Kathys Song tab by Simon & Garfunkel

Tabs

This is my version of this wonderfully gorgeous song since I don't like the
version in the guitar book. I think it's more accurate to what the artist
is really playing, so tell me what YOU think.


Kathy's Song (as heard on "Greatest Hits")

Words/Music by Paul Simon
Tablature by John Nimis
Solo added by Matt Hatton ([email protected])


Intro: (and filler between verses)

 G+G	 C/GC/G		G+G
E MajorE -----H-------P--|----------------|
BB ----0-1---1---0-|--0-------0-----|
G+G ----------------|------0-------0-| Repeat several times...
D MajorD ----0-2-----2-0-|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---+---+---|3---+---3---+---|

Verses:

	G+G		C/GC/G		C/GC/G		G+G
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB --0-------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|----0-----0-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|--------------0-|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|

			A minorAm		  GsusGsus		C/F#
E MajorE ----------------|----------0-----|----------------|--0-------0-----|
BB --0-------0-----|--1-----------1-|--1-------1-----|------1-------1-|
G+G ------0-------0-|------2-----2---|------0-------0-|----0-------0---|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----2-----------|----0-------0---|----------------|
A augmentedA ----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|3---+---3---+---|2---+---2---+---|

	D7/F#D7/F#				G+G		D/F#D/F#
E MajorE --2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|----------------|----------------|
BB ------1-------1-|------1-------1-|--3-------3-----|--3-------3-----|
G+G ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------0-------0-|------2-------2-|
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 2---+---2---+---|2---+---2---+---|3---+---3---+---|2---+---2---+---|

	G+G		C majorC		A minorAm		GsusGsus
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB --3-------------|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|
G+G ------0---------|------0-------0-|------2-------2-|------0-------0-|
D MajorD ----0-----------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA --------0---2---|3---------------|0-------0-------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---+---+---|+---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|3---+---3---+---|

	D MajorD		G+G
E MajorE --2-------2-----|-----H-------P--|
BB ------3-------3-|----0-1---1---0-|
G+G ----2-------2---|----------------|
D MajorD 0-------0-------|----0-2-----2-0-|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|
E MajorE +---+---+---+---|3---+---+---+---|

After the second and fourth verses he does this DsusDsus thing:

	G+G	C majorC	DsusDsus				C majorC
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB --0-------1-----|--3-------3-----|--3-------3-----|----1-----1-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|--------------0-|
D MajorD ----0-------2---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|5---+---5---+---|5---+---5---+---|3---+---3---+---|

And then right back to the filler/intro lick.

Words: (the chords are the same as the first verse for all verses except the
end of the second - D/C/G instead of Gsus/D/G)

G+G		C majorC		G+G	   A minorAm  GsusGsus  C/F#  D7/F#D7/F#
I hear the drizzle ...,    like a memory ...
G+G	 D/F#D/F#   G+G   C majorC		 A minorAm   GsusGsus  D MajorD	  G+G
Soft and warm, ...		 tapping on ...

G+G		C majorC		G+G	  A minorAm	GsusGsus	 C/F#  D7/F#D7/F#
And from the shelter ...Through the window of ...
G+G	D/F#D/F#		G+G		C majorC	  A minorAm	 D MajorD		  C majorC   G+G
I gaze beyond the rain-...To England where my ...

(Here's where ....Dsus)


Solo Verse

	 G+G		 Gsus2Gsus2	      G+G        G+G
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------------|----------------|0---------0-----|0---------0-----|
G+G 0-----0----0----|2-----2----2----|-----0--------0-|-----0--------0-|
D MajorD ---0----------0-|---0----------0-|---0--------0---|---0--------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|

	 G+G		 C/GC/G	      A minorAm       GsusGsus
E MajorE 3---------3-----|--0-------------|----------------|-0--------0-----|
BB ----------------|-----------1----|1---------1-----|-----1--------1-|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|-----2--------2-|---0--------0---|
D MajorD ---0--------0---|----2-----------|---2--------2---|----------------|
A augmentedA --------0-------|---------0------|0-------0-------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---------------|3---------------|----------------|2-------2-------|

    D7/F#D7/F#				  G+G		  D/F#D/F#
E MajorE --2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|----------------|----------------|
BB ------1-------1-|------1-------1-|--3-------3-----|--3-------3-----|
G+G ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|------0-------0-|------2-------2-|
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 2-------2-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|

     G+G    -->   G/C				  A minorAm
E MajorE ----------------|0---------0-----|----------0-----|----------------|
BB ----0---1---3---|----------------|--1-------------|--1-------1-----|
G+G ----------------|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------2-------2-|
D MajorD ----------------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA --------0---2---|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|
E MajorE 3---3-----------|--------3-------|3-------3-------|--------0-------|

