Paul Simon: Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
Bassist: Baghiti Khumalo

Transcribed by Michael Ambrosi


Hi y'all, I figured this out by listening to Baghiti on the bass and voice mix of the track
(Youtube it to hear it, it's lovely and VERY helpful for hearing the nuances of the bass line.)
Big ups to Brian Schretzmann for his version of this tab that for the longest time has been the
only one available online (and how i learned this originally!). It was a great start and laid a
solid foundation for me to improve upon. Hopefully you appreciate my work. Enjoy!



Intro:
||-----------|----------------2--------|
||-----------|-----------------------3-|
||-----------|-1------(3)-3------3-3---|
||---1-1-1---|-----3-------------------|

Verse
||-------------2--------|----------------2-----------|
||-----3----------------|-----------------------3----|
||----------------------|-1------(3)-3------3-3------|
||-1-------1------1-1-1-|-----3----------------------|

Fill One
|---------3/10---10-|--7-------------------------|
|-----3---3/10------|------8----10-----10-----10-|
|-------------------|--------10------------------|
|-1-----------------|--------------8-8----8-8----|

Fill Two
|----------------2-----3/-|-/10----10-----10--|-7-----------10--12-14-10-|
|----------------------3/-|-/10--------10-----|-----8----10--------------|
|-1------(3)-3-----3-3----|-------------------|-------10-----------------|
|-----3-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

|-12-10\9--------------------------|----------------2-------|
|---------12\10-----------10-10----|----------------------3-|
|--------------10\8-----8-------8\-|-1------(3)-3-----3-3---|
|-------------------8-8------------|-----3------------------|

Chorus (Slap Bit)
          s p s s s   s s  p  s    s  p  s  s  s
|-------------------|------5---------------------|
|----3--------------|-----------------2----------|
|-----------5-----x-|/3-3-----x---/3-----3--1--0-|
|-1------/6---6-6---|----------------------------|

  s  p s    s p s s   s   s  p ss p   s  s  s  ss
|-----------------------|----5----0-----------------|
|----3------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------5-------x-|/3----xx-----7--5--3--xx---|
|-1----x---/6---6-6\----|---------------------------|

  s  p s   s p s s ss   s  p  s    s  p  s  s  s        
|---------------------|----5---------------------|
|----3----------------|---------------2----------|
|------------5-----xx-|/3-----x---/3-----3--1--0-|
|-1----x--/6---6-6\---|--------------------------|

  s  p s    s p s s ss   s  p ss p   s  s  s  ss
|----------------------|----5----0-----------------|
|----3-----------------|---------------------------|
|-------------5-----xx-|/3----xx-----7--5--3-------|
|-1----x---/6---6-6----|----------------------xx---|

  s  p s    BACK TO VERSE
|----------|---2---------|
|----3-----|-------------|
|----------|-------------|
|-1----1---|------1-1-1--|



Okay, there you have it folks!