Paul Simon – Kodachrome (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2

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Artist: Paul Simon Song: Kodachrome (Listen to the song and piece together the strumming for each part as well as the progression) [Chords Used] Em 022000 A x02220 D xx0232 Dmaj7 xx0222 D7 xx0212 G 320003 Bm 224432 Am x02210 C x32010 A7 x02020

[Intro]
     D     D     D
e|-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3---3-3---3-3---3---0---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2---2-2---2-2-------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----------------0-0--------------0----------------------|
A|-------------------------2---------1h2-----2-0------1h2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3--------------3-3-------3-2-1-0--------------|

    Em   A    D        Em    A
e|------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-2--3-3—3-3-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-----------2-2--2-2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----------------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse] (0:13)
    “When I think back to all the . . .
     D    Dmaj7  D7
e|---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3---2-2---1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-0--------------0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------1h2-----2-0------1h2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3--------------3-3-------3-2-1-0--------------------|

     [0:21]
    “It’s a wonder I can’t think . . .
    Em   A    D        Em    A
e|------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-2--3-3-3-3-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-----------2-2--2-2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----------------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] (*Note that the second Em and A are not played before the Chorus) (**Note that after the first loop on the Chorus, it picks up at Am (see below))

                    [0:40]                                     
                    “Kodachrome . . .                             “Day oh yeah
   *                G    Bm   Em   Am   D    G    C    A7  D       G  Bm  Em
                                                                  (Single Strum)
e|------------2-2---1-1--2-2-------0-0--2-2--1-1--0-0--0-0--2-2----1--2---------|
B|-------2-2--3-3---0-0--3-3-------1-1--3-3--0-0--1-1--2-2--3-3----0--3---------|
G|-------2-2--2-2---0-0--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--2-2----0--4--0------|
D|--2-2--2-2--------0-0--4-4--2-2--2-2-------0-0--2-2--2-2---------0--4--2------|
A|--2-2-------------2-2--2-2--2-2------------2-2--3-3--------------2--2--2------|
E|------------------3-3--2-2-----------------3-3-------------------3--2---------|

                                   [0:57]
                                  “I got a Nikon Camera . . .
                                   **
                                   Am   D    G    C    A7  D      G  Bm  Em
                                                                 (Single Strum)
e|---------------------------------0-0--2-2--1-1--0-0--0-0-2-2----1--2----------|
B|---------------------------------1-1--3-3--0-0--1-1--2-2-3-3----0--3----------|
G|---------------------------------2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0-2-2----0--4--0-------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-------0-0--2-2--2-2--------0--4--2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------2-2--3-3-------------2--2--2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-3------------------3--2----------|

[Outro]
     [2:11]
     “Mama gonna take my Kodachrome away . . .
      G    Bm   Em
e|----1-1--2-2------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0--3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0--4-4--0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-0--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-2--2-2--2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-3--2-2------------------------------------------------------------------|

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