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Sim Sala Bim - Fleet Foxes
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Tabbed by: Jason (Autopoietic Boy)
Email: Jonah.Paszek@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Cappo on the 5th fret except for the instrumental. Naturally you could
just choose to convert the lower notes to octaves though it won't sound
right.
Intro/Riff 1 (Repeat 4x): 0:00 - 0:07
e|-----------------------------|B|13---8---------6---6---------|G|---5---h10--8----5---5-------|D|-----------------------------|A|10---10--------8----8--------|E|-----------------------------|
Verse (play 2x): 0:08 - 0:45
{repeat Riff 1 two times}e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------13---8---------6------6-|G|6-------6----6-----6--6--------6----6-----6------5---h10--8----5---5--|D|--6---6----------6------6----6----------6-----------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------10---10--------8----8---|E|8---8-----8----8------8----8------8---8-------------------------------|
1) He was so kind such a gentleman tied to the oceanside
2) Lighting a match on the suitcase's latch in the fading of night
Cm Fe|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------6---------------------------------------------------|G|5----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|D|5----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|A|6----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|E|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ruffle the fur of the Collie 'neath the table
Cm Fe|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------------6---------------------------------------------|G|5----------------------------5---------------------------------------------|D|5----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|A|6----------------------------8---------------------------------------------|E|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ran out the door through the dark
Cm F [repeat Riff 1 4x]e|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------6---------11---8--------6---6--------------|G|5----------------------5------------5---h10-8----5---5------------|D|5----------------------7------------------------------------------|A|6-----------8----10----8---------10---10-------8---8--------------|E|8-----------10---11-----------------------------------------------|
Carved out his initials in the bark
Chorus Part A: 0:46 - 1:42
[repeat Riff 1 2x]
Cm Fe|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8------------------------------------------------------11---8------6--6----|G|5---------------------------------------------------------5--h10-8---5--5--|D|5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|6------------------------------------------------------10----------8--8----|E|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then the earth shook that was all that it took for the dream to break
[repeat Riff 1 2x]
Cm Fe|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8------------------------------------------------------11---8------6--6----|G|5---------------------------------------------------------5--h10-8---5--5--|D|5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|6------------------------------------------------------10----------8--8----|E|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------| All the loose ends would surround me again in the shape of your face
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------------6--------------------------------------------|G|5----------------------------5--------------------------------------------|D|5----------------------------7--------------------------------------------|A|6----------------------------8--------------------------------------------|E|8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
What makes me love you despite the reservations?
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------6-----------------------------------------------|G|5----------------------5-----------------------------------------------|D|5----------------------7-----------------------------------------------|A|6----------------------8-----------------------------------------------|E|8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
What do I see in your eyes?
Gtr. 2 [Repeat Riff A 2x]e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------13---8---------6---6---|G|---------------------------------5---h10--8----5---5-|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------10---10--------8----8--|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | Gtr. 1 | | |e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|8------------------------------6---------------------|G|5------------------------------5---------------------|D|5------------------------------7---------------------|A|6------------------------------8---------------------|E|8----------------------------------------------------|
Besides my reflection hanging high
Chorus Part B: 1:20 - 1:42
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------------6-----------------------------------------|G|5----------------------------5-----------------------------------------|D|5----------------------------7-----------------------------------------|A|6----------------------------8-----------------------------------------|E|8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Are you off somewhere reciting incantations?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------------6--------------------------------------------|G|5----------------------------5--------------------------------------------|D|5----------------------------7--------------------------------------------|A|6----------------------------8--------------------------------------------|E|8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sim sala bim on your tongue
Gtr. 2 [repeat Riff 1 4x]e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------13---8---------6---6---|G|--------------------------------------5---h10--8----5---5-|D|----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------10---10--------8----8--|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | Gtr. 1 | | |e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|8----------------------------------6----------------------|G|5--------5--------5-----5---7------5----------------------|D|5--------5--------5-----5---8------7----------------------|A|6--------6--------6-----6---8------8----------------------|E|8--------8--------8-----8---6------8----------------------|
Carving off the hair of someone's young
1:43 - 1:58
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-5------------------------------------------7------------------------------|D|-7-----------------------------------------(5)-----------------------------|A|-8---------------------------------------------------5----6--8-------------|E|--------------------------------------------8---8--------------------------|
Remember when you had me cut your hair? Call me Delilah, then Ie|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------| wouldn't care
INSTRUMENTAL w/o cappo**: 1:59 - 2:13
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----0---------------------------------------------------------1-1h0-|D|--3---1-1p0-----------1h3-1p0-----------1h3-1p0-----------1h3-------|A|------------3-1-3-------------3-1-3-------------3-1-3---------------|E|------------------3-1---------------3-1---------------3-1-----------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|------------1--1p0--------------------------------|D|3-1-3-0-1----------3-1-3-0-1---1h3p1p0------------|A|----------3------------------3---------3-1h3------|E|---------------------------------------------3-1--|
**This is close, though not exact and not the way Robin Pecknold plays it.
And naturally there's the inconvenience of playing the whole song with a
cappo minus one part. I WILL spend more time transcribing this part as
played with a cappo and update the tab soon, but I just wanted to have a
playable, musically correct tab albeit the obvious inconvenience for people
who want to know how to play the song in the meantime and ASAP I will
devote some time to learning Pecknold's actual method and voicings.**
OUTRO: 2:14 - 3:13
F major played all throughout with dynamic melodies thrown in which I will
update and tab out in full ASAP.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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