Simon & Garfunkel - I am a rock

I AM A ROCK (Bassline) As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel (From the 1966 Album SOUNDS OF SILENCE) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Wx3 |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| 1st Verse Wx4 H Q Q |------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|---------x\--| |------------|-------------| Chorus 2/4 4/4 Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |---------------|--------|----------------||----------------| |--------5----5-|-3----3-|-3----3-3--/x\--||-----------/7\--| |-5----5--------|--------|----------------||-5----5-7-------| |---------------|--------|----------------||----------------| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| |-----------/7\--|--------3----3-|-----------------|---------2-3-5-| |-5----5-7-------|-5----5--------|-5-5-5-5---3---3-|-3--3--3-------| |----------------|---------------|---------5---5---|---------------| Interlude +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q |-----------2-----||-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-(5)--5--5---5---||-----------------|----------------|-------7-(7)---7--| |---------------3-||-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3-3-3--3--|-----7-------7----| |-----------------||-----------------|----------------|-5-5--------------| 2nd - 4th Verses E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------||----------------|-----------------|-------------2-5-| |-------7-(7)---7-5-||o---------------|-------------2-3-|-(3)--3--3-5-----| |-----7-------7-----||o-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3-5-----|-----------------| |-5-5---------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q |--------------|----------------|-------------|--------|------------------|| |--------------|----------------|-------5--5--|-3--/5--|------------------|| |-3--3--3--3-3-|-(3)--3--3--5s7-|-5--5--------|--------|-3-3-3--3-3-/x\---|| |--------------|----------------|-------------|--------|------------------|| Chorus Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------/7\--|-----------/7\--|--------3----3-|-5--5-5---------| |-5--5-5-7-------|-5--5-5-7-------|-5----5--------|----------3---3-| |----------------|----------------|---------------|--------5---5---| Interlude 1.,2. Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E |---------------|-----------2-----||----------------|----------------| |---------2-3-5-|-(5)--5--5---5---||----------------|----------------| |-3--3--3-------|---------------3-||-(3)--3--3--3-3-|-(3)--3--3--5-3-| |---------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------| 3. 2/4 Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E 3x Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|--------------------||-------------|-------| |------7-(7)---7--|-------7-(7)---7-5-o||-------------|----5--| |----7-------7----|-----7-------7-----o||-3--3--3--3--|-5-----| |-5---------------|-5-5----------------||-------------|-------| ritardando Q=90 4/4 Q. E H H H W Wx3 |-------------|-----------|----------|--------*| |-------------|------5----|----------|--------*| |-3----3-3----|-5---------|-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