Fakin It Bass Tab by Simon & Garfunkel

Fakin It bass tab by Simon & Garfunkel

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:

   at 0:05 - beats shown above

   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|-----------------7---7-----------|


Verse 1:
   the shorter bars towards the middle are 2 beats

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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------5---|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|-----------------7---7-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
         "When she goes, she's gone"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-5-----------5---4-----------4---|-5-----------5---4---------------|
         "If she stays
she stays here"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------3---------------3---|
A|-4---------------4---4-------4---|-----6---------------4---6-------|
E|-------------4-------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
"The girl does what she wants to do"

G|---------------------------------|------------------|
D|-4-------4-------7-------7-------|-7t----6t----4t---|
A|---------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|
"She knows what she wants to do, and I    know   I'm"

G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------9--------------6t---|
A|-7---7---7-------7t----9t--------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Fakin' it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t---4t---|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------7---7-----------|
            "I'm   not    really     makin'      it"

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


Verse 2:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------5---|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|-----------------7---7-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
         "I'm   such   a   dubious  soul"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-5-----------5---4-----------4---|-5-----------5---4---------------|
            "And a walk    in the    gar         -den"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------3---------------3---|
A|-4---------------4---4-------4---|-----6---------------4---6-------|
E|-------------4-----------4-------|---------------------------------|
   "Wears     me down"

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
"Tangled in the fallen vines

G|---------------------------------|------------------|
D|-4-------4-------7-------7-------|-7t----6t----4t---|
A|---------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|
"Pickin' up the punchlines           I've  just  been"

G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------9--------------6t---|
A|-7---7---7-------7t----9t--------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Fakin' it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t---4t---|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------7---7-----------|
                  "Not    really     makin'   it"

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


Verse 3:


G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------5---|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|-----------------7---7-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
          "Is there any              danger "

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
E|-5-----------5---4-----------4---|-5-----------5---4---------------|
        "No
no
not    really                    just"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------3---------------3---|
A|-4---------------4---4-------4---|-----6---------------4---6-------|
E|-------------4-----------4-------|---------------------------------|
  "lean  on  me"

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-4-------4-----------------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
                  "Takin' time to treat your friendly neighbors"

G|---------------------------------|------------------|
D|-4-------4-------7-------7-------|-7t----6t----4t---|
A|---------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------|
  "honestly                          I've  just  been"

G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------9--------------6t---|
A|-7---7---7-------7t----9t--------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Fakin' it
fak -in   it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t---4t---|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|-7-------7-------7t----9t----7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                  "Not    really     makin'   it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t---4t---|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|-7-------7-------7t----9t----7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
             "This  feeling   of    fakin' it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t---4t---|---------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------7---7-----------|
              "I  still   haven't   shaken    it"

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


Verse 4:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------5---|-7-------------7-------------5---|
E|-----------------7---7-----------|-----------------7---7-----------|
           "Prior  to this           lifetime"

Bass pauses, lyrics continue:
             "I surely    was a      tailor
Look at me"

  at 2:20
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 "I own the tailor's face and hands"

G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-------7---------------|-----------------7t----6t----4t---|
A|-------------------------7-------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-5--------------------------------|
"I am the tailor's face and hands                     I    know   I'm"

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|-7---7----------------------7t---|
E|---------------------------------|
"Fakin' it
fak -in   it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                  "Not    really     makin'   it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
             "This  feeling   of    fakin' it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
              "I  still   haven't   shaken    it
sha  -ken   it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7---7-------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                   "I   know  I'm    fakin' it"

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|
             "I'm  not    really    makin' it"




Outro:

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7---7t----6t--------|---------6---9---9t----6t--------|
A|---------7------------------7\---|-7---7-----------------------7t--|
E|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|

fade out


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| t   triplet note - three notes over 2 beats
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato

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Published: April 4, 2025

Last updated: April 4, 2025

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