
|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|
|
| H  H   H  H   H  H   H  H
|-5----3----|-3----2----|-7----2----|-3---------|
|-4----4----|-5----3----|-5----0----|-5----5----|
|-5----4----|-4----4----|-5----2----|-4----5----|
|-4----5----|-5----0----|-5----1----|-5----5----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|


                         Chorus
 Em        Am7   Em            G7
               Gtr II
 W      H   H   Q  E  E  H    E e E e E e S S e
|-0--------|-^0----^0----|-0----------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^1----|-0----------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^0----|-0----------------||---4---4---4---4-4-|
|-2--------|-^2----^2----|-2--------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|----------|-------^0----|----------------------||---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-0--------|-^0----------|-0--------------------||-------------------|
|
| W      H   H   W            E e E e E e S S e
|-0--------|-^0----------|-0--------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^5----|-0--------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^5----|-0--------------------||---4---4---4---4-4-|
|-2--------|-^2----^5----|-2--------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|----------|-------------|----------------------||---5---5---5---5-5-|
|----------|-------------|----------------------||-------------------|


  Bb         C
 E e e e e e S S e  E e e e e e S S e
|-------------------|------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|-------------------|------------------------|


  G7
 E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  Bb         C
 E e e e e e S S e  E e e e e e S S e
|-------------------|------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|-------------------|------------------------|


  G7
 E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  Bb         C
 E e e e e e S S e  E e e e e e S S e
|-------------------|------------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
|-------------------|------------------------|


  G7
 E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  Bb         C           G7
 E e e e e e S S e  E e e e e e S S e  W     +W
|-------------------|------------------------|-3--------|-(3)-----||
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-3--------|-(3)----o||
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-4--------|-(4)-----||
|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|-5--------|-(5)----o||
|-------------------|------------------------|----------|---------||
|
| E e E e E e S S e  E e E e E e S S e  W     +W
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|-3--------|-(3)----o||
|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|-4--------|-(4)-----||
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|-5--------|-(5)----o||
|-------------------|------------------------|----------|---------||


 Outro
 Wx4
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|


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

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