Bruce Springsteen - Incident On 57th Street Chords & Tabs

 

Incident On 57th Street Chords & Tabs

Bruce Springsteen Chords & Tabs

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Incident On 57th Street Tab

   
This is my version of how to play both the piano and guitar intro(s)acoustically.

Bruce Springsteen
"Incident On 57th Street"
"The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" (1973)

Tuning-EADGBE
Piano

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-6----------------------8--6-------------------------------------------|
G|------7-5-7---5-3-5-3--5/7-------7-5---5-3-5-3----3-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------5--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar

e--8-------------------------6---8--8--6--------------------6---------------|
B-----------------5--7-------------------8---6----6-----------8-6-----------|
G---------5--7-----------------------------8-----8---8/10/8-------8/10/12/10|
D----5--7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I know the chords can be found by themselves but might as well have them here, too

Intro   Bb Eb  Bb  Eb  Bb  Eb  F  Eb
        Bb  Eb  Bb  Eb

Bb         Eb          F    Fsus
With...bruised.....dynamite
He....tried....easy street
But...Johnny....cheap
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bruce_springsteen/incident_on_57th_street_tab.html ]
Eb        Bb
Pimps...cheater
Pimps...liar
Said....cry

Eb     Eb/D    Cm     Eb/D          Cm     Eb/D Eb Bb Eb Bb Bb
Puerto Rican...Jane...won't...you...tell...name

There is this "calliope" sounding riff during this section of the song that repeats many times.

e|--11--10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13--11---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Bb            Eb      F     Fsus
Good night...alright...Jane 
     Bb     Eb              F          Fsus
....black...in to light the soul flame 
       Bb       Eb             F  Fsus
....find.....street.....tonight....baby 
  Bb          Eb         F   Fsus
We may....the daylight maybe


F: (x8101010x)or (xxx565)
Fsus: (x88811x) or (xxx566)
Bb: (x6788x) or (x1333x) 
Eb: (x688xx)or(xx543x) 
Eb/D: (x588xx)(xx533x)
Cm: (x35543) 

Hey, Little Heroes, Enjoyy.  Questions, insults, or comments send me a message.

Nick