Overs Tab

OVERS
 
As recorded by Simon & Garfunkel
(From the 1968 Album BOOKENDS)
 
Words and Music by Paul Simon
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 2nd fret'
 
 
 Intro
  Freely Q=70
  Cmaj7 C#°7    Dm/F                          Cmaj7
 4/4                                         2/4
  Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 2nd fret)
                        |-3-|
   H     H       Q  +E  S S S  T  T S E E E    H
|-^3----------|-^1--(1)--------0h=1p0-------|-^0----|
|-^5----^5----|-^3--(3)-----3---------3-----|-^0----|
|-^4----^3----|-^2--(2)---2----2--------2---|-^0----|
|-^5----^5----|-^3--(3)-3-----(3)---------3-|-^2----|
|-^3----^4----|-----------------------------|-^3----|
|-------------|-----------------------------|-------|
   H     H       Q  +E  E      Q        E E    H
 
 
                                 1st Verse
                             a tempo Q=84(8=s8)
                G6/B              F      Fm6     CmaG/BAm7C/G
 3/4           4/4
  E E E E E E   E E E E Q.   E    Q  Q   Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|---------0------||--------------|-0------------|
|-------------|-------3--------||-1--1---3--3--|-0--3--1--1---|
|-------------|-----0----------||-2--2---1--1--|-0--0--0--0---|
|-3-2---------|---0------------||--------------|--------------|
|-----3-----3S|=2--------------||--------------|-3--2--0------|
|-------3-0---|--------------0-||-1--1-1-1--1--|----------3-1-|
                                  Q  E E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E
 
 
  F    Em  G/BAm   D7/F#                    C     G/B Bb  Asus4
                        |--3--|             |-3-|
   E E  Q  Q  Q    E  E S S E E E E +Q      E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------2-(2)---|-----0---0---0----|
|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1---------|-1h3---3---3---3--|
|-^2-x-^0--------|----2-------2-----------|------------------|
|-^3-x-^2--------|-0--------------------0-|------------------|
|-^3-x-^2--2--0--|-0----------------------|-3-----2---1---0--|
|-^1---^0--------|-2-----------------2----|------------------|
   Q    Q  Q  Q    H.                E  E   Q     Q   Q   Q
                                            |
 
 
  Dm/F                  C        Dm9/F         C/G       G/A
  |-3-|
  E E E E S S E E E E   Q    Q   E E  E  E     E E +Q    E E  E  E
|---------------------|-----^0-----0---------|---3-(3)-------------||
|---------1h2p1-------|-----^1---3----3------|-5-5-------3-2s=1----||
|-------0-------0-----|-----^0-----2-(2)-----|-----------4-2s=1----||
|-----0-----------3-2-|-----^2---3-------3s5-|-5-------------------||
|---0-----------------|-3--------------------|------0--0-3-0-(0)---||
|-1-------------------|--------x-------------|-------------------0-||
                        Q.     E E E +E  S S   E E  E  E E E +E  E
 
 
 2nd Verse
                                                         straight Q=84
  Cmaj7     C#°7        Dm/F                       Cmaj7
                                   |--3---|
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E    Q   E  E  S  S E E  E E    H    E E E E
|-^0--^0----^3--^3----|-^1---------0h=1p0--------|-^0------------|
|-^0--^0-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3-----^3---------3------|-^0------------|
|-^0--^0-!0-^3--^3-!0-|-^2--^2-^2-----------^2---|-^0------------|
|-^2--^2-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--^3-^3-----------^3-3-|-^2----3-2-----|
|-^3--^3--------------|--------^0-(0)------------|-^3--------3---|
|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------3-|
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E    Q   E  E +Q         Q      H    H
 
 
                          triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
          G6/B        E7    F        Bbmaj7/F    CmaG/BAm7C/G
 6/4                       4/4
  E E E E E E E E E E E E    Q   Q    Q   E  E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----------------0-------|--------------------|-0------------|
|---------------3---3-----|-^1--^1---^3--^3-!0-|-0--3--1--1---|
|-------------0-------1---|-^2--^2---^2--^2-!0-|-0--0--0--0---|
|-----------0-------------|-^3--^3---^3--^3-!0-|--------------|
|-3-----3S2---------------|-^3--^3---^1--^1----|-3--2--0------|
|---3-0-----------------0-|-^1--^1-1-^1--------|----------3-1-|
                             Q   E E  Q   Q      Q  Q  Q  E E
 