     D MajorD
E MajorE --2-------2-----|----0-----------|
BB ------3-------3-|0h1---3-1-----0-|
G+G ----2-------2---|-------------0--|
D MajorD 0-------0-------|0h2---------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----3-2-0--2----|
E MajorE ----------------|3---------3-----|


Note: At the end of the third line of each verse, there is a walkup from G+G
to C majorC that Paul Simon loves to do (Homeward Bound, Boxer, etc...) and he
alternates from the single note walk I put in the tab at that spot and a
more common (and cooler) walkup:

E MajorE ----------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----0---1---3---|----------1-----|----------------|----------------|
G+G ----------------|------0-------0-|---etc...-------|----------------|
D MajorD ----------------|----2-------2---|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA --------0---2---|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---3---+---+---|+---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|


Ah, sweet poetry... Love and beauty to all,

	John H. Nimis
	[email protected]
	Macalester College
	St. Paul, MN




Kathy's Song

Words/Music by Paul Simon
Tablature by Frederik Esser

This tab is developed from the one by John Nimis. I don't claim it to be
better, but it's certainly a lot closer to the recorded version (on sound of
silence).

Intro:

E MajorE ----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|----------0-----|
BB ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-----------|
D MajorD 4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-------|4-------4-\-2---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE +---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|

 G+G	 C/GC/G		G+G      G+G   C/GC/G		G+G
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----0h1---1--p0-|----0-----0-----|--0--h1---1--p0-|----0-----0-----|
G+G ----------------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|
D MajorD ----0h2-----2p0-|----0-------0---|----0h2-----2p0-|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|


Verses:

 G+G	      C/GC/G       C/GC/G       G+G
E MajorE -(3)-----(3)----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB --0-------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|0---------0-----|
G+G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0---------|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----0-------0---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|3---+---3---+---|
   I hear the  drizzle     ....

          A minorAm        Am/GAm/G  G+G    C majorC    /B /C
E MajorE 3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB ----------0-----|1---------1-----|0---------0-----|1---------------|
G+G ------0---------|------2-----2---|------2---------|------0---------|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----2-----------|----2-------0---|----2----(0)----|
A augmentedA ----------------|0-------0-------|----------------|3-------2---3---|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|3---+---3---+---|----+-------+---|
              like a  me-   ...

 D/F#D/F#               G+G        Bm/F#
E MajorE ----------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
BB 3---------3-----|----------3-----|--3-------3-----|3---------3-----|
G+G ------2---------|------2---------|------4---------|------4---------|
D MajorD ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----5-------5---|----4-------4---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 2---+---2---+---|2---+---2---+---|3---+---3---+---|2---+---2---+---|
                      soft and ...

 G+G        C majorC                 A minorAm
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
BB ---(0)----------|1---------1-----|----------1-----|1---------1-----|
G+G ----0-----------|------0---------|------0-------0-|------2-------2-|
D MajorD ----0-----------|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|
A augmentedA --------0---2---|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|0-------0-------|
E MajorE 3---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|+---+---+---+---|
 ti-   nu- ...,                      tapp..

 Am/GAm/G       D MajorD        G+G    C/GC/G    G+G    C/GC/G  ad lib
E MajorE ----------------|------2---------|----------------||----------------||
BB 0---------0-----|----------3-----|----------1-----||0---------1-----||
G+G ------2---------|----2-------2---|------0---------||.-----0--------.||
D MajorD ----2-------2---|0---------------|----0h2-----2---||.---0h2-----2--.||
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------||----------------||
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|+---+---+---+---|3---+---3---+---||3---+---3---+---||
 on   my    ...
(omit this bar in
the 2nd verse  )


Bridge:

 G+G    C/GC/G   DsusDsus
E MajorE ----------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
BB 0---------1-----|3---------3-----|----------3-----|3---------3-----|
G+G ------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|
D MajorD ----0h2-----2---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE 3---+---3---+---|5---+---5---+---|5---+---5---+---|5---+---5---+---|

          G+G    C/GC/G    G+G    C/GC/G  ad lib
E MajorE ----------------|----------------||----------------||
BB 3---------3-----|----------1-----||0---------1-----||
G+G ------0---------|------0---------||.-----0--------.||
D MajorD ----4-------4---|----0h2-----2---||.---0h2-----2--.||
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------||----------------||
E MajorE 5---+---5---+---|3---+---3---+---||3---+---3---+---||


(solo verse)

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