Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Simon and Garfunkel were already working on a song about Mrs. Somebody-or-other (any 3-syllable name would do) when they were asked to provide tunes for the 1967 film "The Graduate." "Mrs. Robinson," named after Anne Bancroft's character in the movie, became their second #1 pop hit and a two-Grammy winner. Frank Sinatra covered it! In this Travis-style, fingerpicking version, the thumb plays alternating bass notes throughout, except for the first few bars of the Intro. The opening solo is an instrumental version of the verse, which is in the key of A or C, depending on how you look at it! The solo that follows the vocal is an instrumental version of the chorus, in the key of C. There are a few three-finger rolls (not alternating-thumb) that imitate the instrumental riffs on the original recording.