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Graceland

Paul Simon
Bass Tab
4.6(21)

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

Song

Graceland

By: Paul Simon

Bass played by: Bakithi Khumalo

Intro x2:

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|/7----------------------|
E|---------0--------------|

Verse X2:

G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-------------7-------------7-------------7----|
E|0--0-----0----0--0-----0----0--0-----0----0--0-----0-|2X
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-------------7-------------7-------------7----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|5--5-----5----5--5-----5----5--5-----5----5--5-----5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------11-------------11-------------11-------------11----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|9--9------9----9--9------9----9--9------9----9--9------9-|

Verse Fill A:

G|------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|------9-------------9-------------9-------|----------------|
A|------------------------------------------|-----7----------|
E|7--7-----7----7--7-----7----7--7-----7----|7--9-----9-7-4-2|

Verse Fill B:

                                           G|------------------|
                                           D|-----7--7-5---5---|
                                           A|------------7----7|
                                           E|7--7--------------|

Chorus X4: Chorus Fill A X3:

G|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
D|-------------5--4-------7--7-5---5------------------6-----4|-7--7-5---5---|
A|0h7--7--0h7--------7--0--------7----7--0h7--7-----7-----5--|--------7----7|
E|------------------------------------------------7-----5----|--------------|

(Last time through) Chorus Fill B:

|--------------|

|--------------|

|9--9-7--------|

|-------9-7-0--|

The song just repeats this same format

through 3 more times.

(without the intro of course)

Except the last time through they only

go through the verse one time, then

fade out on the chorus.

Corrections? Questions? E-mail: devinf108@gmail.com

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