Paul Simon – The Coast (Guitar Tab)
Capo 3
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
4/4, 117 bpm
Note: since most forms begin on the 4, moving the last beat of each line
down to the next line makes the repeats much easier for all of us. Like so:
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
FYI, this amazing guitar work was composed and played by Paul's bandmate
Vincent Nguini.
[Drum intro, 3x]
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Intro, 2x]
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|
> > > > > >
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|
[Verse, 2x]
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|
a family of musicians took shelter for the night
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|
in the little harbor church of Saint Cecilia
[Pre-Bridge, 1x]
G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|
this is a lone - ly life
G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|
sor - rows ev - ry
C
E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2--p0---0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
where you turn and
[Bridge, 2x]
Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C
E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|
thats worth sumthinwhenyathinkaboutit thats worth some money
[Connector A, 1x]
Bb F|A G
E|-------------------------|
B|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-3-----2-----0-----------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------|
E|-----------3-------------|
[Verse, 2x]
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|
[Pre-Bridge, 1x]
G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|
G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|
C
E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Bridge, 2x]
Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C
E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|
[Connector B, 1x]
Bb F|A G
E|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-----0-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-1---0---------------------------|
E|-----------3---------------------|[Chorus A, 5x]
This chorus seems to have the emphasis on the "3" beat instead of the "1".
G C G D G E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------3~------0-----5---5-----0-|-------3~------0-----3---3-----0-| G|-----4-------0-------5---5-----0-|-----4-------0-------2---2-----0-| D|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| E|-3---------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----------------3---| to prove that I love you because I believe in you C G G|B Am7 G E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------3~------0-----5---5-----0-|-------3~--------3-----1-----0---| G|-----4-------0-------5---5-----0-|-----4-------0---0-----0-----0---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------3---------------|-----------------2-----0---------| E|---3-------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----------------3---| summer skies stars are fallin all alongtheinjured coast
[Drum solo]
13 measures long (or 12.75 technically, since we come back on the "4")
[Reintro, 2x]
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|
[Verse, 2x]
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|
G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G
E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|
[Pre-Bridge, 1x]
G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|
G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|
C
E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Bridge, 2x]
Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C
E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|
[Connector B, 1x]
This measure in 2/4 time:
Bb F|A G
E|-----------------|
B|-3-----1-----0---|
G|-3-----2-----0---|
D|-----------------|
A|-1---0-----------|
E|-----------3-----|
[Chorus B, 7x]
This chorus is oddly different from the previous one. The chords line
up with the words in the same way, but the rhythmic pattern is offset
half a measure.
G C G D G
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3---3-----0-------5~------0-|-----3---3-----0-------3~------0-|
G|-----4---4-----0-----5-------0---|-----4---4-----0-----2-------0---|
D|---------------------------0-----|-------------------0-------------|
A|-------------------3-------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------3-----|
G C G G|B Am7 G
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3---3-----0-------5~------0-|-----3---3-------3-----1-----0---|
G|-----4---4-----0-----5-------0---|-----4---4-------0-----0-----0---|
D|---------------------------0-----|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-------------|-----------------2-----0---------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3---------------3---|***********************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| . Staccato
| > Accent
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