song: Baby Driver
artist: Paul Simon
Note: to play with the record you need to dune down your guitar by one half-step.
Intro:
During the song there are more
E7 ish? bends like the one below.
| e | 0 | | 9b10 | |
| B | 8b9 8b9 7 7 5 | | 8b9 8b9 7 7 5 | 7b9 7b9 |
| G | 6b7 6b7 5 5 4 | x2 | 6b7 5 5 4 | |
| D | 8b9 8b9 7 7 | | 8b9 7 7 | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | | | |
During song:
E E6 riff "E bass" "A bass"
| e | 0 0 0 0 0 | | | |
| B | 0 2 0 2 0 | | | |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 | | 1 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 | x2 | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 | | 2 2 2 2 | 0 4 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 4 5 | |
Verse 1:
E bass
My daddy was a family bassman,
my mama was an engineer,
and I was born one dark gray morn'
A bass E E6 riff
with music comin' in my ears, in my ears.
Chorus:
A bass (played 4 times here)
They call me Baby Driver, and once upon a pair of wheels
E
hit the road and I'm gone
A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)
what's my num-ber,
F#7
I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,
E A7 G#7 G7 F#7 (<-play in quick succession)
Scoot down the road, what's my num-ber,
F#7 A E
I wonder how your engine feels.
E7
Badadaaaa
Play the quick succession this way for both occasions
A7 G#7 G7 F#7
| e | 5 4 3 2 |
| B | 5 4 3 2 |
| G | 6 5 4 3 |
| D | 5 4 3 2 |
| A | 7 6 5 4 |
| E | 5 4 3 2 |
Break: scat vocals: (basically same chord progression as 1st verse)
E A E E6 riff
Oooooooo doodadoooooouie
Verse 2: (same as verse 1)
My daddy was a prominent frogman,
my mama's in the Naval reserve,
when I was young, I carried a gun,
but I never got the chance to serve, I did not serve.
Chorus 2: same as chorus 1
Saxo Solo:
Play over the chords for the verse and chorus, with harmonies by Simon and Garfunkel
and motorcycle noises
Verse 3:
My daddy got a big promotion,
my mama got a raise in pay.
There's no one home, we're all alone;
Oh, come into my room and play, yes, we can play.
Chorus 3:
I'm not talkin' about your pigtails, I'm talkin' 'bout your sex-appeal
hit the road and I'm gone
What's my number,
I wonder how your engine feels, ba ba ba ba ba,
Scoot down the road, what's my number,
I wonder how your engine feels.
End:
Plays E E6 riff for a while, with dodododoooos.
Then shifts gears:
F F6
| e | 1 1 1 1 1 |
| B | 1 3 1 3 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 | x lots |
| D | x x x x x |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
Motorcycle noises, and commentary...
"and the world champion is completing his run off the spectator side...."fade out.