Something So Right tab by Paul Simon
Guitar Tab
Something So Right (Paul Simon)
From the "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" album, 1973
(Transcription of the "Live at the Tower - Philadelphia, 1980" performance)
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
(jmo@fy.chalmers.se, http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo)
Notes : This live version is mostly based on the guitar, and stands as a
good alternative to the studio version.
Capo 1 or no capo.
Intro :
E13 Emaj7 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------------------9----------------|
B-|-------------------10-----------------9--------)7--------------------------|
G-|--------7/9--------------------8---------------(7--------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----x------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
E7
e-|----------------------------0----------|
B-|----------------------3-----/-----7----|
G-|----------------1----------------------|
D-|----------2----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|----0----------------------------------|
A
e-|--------------------------------------------------|
B-|--5-----------7-----5-----------5-----------------|
G-|--------6-----------------6-----------6-----------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------0-----|
E-|--5-----------------------5-----------------------|
Am6 E/G# F#m7 G#m7
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------------4----------------|
B-|---(5----------(5----------(2-----------2-----------4-----------4----------|
G-|---)5----------)4-----------2-----------------2-----4-----------------4----|
D-|----4-----------2-----2----------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----5-----------4-----------2-----------------------4----------------------|
C#m C#m6b B
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
B-|---(5-----------7---/9-------(9---------/10-----------------7--------------|
G-|----6------------------------)9-----------------------8--------------------|
D-|----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------9-----------------7--------------------------|
You've got the
Verse :
E13 Emaj7 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|
B-|---------------10-----------------9----)7-----------------------|
G-|----------9-----------------8----------(7-----------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----0-----------------------------------0-----------------------|
1. cool water ...
2. wall in China ...
E A
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------0-----------------------5-----------5-----------5----------|
G-|----------------1-----------------------6-----------6-----------6----------|
D-|----------2-----------0-----------7-----------7-----------7----------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
E-|----0-----------------------5-----------------------5----------------------|
fe - ver ...
thousand ...
Am6 E/G# F#m7
e-|----------------------------------2-----------------|
B-|---(5----------(5----------(2-----------2-----------|
G-|---)5----------)4-----------2-----------------2-----|
D-|----4-----------2-----------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----5-----------4-----0-----2-----------------------|
you've ...
to keep ...
G#+ G#7 C#m A7
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
B-|----5-----4-----------4-----------------------8-----------------5----------|
G-|----5-----------5-----------------------8-----------------6----------------|
D-|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----4-----------------------8-----------------------5----------------------|
look of love - light ...
for - eigners they ...
E13 Emaj7 E11
e-|----------------------------------------------9-----------------|
B-|---------------10-----------------9----)7-----------------------|
G-|----------9-----------------8----------(7-----------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----x-----------------------------------0-----------------------|
cra - zy ...
wall ...
Bb7 A7 Am
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----6-----------5-----------5-----------------------|
G-|----7-----------6-----------------5-----------------|
D-|----8-----------5-----------------------7-----------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----6-----------5-----------5-----------------------|
you ...
can't ...
Amsus2 E
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------0-----------------------0-----------0-----------|
G-|----------5-----------------------------1-----------1-----------|
D-|----------------------------------2-----------2-----------2-----|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----5-----------------5-----0-----------------------------------|
It took ...
It took ...
F#m7 B7 E
e-|----------------------------------------2-----------------------------4----|
B-|----------------2-----------------------------3-----------------5----------|
G-|----------------2-----------------2-----------------------4----------------|
D-|----------2-----------2----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
E-|----2-----------------------------------------------0----------------------|
ti - me ...
ti - me ...
e-|----5----p4-----------------5-----p4----------------|
B-|----------------5-----------------------5-----------|
G-|----------------------4-----------------------4-----|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----0-----------------------0-----------------------|
Bridge :
B7/A A7
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------3----------|
B-|----------------5-----------4-----------4-----------2-----------------2----|
G-|----------4-----------4-----4-----------------4-----2----------------------|
D-|----------------------------4-----4-----------------2-----2----------------|
A-|----------------------------0-----------------------0----------------------|
E-|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
When something ...
E E9 A7 E
e-|----------------2-----------0----------------------------------------------|
B-|----0-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------0-----------0----------|
G-|----1-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------1-----------1----------|
D-|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
A-|----------2-----------------0----------------------------------------------|
E-|----0-----------0-----------------------------------0----------------------|
admit it ...
F#m7 B7
e-|----------------------------2-----------2-----2-----|
B-|----2-----------2-----------4-----------4-----4-----|
G-|----2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
D-|----------2-----------2-----------4-----------------|
A-|----------------------------2-----------2-----2-----|
E-|----2-----------------------------------------------|
and the last ...
