For Emily Whenever I May Find Her

Song

FOR EMILY, WHEREVER I MAY FIND HER

PAUL SIMON

Transcribed by: Erik_Davis@magic-bbs.corp.apple.com

Here's the way I've been playing it -- not an exact lift, but gets the feel

of the song, sounds amazing, and is surprisingly simple to play. It is

fingerpicked (somewhat hard to play with a flatpick, but possible if your

country claw has an even bass-treble volume ratio, and uses both the middle

and index to work the top strings. I personally think it sounds better

with fingerpicks or even bare fingers).

I play it on Capo III

THE CHORDS:

D5: xx0235

G5: xx0033

D: 200232

G: xx0033

Cmaj7: x32000

A: x02220

THE PICKING PATTERN:

B-2-(3+1)-2-B-2-(3+1)-2

Where B is the lowest bass note, as indicated in the above chord charts.

(3+1) indicates that the 3 and the 1 are plucked simultaneously. As you

may have guessed, all of the above strings get 1/8 note.

This pattern is consistent throughout the song.

THE SONG:

Intro: /D5.../G5.../D5.../G5.../

(D5) What a dream I had,(G) pressed in (Fig 1) organdy

(D) Clothed in crinoline (Cmaj7) of smokey burgandy

(G) Softer than the (A) rain

I wanderd empty streets, down past the shop display

I heard cathedral bells, tripping down the alley-way

As I walked on

And when you ran to me, your checks flushed with the night

We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight

I held your hand

(instrumental)

And when I awoke and felt your warm and near

I kissed your honey hair, with my grateful tears

Oh I love you girl

(Cmaj7) Oh (G) how I love you (A) girl

THE FIGURES:

Each dash represents 1/16th note. I have tried to be exact in this to make it easier.

s - strum

r - strum, with a slight ritard (normally notated by a wavy down arrow next to the chord)

p - pluck

Fig 1:

p--> s

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

Instrumental:

p s -->

p s-->

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

p--> s p s-->

p p

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

r p-->

E|----------------|----------------|
B|0---------------|----------------|    picking pattern resumes for
G|0---2---0-------|0---------------|    last two measures of instrumental:
D|2-----------4---|----4---2---0---|    /G.../A.../ --> last verse
A|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|