song: Baby Driver
artist: Paul Simon
Note: to play with the record you need to dune down your guitar by one half-step.
Intro:
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During the song there are more
E7 ish? bends like the one below.
e:--0-----------------|--|-9b10-------------|------------|
B:--8b9--8b9---7-7--5-|--|-8b9--8b9---7-7--5|---7b9--7b9-|
G:--6b7--6b7---5-5--4-|x2|------6b7---5-5--4|------------|
D:--8b9--8b9---7-7----|--|------8b9---7-7---|------------|
A:--------------------|--|------------------|------------|
E:--------------------|--|------------------|------------|
During song:
E E6 riff "E bass" "A bass"
e:-----0--0-0---0-0-|----|--------------|--------------|
B:-----0--2-0---2-0-|----|--------------|--------------|
G:-----1--1-1---1-1-|----|-----------1--|--2--2--2--2--|
D:-----2--2-2---2-2-|-x2-|--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--|
A:-----2--2-2---2-2-|----|--2--2--2--2--|--0--4--5-----|
E:--0--0--0-0---0-0-|----|--0--4--5-----|--------------|
Verse 1:
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E bass
My daddy was a family bassman,
my mama was an engineer,
and I was born one dark gray morn'
A bass E E6 riff
with music comin' in my ears, in my ears.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_simon/baby_driver_tab.html ]
Chorus:
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A bass (played 4 times here)
They call me Baby Driver, and once upon a pair of wheels
E
hit the road and I'm gone
A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)
what's my num-ber,
F#7
I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,
E A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)
Scoot down the road, what's my num-ber,
F#7 A E
I wonder how your engine feels.
E7
Badadaaaa
Play the quick succession this way for both occasions
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
e:---5---4---3---2----|
B:---5---4---3---2----|
G:---6---5---4---3----|
D:---5---4---3---2----|
A:---7---6---5---4----|
E:---5---4---3---2----|
Break: scat vocals: (basically same chord progression as 1st verse)
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E A E E6 riff
Oooooooo doodadoooooouie
Verse 2: (same as verse 1)
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My daddy was a prominent frogman,
my mama's in the Naval reserve,
when I was young, I carried a gun,
but I never got the chance to serve, I did not serve.
Chorus 2: same as chorus 1
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Saxo Solo:
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Play over the chords for the verse and chorus, with harmonies by Simon and Garfunkel
and motorcycle noises
Verse 3:
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My daddy got a big promotion,
my mama got a raise in pay.
There's no one home, we're all alone;
Oh, come into my room and play, yes, we can play.
Chorus 3:
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I'm not talkin' about your pigtails, I'm talkin' 'bout your sex-appeal
hit the road and I'm gone
What's my number,
I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,
Scoot down the road, what's my number,
I wonder how your engine feels.
End:
Plays E E6 riff for a while, with dodododoooos.
Then shifts gears:
F F6
e:----1--1-1--1-1|
B:----1--3-1--3-1|
G:----2--2-2--2-2|x lots
D:----x--x-x--x-x|
A:----3--3-3--3-3|
E:--1-1--1-1--1-1|
Motorcycle noises, and commentary...
"and the world champion is completing his run off the spectator side...."fade out.
