Simon & Garfunkel – Baby Driver (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel (From the 1970 Album BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass 1' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass 2'

 Intro
  Q=158(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
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|----------|-----------------13-|-(13)--------|-(13)---------------|
|-6--------|-(6)----(6)-6S13----|-------------|---------13-11-13\--|
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  W          +H     +E  E  E  E    +W            +H.       Q
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|----------|-----------------13-|-(13)--------|-(13)------------|
|-6--------|-(6)----(6)-6S13----|-------------|-----------13\---|
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  W          a Q  Q  a Q  Q    W          a Q  Q  a Q  Q
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|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-6--------|-5s6--6--5s6--6--|-6--------|-5s6--6--5s6--6---||
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| Gtr II
| W            H       Q  Q    W            H       Q  Q
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|----------|--------------6--|-6--------|--------------6---||
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   1st - 3rd Verses
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                                    Chorus
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| H     E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q   Q   E E   E E E E E Q.
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| Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.
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  H..       E   H.      Q     Q    Q  Q  E E   E E E E E Q.
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| H..       E   W             H..          E   E E E E E Q.
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                                                    Interlude
  1.
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|-3-----------|-----5---6---8---|-----5---6---8---||-----5---6---8----|
|-------1-----|-6---------------|-6---------------||-6----------------|
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| Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
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| Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|-------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
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                Interlude
  2.
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  Q   Q   E E Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   Q   Q   Q   Q
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| E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     E E E E E E E E
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| E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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| Q    Q     Q   Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q.     W
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   W             Q    Q  Q  E E   E E E E E Q  E   Q  Q  Q  Q
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|--3-----------|------5--6--8---|----------------|-3------------|
|--------------|-6------------6-|---5---4---3--3-|-------3------|
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| +H.      Q     H..          E   E E E E E Q  E   Q  Q  Q  Q
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|-(3)----------|----------------|----------------|-3------------|
|----------3/--|-6------------6-|---5---4---3--3-|-------3------|
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                                                     Interlude
                      D.S. al Coda  &
  Q   Q   Q   Q     E E Q   E E Q      Q  Q  Q  Q     Q   Q   Q   Q
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| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q  Q  Q  Q     E E E E E E E E
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  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q
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  Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q     Q   Q   E E Q
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| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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   Outro
    Faster Q=174(8=s8)
    Q  Q  E E Q      E  E Q    E  E Q
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||o-7-------------|--7--7---------------|
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|   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
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  Q  Q  E E Q      E  E Q    E  E Q    4x
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|----6--7-7-9---|-------6----7--7-9---o||
|-7-------------|--7--7---------------o||
|---------------|----------------------||

| Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E  4x
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|---------------|---------------------o||
|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-o||
|---------------|----------------------||

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