Incident on 57th Street Bruce Springsteen
This is my version of how to play both the piano and guitar intro(s)acoustically.
Bruce Springsteen
"Incident On 57th Street"
"The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" (1973)
Tuning-EADGBE
Piano
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8-6----------------------8--6-------------------------------------------| G|------7-5-7---5-3-5-3--5/7-------7-5---5-3-5-3----3-----------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------5--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
e--8-------------------------6---8--8--6--------------------6---------------| B-----------------5--7-------------------8---6----6-----------8-6-----------| G---------5--7-----------------------------8-----8---8/10/8-------8/10/12/10| D----5--7-------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I know the chords can be found by themselves but might as well have them here, too
Intro Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb F Eb
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]With...brui[Eb]sed.....dyna[F]mite[Fsus]
He....tried....easy street
But...Johnny....cheap
[Eb]Pimps...ch[Bb]eater
Pimps...liar
Said....cry
[Eb]Puerto [Eb/D]Rican...[Cm]Jane...[Eb/D]won't...you...[Cm]tell...[Eb/D]name[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Bb]
There is this "calliope" sounding riff during this section of the song that repeats many times.
e|--11--10----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------13--11---------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[Bb]ood night...al[Eb]right...[F]Jane [Fsus]
....b[Bb]lack...[Eb]in to light the [F]soul flame [Fsus]
....fin[Bb]d.....str[Eb]eet.....tonight[F]...[Fsus].baby
We[Bb] may....the [Eb]daylight ma[F]ybe[Fsus]
F: (x8101010x)or (xxx565)
Fsus: (x88811x) or (xxx566)
Bb: (x6788x) or (x1333x)
Eb: (x688xx)or(xx543x)
Eb/D: (x588xx)(xx533x)
Cm: (x35543)
Hey, Little Heroes, Enjoyy. Questions, insults, or comments send me a message.
Nick
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