Chords for 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Lesson - Tuned Slightly Down) - Paul Simon
Tempo:
137.5 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
D
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey y'all.
How about we go through the chords for 50 ways to leave your lover.
It's really all about the drums in that tune.
Some cool jazzy sounding chords.
[Em] I guess [B] it's in
[G] verses are in E minor then the chorus goes up to G.
It's kind of cool.
But it starts with this [B] chord progression after [A] the drum
intro.
[D]
[Em] [B] [Em] [B]
[Em] This E minor done as D and B at 5.
D, B at 5.
G at 4.
High E at 3.
[D] [Bm] The second one is a D without the B string covered.
[Em]
[D] [C] Third one is a C without the B
[A] covered.
[Em]
[D] [C]
[B]
[A] So I don't know what that's called but A string open D at 1.
[C] G at 2.
B at 1.
[B] High [A] E open.
[B] [E] And then you have to sort of take your pull your finger off the [A] B
string [Em] to an E minor.
And then [Eb] this a chord that Paul uses a lot.
[G] It's just
[B] like that [Am] just like the one you just [B] did.
[B] [Eb] Except now the high E is covered at 2
on this [D] version.
So it's a D7 [G] with the D covered at the first [Eb] fret.
[Em] So now so far
we've got D [D]
with the open B [C] string.
C with an open B [Bb] string.
And then [A] this.
[B]
[Em] So an E minor.
Then [Eb] this.
[B]
That's a B7 except you only do the top of it.
D, G and B at 4.
High E at 5.
[E]
[B] I do that as this voicing of a B7.
And then this voicing of a B7.
Which is this.
Which is barring a regular B7.
And [Em] then back to the
beginning.
[Bm]
Same D thing.
[Em] Same C thing.
And then the [B] same with this one.
[Em]
50 [Am] ways [Em] to leave your lover.
That's the E minor to A minor [Am] 7.
[Em] Now when [Bm] that's the whole
[Em] progression which repeats that thing again.
[D]
[Em] [B] [Em]
[B] [Eb]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
Now sometimes I hear it as he's
doing E minor to A minor [Am] 7 with that high E [Em] covered.
And then back.
And then
the second time through he just does it [Am] [Em] as a straight A [E] minor.
I haven't
listened to it close enough to see if he does A minor 7 each time.
I don't [A] think he does actually.
But I like it.
It makes it different.
[G] So then that gets to the chorus.
It's G.
Step on the bus.
[Bb] Don't need to discuss my smart.
You know then you go up to your B flat.
[C]
[G]
[B]
[F] [C]
[G] Back into another verse.
[Gb]
[G] There was a couple of maybe three guitars going.
One's electric.
One or two electric.
And they're playing different voicings of
them.
But this is for a main acoustic guitar part.
This is how I figured out
the chords.
But I'm sure there are other people including Paul that do it differently.
[Em] But [D] [Em]
[Eb]
[B] [Em] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[B] that's how I'm doing it.
Good luck.
[N]
How about we go through the chords for 50 ways to leave your lover.
It's really all about the drums in that tune.
Some cool jazzy sounding chords.
[Em] I guess [B] it's in
[G] verses are in E minor then the chorus goes up to G.
It's kind of cool.
But it starts with this [B] chord progression after [A] the drum
intro.
[D]
[Em] [B] [Em] [B]
[Em] This E minor done as D and B at 5.
D, B at 5.
G at 4.
High E at 3.
[D] [Bm] The second one is a D without the B string covered.
[Em]
[D] [C] Third one is a C without the B
[A] covered.
[Em]
[D] [C]
[B]
[A] So I don't know what that's called but A string open D at 1.
[C] G at 2.
B at 1.
[B] High [A] E open.
[B] [E] And then you have to sort of take your pull your finger off the [A] B
string [Em] to an E minor.
And then [Eb] this a chord that Paul uses a lot.
[G] It's just
[B] like that [Am] just like the one you just [B] did.
[B] [Eb] Except now the high E is covered at 2
on this [D] version.
So it's a D7 [G] with the D covered at the first [Eb] fret.
[Em] So now so far
we've got D [D]
with the open B [C] string.
C with an open B [Bb] string.
And then [A] this.
[B]
[Em] So an E minor.
Then [Eb] this.
[B]
That's a B7 except you only do the top of it.
D, G and B at 4.
High E at 5.
[E]
[B] I do that as this voicing of a B7.
And then this voicing of a B7.
Which is this.
Which is barring a regular B7.
And [Em] then back to the
beginning.
[Bm]
Same D thing.
[Em] Same C thing.
And then the [B] same with this one.
[Em]
50 [Am] ways [Em] to leave your lover.
That's the E minor to A minor [Am] 7.
[Em] Now when [Bm] that's the whole
[Em] progression which repeats that thing again.
[D]
[Em] [B] [Em]
[B] [Eb]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
Now sometimes I hear it as he's
doing E minor to A minor [Am] 7 with that high E [Em] covered.
And then back.
And then
the second time through he just does it [Am] [Em] as a straight A [E] minor.
I haven't
listened to it close enough to see if he does A minor 7 each time.
I don't [A] think he does actually.
But I like it.
It makes it different.
[G] So then that gets to the chorus.
It's G.
Step on the bus.
[Bb] Don't need to discuss my smart.
You know then you go up to your B flat.
[C]
[G]
[B]
[F] [C]
[G] Back into another verse.
[Gb]
[G] There was a couple of maybe three guitars going.
One's electric.
One or two electric.
And they're playing different voicings of
them.
But this is for a main acoustic guitar part.
This is how I figured out
the chords.
But I'm sure there are other people including Paul that do it differently.
[Em] But [D] [Em]
[Eb]
[B] [Em] [D]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[B] that's how I'm doing it.
