Simon & Garfunkel – I Am A Rock (Bass Tab)

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I AM A ROCK (Bassline) As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel (From the 1966 Album SOUNDS OF SILENCE) Words and Music by Paul Simon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Joe Osborn - Bass'
 Intro
  Q=110
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx3
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 1st Verse
  Wx4          H    Q  Q
|------------|-------------|
|------------|-------------|
|------------|---------x\--|
|------------|-------------|

                                            Chorus
                 2/4      4/4
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E   Q.   E Q   Q      Q.   E Q   Q
|---------------|--------|----------------||----------------|
|--------5----5-|-3----3-|-3----3-3--/x\--||-----------/7\--|
|-5----5--------|--------|----------------||-5----5-7-------|
|---------------|--------|----------------||----------------|

  Q.   E Q   Q     Q.   E Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------/7\--|--------3----3-|-----------------|---------2-3-5-|
|-5----5-7-------|-5----5--------|-5-5-5-5---3---3-|-3--3--3-------|
|----------------|---------------|---------5---5---|---------------|

                    Interlude
  +Q   Q  E E E E    +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q   E E Q  Q    E E E E +E  E Q
|-----------2-----||-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|-(5)--5--5---5---||-----------------|----------------|-------7-(7)---7--|
|---------------3-||-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3-3-3--3--|-----7-------7----|
|-----------------||-----------------|----------------|-5-5--------------|

                       2nd - 4th Verses
  E E E E +E  E E E     Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E
|-------------------||----------------|-----------------|-------------2-5-|
|-------7-(7)---7-5-||o---------------|-------------2-3-|-(3)--3--3-5-----|
|-----7-------7-----||o-3--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)--3--3-5-----|-----------------|
|-5-5---------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                               2/4      4/4
  Q  Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  Q    Q   Q    E E Q  E E  Q
|--------------|----------------|-------------|--------|------------------||
|--------------|----------------|-------5--5--|-3--/5--|------------------||
|-3--3--3--3-3-|-(3)--3--3--5s7-|-5--5--------|--------|-3-3-3--3-3-/x\---||
|--------------|----------------|-------------|--------|------------------||

 Chorus
  Q  E E Q   Q     Q  E E Q   Q     Q.   E Q.   E   Q  E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------/7\--|-----------/7\--|--------3----3-|-5--5-5---------|
|-5--5-5-7-------|-5--5-5-7-------|-5----5--------|----------3---3-|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------5---5---|

                                    Interlude
                                                     1.,2.
  Q  Q  E E E E   +Q   Q  E E E E    +Q   Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  Q  E E
|---------------|-----------2-----||----------------|----------------|
|---------2-3-5-|-(5)--5--5---5---||----------------|----------------|
|-3--3--3-------|---------------3-||-(3)--3--3--3-3-|-(3)--3--3--5-3-|
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------|

                                         3.
                                                       2/4
  Q  E E +E  E Q    E E E E +E  E E E  3x Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q
|-----------------|--------------------||-------------|-------|
|------7-(7)---7--|-------7-(7)---7-5-o||-------------|----5--|
|----7-------7----|-----7-------7-----o||-3--3--3--3--|-5-----|
|-5---------------|-5-5----------------||-------------|-------|

                ritardando Q=90
 4/4
  Q.   E H      H    H      W          Wx3
|-------------|-----------|----------|--------*|
|-------------|------5----|----------|--------*|
|-3----3-3----|-5---------|-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