Paul Simon
Paul Simon - The Boy In A Bubble bass tab
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Cheers, David Cobby The Boy in a Bubble (Graceland albumn) by Paul Simon Bassist Baghiti Khumalo. Transcribed by David Cobby . Please send any corrections or comments. The timing I've indicated is totally approximate, but fairly easy to pick up from the actual song. Intro. Rest for 4 bars of accordian intro then repeat the following twice : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|2-2-----0-0-1--2--2-------------|-------------------------------0| D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse 1. Only difference from Intro is the slide up in the first bar. Repeat twice : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|2-2-----0-0-/4-2--2-------------|-------------------------------0| D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Chorus. Repeat this riff 4 times : 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5|--------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-\3-5-5----|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5------/| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| and then the following post-chorus bit twice: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G|------------7---5---------------|--------------------------------| D|/7------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------33--5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Verse 2. Same as intro riff repeated twice. Chorus. As above, including the 4 bars of post-chorus stuff. Verse 3. Same as verse 1. Chorus. Without the 4 bars of post-chorus. Repeat to fade.