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Here's my take on 50 ways. It sounds dead on to me. If you have any questions about it, drop me a line. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Paul Simon --------------------------- ---------- verse: Intro is just one time through on just guitar (and snare). The B7B7 with the passing C majorC note is played with a mini-barre using the index finger on an otherwise standard B7B7 chord. (that is, finger a B7B7 and then flatten your index finger to get the C majorC). E-0-----2-----0------2-2---0-----2-----5-----2-2--------------- B-0-----3-----1------1-0---0-----1-----4-----0-0--------------- G-0-----4-----2------2-2---0-----2-----5-----0-2--------------- D-2-----0-----2------1-1---2-----1-----4-----1-1--------------- A-2-----------3------2-2---2-----------------2-2--------------- E-0------------------------0-----------------------------------
E-0-----2-----0------2-2---0-----0-----0----- B-0-----3-----1------1-0---0-----1-----0----- G-0-----4-----2------2-2---0-----2-----0----- REPEAT D-2-----0-----2------1-1---2-----2-----2----- A-2-----------3------2-2---2-----0-----2----- E-0------------------------0-----------0----- The problem is ... The answer is ... I'd like to ... There must ... You know it's ... Further more ... But I'll ... There must ... 50 Ways to leave your lover. chorus: (no attempt to show the rhythm here) Note - I have been told that the G+G should just have G's and D's so that it is ambiguous whether it's major or minor, though it's always sounded minor to me. I put the emphasis on the bass notes when playing to get the effect.
E-3-----6-----8---------- B-3-----6-----8---------- G-4-----7-----9---------- REPEAT D-5-----8-----10--------- A-5-----8-----10--------- E-3-----6-----8---------- Just slip .. Make a ... You don't ... Just ... Or you hop ... You don't ... Just drop ... And get ... Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover (Words and Music by Paul Simon) Transcribed by : Jean-Marc Orliaguet ([email protected]) INTRO - VERSES : Guitar #1 (studio version only) : Em/GEm/G D(6) Cmaj7Cmaj7 B7-9 E minorEm D#dim7D#dim7 F#dim7F#dim7 BB+ e-|-----3--------5--------7--------8--------7--------5--------5--------3--(2)- B-|-----5--------7--------5--------7--------8--------4--------4--------0------ G-|-----4--------7--------5--------8--------9--------5--------5--------0------ D-|-----5--------0--------5--------7--------9--------4--------4--------1------ A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------2------ E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E minorEm D(6) Cmaj7Cmaj7 B7-9 E minorEm Am7Am7 E minorEm e-|-----3--------5--------7--------2--------3-----------------0--------------- B-|-----5--------7--------5--------1--------5--------5--------0--------------- G-|-----4--------7--------5--------2--------4--------5--------0--------------- D-|-----5--------0--------5--------1--------5--------5--------2--------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guitar #2 (studio and live versions) : G6G6 D(6) Cmaj7Cmaj7 B7-9 B7B7 E minorEm D#dim7D#dim7 F#dim7F#dim7 BB+ e-|-----0--------2--------0--------2--2-----0--------2--------5--------3------ B-|-----0--------3--------0--------1--0-----0--------1--------4--------4------ G-|-----0--------2--------0--------2--2-----0--------2--------5--------4------ D-|--------------0--------2--------1--1-----2--------1--------4--------5------ A-|-----------------------3--------2--2--------------------------------------- E-|-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------- E minorEm D MajorD C majorC B7B7 E minorEm Am7Am7 E minorEm e-|-----3--------2--------0--------2--------0--------0--------0--------------- B-|-----5--------3--------1--------0--------0--------1--------0--------------- G-|-----4--------2--------0--------2--------0--------2--------0--------------- D-|-----5--------0--------2--------1--------2--------2--------2--------------- A-|-----------------------3--------2-----------------0------------------------ E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGE : Guitar #1 : Am(7) E minorEm (harmonics) e-|------0---------0-----------12---| B-|------1---------0-----12---------| G-|------2---------0--------12------| D-|------2---------2----------------| A-|------0--------------------------| E-|---------------------------------| Guitar #2 : Am(7) E minorEm e-|----------------0----------------| B-|------5---------0----------------| G-|------5---------0----------------| D-|------5---------2----------------| A-|---------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------| CHORUS : G+G Bb(6) C(7) G+G e-|-------------3--------------6--------------8--------------3---------------- B-|-------------3--------------6--------------8--------------3---------------- G-|-------------4--------------7--------------9--------------4---------------- D-|-------------5--------------8-------------10--------------5---------------- A-|-------------5--------------8-------------10--------------5---------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Marc Orliaguet ([email protected])
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