Sim Sala Bim Chords & Tabs
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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 F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8----------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
G|5----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
D|5----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
A|6----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|
E|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ruffle the fur of the Collie 'neath the table
Cm F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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?
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fleet_foxes/sim_sala_bim_tab.html ]
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
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| |
| 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|----------------------------------------------------------|
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| |
| 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 I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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