Kathy's Song [accompaniment only]

by

PAUL SIMON

Arranged by: CHRIS MURRIN

for Guitar

Published Under License From

AMPD

© 1965 Paul Simon

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 Kathy’s Song
Six String Fingerpicking Words and Music by
Guitar Tab Arrangement Paul Simon
by Chris Murrin

Intro
q = 195
Em/F #
[ # î « Ï. î « Ï. î « Ï. ·
2
G 2Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
]B
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2

G C/G G C/G G
[ #Î
5

Ï ÏjÏ j . j « Ï Ïj Ïj Ï Ïj Ï Ï « Ï j
G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0 1 1 0 0
0
0 1 1 0 0 0
0
A
]B
0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Verse
[ #Î « j j . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
9 C/G G

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0
0 1
0
1 1
0
1 0
0
0
A
]B
0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

[ # Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
Am Asus2/G C G/B
j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
13

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
3
T 0
0 1
2
1 0
2
0 1
0
0
A
]B
0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0
0 0 3 2
3 3 3 3

Bm/F # Bm/F #
[ # Ï. j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
17
G

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 3
4
3
4
3 3
4
3 3
4
3
A
]B
4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2

© 1965 Paul Simon

This arrangement © 2022
All Rights Reserved

Authorized for use by: Alisa Morkides

2

[ # . jî Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
G C Am

Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï. j j Ï.
21

G Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
0
T 0
0
1
0
1
0
1 1
2
1
A
]B
0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 2 3 3 3 3 0 0
3

« j Ïj
[ # . Î « Ïj Ïj Ï .
Asus2/G D G C/G G C/G
j j Î Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï
25

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 0
2
0
2
3
2 0
1 0
0
1
A
]B
2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3
Verse
[ # . j j Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
29 G C/G G C/G G C/G

G Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï . Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0
0
1 0
0
1 0
0
0 1
0
1
A
]B
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

[ # Ï. Ï.
G Am
j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
33

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
3
T 1
0
1 0
0
0
0
0 1
2
1
A
]B
2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3

Bm/F #
[ # . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
Asus2/G C
j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
37

G Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 0
2
0 1
0
0 3
4
3
4
3
A
]B
2 2 2 0 4 4 4 4
3 2
3 3 2 2 2 2

Bm/F #
[ # GÏ . j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . î
Ï . Ïj Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
41 G C

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 3
4
3 3
4
3 0
0
1
0
1
A
]B
5 5 4 4 0 2 2
0 2 3 3
3 3 2 2 3

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 3
j j
[ # Ï. Î «Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ï Î « Ïj Ïj Ï .
Am D G C/G
j j Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
45

G Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï
Ï
0 2
T 0
1 1
2
1
2
3
2 0
1
A
]B
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2
3 3 0 0
3 3

[ # G . C/Gj j Ï .
Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
49 G C/G G C/G D(add11)/A

G Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0
0
1 0
0
1 0
0
1 3
0
3
A
]B
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5

[ # Ï.
G C/G G

j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Î Ï Ï Ïj Ï Ïj
53

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
5
T 0
3 3
0
3 3
0
3 0 1 1 0
A
]B
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3

Verse
[ #
57
« j : Î « j j Ï.
C/G

Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0 0 . 0 1 1 1 1
A 0
. 0 0 0

]B
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G Am Asus2/G
[ # . Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
j j j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
61

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
3
T 0
0
0
0
0 1
2
1 0
2
0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3

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4
Bm/F #
[ # Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï. j j Ï. « Ï j j Ï.
C G
j j
65

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 1
0
0 3
4
3
4
3 3
4
3
A
]B
2 0 4 4 4 4 5 5
3 2
2 2 2 2 3 3

Bm/F #
[ # Ï. j j Ï. î
G C

Ï . Ïj Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï. j j Ï.
69

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
0
T 3
4
3 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
A
]B
4 4 0 2 2 2 2
0 2 3 3 3 3
2 2 3

j j
[ # Ï. Î «Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ï Î « Ïj Ïj Ï .
Am Asus2/G D G C/G
j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
73

G Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï
Ï
2
T 1
2
1 0
2
0
2
3
2 0
1
A
]B
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3

1. 2.

[ # . j j Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï : Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
77 G C/G G C/G G C/G D(add11)/A

G Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0 1 0 1 0 1 . 3 3
A 0 0 0
. 0

]B
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5

Ï.
G C/G G
[ # Ï.
81
j j Ï. j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . j j
G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
5
T 3
0
3
0
3 3
0
3 0 0 1 1 0
A
]B
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 0
5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3

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Verse
[ #
85
« j : Î « j j Ï.
C/G
Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0 0 . 0 1 1 1 1
A 0
. 0 0 0

]B
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

G Am Asus2/G
[ # . Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
j j j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
89

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
3
T 0
0
0
0
0 1
2
1 0
2
0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3

Bm/F #
[ # Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï. j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
C G
j j
93

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 1
0
0 3
4
3
4
3 3
4
3
A
]B
2 0 4 4 4 4 5 5
3 2
2 2 2 2 3 3

Bm/F #
[ # Ï. j j Ï.
G
j î C

Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï. j j Ï.
97

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï
0
T 3
4
3 0
0
1
0
1
0
1
A
]B
4 4 0 2 2 2 2
0 2 3 3 3 3
2 2 3

[ # Ï. Î « Ïj Ïj Ï . «
Am Asus2/G D G C/G
j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï Î j j Ï.
101

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
2
T 1
2
1 0
2
0
2
3
2 0
1
A
]B
2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 2
0 0
3 3 3 3

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1. 2.
Outro
[ # . j j Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . ÏÏj Ïj Ï . Ï : Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
105 G C/G G C/G G C/G G

G Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï Ï . Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 0 1 0 1 0 1 . 0
A 0 0 0
. 0 0

]B
0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

[ # j j j Ï.
Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . j j Ï.
109

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
3
T 0 2 2 2
0
0 2
0
0
0
0
0
A
]B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Bm/F #
[ # AmÏ . j j Ï. Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï .
113 Asus2/G C

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
T 1
2
1 0
2
0 1
0
0 3
4
3
A
]B
2 2 2 2 2 0 4 4
0 0 3 2
3 3 2 2

Bm/F #
[ # Ï. j j Ï. « Ï j j Ï. Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Î ÏÏ î
117
G G

G Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ú Ï Ï Ï
2
T 4
3 3
4
3 3
4
3 0
0
A
]B
4 4 5 5 4 4 0
0 2
2 2 3 3 2 2 3

[ # Î « Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï . Ï Ïj Ïj Ï . Ï
C Am Asus2/G
Ï. j j Ï.
121

G Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ Ï
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
0
T 1 1
0
1 1
2
1 0
2
0
A
]B
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 0 0
3 3

[ #Î « Ïj Ïj Ï . w w w
125
D G

G Ï Ï Ï ww ww ww
ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ ÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ

Ï wwx ww ww
2 3
T 2
3
2
0
0
A
]B
0 0 0
X
3

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