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You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon
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Song

You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon

Bass Paul Simon

Intro

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------Rest-------|------Rest-------|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-----3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|

W W S S E E E Q.S S S S E E E Q. E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3---1-3-|-------0-3-------|-------1-3---5---|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|

S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q.S S S S E E E H S S E E E Q Q

Verse 1

|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------o|
|o-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3---3-5-|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|
|--1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3----------------|

S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E S S E E E

|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------0-3-----3-0-|-------0-5-3-3-1-0-|-------0-0-3-1-0-|-------1-3-3-3-3-1-0-|
|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3-------------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------------|

S S E E Q E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E S S E E

|-----5-5-----5---|-----------5-5-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------0-3-----3-3-|-------0-3---3-0-|-----0-3-3-1-----|
|-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1-1-------------|-1-1-1-----------|-1-3---------3---|

E E E E E E Q S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q

Chorus

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-----3-|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-----3-|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|

S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-----3-|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3---3---|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|

S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q Q

Verse 2

|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------o|
|o-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3---3-5-|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|
|--1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3----------------|

S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E S S E E E

|---------------------|-----5/7-5-5-----|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|---5-------------|---------------|---5-------------|
|-------0-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-------0-3-1-0-|-------3-0-------|
|-1-1-1-------------1-|-3-----------3-1-|-1-1-1---------|-3---5-----3-1---|

S S E E E S S E E E E E S E.E E E E S S E E Q.E E E E E E E E Q

|-----------------|-----5/7-5-5-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3---3-0-|-----------------|-------0-3---1-0-|-------1-3-1-0-----|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-----------3-1-|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------3-1-|

S S E E E Q E E E E S E.E E E E S S E E Q. E E S S E E E E E E E

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental 1

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------0-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------1-3-3-3-3-------|
|-1-1-1---------------|-3-3-3---------------|-1-1-1---------------|-3-3-3-----------1/3\1-|

S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S E

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-------0-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-------1-3-------------|
|-1-1-1---------------|-3-3-3---------------|-1-1-1---------------|-3-3-3-----1/3\1-1/3\1-|

S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S E

|--------------------|-----5/7-5-5-----|-----------------|---3/7------------|
|o-------------------|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
|o-------0-3---5---3-|-----------------|-------0-3---1-0-|-------1-1-1-----o|
|--1-1-1-------------|-3-----------3-1-|-1-1-1-----------|-1-----------3-1--|

S S E E E E E E E E E S E.E E E E S S E E Q. E E S E.Q E S S E E

Repeat Intro

Verse 3

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3---3-5-|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------------|

S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E S S E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5---5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3---3-5-|-------0-3---3-5-|-------1-3---------|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-------------|

S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E E.S

|-------5-5-------5-|-----------5-5-----|-------5-5-------5-|---3-3-3-2-------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------5-----|
|-------------------|-------1-3-----3-1-|-------------------|-------------3-3-|
|-1-1-1-----1-1-1---|-3-3-3-------------|-1-1-1-----1-1-1---|-3---------------|

S S E E E S S E Q S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E Q E E.E.E E E E E

|-------------------|-------3/7-5-5-----|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------5-----|
|-------3-3-----3-3-|---------------3-3-|-------3-3-----3-3-|-------1-5-5---3-1-|
|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3-------------|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3-------------|

S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E E E

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental 2

|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-------|-------0-3---3/5\3-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------3-|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3-------------|

S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q S S E S S E E E E E E E

|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-------1-3-3---3-3-|-------0-3---0-3-|-------1-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1---------------|-3-3-3-------------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-------------|

S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E E E E E

|-------------5---|---3/7-5-5-----|-------------5---|---3-3-2-------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------5-----|
|-------0-3-------|---------------|-------0-3-------|-----------3---|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3---------3-1-|-1-1-1-----------|-3-------------|

S S E E E Q Q E E.E.E E E E S S E E E Q Q E E.E.E E E Q

|-----------------|---3/7-5-5-----|-------------5---|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------3-3---3-3-|-----------3-3-|-------0-3-------|-----1-3-1-0-----|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-------------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3---------3-1-|

S S E E E Q E E E E.E.E E E E S S E E E Q Q S S E.E.E E E E

Solo!

|---3h5---------------------|---------------------------5p3-|
|-------0h3h5---------------|---------------------5p3p0-----|
|-------------0h3h5---------|-3h5-5-5p3-----5p3p0-----------|
|-------------------3h5-5---|-----------5p3-----------------|

E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S

Outro

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3---3---|-------1-3-------|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-3-3-1---|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-------3\--|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------3-|

S S E E E Q Q S S E E E Q Q S S E E E Q. E S S E E E E E E.S

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------0-3-----3-|-------1-3-------|-------0-3-------|-------1-3-3-1-----|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------5-|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3---------3-1-|

S S E E E Q. E S S E E E Q. E S S E E E H S S E E E E E E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3/5-------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-------0-3-------|-------1-3---3-0-|-------0-3---3-0-|-------1-3----3-3-3---|
|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3----------------|

S S E E E H S S E E E Q E E S S E E E Q E E S S E E E /E S S S E.

|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------3/5-------5-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------0-3---3---3-|-------1-3---3---3-|-------0-3---3---3-|-------1-3----3-3-3---|
|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3-------------|-1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3----------------|

S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E /E S S S E.

|--------------------|--------------------|
|o-------------------|-------------------o|
|o-------0-3---------|-------1-3---------o|
|--1-1-1-------------|-3-3-3--------------|

S S E E E H S S E E E H

Repeat to fade

Optional Fill (Overdubbed On Record)

|---7/10----7/10-----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve

H - Half Note/Minim

Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note

E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note

S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note

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