E B7/A G#7 A7 A E
e-|----------------4-----------------------5--------2/3---0-----0---------|
B-|----------------5-----------------------4--------1/2---2-----2----0----|
G-|----------4-----------4-----------4----------4---1/2---2-----2----1----|
D-|-------------------------------------------------1/2---2-----2---------|
A-|----------------------------0------------------------------------------|
E-|----0-------------------------------------------------------------0----|
When something ...
E G#7/D# A/E A7
e-|----------------2-----------0-----------3-----------|
B-|----------0-----1-----------2-----------2-----------|
G-|----------1-----1-----------------2-----------2-----|
D-|----2-----------1-----------2-----------2-----------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
me ...
E F#m7 Cdim7 C#m G#7/D#
e-|----0-----------0-----------------------------------------------2----------|
B-|----0-----------0-----------2-----------4-----------5-----------1----------|
G-|----1-----------------1-----2-----------2-----------6-----------1----------|
D-|----------2-----------------2-----------4-----------6-----------1----------|
A-|----------------------------------------3-----------4----------------------|
E-|----0-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
-fuse me ...
-fuse me ...
A/E A E F#(7)
e-|----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------2-----------|
B-|----2-----------2-----------0-----------------2-----------2-----|
G-|----2-----------2-----------1-----------3-----------------------|
D-|----2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------0-----------2-----------------------|
can't, I can't ...
swear, I can't ...
1 _________________________________________________________________________
B(7) A E
e-|----------2-----------------------0-----0-----0------|
B-|---(4-----------4-----------2-----2-----2-----0------|
G-|----2-----------------2-----2-----------------1------|
D-|----------------------------2-----2-----2------------|
A-|----2------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------0------|
something ...
A E
e-|----------------------0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
B-|----------------0--1==2-----2-----2-----0-----------------0----------|
G-|----1--------1-----1==2-----2-----2-----1-----------1----------1-----|
D-|----------2-----------2-----2----------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------0----------------------------|
F#m7 G#m7
e-|----------------2-----------------4----------------|
B-|----------2----------------(4-----------4----------|
G-|----2-----------------2----)4-----------------4----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|----2-----------------------4----------------------|
C#m C#m6b B
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------7-------||
B-|---(5-----------7---/9-------(9---------/10-----------------7-------------||
G-|---)6------------------------)9-----------------------8-------------------||
D-|----7---------------------------------------------------------------------||
A-|----4---------------------------------------------------------------------||
E-|------------------------------9-----------------7-------------------------||
(Back to verse )
2 ___________________________________________________________________________
B(7) E F#m7
e-|----------2-----------------0-----------------------2----------------------|
B-|---(4-----------4-----------0-----------------------2----------------------|
G-|----2-----------------2-----1-----------------------2----------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------0-----------------------2----------------------|
something ...
G#m7 G#+ G#7
e-|----4-----------------------4----------4------------|
B-|----4-----------------------5----------4------------|
G-|----4-----------------------5----------5------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----4-----------------------4----------4------------|
Chorus :
C#m
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------5-----------5-----------5----------5------|
G-|----------6-----------6-----------6----------6------|
D-|---------(6)---------(6)---------(6)--------(6)-----|
A-|----4-----------------------4-----------------------|
E-|----------------4----------------------4------------|
Some people ...
G# G#/Bb
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|
B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|
G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|
D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|
A-|----------------6-----------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------6------------|
you", ...
E9/B E9 E7/B E9
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----7-----------7-----------5---------(7)-----------|
G-|----7-----------7-----------7----------7------------|
D-|----6-----------6-----------6----------6------------|
A-|----------------7----------------------7------------|
E-|----7-----------------------7-----------------------|
style ...
A G#+ G#7
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----5-----------5-----------5----------4------------|
G-|----6--------------6-----------5----------5---------|
D-|----------7-----------7-----------6----------6------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----5-----------5-----------4----------4------------|
bold
C#m
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------5-----------5-----------5----------5------|
G-|----------6-----------6-----------6----------6------|
D-|---------(6)---------(6)---------(6)--------(6)-----|
A-|----4-----------------------4-----------------------|
E-|----------------4----------------------4------------|
Some poeple ...
G# G#/Bb G#/C
e-|-------------------------4--------------------------|
B-|----------4-----------4-----------4-----------------|
G-|----------5--------5--------------5-----------------|
D-|----6-----------------------6-----------------------|
A-|----------------6----------------------------3------|
E-|---------------------------------------6------------|
you", ...
C#m F# F#7
e-|----------------4-----------------------------------|
B-|----5-----------5-----------2----------5------------|
G-|----6-----------6-----------3----------3------------|
D-|----6-----------------------4----------4------------|
A-|----4-----------4-----------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------2----------2------------|
child ...
B7sus4
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----5-----------------------------------------------|
G-|----2-----------------------------------------------|
D-|----4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|----2-----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
told ...
B7
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----4-----------------------------------------------|
G-|----2-----------------------------------------------|
D-|----4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|----2-----------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
mm ... when ...
(Back to bridge)
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