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50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Tab by Paul Simon

50 Ways To Leave Your Lover tab by Paul Simon

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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------------<12>----||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^1----|-0--<12>--------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
|-0--------|-^0----^0----|-0-------<12>---------||---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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