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Bridge Over Troubled Water

Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Para, Cecilia

My introduction to Simon & Garfunkel was an unconventional one. It was during the movie “Old School” and Will Ferrell’s character gets a horse tranquillizer to the neck and eventually falls into the swimming pool. As he’s drowning the most beautiful song starts to play….”Hello darkness my old friend”. The harmonies are breathtaking. I instantly fast forward the VHS to end credits so I can find out this song. The next few weeks is basically me soaking up every Simon & Garfunkel song I can get my hands on. Bridge Over Troubled Water is a masterpiece without a doubt. It took hundreds of hours to record and it sold millions but it also brought the end of them as a band. Although the did reform in later years, this was them at their creative peak. An Important addition to my top 50.

This video is part of a project I’m working on. I’m learning to play my favourite albums on a ukulele. If you enjoyed it why not check out some other classic albums that I arranged. Like David Bowie or Arcade Fire.

Simon & Garfunkel Ukulele Tabs

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Bridge Over Troubled Water

A|-6----6-5----5----3----------------|-----------------------|-
E|-6----6-6----6----4----4-2-3-6-3-6-|-----1----1-3----------|-
C|-7----7-7----5----3----5-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-3----------3----1-0-|-
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-

A|-3------------------------6---- E|---4-------3---3-3--------8---- C|-----3-0---3-3-3-3--------8---- G|---------1-----6-5-5-5---------
A|-11-11----10-10----6-----------------1--------------
E|-11-11----11-11----8-----------------3--------------
C|-8--8-----8--8-----8----6h7p5-3-0----3----6h7p5-3-0-
G|----------------------------------------------------

Frank Llyod Wright

A|-----------5-3------|-------------------3-------------
E|-5----2--------5----|----5-6-5-3-5--------5----3------
C|--------------------|--------------5-------------5----
G|--------------------|---------------------------------

A|-4----2----1-3-5----|----0-------0----3----3----0---- E|-2----2----1-0-5----|----0-------1----1----1----1---- C|-2----2----2-0-5----|----1-------2----2----3----2---- G|--------------------|---------------------------3----

Cecilia

A|---------------------------------------------
E|---3------3-4-3-1-3----3-4-3-1-3-1---1-------
C|-3---3-----------------------------3---2-0---
G|-------------------------------------------3-

A|-------3----------------------------------- E|-1/3-6---6----3-4-3-1-3----3-4-3-1-3-1----- C|---------------------------------------3-2- G|-------------------------------------------
A|-4-6-6-6-6-|---6-6-6-|---6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-|- E|-4-6-6-6-6-|-8-6-6-6-|-8-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-|- C|-5-7-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|- G|-6-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-|-

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