Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

This cheerful, hummable tune first appeared on Simon & Garfunkel's classic, 1966 "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" album. New York City's Queensboro Bridge, which connects Queens with NYC, is commonly called the 59th Street Bridge, because its Manhattan end is between 59th and 60th Streets (it was prominently featured in Woody Allen's movie, Manhattan) - but the bridge only is mentioned in the song's title, not its lyrics. However, an urban legend claims that the NYPD used to burn confiscated marijuana under the bridge, and some folks would stand on the bridge to catch the fumes, thus feeling groovy. In this key-of-G arrangement, the thumb alternates bass notes, Travis style, in the backup and soloing sections. During the solos you have to jump up to a high G chord at the 7th fret, momentarily (to reach a high melody note), and there's an up-the-neck (7th fret) Cmaj7 chord in the solo for the verse. This section also has a double-note figure on a G chord that breaks up the fingerpicking pattern, briefly.