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Capo: 2
Tuning:
OVERS
As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel
(From the 1968 Album BOOKENDS)
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
Intro
Freely Q=70
Cmaj7 C#°7 Dm/F Cmaj7
4/4 2/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 2nd fret)
|-3-|
H H Q +E S S S T T S E E E H
|-^3----------|-^1--(1)--------0h=1p0-------|-^0----|
|-^5----^5----|-^3--(3)-----3---------3-----|-^0----|
|-^4----^3----|-^2--(2)---2----2--------2---|-^0----|
|-^5----^5----|-^3--(3)-3-----(3)---------3-|-^2----|
|-^3----^4----|-----------------------------|-^3----|
|-------------|-----------------------------|-------|
H H Q +E E Q E E H
1st Verse
a tempo Q=84(8=s8)
G6/B F Fm6 CmaG/BAm7C/G
3/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------0------||--------------|-0------------|
|-------------|-------3--------||-1--1---3--3--|-0--3--1--1---|
|-------------|-----0----------||-2--2---1--1--|-0--0--0--0---|
|-3-2---------|---0------------||--------------|--------------|
|-----3-----3S|=2--------------||--------------|-3--2--0------|
|-------3-0---|--------------0-||-1--1-1-1--1--|----------3-1-|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
F Em G/BAm D7/F# C G/B Bb Asus4
|--3--| |-3-|
E E Q Q Q E E S S E E E E +Q E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------2-(2)---|-----0---0---0----|
|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1---------|-1h3---3---3---3--|
|-^2-x-^0--------|----2-------2-----------|------------------|
|-^3-x-^2--------|-0--------------------0-|------------------|
|-^3-x-^2--2--0--|-0----------------------|-3-----2---1---0--|
|-^1---^0--------|-2-----------------2----|------------------|
Q Q Q Q H. E E Q Q Q Q
|
Dm/F C Dm9/F C/G G/A
|-3-|
E E E E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E
|---------------------|-----^0-----0---------|---3-(3)-------------||
|---------1h2p1-------|-----^1---3----3------|-5-5-------3-2s=1----||
|-------0-------0-----|-----^0-----2-(2)-----|-----------4-2s=1----||
|-----0-----------3-2-|-----^2---3-------3s5-|-5-------------------||
|---0-----------------|-3--------------------|------0--0-3-0-(0)---||
|-1-------------------|--------x-------------|-------------------0-||
Q. E E E +E S S E E E E E E +E E
2nd Verse
straight Q=84
Cmaj7 C#°7 Dm/F Cmaj7
|--3---|
Q E E Q E E Q E E S S E E E E H E E E E
|-^0--^0----^3--^3----|-^1---------0h=1p0--------|-^0------------|
|-^0--^0-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3-----^3---------3------|-^0------------|
|-^0--^0-!0-^3--^3-!0-|-^2--^2-^2-----------^2---|-^0------------|
|-^2--^2-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--^3-^3-----------^3-3-|-^2----3-2-----|
|-^3--^3--------------|--------^0-(0)------------|-^3--------3---|
|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------3-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q Q H H
triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
G6/B E7 F Bbmaj7/F CmaG/BAm7C/G
6/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q
|-----------------0-------|--------------------|-0------------|
|---------------3---3-----|-^1--^1---^3--^3-!0-|-0--3--1--1---|
|-------------0-------1---|-^2--^2---^2--^2-!0-|-0--0--0--0---|
|-----------0-------------|-^3--^3---^3--^3-!0-|--------------|
|-3-----3S2---------------|-^3--^3---^1--^1----|-3--2--0------|
|---3-0-----------------0-|-^1--^1-1-^1--------|----------3-1-|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E
F Em G/BAm7 D7/F# C G/B Bb Asus4
|--3--| |-3-|
E E Q Q Q Q S S E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------2-(2)---|-----0---0---0---0-|
|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1---------|-1h3---3---3---3---|
|-^2---^0--0--0--|-^2---------2-----------|-------------------|
|-^3-3-^2--------|-^0-------------------0-|-------------------|
|-^3---^2--2--0--|-^0---------------------|-3-----2---1---0---|
|-^1---^0--------|-^2----------------2----|-------------------|
Q Q Q Q H. E E Q Q Q Q
|
straight Q=84
Dm/F Cmaj7F G/A F Cmaj7F G/A F
3/4 3/8 4/4
Q S S E +E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----1h2p1-(1)---|-------|-^0---1----3----1---|-^0---1----3----1---|
|-^0------------0-|-------|-^0---2----4----2---|-^0---2----4----2---|
|-^0--------------|-3-2-0-|-^2---3----5----3---|-^2---3----5----3---|
|-^0--------------|-------|-^3-0---0-(0)-0-----|-^3-0---0-(0)-0---0-|
|-^1--------------|-------|------------------0-|--------------------|
E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E
C G/Am7 D7/F# F Em
3/4 4/4
E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-0-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-1---------|------1-------1-^1-|---------0---------|
|----------0----|--------------2-^2-|-------0---------0-|
|-------2-(2)---|------------3---^3-|-----2---------2---|
|-3-2-0---------|---0-(0)-----------|---2---------2-----|
|-------------3-|-2--------1--------|-0---------0-------|
E E E E +E E E E +Q H
triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
Dm/F Dmb5/F Cmaj7 C#°7 Dm/F D°
E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|---0-1-------1---|-^0--^0----^3--^3----|-^1--^1------1---|
|-3---------3-----|-^0--^0-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--^3----3-----|
|---0-2--^1-----1-|-^0--^0-!0-^3--^3-!0-|-^2--^2--1-----1-|
|-3------^3-------|-^2--^2-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--------------|
|-----------------|-^3--^3--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E Q H Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
straight Q=84 triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
Cmaj7 G6/B
6/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-^0--^0------------|-----------------0-------|--------------------|
|-^0--^0-!0---------|---------------3---3-----|-^1--^1---^3--^3-!0-|
|-^0--^0-!0---------|-------------0-------1---|-^2--^2---^2--^2-!0-|
|-^2--^2-!0-3-2-----|-----------0-------------|-^3--^3---^3--^3-!0-|
|-^3--^3--------3---|-3-----3S2---------------|-^3--^3---^1--^1----|
|-----------------3-|---3-0-----------------0-|-^1--^1-1-^1--------|
Q E E H Q E E Q Q
CmaG/BAm7C/G F Em G/BAm D7/F#
|--3--|
Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q S S E E E E +Q
|-0------------|----------------|----------------2-(2)--|
|-0--3--1--1---|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1--------|
|-0--0--0--0---|-^2---^0--0--0--|-^2---------2----------|
|--------------|-^3-3-^2--------|-^0--------------------|
|-3--2--0------|-^3---^2--2--0--|-^0--------------------|
|----------3-1-|-^1---^0--------|-^2----------------2---|
Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q H. Q
N.C.
H. Q E E E E H +W
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|-3----------|-3S2S1p0------|--------*|
|------------|---------1----|-(1)----*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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