I am a rock

Simon en Garfunkel

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I AM A ROCK

               G          C            G        D       C-G
1. A winter's day, in a deep and dark December,   I am alone.
     a              D      a                D
    Gazing from my window to the streets below,
           a             C                 D
    on a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
            G    e        D - G    - e
    I am a rock, I am an island.

                G       C                 G            D        C    G
2. I've built walls, a fortress deep and mighty, that none may penetrate.
       a                 D           a                D
    I have no need for friendship, friendship causes pain,
          a                 C           D
    it's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
            G    e        D- G   - e
    I am a rock, I am an island.

                  G                C                G
3. Don't talk of love, well, I've heard the word before,
          D             C  G
   it's sleeping in my memory.
       a                  D          a                 D
    I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died,
            a              C                 D
    if I'd never loved, I never would have cried.
            G    e        D -G   - e
    I am a rock, I am an island.

              G             C            G
4. I have my books, and my poetry to protect me.
           D             C G
    I am shielded in my armor.
     a            D     a              D
    Hiding in my room, safe within my womb,
        a              C               D
    I touch no-one and no-one touches me.
            G    e        D -G
    I am a rock, I am an island.
             C             G            C      D      G
    And the rock feels no pain, and an island never cries.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van I am a rock van Simon & Garfunkel op Gitaartabs. Dit klassieke popnummer is perfect voor beginners die hun eerste akkoordenwisselingen willen oefenen en al snel een herkenbaar melodie willen meespelen.

Met moeilijkheidsgraad 1 is dit nummer echt toegankelijk voor iedereen. Je werkt met de akkoorden D, G, C en A — allemaal standaardgrepen die je snel onder de vingers krijgt. Het akkoordformat laat je meteen zien hoe je de nummers speelt, zodat je vol vertrouwen kan meestarten.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the change: A ↔ C
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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2
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.

Exercise: Akkoord-wisseltrainer (G-D-Em-C)8 min · drill this on its own and this song gets easier by itself