Simon & Garfunkel – I Am A Rock (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: I am a Rock
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time: 4/4, except bars with triplets are 6/4
Tempo: Q=110, Beats on eignths are marked "+", on sixteenths "s", on triplets "t".
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. Use thumb-fretting. Let ring.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Intro] G + t t t t t t E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------0--h1--p0---0--h1--p0---0--h1--p0---| G|-0--------0---0----------------------------------------| D|------0------------0--h2--p0---0--h2--p0---0--h2--p0---| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-3------------3----------------3-----------------------| [Verse1] G + + s + t t t t t t + + E|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------3--3--| B|---------------0--3--|-3--p1p0---------0-h1-p0--0-h1-p0--0-h1-p0--|---------------------| G|-0------0--0---------|-0--------0--0------------------------------|-0------0--0---------| D|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0-h2-p0--0-h2-p0--0-h2-p0--|-----0---------------| A|-----------2---------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------| E|-3-------------------|-3-----------3------------3-----------------|-3---------3---3-----| A winter's day, in a C + + G + + t t t t t t + E|-3a--0--0------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------| B|-1a------------------|-0-h3------------0-h1-p0--0-h1-p0--0-h1-p0--|-------------------| G|-0a---------------0--|-0--------0--0------------------------------|-0------0--0-------| D|-----2---------2-----|-------0---------0-h2-p0--0-h2-p0--0-h2-p0--|-----0---------0---| A|-3a--------3---------|--------------------------------------------|-----------2-------| E|---------------------|-3-----------3------------3-----------------|-3-----------------| deep and dark De- cember; Dlong D7 C G Am C E|-----5a\3--2a-----2--|-3a-p0-----------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------| B|-----3a----1a--------|-1a-----1--0-----|-1-p0-----------3-----|-1-p0--------------|-1-p0--------1-p0-------| G|-----2a----2a--------|-0a--------------|-------2-p0--2--------|-------2-p0--2-----|-------2-p0--------2-p0-| D|-----0a--------0-----|-----2--------0--|-------2-----------2--|-------2--------2--|-------2----------------| A|-0---------0a--------|-3a--------------|-0--------------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------3----------| E|---------------------|-----------3-----|-------------0--------|-------------0-----|-------------------0----| I am a- lone, Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly fallen silent shroud of [Chorus] D + G + + D + + Dlong + + E|-----------0a-h3---0---3---|--------------0a-h3---0---5---|------------------7--\5----| B|-----------3a----------0---|--------------3a----------3---|---------------------------| G|-2---------2a----------0---|-----0--------2a----------2---|----------2----------------| D|------0------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|------0---------------0----| A|-0---------0a--------------|--------------0a--------------|-0------------0------------| E|---------------------------|-3----------------------------|---------------------------| (snow.) I am a rock. I am an is- -- -- G + + + + + + + + D + + G E|-3a------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-0a--0---0---0-------0---1--p0---|-0---0---0---0-------0---1--p0---|-----------------0---------| G|-0a--0---0---0-------0-----------|-0---0---0---0-------0-----------|-2--p0-------2-------------| D|---------0---------------2--p0---|---------0---------------2--p0---|---------0------------0----| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------| E|-3a--------------3---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-----------------3---------| land. [Verse2+3] G + + s + + + C + + E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------3---|-3ap0------0---------| B|---------------0--3--|-3--p1-0-------------|---------------------|-1a------------------| G|-0------0--0---------|----------0----------|--------0-----0------|-0a---------------0--| D|-----0---------0-----|-------0---------0---|-----0-----------0---|-------2-------2-----| A|---------------------|-------------2-------|-----------2---------|-3a--------3---------| E|-3---------3---------|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|---------------------| I've built walls, a fortress deep and Don't talk of love, but I've heard the word be- G + + Dlong + + D7 C + G E|------------------------|-------------------5----|-----5a-----p3---2a--------|-3a--p0-----------------| B|-0---h3-----------------|------------------------|-----3a----------1a--------|-1a-------1---0---------| G|----------0-------------|----------0-------------|-----2a----------2a--------|-0a---------------------| D|------0------------0----|------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|------2------------0----| A|--------------2---------|--------------2---------|-0---------------0a--------|-3a---------------------| E|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|---------------------------|--------------3---------| mighty, that none may penetrate. I fore; It's sleeping in my memory. I Am + + + + + + + C + + E|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-1--p0---------------3--------|-1--p0---------------------|-1--p0-----------1--p0-----------| G|---------2--p0---2------------|---------2--p0---2---------|---------2--p0-----------2--p0---| D|---------2---------------2----|---------2------------2----|---------2-----------------------| A|-0----------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0---------------3---------------| E|-----------------0------------|-----------------0---------|-------------------------0-------| have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. It's laughter and it's loving I dis- dain. won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. If I never loved I never would have cried.
[Chorus] ... as above ...
[Verse4] G + + + s + + + C + G + + E|-----------------3--7--|-7--\5-3-----------|------------------0--|-3a------8---8--8--|-7-\-3------------5--| B|--------------0--------|-------------------|---------------3-----|-1a----------------|---------------------| G|-0------0--0-----------|----------0--------|--------0------------|-0a----------------|--------0------------| D|-----0-----------0-----|-------0--------0--|-----0---------0-----|-----2-------0-----|-----0---------0-----| A|-----------2-----------|-------------2-----|-----------2---------|-3a----------------|---------------------| E|-3---------------------|-3-----------------|-3-------------------|---------0---------|-7---------3---------| I have my books and my poetry to pro- tect me; I'm Dlong + + D7 C + G Am + + + + + + C + + E|----5a---\3--2a-----|-3a-p0------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| B|----3a-------1a-----|-1a-----1--0------|-1-p0---------------|-1-p0---------------|-1-p0--------1-p0--------| G|----2a-------2a-----|-0a---------------|-------2-p0--2------|-------2-p0--2------|-------2-p0--------2-p0--| D|-------0---------0--|-----2---------0--|-------2---------2--|-------2---------2--|-------2-----------------| A|-0-----------0a-----|-3a---------------|-0------------------|-0------------------|-0-----------3-----------| E|--------------------|-----------3------|-------------0------|-------------0------|-------------------0-----| shielded in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one and no one touches me. [Chorus] ... as above, without last two bars ... [Outro] G + s Am + + G s + s Am E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| B|-0--------0--0--1--p0-----------|--------------------------0--|-1----1----0---------| G|----------------------------2---|-0--------0---0--------2-----|-2----2---------2----| D|------0-----------------2-------|------0------------0---------|------2---------2----| A|----------------0---------------|-----------------------------|-0-------------------| E|-3------------------------------|-3------------3--------------|-----------0---------| And a rock feels no pain; And an island never G + t t t t t t + E|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| B|-------------------0--h1--p0---0--h1--p0---0--h1--p0---|------------------------| G|-0--------0---0----------------------------------------|-0--------0---0---------| D|------0------------0--h2--p0---0--h2--p0---0--h2--p0---|------0------------0----| A|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------2---------| E|-3------------3----------------3-----------------------|-3----------------------| cries.
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| a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
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