Good luck.
[N]
Key:
Em
B
D
A
Am
Em
B
D
_ Hey y'all. _ _ _ _
How about we go through the chords for 50 ways to leave your lover.
It's really all about the drums in that tune. _
Some cool jazzy sounding chords. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I guess [B] it's in _
[G] _ verses are in E minor then _ the chorus goes up to G.
It's kind of cool.
_ But it starts with this [B] chord progression after [A] the drum
intro.
[D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ This _ _ E _ _ _ minor _ _ done as D and B at 5.
_ D, B at 5.
G at 4.
_ _ High E at 3.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] The second one is a D without the B string covered.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Third one is a C without the B
[A] covered.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] So I don't know what that's called but A string open D at 1. _
[C] G at 2.
B at 1.
[B] _ High [A] E open.
_ [B] _ [E] And then you have to sort of take your pull your finger off the [A] B
string _ [Em] to _ an E minor.
And then [Eb] this a _ _ chord that Paul uses a lot.
[G] It's just
[B] like that [Am] just like the one you just [B] did.
_ _ [B] _ [Eb] Except _ now the high E is covered at 2
on this [D] version.
So it's a D7 [G] with the D covered at the first [Eb] fret.
_ _ [Em] So now so far
we've got D _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ with the open B [C] string. _
_ _ _ C with an open B [Bb] string.
And then [A] this.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ So an E minor.
Then [Eb] this.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ That's a B7 _ except you only do the top of it.
_ _ _ D, G and B at 4.
High E at 5. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ I do that as this voicing of a B7.
And then this voicing of a B7.
Which is this.
Which is barring a regular B7.
_ And _ [Em] then back to the
beginning.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ Same D thing.
[Em] Same C thing. _
_ And then the [B] same with this one.
_ _ [Em] _
_ 50 [Am] ways [Em] to leave your lover.
That's the E minor to A minor [Am] 7. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Now when _ [Bm] that's the whole
[Em] progression which repeats that thing again.
_ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ Now sometimes I hear it as he's
doing E minor to A minor [Am] 7 with _ that high E [Em] covered.
And then back.
And then
the second time through he just does it _ [Am] _ _ [Em] as a straight A [E] minor. _ _ _ _ _ _
I haven't
listened to it close enough to see if he does A minor 7 each time.
I don't [A] think he does actually.
_ _ But I like it. _
_ _ _ It makes it different. _
_ [G] So then that gets to the chorus.
It's G. _
_ Step on the bus.
_ _ [Bb] Don't need to discuss my smart.
You know then you go up to your B flat.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Back _ _ into another verse.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ There was a couple of maybe three guitars going.
One's electric.
One or two electric.
And _ _ they're playing different voicings of
them.
But this is for a main acoustic guitar part.
This is how I figured out
the chords.
But I'm sure there are other people including Paul that do it differently.
[Em] But _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [B] that's how I'm doing it.
Good luck.
[N] _
How about we go through the chords for 50 ways to leave your lover.
It's really all about the drums in that tune. _
Some cool jazzy sounding chords. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ I guess [B] it's in _
[G] _ verses are in E minor then _ the chorus goes up to G.
It's kind of cool.
_ But it starts with this [B] chord progression after [A] the drum
intro.
[D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ This _ _ E _ _ _ minor _ _ done as D and B at 5.
_ D, B at 5.
G at 4.
_ _ High E at 3.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] The second one is a D without the B string covered.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Third one is a C without the B
[A] covered.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] So I don't know what that's called but A string open D at 1. _
[C] G at 2.
B at 1.
[B] _ High [A] E open.
_ [B] _ [E] And then you have to sort of take your pull your finger off the [A] B
string _ [Em] to _ an E minor.
And then [Eb] this a _ _ chord that Paul uses a lot.
[G] It's just
[B] like that [Am] just like the one you just [B] did.
_ _ [B] _ [Eb] Except _ now the high E is covered at 2
on this [D] version.
So it's a D7 [G] with the D covered at the first [Eb] fret.
_ _ [Em] So now so far
we've got D _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ with the open B [C] string. _
_ _ _ C with an open B [Bb] string.
And then [A] this.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ So an E minor.
Then [Eb] this.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ That's a B7 _ except you only do the top of it.
_ _ _ D, G and B at 4.
High E at 5. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ I do that as this voicing of a B7.
And then this voicing of a B7.
Which is this.
Which is barring a regular B7.
_ And _ [Em] then back to the
beginning.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ Same D thing.
[Em] Same C thing. _
_ And then the [B] same with this one.
_ _ [Em] _
_ 50 [Am] ways [Em] to leave your lover.
That's the E minor to A minor [Am] 7. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Now when _ [Bm] that's the whole
[Em] progression which repeats that thing again.
_ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ Now sometimes I hear it as he's
doing E minor to A minor [Am] 7 with _ that high E [Em] covered.
And then back.
And then
the second time through he just does it _ [Am] _ _ [Em] as a straight A [E] minor. _ _ _ _ _ _
I haven't
listened to it close enough to see if he does A minor 7 each time.
I don't [A] think he does actually.
_ _ But I like it. _
_ _ _ It makes it different. _
_ [G] So then that gets to the chorus.
It's G. _
_ Step on the bus.
_ _ [Bb] Don't need to discuss my smart.
You know then you go up to your B flat.
_ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Back _ _ into another verse.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ There was a couple of maybe three guitars going.
One's electric.
One or two electric.
And _ _ they're playing different voicings of
them.
But this is for a main acoustic guitar part.
This is how I figured out
the chords.
But I'm sure there are other people including Paul that do it differently.
[Em] But _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [B] that's how I'm doing it.
Good luck.
[N] _