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Boy In The Bubble Bass

(ver. 1)
Paul Simon

This is how I've been playing this but:

1) this is my first ever attempt to submit tab
2) I have only recently started playing bass (previously lead guitar)
3) Haven't heard this song in years - worked it out from memory

Emphasize the fretted notes over the open A string throughout - vibrato and subtle 
can be used to give a fretless bass sound. Keep the feel loose and the slides up to the 12th 
10th frets smooth.

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A/12----0-9-----0-10----0-11---12-|------0-3-----0-5-5-----0---/12-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------0-3-----0-5-----5-3------0|5-----5-3-----0-5----5--5------/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus: (slide up to first note)

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|10---10-10---10-10---10-10--10--|------0-3-----0-5-5-----0------/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|10----0-3-----0-5-----5-3------0|5-----5-3-----0-5-----5-5-----5/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

post-chorus:

  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------12--10-|--------------------------------|
A|/12---------------------12--10-|-------------------------------/|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|


  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|12----0-3-----0-5-----5-3------0|5-----5-3-----0-5-----5-5-----5/|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
            
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