Skip to content
The Coast cover art

The Coast

Paul Simon
Tab
★4.6(4)

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

Drum intro, 3x

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|

Intro, 2x

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|

> > > > > >

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|

Verse, 2x

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|

a family of musicians took shelter for the night

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|

in the little harbor church of Saint Cecilia

Pre-Bridge, 1x

G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|

this is a lone - ly life

G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|

sor - rows ev - ry

C

E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2--p0---0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

where you turn and

Bridge, 2x

Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C

E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|

thats worth sumthinwhenyathinkaboutit thats worth some money

Connector A, 1x

Bb F|A G

E|-------------------------|
B|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-3-----2-----0-----------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------|
E|-----------3-------------|

Verse, 2x

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|

Pre-Bridge, 1x

G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|

G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|

C

E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bridge, 2x

Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C

E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|

Connector B, 1x

Bb F|A G

E|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-----0-------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-1---0---------------------------|
E|-----------3---------------------|

Chorus A, 5x

This chorus seems to have the emphasis on the "3" beat instead of the "1".

G C G D G

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3~------0-----5---5-----0-|-------3~------0-----3---3-----0-|
G|-----4-------0-------5---5-----0-|-----4-------0-------2---2-----0-|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
A|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3---------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----------------3---|

to prove that I love you because I believe in you

C G G|B Am7 G

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3~------0-----5---5-----0-|-------3~--------3-----1-----0---|
G|-----4-------0-------5---5-----0-|-----4-------0---0-----0-----0---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---------------|-----------------2-----0---------|
E|---3-------3-----------------3---|---3-------3-----------------3---|

summer skies stars are fallin all alongtheinjured coast

Drum solo

13 measures long (or 12.75 technically, since we come back on the "4")

Reintro, 2x

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|

Verse, 2x

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|---------------0---1-3---|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-------------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0-----------------------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3-----------|

G|D D|F# G C G|D D|F# G

E|-1p0-----|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----3-1-|---0-------0----h1---1---1p0-----|-------------------------|
G|---------|-------2---------------------2-0-|---0---2---0-----0-------|
D|---------|-0--------------h2---2---2p0-----|-0---------------0-------|
A|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------|-------2-----3-------------------|-------2-----3---3-------|

Pre-Bridge, 1x

G|B Am7 G G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0-----------|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------2-2---2-|-2-----0-----------------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------3-----------|

G|B Am7 G Am7 G|B C G|B Am7 G

E|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-3---3-|-3-----1-----0---1---3-----------|-5-----3-----1-----------|
G|-0-0---0-|-0-----0-----0---0---0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------0-----|
A|-2-2---2-|-2-----0---------0---2-----------|-3-----2-----0-----------|
E|---------|-------------3-------------------|-------------------3-----|

C

E|---------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------|1--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------0---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------2|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------3-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Bridge, 2x

Bb F|A G G7 C Bb F|A G G7 C

E|---------------3-----1p0-----0---|---------------------1-------0---|
B|-3-----1-------------------------|-3-----1-----0-------------------|
G|-3-----2-------------------0-----|-3-----2-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------|
A|-1---0-------------------3-------|-1---0-------------------3-------|
E|-----------3-------3-------------|-----------3---------------------|

Connector B, 1x

This measure in 2/4 time:

Bb F|A G

E|-----------------|
B|-3-----1-----0---|
G|-3-----2-----0---|
D|-----------------|
A|-1---0-----------|
E|-----------3-----|

Chorus B, 7x

This chorus is oddly different from the previous one. The chords line

up with the words in the same way, but the rhythmic pattern is offset

half a measure.

G C G D G

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3---3-----0-------5~------0-|-----3---3-----0-------3~------0-|
G|-----4---4-----0-----5-------0---|-----4---4-----0-----2-------0---|
D|---------------------------0-----|-------------------0-------------|
A|-------------------3-------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------3-----|

G C G G|B Am7 G

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----3---3-----0-------5~------0-|-----3---3-------3-----1-----0---|
G|-----4---4-----0-----5-------0---|-----4---4-------0-----0-----0---|
D|---------------------------0-----|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-------------|-----------------2-----0---------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3---------------3---|

***********************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| ~ Vibrato

| . Staccato

| > Accent

***********************************

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

Sign in to join the conversation.

No comments yet. If you play this one, say what works.