For Emilyv3

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From [email protected] Jun 18 '94 at 5:26 am est

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Date: Sat, 18 Jun 1994 05:26:00 EST

Subject: TAB: For Emily, Wherever...

FOR EMILY, WHEREVER I MAY FIND HER

PAUL SIMON

Transcribed by: [email protected]

Here's the way I've been playing it -- not an exact lift, but gets the feel

of the song, sounds amazing, and is surprisingly simple to play. It is

fingerpicked (somewhat hard to play with a flatpick, but possible if your

country claw has an even bass-treble volume ratio, and uses both the middle

and index to work the top strings. I personally think it sounds better

with fingerpicks or even bare fingers).

I play it on Capo III

(3+1) indicates that the 3 and the 1 are plucked simultaneously. As you

may have guessed, all of the above strings get 1/8 note.

This pattern is consistent throughout the song

I wanderd empty streets, down past the shop display

I heard cathedral bells, tripping down the alley-way

As I walked on

And when you ran to me, your checks flushed with the night

We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight

I held your hand

(instrumental)

And when I awoke and felt your warm and near

I kissed your honey hair, with my grateful tears

Oh I love you girl

Each dash represents 1/16th note. I have tried to be exact in this to make

it easier.

s - strum

r - strum, with a slight ritard (normally notated by a wavy down arrow next

to the chord)

p - pluck

Fig 1:

Instrumental:

p p

B|0---2---0-------|0---------------| picking pattern resumes

G|0-----------4---|----4---2---0---| for last two measures of

instr:

There it is. Enjoy.

-- e

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