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KODACHROME – Paul Simon
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Tabbed by: Garrett E. Brierley
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These are the basic parts to Kodachrome. Listen to the song and piece together the
strumming for each part as well as the progression.
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd Fret
Chords Used
Em 022000
A 002220
D 000232
Dmaj7 000222
D7 000121
G 320001
Bm 113321
Am 002210
C 032010
A7 002020
Intro
D D D
e|-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3---3-3---3-3---3---0---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2---2-2---2-2-------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0-----------------0-0--------------0----------------------|
A|-------------------------2---------1h2-----2-0------1h2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3--------------3-3-------3-2-1-0--------------|
Em A D Em A
e|------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-2--3-3—3-3-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-----------2-2--2-2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----------------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(s)
0:13
“When I think back to all the . . .
D Dmaj7 D7
e|---2-2---2-2---1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3---2-2---2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-2---2-2---1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-0--------------0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------1h2-----2-0------1h2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3--------------3-3-------3-2-1-0--------------------|
0:21
“It’s a wonder I can’t think . . .
Em A D Em A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/paul_simon/kodachrome_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-2--3-3-3-3-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-2--2-2-2-2-------2-2--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--2-2-----------2-2--2-2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----------------2-2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
*Note that the second Em and A are not played before the Chorus
**Note that after the first loop on the Chorus, its picks up at Am (see below)
0:40
“Kodachrome . . . “Day oh yeah
* G Bm Em Am D G C A7 D G Bm Em
(Single Strum)
e|------------2-2---1-1--1-1-------0-0--2-2--1-1--0-0--0-0--2-2----1--1------|
B|-------2-2--3-3---0-0--1-1-------1-1--3-3--0-0--1-1--2-2--3-3----0--2---------|
G|-------2-2--2-2---0-0--3-3--0-0--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--2-2----0--3--0------|
D|--2-2--2-2--------0-0--3-3--2-2--2-2-------0-0--2-2--2-2---------0--3--2------|
A|--2-2-------------2-2--1-1--2-2------------2-2--3-3--------------2--1--2------|
E|------------------3-3--0-0-----------------3-3-------------------3--1---------|
0:57
“I got a Nikon Camera . . .
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Am D G C A7 D G Bm Em
(Single Strum)
e|---------------------------------0-0--2-2--1-1--0-0--0-0-2-2----1--1----------|
B|---------------------------------1-1--3-3--0-0--1-1--2-2-3-3----0--2----------|
G|---------------------------------2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0-2-2----0--3--0-------|
D|---------------------------------2-2-------0-0--2-2--2-2--------0--3--2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------2-2--3-3-------------2--1--2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-3------------------3--1----------|
Outro
2:11
“Mama gonna take my Kodachrome away . . .
G Bm Em
e|----1-1--1-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0--2-2------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0--3-3--0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-0--3-3--2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2-2--1-1--2-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-3--1-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
ENJOY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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