Paul Simon – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Paul Simon (From the 1975 Album STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Tropea - Electric Guitar ' Intro 1st & 3rd Verses Q=104 Em/G D6 Cmaj7B7b9 Em D#° 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.) Wx4 H H H Q Q H H
e|------------||--0----2----|-0----------|-0----2----|
B|------------||o-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
G|------------||--0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----2----|
D|------------||--2----0----|------1-----|-2----1----|
A|------------||o-----------|-3----2-----|-----------|
E|------------||--3---------|------------|-----------|
 |                            H    H
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 | Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
 | Wx4            H    H      H    H       H    H
e|------------||--3----2----|-7----------|-7---------|
B|------------||o-5----3----|-5----7-----|-8----7----|
G|------------||--4----4----|-5----5-----|-9----5----|
D|------------||--5----0----|-5----7-----|-9----7----|
A|------------||o-----------|------6-----|------6----|
E|------------||------------|------------|-----------|

   F#°adG+/B   Em   D6     Cmaj7B7b9    Em   Am7
   H    H      H    H      H    Q  Q    H    H
e|-5----3----|-3----2----|-0----------|-----------|
B|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
G|-5----0----|-0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----0----|
D|-4----1----|-2----0----|------1-----|-2----2----|
A|------2----|-----------|-3----2-----|-2----0----|
E|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
 |                         H    H
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 | H    H      H    H      H    H       H    H
e|-5----3----|-3----2----|-7----2-----|-3---------|
B|-0----4----|-5----3----|-5----0-----|-5----5----|
G|-5----4----|-4----4----|-5----2-----|-4----5----|
D|-4----5----|-5----0----|-5----1-----|-5----5----|
A|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|

              2nd & 4th Verses
   Em          Em/G D6     Cmaj7B7b9    Em   D#°
   W           H    H      H    Q  Q    H    H
e|-0--------||-0----2----|-0----------|-0----2----|
B|-0--------||-0----0----|-0----1--0--|-0----1----|
G|-0--------||-0----2----|-0----2-----|-0----2----|
D|-2--------||-2----0----|------1-----|-2----1----|
A|----------||-----------|-3----2-----|-----------|
E|-0--------||-3---------|------------|-0---------|
 |                         H    H
|
 | W           H    H      H    H       H    H
e|-0--------||-3----2----|-7----------|-7---------|
B|-0--------||-5----3----|-5----7-----|-8----7----|
G|-0--------||-4----4----|-5----5-----|-9----5----|
D|-2--------||-5----0----|-5----7-----|-9----7----|
A|----------||-----------|------6-----|------6----|
E|----------||-----------|------------|-----------|

   F#º7 G+/B   Em   D6     Cmaj7B7     Em   Am7
   H    H      H    H      H    H      H    H
e|-5----3----|-0----2----|-0---------|-----------|
B|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----0----|-0----1----|
G|-5----0----|-0----2----|-0----2----|-0----0----|
D|-4----1----|-2----0----|------1----|-2----2----|
A|------2----|-----------|-3----2----|-2----0----|
E|-----------|-0---------|-----------|-----------|
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 | H    H      H    H      H    H      H    H
e|-5----3----|-3----2----|-7----2----|-3---------|
B|-4----4----|-5----3----|-5----0----|-5----5----|
G|-5----4----|-4----4----|-5----2----|-4----5----|
D|-4----5----|-5----0----|-5----1----|-5----5----|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

                                                   Chorus
   Em               Am7     Em                       G7
                               Gtr II
   W           H     H      Q   E    E    H        E e E e E e S S e
e|-0--------|-^0----^0----|-0-------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|-0--------|-^0----^1----|-0--[12]------[12]---||---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|-0--------|-^0----^0----|-0-------[12]--------||---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|-2--------|-^2----^2----|-2-------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|----------|-------^0----|---------------------||---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-0--------|-^0----------|-0-------------------||-------------------|
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 | W           H     H      W                      E e E e E e S S e
e|-0--------|-^0----------|-0-------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|-0--------|-^0----^5----|-0-------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|-0--------|-^0----^5----|-0-------------------||---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|-2--------|-^2----^5----|-2-------------------||---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|----------|-------------|---------------------||---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|----------|-------------|---------------------||-------------------|

     Bb                  C
   E e e e e e S S e   E  e e  e e  e S  S  e
e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
G|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
A|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E  e E  e E  e S  S  e
e|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
B|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
G|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
D|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
A|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

     G7
   E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

     Bb                  C
   E e e e e e S S e   E  e e  e e  e S  S  e
e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
G|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
A|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E  e E  e E  e S  S  e
e|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
B|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
G|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
D|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
A|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

     G7
   E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

     Bb                  C
   E e e e e e S S e   E  e e  e e  e S  S  e
e|-------------------|------------------------|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
G|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|
A|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|
|
 | E e E e E e S S e   E  e E  e E  e S  S  e
e|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
B|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|
G|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|
D|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
A|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|
E|-------------------|------------------------|

     G7
   E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E e E e E e S S e
e|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
G|---4---4---4---4-4-|---4---4---4---4-4-|
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|---3---3---3---3-3-|
A|---5---5---5---5-5-|---5---5---5---5-5-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

     Bb                  C                      G7
   E e e e e e S S e   E  e e  e e  e S  S  e   W          +W
e|-------------------|------------------------|-3--------|-(3)-----||
B|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-3--------|-(3)----o||
G|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-4--------|-(4)-----||
D|---3---3---3---3-3-|----5----5----5----5--5-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
A|---1---1---1---1-1-|----3----3----3----3--3-|-5--------|-(5)----o||
E|-------------------|------------------------|----------|---------||
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 | E e E e E e S S e   E  e E  e E  e S  S  e   W          +W
e|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
B|---6---6---6---6-6-|----8----8----8----8--8-|-3--------|-(3)----o||
G|---7---7---7---7-7-|----9----9----9----9--9-|-4--------|-(4)-----||
D|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|-3--------|-(3)-----||
A|---8---8---8---8-8-|---10---10---10---10-10-|-5--------|-(5)----o||
E|-------------------|------------------------|----------|---------||

  Outro
   Wx4
e|--------*|
B|--------*|
G|--------*|
D|--------*|
A|--------*|
E|--------*|
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 [n] - natural 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