Tablature for emily - Paul Simon

          



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   From Erik_J._Davis@magic-bbs.corp.app  Jun 18 '94 at 5:26 am est

  

  

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  Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 05:26:00 EST

  Subject: TAB: For Emily, Wherever...

  

  FOR EMILY, WHEREVER I MAY FIND HER

  PAUL SIMON

  

  Transcribed by:  Erik_Davis@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com

  

  Here's the way I've been playing it -- not an exact lift, but gets the feel

  of the song, sounds amazing, and  is surprisingly simple to play.  It is

  fingerpicked (somewhat hard to play with a flatpick, but possible if your

  country claw has an even bass-treble volume ratio, and uses both the middle

  and index to work the top strings.  I personally think it sounds better

  with fingerpicks or even bare fingers).  

  

  

  I play it on Capo III

  

  

  THE CHORDS: 

  

  D5:  xx0235

  G5: xx0033

  D: 200232

  G: xx0033

  Cmaj7: x32000

  A: x02220

  

  THE PICKING PATTERN:

  

  B-2-(3+1)-2-B-2-(3+1)-2

  

  Where B is the lowest bass note, as indicated in the above chord charts. 

  (3+1) indicates that the 3 and the 1 are plucked simultaneously.  As you

  may have guessed, all of the above strings get 1/8 note.

  

  This pattern is consistent throughout the song

  Intro: /D5/G5/D5/G5

  

  

  THE SONG:

  

  Intro: /D5.../G5.../D5.../G5.../

  

  (D5) What a dream I had,(G) pressed in (Fig 1) organdy

  (D) Clothed in crinoline (Cmaj7) of smokey burgandy

  (G) Softer than the (A) rain

  

  I wanderd empty streets, down past the shop display

  I heard cathedral bells, tripping down the alley-way

  As I walked on

  

  And when you ran to me, your checks flushed with the night

  We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight

  I held your hand

  

  (instrumental)

  

  And when I awoke and felt your warm and near

  I kissed your honey hair, with my grateful tears

  Oh I love you girl

  

  (Cmaj7) Oh (G) how I love you (A) girl

  

  

  THE FIGURES:

  Each dash represents 1/16th note.  I have tried to be exact in this to make

  it easier.

  

  s - strum

  r - strum, with a slight ritard (normally notated by a wavy down arrow next

  to the chord)

  p - pluck

  

  Fig 1:

      p-->                    s

  E|------------0---|

  B|--3---3-----0---|

  G|------------0---|

  D|----------------|

  A|----------------|

  E|3---2---0-------|

  

  

  Instrumental:

  

  

      p        s  -->                                                        

  p        s-->

  E|----5-----5-5-5-|--3---2---3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|

  B|----3-----3-3-3-|--3---3---3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|

  G|----2-----2-2-2-|--2---2---2-2-2-|----0-----0-0-0-|

  D|0---0-----0-0-0-|--0---0---0-0-0-|----0-----0-0-0-|

  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  E|----------------|----------------|3---------------|

  

      p-->                    s         p      s-->                          

                 p       p

  E|------------0---|----2-----2-2-3-|2-p-0-----------|

  B|--3---3-----0---|----3-----3-3-3-|3-------3-------|

  G|------------0---|----2-----2-2-2-|2-----------2---|

  D|----------------|0---0-----0-0-0-|----------------|

  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  E|3---2---0-------|----------------|----------------|

  

  

  

  

      r        p-->

  E|----------------|----------------|

  B|0---2---0-------|0---------------|          picking pattern resumes

  G|0-----------4---|----4---2---0---|          for last two measures of

  instr:

  D|2---------------|----------------|          /G.../A.../ --> last verse

  A|3---------------|----------------|

  E|----------------|----------------|

  

  

  

  There it is.  Enjoy.

  

  

  -- e

  

  Erik_Davis@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com

   


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