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So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright – Simon and Garfunkel
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: one step down (Eb-Ab-Db-G-Bb-Eb)
Simon and Garfunkel
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
(Simon)
From: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1970)
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Verse: part
Cm C Cm C Gm G Gm G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Eb|--0-------0-----|----------------|
Bb|4-----4---------|----0-----0-----|
Gb|----------------|--3-----3-------|5
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|3---3-------3---|----------------|
Eb|----------------|3-----3-----3---|5
I barely learned the tune so soon
I never laughed so long so long
Last verses: part (after key change) Dbm Db Dbm Db Abm Ab Abm Ab Bbm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Eb|----------------|----------------| Bb|5-6---5---6-----|----------------| Gb|----------------|--4-5---4-5-----|6 Db|----------------|----------------| Ab|4---4-------4---|----------------| Eb|----------------|4-----4-----4---|6 I barely learned the tune so soon I never laughed so long so long Middle 8: part Gm G G6 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Eb|----------0-----| Bb|------0---------| Gb|--3-------------| Db|----------------| Ab|----------------| Eb|3---------------| ... of view --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS One can probably play whatever voicings one likes best, but I think the ones I colletced here sound close to what can be heard on the recording. I used the regular names of the strings here because the formatting is not as readable in the flat key. As indicated above, the guitar must be tuned one semi-tone down to Eb-Ab-Db-G-Bb-Eb in order to match the original, though. Verses 1 and 2 Solo, Verse 3 and coda (key change) E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e Emaj7 0-x-2-4-4-x Fmaj7 x-x-3-5-5-5 E7 0-x-0-1-0-x F7 x-x-3-5-4-5 G6 3-x-0-0-0-0 Db7 x-4-3-4-2-x F#m7 2-x-2-2-2-0 Eb7 x-6-5-6-4-x B7/F# 2-x-1-2-0-x Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1 Em x-x-2-0-0-0 C9/E x-x-2-3-3-3 G7 3-x-0-0-0-1 Fm x-x-3-1-1-1 Cm x-3-x-0-3-x Ab7/Eb x-x-1-1-1-2 C x-3-x-0-x-0 Dbmaj7 x-4-6-5-6-4 Gm 3-x-0-3-x-x Bbm(no5) 6-x(8)6-x-x G 3-x-0-0-0-x A7(no5) 5-x(7)6-x-x Am7 5-x-5-5-5-x Ab7(no5) 4-x(4)5-x-x Fmaj7 x-x-3-5-5-x Bb7(no5) 6-x(8)7-x-x A6/E x-x-2-2-2-2 B7/D# x-x-1-2-0-2 Ab7 4-x-4-5-4-x Gmaj7 3-x-4-4-3-x Middle 8 Am7 5-x-5-5-5-x Gmaj7 (1) 3-x-4-4-3-x Adim/Eb x-x-1-2-1-x D7 x-x-0-2-1-x Bb/D x-5-3-3-3-x Cm x-3-5-5-4-x Cm/B x-2(5-5—4)x Ab6 4-6-x-5-6-4 Gmaj7 (2) x-x-5-7-7-x or 3-x-x-7-7-x Middle 8: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: Emaj7 E7 C7 D7 G6 So long, Frank Lloyd Wright F#m7 B7/F# Em G7 Cmaj7 I can't believe your song is gone so soon Cm C Cm C Gm G Gm G I bare-ly learned the tune Am7 Fmaj7 So soon F B7/F# : So soon Verse 2: B7/F# E E7 I'll remember ... C7 D7 G6 Frank Lloyd Wright F#m7 B7/D# Em G7 Cmaj7 All of the nights we'd harmonize 'till dawn Cm C Cm C Gm G Gm G I ne-ver laughed so long Am7 Ab7 So long G G7 So long Middle 8: Am7 Gmaj7 Architects may come and architects may go Adim/Eb D7 G Gm G G6 : And never change your point of view (see tab above) Eb Bb/D Cm Cm/B Bb When I ru-un dry Ab6 Gmaj7 C I stop awhile and think of you Solo: | Fmaj7 | F7 | Db7 Eb7 | Ab6 | | Gm7 C9/E | Fm Ab7/Eb | Dbmaj7 | % | | Dbm Db Dbm Db | Abm Ab Abm Ab | | Bbm | A7 | Ab | % | Middle 8: Am7 Gmaj7 Architects may come and architects may go Adim/Eb D7 G Gm G G6 : And never change your point of view (see tab above) | Eb Bb/D | Cm Cm/B Bb | Ab6 Gmaj7 | C | (instrumental) Verse 3: Fmaj7 F7 Db7 Eb7 Ab6 So long, Frank Lloyd Wright Gm7 C9/E Fm Ab7/Eb Dbmaj7 All of the nights we'd harmonize 'till dawn Dbm Db Dbm Db Abm Ab Abm Ab I ne- ver laughed so long Outro: Bbm7 A7 So long Ab | Ab A7 | So long Bb7 A7 So long Ab | Ab | So long Bbm7 A7 So long Ab | Ab A7 | So long Bb7 A7 So long (so long) Ab | Ab | So long, aaaaah | Bbm7 | A7 | Ab | Ab A7 | | Bb7 | A7 | Ab | % | | Bbm7 | A7 | Ab | Ab A7 | | Bb7 | A7 | Ab | % | (repeat and fade)
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Chords: Eb, Ab, Db, G, Bb, Cm, C, Gm, Am, Gb, Dbm, Abm, Bbm, G6, E, A, D, B, Emaj7, Fmaj7, E7, F7, Db7, F#m7, Eb7, B7/F#, Gm7, Em, C9/E, G7, Fm, Ab7/Eb, Dbmaj7, A7, Am7, Ab7, Bb7, A6/E, B7/D#, Gmaj7, Adim/Eb, D7, Bb/D, Cm/B, Ab6, C7, Cmaj7, F, Bbm7