Zephyr And I tab by Suzanne Vega
Guitar Tab
Artist: Suzanne Vega Title: Zephyr & I Album: Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places Tempo: Allegro * The verse rhythm is not easy to master and requires a bit of practice to be played smoothly. * Use string muting (playing dead notes) between chord changes in verses. * If you're really interested in this song, take a look at this live version: https://youtu.be/kDbrmAY7NaQ?t=722 Chords: D/A x00232 Csus2 x3003x G/B x2003x G5/D x5003x
Intro:
D/A C G C D/A C G x2
Verse 1:
D/A C G C
Zephyr & I stand out on
D/A C G C D/A
West End Avenue
C G C
Talking about the things that
D/A C G
All of us used to do
Chorus:
(Acoustic guitar 2)
A C
e|-----------0----------------|-----------0----------------||
B|-----------------2----------|-----------------1----------||
G|--------2-------------------|--------0-------------------||
D|-----2----------------------|-----2----------------------||
A|--0-------------------------|--3-------------------------||
E|----------------------------|----------------------------||
G | x2
e|----------------------------|----------------------------||
B|----------------------------|----------------------------||
G|-----------0----------------|----------------------------||
D|--------0--------------0----|----------------------------||
A|-----2-----------3----------|---2------------------------||
E|--3-------------------------|----------------------------||
(These measures are played in every chorus itteration)
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G
The kids are gone but the souls remain
Verse 2:
D/A C G C
Zephyr & I sort out our
D/A C G C D/A
Long term memories
C G C
Do you remember, he says,
D/A C G D/A
The nineteen-seventies
C G
This was a youth mall
C D/A C G C D/A
Of A - merica on this street
C G C
All of us hanging here, like
D/A C G
Underage cops on a beat
Chorus:
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G A
The kids are gone but the souls remain
C G A
The graffiti goes but the walls retain
C G
The flowers go but the earth must still remain
Bridge - part 1:
(The following measures on both guitar continue to play throughout the first part)
(Acoustic guitar 1)
e|-----------------0>--------------------|-----------------0>--------------------||
B|-------------2>------2>------2---------|-------------2>------2>------2---------||
G|---------2---------------2-------------|---------2---------------2-------------||
D|-----2---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------------||
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
| x3
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|--------------3---------------3--------|--------------3---------------3--------||
G|----------0---------------0------------|----------0---------------0------------||
D|------0---------------0----------------|------0---------------0----------------||
A|--3---------------2--------------------|--3---------------5--------------------||
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
e|-----------------0>--------------------|-----------------0>--------------------|
B|-------------2>------2>------2---------|-------------2>------2>------2---------|
G|---------2---------------2-------------|---------2---------------2-------------|
D|-----2---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------------3--------|--------------3------------------------|
G|----------0---------------0------------|----------0----------------------------|
D|------0---------------0----------------|------0--------------------------------|
A|--3---------------2--------------------|--3------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------1/3---------------|
(Acoustic guitar 2)
e|-----------------5>--------------------|-----------------5>--------------------||
B|-------------5-------5-------5---------|-------------5-------5-------5---------||
G|---------7---------------7>------------|---------7---------------7>------------||
D|-----7---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------------||
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
| x2
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|-------------5-----------5-------------|-------------5-----------5-------------||
G|---------7-----------7-----------------|---------7-----------7-----------------||
D|-----7-----------7---------------------|-----7-----------7---------------------||
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
e|-----------------5>--------------------|-----------------5>--------------------|
B|-------------5-------5-------5---------|-------------5-------5-------5---------|
G|---------7---------------7>------------|---------7---------------7>------------|
D|-----7---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-----------5-------------|-------------5-------------------------|
G|---------7-----------7-----------------|---------7-----------------------------|
D|-----7-----------7---------------------|-----7---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A
In spring the tide in Riverside
Csus2 G/B Csus2 G5/D
Will wash away the cold and frozen
A
River rain will clean the stain and
Csus2 G/B Csus2 N.C
Wash away wash away downstream
Instrumental:
(Acoustic guitar 1)
(The solo plays thorough the whole second part of the bridge)
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| x5
A|----9/12-----------7--10-7-------------|-----0/5------------7--10-7------------||
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
(The solo is accompanied by these chords: D C G C D.
Start playing them after the first repeat iteration.)
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----9/12-----------7--10-7-------------|-----0/5-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Bridge - part 2:
C G C
Out on the corner by the
D C G C D
Fireman's Monument
C G C
This was the place where all the
D C G
Fatherless teenagers went
Chorus:
A C G A
And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain
C G A
The kids are gone but the souls remain
C G A
The graffiti goes but the walls retain
C G
The flowers go but the earth must still remain
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