#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: R P Kent Bleecker Street -------------- by Simon and Garfunkel from Wednesday Morning 3am This is a brilliant song from their first album. Paul Simon's guitar playing is amazing. The reason it sounds so good is that it's capoed at the 9th fret to get those really high twangy sounds. He plays two very similar parts, I've transcribed this from the guitar in the LH speaker. I've included the intro, first verse and the end. The intervening verses are nearly identical but there are certain variations mainly on the D/F# and the G/C parts but all are included somewhere in the tab for the first verse. Listen to the record for them. Paul Simon Travis picks throughout (as usual). Anyway here it is.... Transcribed by Rich Kent ([email protected]). If there's any questions mail me... Capo 9th Fret!! -------------- Intro: ------ G D/F# C G/C e:|-----------------|-2---------------|-------3---------|-----------------| B:|-0-----0---0-----|-------3---3-----|-0h1-------1-----|-----0h1---0-----| G:|-------0---------|------(2)--------|-----0-------0---|-----------------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------|-----0h2-----0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | Verse1: G/C G/C D/F# C e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----|-------3---------| B:|-------0h1p0-----|-----0h1---0-----|-------3---------|-0h1-------1-----| G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---| D:|-----0--h2p0-0---|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|---------2-------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| E:|-3------(3)------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | Fogs rolling in off the east river G/C G Am Am/G e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------| B:|-----0h1---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------1-----|-----------1-----| G:|-----------------|-------0---------|-------2---------|-------2---------| D:|-----0h2-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | bank like a shroud Am/F# G Em e:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|---------------0-| B:|-------1---------|-------1---------|-----0-------1---|-0---------0-----| G:|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-0-----0---------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3---2---|-0-------0-------| | | | | | | | | it covers Bleecker Street B7 C e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-4-----0---------|-------1---------| G:|-------0---------|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|-----------0-----| D:|-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----2-------2---| A:|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------| E:|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | fills the alleys where men sleep G D/F# e:|-3---------------|-------3---------|-3---------------|-----2-----0-----| B:|-----------1-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|-------3-------3-| G:|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-----------------| D:|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| | | | | | | | | hides the shepherd Em G e:|-----2-----------|---------------0-|-----0-----------|-----------------| B:|-----3-----------|-----------0-----|-----0-----------|-------3---------| G:|-----2-----------|-------0---------|-----0-----------|-----------0-----| D:|-----0-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----0-------0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------2---0---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---2---|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | from the sheep Em G Verse2:> e:|-2-------0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| B:|-----------------|-3-----0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---------| G:|-------0-------0-|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|-----------0-----| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-2-------0h2-----|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| | | | | | | | | Voices End: ---- G e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------| G:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------| D:|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------| | | | | | | | | Other verses ------------ Voices leaking from a sad cafe Smiling faces try to understand I saw a shadow touch a shadow's hand On Bleecker Street The poet reads his crooked rhyme Holy holy is his sacrament Thirty dollars pays your rent On Bleecker Street I heard a church bell softly chime In a melody sustaining It's a long road to Canaan On Bleecker Street Notes: ------ The bass note of the D/F# must be played with the thumb hooking over the guitar's neck. The bass note G in brackets in bar 5 can be played but only if you break the Travis pattern, it's optional.
