Artist: Paul Simon
Genre: Power Pop
Tempo: 170 (driving - fast)
Roman Numerals: i, III, V, VI, VII
Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Written by Paul Simon in 1966 and covered by the Bangles in 1987.
Video:
Recording @ YouTube"A Hazy Shade of Winter" was written by Paul Simon in 1966 as a melancholic folk-rock reflection on aging and time's passage, originally recorded with Art Garfunkel. Twenty years later, the Bangles transformed it into a driving power pop anthem for the 1987 film "Less Than Zero," replacing the introspective folk arrangement with jangly guitars and urgent vocals that became one of their biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 while introducing Simon's contemplative lyrics to a new generation through a sound that ironically captured the frenetic energy of 1980s youth culture.
Steve Marlowe
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E|--0-0-3-5-7-5-3-0---2-10-8---------|-----0-3-7-5-3-0-7---7-7---|
B|------------------3----------------|-1-1---------------4---12--|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------11--|
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[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Time, time, time |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] See what's be |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] come of me |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Time, time, time |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] See what's be- |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] come of me |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] While I |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] looked around |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] For my possi |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bilities |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I was so |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] hard to please |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Look a- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round |
| Leaves are brown |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] And the sky |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Is a |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hazy Shade of Win- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ter |
| Hear the Salvation |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Army Band |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Down by the riverside |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's bound to be a better ride |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Than |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] what you've got planned |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Carry a |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] cup in your hand |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Look a- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round |
| Leaves are brown |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] And the sky |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Is a Ha- |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] zy Shade of Win- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ter |
| Hang onto your hopes |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] my friend |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] That's an easy thing to say |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] But if your hopes should pass away |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Simply pretend |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] That you can |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] build them again |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Look a- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round |
| Grass is high |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Fields are ripe |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] It's the spring- |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time of my life |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Seasons change with their |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] scenery |
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Weaving time in a |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] tapestry |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Won't you stop and re- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] member me |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Look a- |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] round |
| Leaves are brown |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] And the sky |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Is a Ha- |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] zy Shade of Win |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ter |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Look around |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Leaves are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] brown |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] There's a patch |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] of snow on the ground |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Look around |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Leaves are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] brown |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] There's a patch |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] of snow on the ground |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Look a- |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] round |
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Leaves are |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] brown |
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] There's a patch |
[BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] of snow on the |
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ground |