Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

"The Boxer," from Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 "Bridge Over Troubled Water" album, was released as a single and charted in the top ten. It has remained one of Simon and Garfunkel's more well-known tunes, despite the gloomy subject matter, and has been covered by an impressive roster of artists, including Bob Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez and Mumford and Sons. This key-of-C arrangement has a Travis-style fingerpicking groove similar to that of the original recorded version. The first few bars establish the alternating thumb-bass pattern that continues throughout the tune. The solo goes up the neck, using moveable chords, to reach some high melody notes.