Paul Simon – Slip Slidin Away (Bass Tab)

Versions (4)

Auto-scroll

As recorded by Paul Simon (From the 1977 Album GREATEST HITS, ETC.) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Anthony Jackson - Bass'
   Intro
    Q=120(8=s8)               1.
   4/4
    Gtr I
    W          +H     e E Q    W          +S  E. Q  H
||-----------|--------1-1p0--|----------|-----------------||
||o----------|---------------|----------|----------------o||
||o----------|---------------|----------|----------------o||
||--4--------|-(4)-----------|-1--------|-(1)-1-----1-----||

                        Chorus
  2.
  W          W           W          +H     E E Q
|----------|----------||----------|----------------|
|-3--------|-3--------||----------|----------------|
|----------|----------||----------|----------------|
|----------|----------||-4--------|-(4)----x-4-3---|

  W          W          H    H      H    H
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|-6---------|-----------|
|----------|----------|------6----|-4----6----|
|-1--------|-1--------|-----------|-----------|

                             1st - 3rd Verses
                          $$
  H    H      H    E E Q      W          W
|-----------|-------------||-----------|------|
|-----------|-------------||o----------|------|
|-----------|-------------||o----------|------|
|-4----4----|-4------4-3--||--1--------|-1----|

  W          H    E  E  E  E
|----------|-----------------|
|----------|--------13-13-13-|
|----------|-----------------|
|-4--------|-4---------------|

   a  E  E  E  E  a  E  E E  E    a  E  Q.    +E   Q   a  E
|-------13-13----------15------|-------13----(13)-13--16h18--|
|-13h15-------15-15s17------13-|-13h15-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

   +Q    a  E  E  +Q    E  E    +W            +H     E E Q    W
|-(18)--16h18-16-(16)--16-17-|-(17)--------|-(17)-----------|------|
|----------------------------|-------------|----------------|------|
|----------------------------|-------------|----------------|------|
|----------------------------|-------------|-----------4-3--|-1----|

  W          H    H      H    H      H    H
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|------6----|-4----6----|-----------|
|-1--------|-4---------|-----------|-4---------|

              Chorus
To Dbl. Coda$
   W           Q  a  Q  Q  a  Q    Q  a  Q  Q  Q    Q  a E E Q  a Q
|-17--------||-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------||-6--------6--------|-6--------6-----|------------------|
|-18--------||----8s11-----8s11--|----8s11--------|-8--6s8-8-8--6s8--|
|-16--------||-------------------|----------------|------------------|

                             1.
  Q  a Q  Q  Q    H    H      H    H      H    H      W
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------||
|---------------|-6---------|-----------|-----------|------o||
|-8--6s8--8--8--|------6----|-4----6----|-----------|------o||
|---------------|-----------|-----------|-4----4----|-4-----||

  2.,D.S.
                                         To Coda
  H    H      H.      E E   +Q    E E +Q    E E    +W           W
|-----------|-------------|----------------------|------------|------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------------6--|-(6)--------|------||
|-4----6----|-------------|---------4-(4)--/8----|------------|------||
|-----------|-4-------4-2-|-(2)--/6--------------|------------|-4----||

 Bridge
  Q.   E +H       W          H    H      W
|---------------|----------|-----------|------|
|-3-------------|----------|-----------|------|
|------6-(6)----|----------|-4----6----|-4----|
|---------------|-4--------|-----------|------|
|--3--|
  W          W          W          H      Q  Q  Q
|----------|----------|----------|----------13-15-|
|----------|----------|----------|-3----/15-------|
|-4--------|----------|----------|----------------|
|----------|-4--------|-4--------|----------------|

      ~~~
   a  H.      Q    H    H      H    H      W
|-15s17----------|-----------|-----------|------|
|----------------|-----------|-----------|------|
|----------------|------6----|-4----6----|------|
|----------------|-4---------|-----------|-4----|

D.S. al Cod&                               D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
  W           H    +Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   +W           W
|----------||--------------|-----------------|------------|-------||
|----------||-6----(6)---4-|---4-------------|------------|-------||
|----------||--------------|-------4---4-----|------------|-------||
|-4--------||--------------|---------------4-|-(4)--------|-4-----||

   Chorus
    &&
    Q  a  Q  Q  a  Q    Q  a  Q  Q  Q    Q  a E E Q  a Q    Q  a Q  Q  Q
||--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
||o-6--------6--------|-6--------6-----|------------------|----------------|
||o----8s11-----8s11--|----8s11--------|-8--6s8-8-8--6s8--|-8--6s8--8------|
||--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|

                         1.
  H    H      H    H      H    Q.   E   W
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------||
|-6---------|-----------|-------------|------o||
|------6----|-4----6----|-------------|------o||
|-----------|-----------|-4----4----4-|-4-----||

                                                   Outro
  2.
  H    H      H    E E Q    W          W            W
|-----------|-------------|----------|----------||-------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|----------||o------|
|-----------|-------------|----------|----------||o------|
|-4----4----|-4------4-3--|-1--------|-1--------||--4----|

                          1.,2.,3.,4.        5.
  H    E E Q    W          +S  E. Q  H     5x W          +W
|-------------|----------|-----------------||----------|--------*|
|-------------|----------|----------------o||----------|--------*|
|-------------|----------|----------------o||----------|--------*|
|-4------4-3--|-1--------|-(1)-1-----1-----||-1--------|-(1)----*|
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 - 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 ----------- | - 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