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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

Paul Simon
Bass Tab
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2 versions

Bass2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

G|-----------|----------------2--------|
D|-----------|-----------------------3-|
A|-----------|-1------(3)-3------3-3---|
E|---1-1-1---|-----3-------------------|

Verse

G|-------------2--------|----------------2-----------|
D|-----3----------------|-----------------------3----|
A|----------------------|-1------(3)-3------3-3------|
E|-1-------1------1-1-1-|-----3----------------------|

Fill One

G|---------3/10---10-|--7-------------------------|
D|-----3---3/10------|------8----10-----10-----10-|
A|-------------------|--------10------------------|
E|-1-----------------|--------------8-8----8-8----|

Fill Two

G|----------------2-----3/-|-/10----10-----10--|-7-----------10--12-14-10-|
D|----------------------3/-|-/10--------10-----|-----8----10--------------|
A|-1------(3)-3-----3-3----|-------------------|-------10-----------------|
E|-----3-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
G|-12-10\9--------------------------|----------------2-------|
D|---------12\10-----------10-10----|----------------------3-|
A|--------------10\8-----8-------8\-|-1------(3)-3-----3-3---|
E|-------------------8-8------------|-----3------------------|

[Chorus] (Slap Bit)

s p s s s s s p s s p s s s

G|-------------------|------5---------------------|
D|----3--------------|-----------------2----------|
A|-----------5-----x-|/3-3-----x---/3-----3--1--0-|
E|-1------/6---6-6---|----------------------------|

s p s s p s s s s p ss p s s s ss

G|-----------------------|----5----0-----------------|
D|----3------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------5-------x-|/3----xx-----7--5--3--xx---|
E|-1----x---/6---6-6\----|---------------------------|

s p s s p s s ss s p s s p s s s

G|---------------------|----5---------------------|
D|----3----------------|---------------2----------|
A|------------5-----xx-|/3-----x---/3-----3--1--0-|
E|-1----x--/6---6-6\---|--------------------------|

s p s s p s s ss s p ss p s s s ss

G|----------------------|----5----0-----------------|
D|----3-----------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------5-----xx-|/3----xx-----7--5--3-------|
E|-1----x---/6---6-6----|----------------------xx---|

s p s BACK TO VERSE

G|----------|---2---------|
D|----3-----|-------------|
A|----------|-------------|
E|-1----1---|------1-1-1--|

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| (n) Ghost note

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| x Dead note

| s Slap

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