Simon & Garfunkel - The sound of silence
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THE SOUND OF SILENCE (Bassline)
As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel
(From the 1966 Album SOUNDS OF SILENCE)
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fred Carter Jr. - Bass'
Intro 1st Verse
Q=106
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
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|----------|----------||----------|------|
|----------|----------||----------|------|
|----------|----------||----------|------|
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
2/4 4/4
W H W W W
|----------|------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|----------|------|
2/4 4/4
W H W W W
|----------|------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|------|----------|----------|------||
|----------|------|----------|----------|------||
2nd - 4th Verses
$
$$
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-----------11\--|------------11\--|------------11\---|
||o-4----4-4--11\--|-4----4-4-------|-6----6-6--------|-6----6-6---------|
||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
To Coda
To Coda
4/4 2/4 4/4
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------|----------------|
|--------4-----|-4----11\-4--4--|--------4---11\--|-4----4-|------4---------|
|-2----2-------|----------------|-2----2----------|--------|-2------2---2---|
|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------|----------------|
4/4 2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------|-----------------|
|----------------|-4----4-4---11\--|-4----3-------|-4----4-|-----------------|
|-2------2---2---|-----------------|--------6--6--|--------|-4----4-4---11\--|
|------2---------|-----------------|--------------|--------|-----------------|
2.
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|---------------|
|------------11\--|------------11\--o||-4---4---4---4---|------------4--|
|-6----6-6--------|-6----6-6--------o||-----------------|-2----2-2------|
|-----------------|------------------||-----------------|---------------|
2/4
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------|
|------------4--|-4----4-4---11\--|-4----3-------|-4----4--|
|-2----2-2------|-----------------|--------6--6--|---------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------------|---------|
D.S. al Coda
4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------11\--|------------11\--||
|-4----4-4---4-6-|-6----6-6--------|-6----6-6--------||
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
&
2/4 4/4
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|-4----4-|------4--------|--------------|-4----x\-4--4--|-4----x-1--1----|
|--------|-2------2----2-|-2----2-2--2--|---------------|----------------|
|--------|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|--------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-4----4-4--4--|---------------|------11\-------|------11\----------|
|--------------|-4----4-4--4-5-|-6--------6--6--|-6--------6--6-6---|
|--------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
&&
E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q
|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|-4---4---4----4-|-----------4--|-----------4--|-4----4-4--11\--|
|----------------|-2----2-2-----|-2----2-2-----|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Outro
H.=H
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q H h Wx3
|--------------|----------------|-----------||--------*|
|-4----3-------|-4----11\-4--4--|-----------||--------*|
|--------6--6--|----------------|-4----4----||--------*|
|--------------|----------------|-----------||--------*|
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
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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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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