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Call Me Al Bass

(ver. 1)
Paul Simon
This song is probably the most famous songs Paul Simon has done, from a bassists point of view anyway,
because of the slap bass solo. I have seen two different ways of playing the bass solo,
I have only included one here, and if you look around the net, you will probably find a few more versions.




Verse - Dont play note In bracket first time, but every time after that                                                                        
G---||--------------2--5--------5--|-----------3--5--------5---||
D---||*--3--(3)--3-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------*||
A---||*----------------------------|--------------------------*||
E---||-----------------------------|---------------------------||
                                                                        

Chorus                                                                        
G---||------------2--5-----------2--5--|-----------3--5-----5-----5---||
D---||*--3--3--3--------3--3--3--------|--5--5--5--------------------*||
A---||*--------------------------------|-----------------------------*||
E---||---------------------------------|------------------------------||
                                                                        

Post Chorus                                                                        
G---||---------2--5--10--10--10--10--5--2--|-----------3--5--7--7--7--7--5--2---||
D---||*--3--3------------------------------|--5--5--5--------------------------*||
A---||*------------------------------------|-----------------------------------*||
E---||-------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
                                                                        

Slap Solo - The bit you've all been waiting for ;-)                                                                        
G----|--15--17------------------------------------------------|
D----|--------------15--17------------------------------------|
A----|----------17----------13--15--17--13--------------------|
E----|--------------------------------------15--15--17--15----|



G---|----------------------------------------------------------17--15--||
D---|----------------------------------------------17--15--------------||
A---|--15--17--17--15------------------17--15--------------17----------||
E---|------------------15--17--15--13----------17----------------------||
            
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