Easy Simon And Garfunkel Songs
On The Acoustic

America hails from the 1968 album "Bookends". It was also used as a B-side for the song "For Emily Wherever I May Find Her". The song eventually became an A-side single in 1972.

The band Yes re-arranged the song as did David Bowie and the lead singer Bert Sommer from The Left Banke who all covered the song.

This one I play with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning. For rhythm play a down down up down up down down up and repeat pattern with a bit of lead in the rhythm. For chords you'll need a Chords: C, G6, Am, Am/G, Em, A7, D, G, Cmaj7 and A#.

At The Zoo was written for the zoo scene in the movie "The Graduate", it wasn't even used in the movie. But zoo's around the country began to license the song for ads. The song peaked at #16.

Paul Simon wrote various tribute songs about NYC, his home turf, and this song was one of those released in 1967. This one is also found on the "Bookends" album.

I use a down down up down up up up down pattern, then a root down root up down up and repeat pattern or you can use some walking bass during the rhythm with a steady up and down pattern in standard tuning. No lead here with the chords Amaj7, A7, D, G, Em, Dmaj7.

Cecilia came from the last album of the duo was was their 2nd single, following bridge Over Troubled Water.

The song was a #4 in the US but did not chart in the UK after the 1st single hit #1. 

This one is in standard tuning with the three chords G, C and D and some lead blended into the rhythm. An easy down down up down up down up and repeat  rhythm works here.

Feeling Groovy, a.k.a. the 59th Street Bridge Song, which is the name of the Queensboro bridge in New York City. A children's TV puppet show called H.R. Pufnstuf used a song very similar in nature. After Paul Simon launched a lawsuit against the creators, they admitted to using the song and so added Paul Simon to the writing credits of "their theme" song.

This song can be found on the Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme album from 1966.

I play a capo 4th fret here in standard tuning with a root up down up root up down up in an arpeggio vibe but no lead required. For chords you'll need a C, G6, Am and a G.

Homeward Bound was written on a scape of paper at a Liverpool Railway station in 1964, this song peaked at #5 in the US and The Netherlands and at #2 in Canada in 1966. I consider this one of the easy Simon and Garfunkel songs to learn on the acoustic. 

This song is also from the 1966 album  Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme.

No lead required here played with a capo 3rd fret in standard tuning. For chords I play a G, C, F, D/Gb, A7, Am, D7 and an E7 while playing a down down up down down up rhythm pattern for the verse then switch to a root down up down up down up for the chorus.

Kathy's Song was written for Kathy Chitty, who was a ticket agent in Liverpool in 1964 and became good friends with Paul Simon. Many believe this song is about that relationship. Art Garfunkel dedicated this song to his wife Kathryn at a live performance, but since he didn't write the song, it clearly wasn't written about her. Nancy Wilson from Heart and Eva Cassidy have both covered this song.

You can find this song on the "Sounds Of Silence" album from 1966.

Played in standard tuning with a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and some lead blended into the rhythm. For chords play a C/G, G, Am, Bm, G6 and a  Gmaj7(13 no 3)/D .

Richard Cory hails from the "Sounds Of Silence" album of 1966. Paul Simon wrote the song in early 1965, but the duo never recorded it until Dec of that year in time for the album release in early 1966.

The song is based on an 1897 poem of the same name. Paul McCartney And Wings along with Van Morrison have covered this number.

This one I play in drop D tuning but no lead required. Play a root down root up down and down strokes with the chords D, A, G, Dm and F.

Scarborough Fair some stems from a Scottish ballad going back to 1670 .. yes that date is correct. Ohters believe it is a traditional English ballad. Either way, it wasn't written by Simon & Garfunkel. Other artists recorded versions before the Oct 1966 version by Simon & Garfunkel. Simon learned the song from English musician Martin Carthy in 1965.

This song is also from the 1966 album  Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme.

You'll play mainly arpeggio on the strings of the chords throughout most of this one in standard tuning and no lead. The chords here are Am, G, F and C.

The Sounds Of Silence was the original title for this song when it was written by Paul Simon between 1963 and 1964 and was their first major hit. The album tile was shortened to "Sounds Of Silence" and eventually the song followed suit. Homeward Bound and I Am A Rock were the 3 singles from the album.

Todd Hoffman from the show Gold Rush has a great version of this song and is one of those easy Simon and Garfunkel songs to learn.

I like to play a root down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern for this one with some lead work required and in standard tuning. For chords, play an Am, G, F and a C.