#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Original Album: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Other album: Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park Words and Music by Paul Simon Copyright © 1966 PAUL SIMON Published by Columbia Music Publishing.` Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Originally transcribed (in Drop-D tuning) from S&G’s Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album. I updated it with simpler lyrics from S&G’s Concert in Central Park, and re-worked it for standard tuning, which is how Simon played it in that concert. The song consists of a four-chord progression that repeats endlessly. The four chords are C, G/B, Am7 and G. And the good news is that, except for the two-fingered G/B and the occasional C that uses both fretted bass notes, all of these chords can be fretted with one finger. Am7 requires you only to fret the 2nd string, 1st fret. This chord has a D in it, so it could be named D7sus4/A (here we go again) but for ease of use, let’s stick with “Am7”. The picking pattern is an adaptation of “Travis Picking”. Bars 13-14 provide an example of the figure’s normal flow. The alternating bass is apparent on the G/B and Am7 chords, but you have a drone bass (repeating the same note) under the C and G chords. Simon’s fingers are busy picking out treble notes. The index finger is especially busy picking the open 3rd string between beats. Use either the middle finger (2nd string) or ring finger (1st string) for the treble notes in the on-the-beat bits in this passage. The ending (measures 54-55) is transcribed from the Concert in the Park audio/video, since the studio version uses a fade out. I show an alternative introduction which is also what Simon plays in the “Park” video. You can substitute this for bars 1-2 in the tab, if you wish. About the tuning: in the Concert in the Park version, Simon uses standard tuning but omits the characteristic instrumental section (bars 8-10 in my tab). This section should be played in Drop-D to match the studio version (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme). The open 6th string note in bar 9 is a D but, in standard tuning, the lowest note you can play is an E. Below, I show how to play bar 10 in Drop-D. Alternatively, you do as Simon does and leave out these 3 bars. Capo on 3. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down _ - tied note ^ - ascending arpeggio |-3-| - triplet Alternative to Bars 1-2 (standard tuning) Bar 10 in Drop-D tuning ----------------------------------------- ----------------------- 1 10 C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------3-----------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-------------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------0-----------0---| |---------------------------------| |---------2-----------------------|---------0-----------------------| |---------------------------------| |-3---3-----------2-------2-------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3____-------3-------| |-3b4-----4b5-----6b7-----8b9-----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | INTRO: Chords: G/A x00787 D/A x00232 1 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0-------0-----------| |---------------------0-----------|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0---| |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |---------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3\------------------|---------------------------------|-------------3____---3\----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 5 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G/A |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|-------------7____---------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------------------8\------\ |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------7____---------------| |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------0________________________ |---------------------------------|-------------3\------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 9 D/A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| \-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___________________________-------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------0---|-1b2-----2b3-----4b5-----6b7-----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: C x32010 Am7 x02010 G/B x20033 G 3x0003 11 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| |---------------------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3____---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Slow down, you move too fast, you've got to make the morning last_; just 15 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-------------------0-----------| |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0____-----------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | kickin' down the cobble - stones; lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy_______________ 19 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------| ___---0-------0____---0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0____ |---------2---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |--3--| _____________________________________________________ Ba-da-da -da da da da_________ feelin' groovy_______________ 23 C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3____---3____-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ___________________ VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C x32010 Am7 x02010 G/B x20033 G 3x0003 25 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0-------------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0-------0-----------| |-----0---------------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------3-------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Hello, lamp-post, whatcha knowin'? I come to watch your flowers growin' 29 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-------------------0-----------| |__---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0____-----------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |--3--| Ain't ya got no rhymes for me? Do-in-do-do-do________, feelin' groovy_______________ 33 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------/3____--/3____-------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |--3--| _____________________________________________________ Ba-da-da -da da da da_________ feelin' groovy_______________ 37 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0______---0-------0____---0-------0______-------------------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |---------2---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |--3--| ___________________ I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep I'm 41 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---------------|---------------------------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0---------------0-------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|---------2---------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |----3----| |---3---| |---3---| |-----3-----| |----3----| |----3----| |---3---| dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep let the morning time drop all its petals on me.____________ 45 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Life, I love you. All is groovy.__________________________________________________________________ Ba___ da___ da___ 49 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___________________ Ba da da Ba___ da___________ da___ da___ da___________ Ba___ da___ da___ da da______ 53 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G |---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------|-----------------3---------------|-1-----------0____---0-----------| ___---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0______---0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-----------------------0____ |-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|-------------------------0-------|---------0-----------------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------|-3-------3-------2---------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ da___ Ba___ da___________________ da_____ da_____ da_____ Ba___________ da___________ Ba___________ da___________ 57 C G/B Am7 G |-0-------------------------------|----------------^3---------------| |-----------------3---------------|-1--------------^0---------------| |-----0---------------0-----------|-----0----------^0---------------| |-------------------------0-------|---------0------^0---------------| |-3-------3-------2---------------|-0--------------^2---------------| |---------------------------------|----------------^3---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | da___ da___ da___ da___ Ba___________ da___________