59th St Bridge Song Chords & Tabs
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59th Street Bridge Song (also Feelin' Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkle
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Tabbed by: Joshua J
Email: joshua@ccbikeshop.com
Tuning: Standard tuning
Capo: 1st Fret
Key: D#
The fingering shown here assumes NO CAPO IS USED. But Simon and
Garfunkle appear to use this fingering (as best I can figure out from a CD)
capoed on the 1st fret.
I know no one will believe me but I figured this out by ear. In other words
it isn't perfect, but its sure is stinkin' close!
Intro:
D A Dsus2 A/C#* D/A A Dsus2 A
e|-2---0-----------0-------------2-0---------0-------|
B|-------2-----3-----2*------3-------2---3-----2---2-|
G|---------2-----2-----2---2---2-------2---2-----2---|
D|-0---2-------0---------2---4---4-2-----0-----------|
A|-------------------4\0*----------------------0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
*Ok this is hard, bar the A chord with your index fingering (you
won't play high E string) and put your ring finger on the fourth
fret of the A string. Pluck the B and A strings and slide your
ring finger to make the bass note "slide" down and carefully lift
that finger to let the A string ring freely. All this WHILE you
continue to play the next three notes :( This particular sliding
bass is used throughout the entire song wherever this A/C# is played.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simon_and_garfunkel/59th_st_bridge_song_tab_ver_4.html ]
D/F# A Dsus2 A/C#* D/F# A Dsus2
e|-----2---0-----------0-------------2-0---------0-9-------------------------|
B|-3---------2-----3-----2-------3-------2---3-------10b11\5-----------------|
G|---2---------2-----2-----2---2---2-------2---2-----------------------------|
D|-4---4---2-------0---------2---4---4-2-----0-----7+*-----------------------|
A|-----------------------4\0-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------0h2-2/5-5/7-7/9-|
*Harmonic on seventh fret at the same time you play the 9th fret on
the high e string, sounds really cool :D
End of Intro
MAIN:
D/F# A Dsus2 A/C#* D/F# A Dsus2 A
e|-----2---0-----------0-------------2-0---------0-------|
B|-3---------2-----3-----2-------3-------2---3-----2---2-|
G|---2---------2-----2-----2---2---2-------2---2-----2---|
D|-4---4---2-------0---------2---4---4-2-----0-----------|
A|-----------------------4\0-----------------------0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| X 2
"Slow down, you move to fast, you've got to make the morning last, just"
"Kicking down the cobblestones, lookin' for fun, and feelin' groovy!"
Then once (or whenever you feel like it, or with a second guitar)...
D A/C# A/B A
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|---4-----2-----2-----2---|
A|-5-----4-----2-----0-----|
E|-------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| b bend up
| + harmonic
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