Tablature bleecker street - Simon And Garfunkel

          



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  From: R P Kent <R.P.Kent@durham.ac.uk>

  

  Bleecker Street

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  by Simon and Garfunkel from Wednesday Morning 3am

  

  This is a brilliant song from their first album. Paul Simon's guitar

  playing is amazing. The reason it sounds so good is that it's capoed at

  the 9th fret to get those really high twangy sounds. He plays two very

  similar parts, I've transcribed this from the guitar in the LH speaker. 

  I've included the intro, first verse and the end. The intervening verses

  are nearly identical but there are certain variations mainly on the D/F#

  and the G/C parts but all are included somewhere in the tab for the first

  verse. Listen to the record for them. Paul Simon Travis picks throughout

  (as usual). Anyway here it is.... 

  

  Transcribed by Rich Kent (r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk). If there's any questions 

  mail me...

  

  Capo 9th Fret!!

  --------------

  

  Intro:

  ------

      G                 D/F#              C                 G/C

  e:|-----------------|-2---------------|-------3---------|-----------------|

  B:|-0-----0---0-----|-------3---3-----|-0h1-------1-----|-----0h1---0-----|

  G:|-------0---------|------(2)--------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|

  D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------|-----0h2-----0---|

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

  E:|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

  

                                          Verse1:

      G/C               G/C               D/F#              C

  e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-------3---------|

  B:|-------0h1p0-----|-----0h1---0-----|-------3---------|-0h1-------1-----|

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

  D:|-----0--h2p0-0---|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------|

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

  E:|-3------(3)------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

                              Fogs rolling in     off the   east river 

  

  

      G/C               G                 Am                Am/G

  e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|

  B:|-----0h1---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----|

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

  D:|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|

  A:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|

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

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

      bank                      like a    shroud

      

      

      Am/F#                               G                 Em

  e:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|---------------0-|

  B:|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----0-------1---|-0---------0-----|

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

  D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|

  A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

                                it covers         Bleecker  Street

                                

                                

                        B7                                  C

  e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  B:|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-4-----0---------|-------1---------|

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

  D:|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---|

  A:|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|

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

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

              fills the alleys                    where men sleep

  

              

                        G                                   D/F#

  e:|-3---------------|-------3---------|-3---------------|-----2-----0-----|

  B:|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------3-------3-|

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

  D:|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|

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

  E:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

           hides the shepherd

  

           

                        Em                                  G

  e:|-----2-----------|---------------0-|-----0-----------|-----------------|

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

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

  D:|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----0-------0---|

  A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

              from the  sheep

  

              

              Em        G                                          Verse2:>

  e:|-2-------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|

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

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

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

  A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  E:|-2-------0h2-----|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

                                                                    Voices

                                                                 

      End: 

      ----

      G                 

  e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  B:|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------|

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

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

  A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

      |       |         |       |         |       |         |       |

                                                                    

  Other verses

  ------------

  Voices leaking from a sad cafe

  Smiling faces try to understand

  I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand

  On Bleecker Street

  

  The poet reads his crooked rhyme

  Holy holy is his sacrament

  Thirty dollars pays your rent

  On Bleecker Street

  

  I heard a church bell softly chime

  In a melody sustaining

  It's a long road to Canaan

  On Bleecker Street

  

  

  Notes:

  ------

  The bass note of the D/F# must be played with the thumb

  hooking over the guitar's neck. The bass note G in brackets in bar 5 can

  be played but only if you break the Travis pattern, it's optional. 

  

  

  

   


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 Bleecker street, de Simon and garfunkel 

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