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Transcribed by Brian SchretzmannDiamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes by Paul Simon (off Graceland) Bassist: Baghiti Khumalo NOTE: I've only figured out the main groove, and two of those beautiful licks that Baghiti does. The chorus is based on F-Bb-C, but I can't pick out exactly what he's doing. "." indicate stoccato notes. GROOVE . . . . e+s s+e e+s s e e e e+s s+e e+s s e e e +---||-------------2-------|-------------2-------| |4:-||-----3---------------|---------------------| |4:-||---------------------|-1-------3-----3-3-3-| +---||-1-------1-----1-1-1-|-----3---------------| SHORT LICK e+s s e e q+E e+ s e s e e s s e s s e |---------8/10---10-|-(10)-7------------------------| |-----3-R-8/10------|---------8----10-----10-----10-| |-------------------|-----------10------------------| |-1-----------------|-----------------8-8----8-8----| LONG LICK . . . e+s s+e e+s s e e e q+e q e+s s e e+s s e q e+s s s s |-------------2-----8/-||-/10----10-----10--|-7-----------10--12-14-10-| |-------------------8/-||-/10-10-----10-----|-----8----10--------------| |-1-------3-----3-3----||-------------------|-------10-----------------| |-----3----------------||-------------------|--------------------------| . . s s s s e e s s e s s e e+s s+e e+s s e e e |-12-10\9------------------------|-------------2-------|| |---------12\10---------10-10----|---------------------|| |---------------8-----8-------8\-|-1-------3-----3-3-3-|| |-----------------8-8------------|-----3---------------||
Hey man, I think you've tabbed it well but I have one issue with it. The main slide in the licks. I tried it your way and I admit that it does sound somewhat to the effect in the song but I think that's just the way he has the sound of his bass set. In the video there is a clear shot of him playing for a few seconds and he does the slide, and it goes a long way up the neck, beginning from the first few frets. I think it's played like this:
G|------|
D|-3/10-|
A|------|
E|------|
I think if you set the settings on your amp right to get the same sound you will agree. Great tab anyway!
You missed a spot. What about the bit when the horns play?