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Late Great Johnny Ace

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Late Great Johnny Ace

Written by Paul Simon

Key:  Bbmj More
Late Great Johnny Ace Key FmjFmj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key F#mjF#mj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key GmjGmj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key G#mjG#mj(one step down)
Late Great Johnny Ace Key AmjAmj(half step down)
Late Great Johnny Ace Key BbmjBbmj(original key)
Late Great Johnny Ace Key BmjBmj(half step up)
Late Great Johnny Ace Key CmjCmj(one step up)
Late Great Johnny Ace Key C#mjC#mj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key DmjDmj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key D#mjD#mj
Late Great Johnny Ace Key EmjEmj 
	  		Tuning: 2 steps down 

Paul Simon 
The Late Great Johnny Ace (1983) 
(Paul Simon) 

From: "Hearts and Bones" 

This is a transcription of the ?Original Acoustic Demo? of the song  
(a bonus track on the 2011 remaster of the album) ? which still works well 
with the finished studio version.  

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INTRO 
  Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|--0-----------0-|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|--0-------------| 
A|3---3-------0---|3---3-----------|3---3-------0---|3---3-----------| 
F|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------| 
C|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------| 
G|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------| 
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------| 

verse 1 and 2 (= 2 times) 
  Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        A       A7 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|--0-----------0-|--0-------------|--0-------------|----------------| 
A|3---3-------0---|3---3-----------|3---3-------0---|2-3-5-3-2---2---| 
F|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------|2-----2-1-2-----|2-------0-------| 
C|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------| 
G|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|0-------0-------| 
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------| 
  D   G/D D/A D7   G        C7      Bm7      Em      F# 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|2---3---2-------|--------|0---0-----------|--0---0---------| 
A|3---0---3---3---|0---0---|1---1---3---3---|----4-----3-2-3-| 
F|2---0-0-2-2-5---|0---0---|3---3---2---2---|0------(3)------| 
C|0---0-------0---|--0---0-|2-------4-------|2------(4)------| 
G|--------0-------|--------|3-------2-------|----------------| 
D|----------------|3-------|----------------|0-------2-------| 
  B7sus2  Gmaj7    Bm7     Em7      A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  
d|----------------|----2-----------|------------| 
A|2-3-2-3-------3-|--3---3---3---3-|3-2---2-----| 
F|2-----------4---|--2---------0---|2---4-------| 
C|4---------4-----|--4-------2-----|2-----------| 
G|2---------------|2---------------|0--------(0)| 
D|--------3-------|--------0-------|------------| 
                                             (to MIDDLE PART only) 
MIDDLE PART 
     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)         A7(no3rd) 
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|----------------|------------0---|----------------|----------------| 
A|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3----3--|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---| 
F|----------------|--------------X-|----------------|----------------| 
C|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4-------|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---| 
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0-----|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)         A7(no3rd) 
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---| 
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
C|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---| 
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)        Db/A           
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     C/A Dm/A D/A     C/A G/A   G#dim         G7 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +  
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------| 
A|3---5---3---0---|3---5---8---6---|3---2---1---0---|------3-------3---------| 
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----4-------4-4-----4---| 
C|4---5---4---0---|4---5---10--7---|4---3---2---0---|--3-------3---3---3-----| 
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|------------------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|4-------4-----3---------| 
  A7-9 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
d|----------3-----| 
A|------2---------| 
F|----3-----------| 
C|--2-------------| 
G|0-------0-----0-| 
D|----------------| 
     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)         A7(no3rd) 
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---|3---5---3---0---| 
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
C|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---|4---5---4---0---| 
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)        Db/A           
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     C/A Dm/A D/A     C/A G/A   G 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|3---5---3---0---|3---5---8---6---|3---2---1---0---|----0-----------| 
F|----------------|----------------|----------------|----0-------0---| 
C|4---5---4---0---|4---5---10--7---|4---3---2---0---|--0---0---0---0-| 
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|3-------3-------| 
  C7/9             Fmaj7        Bbmaj7       Fmaj7        C7/9 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 
d|----------------|0-----------|------------|0-----------|------------| 
A|----3-------3---|1-----------|3-----------|1-----------|----2-------| 
F|----3-------3---|2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|----3-------| 
C|--2---2---2-----|------------|------------|------------|------------| 
G|3-------3-------|------------|1-----------|------------|3-----------| 
D|----------------|1-----------|------------|0-----------|------------| 


INTRO 
  Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|--0-----------0-|--0---------0---|--0-----------0-|--0---------0---| 
A|3---3-------0---|3---3-----------|3---3-------0---|3---3-----------| 
F|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------| 
C|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------| 
G|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------| 
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------| 

verse 3 (2 times) 
  Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        Bbmaj7  E        A       A7 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|--0-----------0-|--0---------0---|--0-----------0-|----------------| 
A|3---3-------0---|3---3-----0---0-|3---3-------0---|2-3-5-3-2---2---| 
F|2-----2-1-2-----|2-----2-1-------|2-----2-1-2-----|2-------0-0---0-| 
C|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------|--------2-------| 
G|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|0-------0-------| 
D|--------0-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------| 
  D   G/D D/A D7   G        C7      Bm7      Em      F# 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|2---3---2-------|--------|0---0-----------|--0---0---------| 
A|3---0---3---3---|0---1-3-|3---3---3---3---|----4-----2-3---| 
F|2-2-0-0-2-2-5---|0---0-0-|3-----3-2---2---|0---------3-----| 
C|0---0-------0---|--------|--------4-----4-|2---------------| 
G|--------0-------|----0-2-|3-------2-------|----------------| 
D|----------------|3-------|----------------|0-------2-------| 
  B7sus2  Gmaj7    Bm7     Em7      A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +  
d|----------------|----2-----------|------------| 
A|2-3-2-3-------3-|--3---3---3---3-|3-2---2-----| 
F|2-----------4---|--2---------0---|2---4-------| 
C|4---------4-----|--4-------2-----|2-----------| 
G|2---------------|2---------------|0---------0-| 
D|--------3-------|--------0-------|------------| 
                                              

ENDING (freely) 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
d|------------3---|--0---1---0-----|----------------|----------------| 
A|3---5---3\--0---|--1---1---1---3-|--0---1---0---2-|--3---5---3-----| 
F|------------0---|--0---2---0---3-|--0---0---0---2-|----------------| 
C|4---5-----------|--2---3---2---3-|--0---2---0---2-|--4---5---4-----| 
G|--0---0-5\------|3-------3---1---|------------0---|0---0---0-------| 
D|---------/3-----|----1-----------|3---3---3-------|----------------| 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

On the finished recording there is a change in the picking pattern of the MIDDLE PART. 
It is a mix of the original tabbed above and this one here: 

     A7(no3rd)        A7(no3rd)      
 D/A     D/A  G/A D/A     D/A  G/A  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
d|----------------|----------------| 
A|-3---5---3---0--|-3---5---3---0--| 
F|----------------|----------------| 
C|--4---5---4---0-|--4---5---4---0-| 
G|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---| 
D|----------------|----------------|

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