Simon And Garfunkel
59th Street Bridge Song Feelin Groovy Bass Tab
THE 59TH STREET BRIDGE SONG (FEELIN' GROOVY) (Bassline)
As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel
(From the 1966 Album PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME)
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Eugene Wright - Upright Bass'
Intro
Q=150(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Q Q Q E E +E E +E E +Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E +E E +Q Q
|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-6-----5------|-----8-(8)--------5--|-6-----5------|-----8-(8)------------|
|------------8-|-(8)-------6-(6)-----|------------8-|-(8)-------6-(6)------|
1st & 2nd Verses
H Q E E Q a Q a Q a Q Q Q Q E E +E E +Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------------||---------------|------------------|
|-----------6h|=7--7h8--9h10--11h12--||o--------------|------------------|
|-------------|-----------------------||o-6-----5------|-----8-(8)-----5--|
|-------------|-----------------------||-------------8-|-(8)--------6-----|
Q Q Q E E +E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +E E +Q Q Q
|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-6-----5------|-----8-(8)-----5--|-6-----5------|-----8-(8)-----5---|
|------------8-|-(8)--------6-----|------------8-|-(8)--------6------|
|3|
Q Q Q Q E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +E E +Q Q
|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-6-----5------|------8-----5--|-6-----5-----|--------8-(8)------|
|------------8-|-(8)-----6-----|-------------|-8--(8)--------6---|
1.
Q Q Q Q Q +E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q +E E +Q Q
|-------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------||
|-------------|------------------|-------------|-------------------o||
|-6-----5-----|--------8-(8)-----|-6-----5-----|--------8-(8)------o||
|-------------|-8--(8)--------6--|-------------|-8--(8)--------6----||
3rd Verse
2.
Q +E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|------------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|--------8-(8)-----||-6--6--5--5--|----8-----6--|-6--6--5--5---|
|-8--(8)--------6--||-------------|-8-----6-----|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----8-----6--|-6--6--5--5--|----8-----6--|-6--6--5--5---|
|-8-----6-----|-------------|-8-----6-----|--------------|
|3|
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E
|-------------|----10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-8-7-----------||
|-------------|----------------------|--------10-8----5-||
|----8-----6--|----------------------|------------------||
|-8-----6-----|----------------------|------------------||
Outro
|3| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E E E
|----------------||----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------5-----8-8-||-8-5------------|--------------5-|-(5)---------------|
|-6--6---8-8-----||-----8-x------5-|-6---6--x---6---|-------------5-----|
|----------------||----------------|---6------6-----|-----------8---8-6-|
|-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E
|----10-10-10-------|-10-8-7-------------|-------------|------------------|
|---------------8-8-|--------10-8--------|-------------|------------------|
|-------------8-----|--------------8-6-5-|-6-----5-----|-6---------5------|
|-x-----------------|--------------------|-------------|---------8---8-6--|
|3|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E
|----------------||-----------------|----------------|
|------5-----8-8-||o-8-5------------|--------------5-|
|-6--6---8-8-----||o-----8-x------5-|-6---6--x---6---|
|----------------||-----------------|---6------6-----|
|3| |-3-|
+Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------||
|-(5)---------------|------5-----8-8--o||
|-------------5-----|-6--6---8-8------o||
|-----------8---8-6-|------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
