SIMON PAUL - "i do it for your love" Tablature
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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 23:44:14 +0100 (BST)
From: R P Kent <R.P.Kent@durham.ac.uk>
Subject: TAB: I do it for your Love by Paul Simon
I Do It For Your Love
---------------------
Words and Music by Paul Simon
As performed by Paul Simon on his TV Special (1977)
Original recording from 'Still Crazy After All These Years'
Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk
He plays this song fingerpicked on an electric... Watch out for those
wierd barre chords!
Intro
-----
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
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|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3-------|-----2---2---2-1-|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|---0-------0-0---|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am D9
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|-------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-----12--12--12--|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|---12------12----|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-12------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
h h h h h h h
Verse 1
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E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
We were married ...
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am D9
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
We signed the ...
Verse 2
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E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The rooms were musty ...
CV CVI CIV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Eb7 Ab Ab+
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------4-------4-|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------8---|-----4---5---5---|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------6-----|---5-------5-----|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-----6-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6---------|-4---------------|
Drank all the ...
Chorus
------
CIV CIV CIV CII
Dbm Adim7 Db Dbmaj7 Gb
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|---------4-------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
|-------5-------5-|-------4---4-----|-----6-------6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----6-------6---|-----5---5-----5-|---6-------5---5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---6-------6-----|---4-------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Found a rug ...
CI CI CII CI
Bbm Adim7 Cm7-5 B7 Bb7
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|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2-------2-|-------1---1-----|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-3---3-------3---|-----2---2-----2-|-3---3---2---2---|-1---1---1---1-1-|
|-3-3-------3-----|---1-------------|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-3-----2-2-----|-1-1---1---1-----|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
Along the way ...
Harmonica Solo (play verse chords up to Em
for twice their original duration),
the pattern is more of a strummed feel, then fingerpick the Bbdim7 and
carry on from there into the chorus again
Verse 3
----- -
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
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|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The sting of reason ...
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am7
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|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------5---------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
Love emerges ...
CIII
Am7 G Gmaj7
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------5---------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----5---------5-|-------3---------|---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-----||
|---5---------5---|-----4-----------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|-----------4-----|---5-------------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------3---||
I do it ...
Tha Gmaj7 is Paul just mucking about after he finishes on the G
************************************************************************
* Rich Kent; email r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk ; http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d213ga *
************************************************************************
From: R P Kent <R.P.Kent@durham.ac.uk>
Subject: TAB: I do it for your Love by Paul Simon
I Do It For Your Love
---------------------
Words and Music by Paul Simon
As performed by Paul Simon on his TV Special (1977)
Original recording from 'Still Crazy After All These Years'
Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk
He plays this song fingerpicked on an electric... Watch out for those
wierd barre chords!
Intro
-----
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3---3---3---|-----3---3-------|-----2---2---2-1-|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2---2-|---0-------0-0---|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am D9
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|-------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-----12--12--12--|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|---12------12----|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-12------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
h h h h h h h
Verse 1
----- -
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
We were married ...
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am D9
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-------4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
We signed the ...
Verse 2
----- -
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The rooms were musty ...
CV CVI CIV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Eb7 Ab Ab+
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------4-------4-|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------8---|-----4---5---5---|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------6-----|---5-------5-----|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-----6-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6---------|-4---------------|
Drank all the ...
Chorus
------
CIV CIV CIV CII
Dbm Adim7 Db Dbmaj7 Gb
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|---------4-------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------|
|-------5-------5-|-------4---4-----|-----6-------6---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----6-------6---|-----5---5-----5-|---6-------5---5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---6-------6-----|---4-------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Found a rug ...
CI CI CII CI
Bbm Adim7 Cm7-5 B7 Bb7
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2-------2-|-------1---1-----|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-3---3-------3---|-----2---2-----2-|-3---3---2---2---|-1---1---1---1-1-|
|-3-3-------3-----|---1-------------|-4---4---4---4---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-3-3-----2-2-----|-1-1---1---1-----|
|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
Along the way ...
Harmonica Solo (play verse chords up to Em
for twice their original duration),
the pattern is more of a strummed feel, then fingerpick the Bbdim7 and
carry on from there into the chorus again
Verse 3
----- -
E(no 3rd)(add D) Bm11 A7 D6
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------2---------|
|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----0---0-------|
|---4-------4-----|---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|
|-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The sting of reason ...
CV
Ebdim7 Gbdim7 Em Bbdim7 Am7
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------2-------5-|---------3-------|-----------------|-------5---------|
|-----1-------4---|-------0---0-----|-----5-------5---|-----5-----5-----|
|---2-------5-----|-----0-------0---|---6-------5-----|---5-----5-----5-|
|-1-------4-------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----------5---|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-6-----6-5-----5-|-----------------|
Love emerges ...
CIII
Am7 G Gmaj7
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-------5---------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----5---------5-|-------3---------|---3-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-----||
|---5---------5---|-----4-----------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|-----------4-----|---5-------------|---4-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-----||
|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-------------3---||
I do it ...
Tha Gmaj7 is Paul just mucking about after he finishes on the G
************************************************************************
* Rich Kent; email r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk ; http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d213ga *
************************************************************************
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