Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia

CECILIA (Bassline) As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel (From the 1970 Album BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Chorus Q=104 4/4 Gtr I W W 4x W W |----------||------------||----------|------| |----------||o----------o||----------|------| |----------||o----------o||----------|------| |----------||------------||----------|------| W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------|-------------|-------------| |----------|-------5-----|-------------| |----------|----5--------|-------3--3--| |----------|-3--------3--|-1--1--------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------5-----|-------------| |-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|-3-----3--3--| |-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|----3--------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------5-----|-------------| |-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|-------3--3--| |-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|-1--1--------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------5-----|-------------|| |-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|-3-----3-----|| |-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|----3-----3--|| 1st Verse Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------------| |-3-----3--3--|----3--------|-3-----3--3--|-------3-----| |----3--------|-1--------1--|----3--------|-3--3-----3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------------|| |-3-----3--3--|----3--------|-3-----3--3--|-------3-----|| |----3--------|-1--------1--|----3--------|-3--3-----3--|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----| |-3-----3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------| |----3--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----|| |-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|| |-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|| Interlude Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------3-----|-------5-----|| |-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3--|----3--------|----5--------|| |----3-----3--|----3--------|-1--------1--|-3--------3--|| Guitar Solo Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----| |-3-----3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------| |----3--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----|| |-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|| |-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|| Chorus Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5------o|| ||o-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5---------o|| ||--1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3----|| Outro Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5------o|| ||o-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5---------o|| ||--1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3----|| 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