Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia (Bass Tab)

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CECILIA (Bassline) 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'

 Intro                     Chorus
  Q=104
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W            W         4x W          W
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|----------|----5--------|-------3--3--|
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 1st Verse
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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 Chorus
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----|
|-3-----3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|
|----3--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--|

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 Interlude
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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|-------------|-------------|-------3-----|-------5-----||
|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3--|----3--------|----5--------||
|----3-----3--|----3--------|-1--------1--|-3--------3--||

 Guitar Solo
  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5-----|
|-3-----3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------|
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  Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
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|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5--------||
|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3--||

   Chorus
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5------o||
||o-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5---------o||
||--1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3----||

   Outro
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    4x
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||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------5------o||
||o-------3--3--|-------3--3--|-------3--3--|----5---------o||
||--1--1--------|-1--1--------|-1--1--------|-3--------3----||

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