Artist Listed on Album as: Jerry Landis (AKA Simon & Garfunkel)
Album: Tom & Jerry - Complete Recordings Vol. One
Song: Play Me A Sad Song
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz5NPN26Nzs
Key of D
4/4 time
(I–vi–iv–V) Doo-Wop
D Major (bass Line)
There are two guitars being played.
One is an acoustic which is just playing only the chords.
The other is an electric playing what I have tabbed out.
It may be difficult to play just by reading where the chords are place according to the lyrics.
so don't worry about the placement. just play in strict 4/4 time, and you will be fine.
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#> are "numbered bars" that are put next to lyrics to identify the
corresponding chord/bass line progression to be played with the lyrics.
|: :| are put under Tabs to show the start and end of a "numbered bar"
v = Down-stroke
^ = Up-stroke
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[Verse Chords/Baseline]
Time count if spoken "and, 1, and, 2, and, 3, and, 4,"
Time count
>>&1&2 &3 &4|&1&2&3&4|
[CHORDS]
1>|D-D-Bm-Bm-G-G-A-A|
2>|D-D-F#-F#-G-G-A-A|
CHORDS W/ BASS LINE
( Repeated as shown though-out the [Verse] )
Dv D^ Bmv Bm^ Gv G^ Av A^
e| |---------2-2-|---2-2----3-3|----0-0| |
B|*|---------3-3-|---3-3----0-0|----2-2|*|
G| |---------2-2-|---4-4----0-0|----2-2| |
D| |-------0----0|---4-4----0-0|----2-2| |
A|*|-0-2-4-------|-2----2---2-2|--0----|*|
E| |-------------|--------3----|3------| |
[Refrain Chords/Baseline]
[CHORDS]
1>|D-D-G-G|
2>|D-D-A-A|
CHORDS W/ BASS LINE
Dv Dv Gv Gv Dv Dv Gv Gv Dv Dv Gv Gv Dv Dv Av Av
e|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|--------|--3----------|--3----------|--3----------|-------------|
G|--------|-2-2-0-------|-2-2-0-------|-2-2-0-------|-------------|
D|------0-|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-0-----------|
A|0-2-4---|--------4-2-0|--------4-2-0|--------4-2-0|-----0---2---|
E|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
[Bridge Chords/Baseline]
[CHORDS]
1>|Bm--F#-|G-G-D-D|
2>|G-G-D-D|G-G-A-A|
3>|G-G-A-A|G-G-D-D|
4>|GGGGGGG|AAAAAAA|
CHORDS W/ BASS LINE
Bmv F#v Gv G^ Dv D^ Gv G^ Dv D^ Gv G^ Av A^
e|-2-----2-----|-3-3-----2-2-|----3-3-----2|-2-----3-3---|--0-0---| |
B|-3-----2-----|-0-0-----3-3-|----0-0-----3|-3-----0-0---|--2-2---|e|
G|-4-----3-----|-0-0-----2-2-|----0-0-----2|-2-----0-0---|--2-2---|c|
D|-4-----4-----|-0-0---0-----|0---0-0---0--|---0---0-0---|--2-2---|t|
A|-2-----4-----|-2-2---------|----2-2------|-------2-2---|0-----0-|.|
E|-------2----3|-3-3-3-------|--3-3-3-3----|-----3-3-3-3-|--------| |
1>|: :|
2>------------------------------|: :|
3>(Continue to pick the bass note of the chords and strum as shown before)
Gv^ Gv^ Gv^ Gv^ Av^ Av^ Av^ Av^
e|-------------|-------------|
B|---0--0--0--0|--2--2--2--2-|
G|--0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|0--0--0--0---|
E|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|
4>|: :|
[Intro]
(Basiclly play the first Bar of the Verse twice)
D Bm G A (x2)
[Verse]
D Bm G A
1> Saturday night and I'm all alone
D Bm G A
1> Don't have a date, I'm just sittin' home
D F# G A
2> The radio's playin' the top tunes tonight
[Refrain]
G D
1> Play me a sad song (oh yes)
G D
1> Please mister deejay (yes)
G D
1> Play me a sad song (ooh-ooh)
G A
2> tonight (ooh-ooh)
[Verse]
D Bm G A
1> Don't you think I wanna go where other kids go
D Bm G A
1> Don't you know I wanna do what other kids do
D F# G A
2> I've got nobody to hold me tight (ooh yes)
[Refrain]
G D
1> Play me a sad song (oh yes)
G D
1> Please mister deejay (yes)
G D
1> Play me a sad song
G A
2> tonight
[Bridge]
Bm F# G D
1> Don't wanna hear a lullaby
G D G A
2> I can't sleep, I just sit and cry
G A G D
3> Play me a sad song, a song of love
G G G G A A A A
4> 'Cause that's all that I'm thinking of
[Verse]
D Bm G A
1> Sittin' here cryin' won't get me the girl
D Bm G A
1> I bet I'm the loneliest boy in the world
D F# G A
2> Oh what's the use, guess I'll turn off the light (ooh yes)
[Refrain]
G D
1> Play me a sad song (oh yes)
G D
1> Please mister deejay (yes))
G D
1> Play me a sad song (oh yes)
G D
1> I feel so lonely (yes)
G D
1> Please mister deejay (oh yes)
G D
1> Play me a sad song (yes)
[Outro]
N.C.
personally I would end the song by strumming or arpeggio slow the chords below for 4 beats
G A D