Under African Skies

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        Under African Skies - Paul Simon
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: "Graceland" (1986)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 3rd fret
play: C
key: Eb

For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and "use flats").
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There is a main lick or riff, which is played as single notes on an
electric guitar. Using a capo, it is possible to integrate this lick
into the accompaniment. Here’s a suggestion:

[Intro]
  C       F        C/G     G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|  
B|1-1-------------|--1-----0-------|  
G|0---------2-0-0-|--0---0-0-2-0-0-|  
D|2-----3---3-3-3-| 2-------0-------| 
A|3-----3---------|----------------|  
E|--------1-------| 3---3---3-------| 

Listen to this tab:
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[Intro]
(guitar)
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |
(band comes in)
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |

Continues after the ad
[Verse 1]
C    F       C/G   G  C  F      C/G   G
  Jo-oseph's face was  black as night
        C    F      C/G  G            | C F | C/G | G |
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
    C    F   C/G    G      C            F            C/G    G
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
       C      F   C/G        G       | C F | C/G | G |
And he walked his days under African skies

[Chorus]
C            F        C/G      G          | C F | C/G | G |
 This is the story of how we begin to remember
C            F        C/G        G          | C F | C/G | G |
 This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
C          F        C/G         G          | C F | C/G | G |
 After the dream of falling and calling your name out
C              F                       C/G      G      | C F | C/G | G |
 These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain

[Interlude]
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |

[Verse 2]
   C  F  C/G G
In early memory
C  F     C/G G
 Mission mu--sic
    C  F     C/G      G      | C F | C/G | G |
Was ringing 'round my nursery door
       C    F    C/G    G
I said take this child, Lord
     C       F  C/G  G
From Tucson, Arizona
             C        F           C/G
Give her the wings to fly through harmony
    G         C             F    C/G  G
And she won't bother you no more

[Chorus]
C            F        C/G      G       | C F | C/G | G |
 This is the story of how we begin to remember
C            F        C/G        G          | C F | C/G | G |
 This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
C          F        C/G         G          | C F | C/G | G |
 After the dream of falling and calling your name out
C              F                       C/G      G      | C F | C/G | G |
 These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain

[Middle 8]
   C     F     C/G   G    | C F | C/G | G |
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
   C     F     C/G   G    | C F | C/G | G |
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
   C     F     C/G   G    | C F | C/G | G |
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh oh oh oh
   C     F     C/G   G    | C F | C/G | G |
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh

[Verse 3]
C    F       C/G   G  C  F      C/G   G
  Jo-oseph's face was  black as night
        C    F      C/G  G            | C F | C/G | G |
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
    C    F   C/G    G      C            F            C/G    G
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
       C          F             C/G        G       | C F | C/G | G |
And he walked the length of his days under African skies

[Other]
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |
| C F | C/G | G | C F | C/G | G |
(backing track fades out, percussion faded last)