 
  F    Em  G/BAm7  D7/F#                    C     G/B Bb  Asus4
                        |--3--|             |-3-|
   E E  Q  Q  Q     Q   S S E E E E +Q      E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------2-(2)---|-----0---0---0---0-|
|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1---------|-1h3---3---3---3---|
|-^2---^0--0--0--|-^2---------2-----------|-------------------|
|-^3-3-^2--------|-^0-------------------0-|-------------------|
|-^3---^2--2--0--|-^0---------------------|-3-----2---1---0---|
|-^1---^0--------|-^2----------------2----|-------------------|
   Q    Q  Q  Q     H.               E  E   Q     Q   Q   Q
                                            |
 
 
                  straight Q=84
  Dm/F                      Cmaj7F   G/A   F     Cmaj7F   G/A   F
 3/4               3/8     4/4
   Q  S S E +E  E   E E E    Q   Q    Q    Q      Q   Q    Q    Q
|-----------------|-------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----1h2p1-(1)---|-------|-^0---1----3----1---|-^0---1----3----1---|
|-^0------------0-|-------|-^0---2----4----2---|-^0---2----4----2---|
|-^0--------------|-3-2-0-|-^2---3----5----3---|-^2---3----5----3---|
|-^0--------------|-------|-^3-0---0-(0)-0-----|-^3-0---0-(0)-0---0-|
|-^1--------------|-------|------------------0-|--------------------|
                             E Q   E +E  Q   E    E Q   E +E  Q   E
 
 
  C G/Am7         D7/F#    F          Em
 3/4             4/4
  E E Q    Q      Q    Q   E E E  E   E E E E E S S E E
|-0-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---3-1---------|------1-------1-^1-|---------0---------|
|----------0----|--------------2-^2-|-------0---------0-|
|-------2-(2)---|------------3---^3-|-----2---------2---|
|-3-2-0---------|---0-(0)-----------|---2---------2-----|
|-------------3-|-2--------1--------|-0---------0-------|
  E E E E +E  E   E E +Q   H
 
 
                  triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
  Dm/F   Dmb5/F     Cmaj7     C#°7        Dm/F    D°
  E E Q   E E E E    Q   E  E  Q   E  E    Q   Q  E E E E
|---0-1-------1---|-^0--^0----^3--^3----|-^1--^1------1---|
|-3---------3-----|-^0--^0-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--^3----3-----|
|---0-2--^1-----1-|-^0--^0-!0-^3--^3-!0-|-^2--^2--1-----1-|
|-3------^3-------|-^2--^2-!0-^2--^2-!0-|-^3--------------|
|-----------------|-^3--^3--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   H          Q   E  E  Q   E  E    Q   Q  E E E E
 
 
  straight Q=84                               triplet feel Q=84(8=s8)
  Cmaj7                       G6/B
                     6/4                       4/4
   Q   E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E    Q   Q    Q   E  E
|-^0--^0------------|-----------------0-------|--------------------|
|-^0--^0-!0---------|---------------3---3-----|-^1--^1---^3--^3-!0-|
|-^0--^0-!0---------|-------------0-------1---|-^2--^2---^2--^2-!0-|
|-^2--^2-!0-3-2-----|-----------0-------------|-^3--^3---^3--^3-!0-|
|-^3--^3--------3---|-3-----3S2---------------|-^3--^3---^1--^1----|
|-----------------3-|---3-0-----------------0-|-^1--^1-1-^1--------|
   Q   E  E H                                    Q   E E  Q   Q
 
 
  CmaG/BAm7C/G   F    Em  G/BAm   D7/F#
                                       |--3--|
  Q  Q  Q  Q      E E  Q  Q  Q     Q   S S E E E E +Q
|-0------------|----------------|----------------2-(2)--|
|-0--3--1--1---|-^1---^0--3--1--|------0h1p0---1--------|
|-0--0--0--0---|-^2---^0--0--0--|-^2---------2----------|
|--------------|-^3-3-^2--------|-^0--------------------|
|-3--2--0------|-^3---^2--2--0--|-^0--------------------|
|----------3-1-|-^1---^0--------|-^2----------------2---|
  Q  Q  Q  E E    Q    Q  Q  Q     H.               Q
 
 
  N.C.
  H.      Q    E E E E H      +W
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------|--------------|--------*|
|-3----------|-3S2S1p0------|--------*|
|------------|---------1----|-(1)----*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X