Simon Paul - Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover Chords & Tabs

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From: dbw@svl.cdc.com (Dave Woerner)

Here's my take on 50 ways.  It sounds dead on to me.  If you have
any questions about it, drop me a line.


50 Ways to Leave Your Lover    Paul Simon
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verse:

Intro is just one time through on just guitar (and snare).

The B7 with the passing C note is played with a mini-barre using
the index finger on an otherwise standard B7 chord. (that is, finger
a B7 and then flatten your index finger to get the C).

E-0-----2-----0------2-2---0-----2-----5-----2-2---------------
B-0-----3-----1------1-0---0-----1-----4-----0-0---------------
G-0-----4-----2------2-2---0-----2-----5-----0-2---------------
D-2-----0-----2------1-1---2-----1-----4-----1-1---------------
A-2-----------3------2-2---2-----------------2-2---------------
E-0------------------------0-----------------------------------



E-0-----2-----0------2-2---0-----0-----0-----
B-0-----3-----1------1-0---0-----1-----0-----
G-0-----4-----2------2-2---0-----2-----0-----   REPEAT
D-2-----0-----2------1-1---2-----2-----2-----
A-2-----------3------2-2---2-----0-----2-----
E-0------------------------0-----------0-----

chorus: (no attempt to show the rhythm here)

Note - I have been told that the G should just have G's and D's so
that it is ambiguous whether it's major or minor, though it's always
sounded minor to me.  I put the emphasis on the bass notes when
playing to get the effect.


E-3-----6-----8----------
B-3-----6-----8----------
G-4-----7-----9----------     REPEAT
D-5-----8-----10---------
A-5-----8-----10---------
E-3-----6-----8----------


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Fifty Ways to Leave your Lover 
( Words and Music by Paul Simon )

Transcribed by : Jean-Marc Orliaguet ( jmo@fy.chalmers.se )


INTRO - VERSES :

Guitar #1 ( studio version only ) :

      Em/G      D(6)    Cmaj7    B7-9      Em      D#dim7   F#dim7     B+
e-|-----3--------5--------7--------8--------7--------5--------5--------3--(2)-
B-|-----5--------7--------5--------7--------8--------4--------4--------0------
G-|-----4--------7--------5--------8--------9--------5--------5--------0------
D-|-----5--------0--------5--------7--------9--------4--------4--------1------
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------2------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simon_paul/fifty_ways_to_leave_your_lover_tab.html ]
       Em       D(6)    Cmaj7    B7-9      Em       Am7      Em
e-|-----3--------5--------7--------2--------3-----------------0---------------
B-|-----5--------7--------5--------1--------5--------5--------0---------------
G-|-----4--------7--------5--------2--------4--------5--------0---------------
D-|-----5--------0--------5--------1--------5--------5--------2---------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar #2 ( studio and live versions ) :

       G6       D(6)    Cmaj7    B7-9 B7   Em     D#dim7    F#dim7     B+
e-|-----0--------2--------0--------2--2-----0--------2--------5--------3------
B-|-----0--------3--------0--------1--0-----0--------1--------4--------4------
G-|-----0--------2--------0--------2--2-----0--------2--------5--------4------
D-|--------------0--------2--------1--1-----2--------1--------4--------5------
A-|-----------------------3--------2--2---------------------------------------
E-|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------


       Em        D        C       B7       Em       Am7      Em    
e-|-----3--------2--------0--------2--------0--------0--------0---------------
B-|-----5--------3--------1--------0--------0--------1--------0---------------
G-|-----4--------2--------0--------2--------0--------2--------0---------------
D-|-----5--------0--------2--------1--------2--------2--------2---------------
A-|-----------------------3--------2-----------------0------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


BRIDGE :

Guitar #1 :

        Am(7)     Em  ( harmonics )                       
e-|------0---------0-----------12---|   
B-|------1---------0-----12---------|
G-|------2---------0--------12------|
D-|------2---------2----------------|
A-|------0--------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|

Guitar #2 :

        Am(7)     Em                        
e-|----------------0----------------|   
B-|------5---------0----------------|
G-|------5---------0----------------|
D-|------5---------2----------------|
A-|---------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|


CHORUS :

                G            Bb(6)           C(7)            G
e-|-------------3--------------6--------------8--------------3----------------
B-|-------------3--------------6--------------8--------------3----------------
G-|-------------4--------------7--------------9--------------4----------------
D-|-------------5--------------8-------------10--------------5----------------
A-|-------------5--------------8-------------10--------------5----------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------



Jean-Marc Orliaguet ( jmo@fy.chalmers.se )