Level: 2/3
Tuning: Standard

"Hearts and Bones" is the title song of Paul Simon's 1983 solo album. The song seems to be a poignant look at his breakup with Carrie Fisher, with whom he had an on-and-off relationship for 6 years. (Her father was Jewish, hence "one and one half wandering Jews.") In this key-of-C version, the opening, double-note instrumental lick echoes throughout the tune, but most of the accompaniment and soloing is in the Travis style, with an alternating thumb/bass. The chord progression is complicated (like the love affair in question), with several sections and many jazzy chord changes.