For Emily
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From [emailprotected] 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: [emailprotected]
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
THE CHORDS:
THE PICKING PATTERN:
(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
THE SONG:
(D5) What a dream I had,(G) pressed in (Fig 1) organdy
(D) Clothed in crinoline (Cmaj7) of smokey burgandy
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
THE FIGURES:
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
Instrumental:
There it is. Enjoy.
-- e
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