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Boy In The Bubble Bass

(ver. 2)
Paul Simon
Cheers,

David Cobby
The Boy in a Bubble (Graceland albumn) by Paul Simon
Bassist Baghiti Khumalo.

any corrections or comments. The timing I've indicated is totally 
approximate, but fairly easy to pick up from the actual song.


Intro. 	Rest for 4 bars of accordian intro then repeat the following twice :   

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

G|2-2-----0-0-1--2--2-------------|-------------------------------0|
D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 1. Only difference from Intro is the slide up in the first bar. 
	Repeat twice :

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

G|2-2-----0-0-/4-2--2-------------|-------------------------------0|
D|----2-2-------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------3---5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus. Repeat this riff 4 times :

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

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

and then the following post-chorus bit twice:

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

G|------------7---5---------------|--------------------------------|
D|/7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------33--5-5----0|----3---5-5-3-5---3--5--5-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 2. Same as intro riff repeated twice.
Chorus. As above, including the 4 bars of post-chorus stuff.
Verse 3. Same as verse 1.
Chorus. Without the 4 bars of post-chorus. Repeat to fade.
            
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