Chords for How to Play Simon & Garfunkel Homeward Bound (intro only)
Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
G
B
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We've got the capo at the third [B] fret for homeward bound, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G
And we're starting with the famous introduction that sounds like this
[Gm] On
[F] [Eb]
open strings play strings three and two
[Gm]
They ring for a little bit and then you play them again
Hammer them to [Bm] this shape second string first fret [F] third string second fret and pull them back [Gm] off
Then a [G] little mini F shape which is the fourth string third fret second string second fret play four and [Ab] three
And then the [Cm] same two strings, but now the fourth string second [Abm] fret third string [Gm] open
[Eb] Keep that finger held down as you make this part of a C chord fifth string third fret play five and three
And then all fingers away play open four and [G] three, but quickly hammer four to the second [Gm] fret and
Then four and three open [Bb] again
[B] Now the tab shows this in a rhythm, but there is no [C] real rhythm to it
Just play it [Gm] as you hear it on the record
[Eb]
[Bb] And you can leave that ringing as long as you want until you begin to [Bm] sing the verse that comes next
And for that we want a one finger G chord sixth string third fret
And we're going to set up the thumb part of a Travis picking pattern [F] six four six four six four six four
[Bb] I'm sitting in [F] a railway station
Then G of F sharp has the middle finger taking over on the sixth string second fret again six four six four
[A] You get for my destination
All these accounting one and two and three and four and [Ab] now come down to the sixth string first fret and do the same thing
[Fm]
Now [G] we want a minor
We're going to start off the same way six four six four
But the second half begins [B] to introduce the fingers into the pattern [G] six two [Gm] four three six two four three
So the [B] e minor bar in total [G] is six four six four six two [Gm] four three six two four three
[G] one and two and three and the [Gm] four and
[N]
And we're starting with the famous introduction that sounds like this
[Gm] On
[F] [Eb]
open strings play strings three and two
[Gm]
They ring for a little bit and then you play them again
Hammer them to [Bm] this shape second string first fret [F] third string second fret and pull them back [Gm] off
Then a [G] little mini F shape which is the fourth string third fret second string second fret play four and [Ab] three
And then the [Cm] same two strings, but now the fourth string second [Abm] fret third string [Gm] open
[Eb] Keep that finger held down as you make this part of a C chord fifth string third fret play five and three
And then all fingers away play open four and [G] three, but quickly hammer four to the second [Gm] fret and
Then four and three open [Bb] again
[B] Now the tab shows this in a rhythm, but there is no [C] real rhythm to it
Just play it [Gm] as you hear it on the record
[Eb]
[Bb] And you can leave that ringing as long as you want until you begin to [Bm] sing the verse that comes next
And for that we want a one finger G chord sixth string third fret
And we're going to set up the thumb part of a Travis picking pattern [F] six four six four six four six four
[Bb] I'm sitting in [F] a railway station
Then G of F sharp has the middle finger taking over on the sixth string second fret again six four six four
[A] You get for my destination
All these accounting one and two and three and four and [Ab] now come down to the sixth string first fret and do the same thing
[Fm]
Now [G] we want a minor
We're going to start off the same way six four six four
But the second half begins [B] to introduce the fingers into the pattern [G] six two [Gm] four three six two four three
So the [B] e minor bar in total [G] is six four six four six two [Gm] four three six two four three
[G] one and two and three and the [Gm] four and
[N]
Key:
Gm
G
B
F
Eb
Gm
G
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ We've got the capo at the third [B] fret for homeward bound, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G
And we're starting with the famous introduction that sounds like this
[Gm] On _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
open strings play strings three and two
[Gm] _ _
They ring for a little bit and then you play them again
Hammer them to [Bm] this shape second string first fret [F] third string second fret and pull them back [Gm] off
_ _ _ _ Then a [G] little mini F shape which is the fourth string third fret second string second fret play four and [Ab] three
And _ _ then the [Cm] same two strings, but now the fourth string second [Abm] fret third string [Gm] open _
_ [Eb] Keep that finger held down as you make this part of a C chord fifth string third fret play five and three _
_ _ And then all fingers away play open four and [G] three, but quickly hammer four to the second [Gm] fret and
Then four and three open [Bb] again
_ _ _ [B] Now the tab shows this in a rhythm, but there is no [C] real rhythm to it
Just play it [Gm] as you hear it on the record
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ And you can leave that ringing as long as you want until you begin to [Bm] sing the verse that comes next _
And for that we want a one finger G chord sixth string third fret
And we're going to set up the thumb part of a Travis picking pattern [F] six four six four six four six four _
[Bb] I'm sitting in [F] a railway station _
_ _ Then G of F sharp has the middle finger taking over on the sixth string second fret again six four six four
[A] You get for my destination
All these accounting one and two and three and four and [Ab] now come down to the sixth string first fret and do the same thing
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now [G] we want a minor
_ We're going to start off the same way six four six four
But the second half begins [B] to introduce the fingers into the pattern [G] six two [Gm] four three six two four three
_ So the [B] e minor bar in total [G] is six four six four six two [Gm] four three six two four three _
[G] one and two and three and the [Gm] four and
_ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ We've got the capo at the third [B] fret for homeward bound, we're playing chord shapes in the key of G
And we're starting with the famous introduction that sounds like this
[Gm] On _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
open strings play strings three and two
[Gm] _ _
They ring for a little bit and then you play them again
Hammer them to [Bm] this shape second string first fret [F] third string second fret and pull them back [Gm] off
_ _ _ _ Then a [G] little mini F shape which is the fourth string third fret second string second fret play four and [Ab] three
And _ _ then the [Cm] same two strings, but now the fourth string second [Abm] fret third string [Gm] open _
_ [Eb] Keep that finger held down as you make this part of a C chord fifth string third fret play five and three _
_ _ And then all fingers away play open four and [G] three, but quickly hammer four to the second [Gm] fret and
Then four and three open [Bb] again
_ _ _ [B] Now the tab shows this in a rhythm, but there is no [C] real rhythm to it
Just play it [Gm] as you hear it on the record
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ And you can leave that ringing as long as you want until you begin to [Bm] sing the verse that comes next _
And for that we want a one finger G chord sixth string third fret
And we're going to set up the thumb part of a Travis picking pattern [F] six four six four six four six four _
[Bb] I'm sitting in [F] a railway station _
_ _ Then G of F sharp has the middle finger taking over on the sixth string second fret again six four six four
[A] You get for my destination
All these accounting one and two and three and four and [Ab] now come down to the sixth string first fret and do the same thing
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now [G] we want a minor
_ We're going to start off the same way six four six four
But the second half begins [B] to introduce the fingers into the pattern [G] six two [Gm] four three six two four three
_ So the [B] e minor bar in total [G] is six four six four six two [Gm] four three six two four three _
[G] one and two and three and the [Gm] four and
_ _ _ [N] _ _