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==================== Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd ===================
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By: Rancidbass
This song has great bass. Try to find the rhthym by yourself.
Tunning: low to high (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)
A: Intro:
(0:00)
G|------------------12-14-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------8---------12-14-12\-10------------------------------|
A|------10\-/10---0--------------------12-(10)-12-10-12-(12)\-0-2-3-|
E|-12-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12-14-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------12-14-12\-10--------------------------5-(5)---|
A|-3-2------2-0--------------------12-(10)-12-10-12\--0-2-3---------|
E|-----3--3-------------------------------------------------------3-|
B: 1st Verse:
(0:33)
G|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
D|-------5-(5)--------------7-(7)---7-------7-(7)-----|--7--7---7---|
A|-3-5---------3-5---0-2--0-------7---7-0-0-------0-2-|0------7---0-|
E|-----3-----------3----------------------------------|-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---------5-(5)-----------5-(5)------------7-(7)---7---7---7-|
A|---7---7-0-2-3-------3-3-5------------------0-0-------7---7---0---|
E|---------------------------3-3-------3-3-/7-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---------5-(5)---------5-(5)-----5--------7-(7)---7---7---7-|
A|-5-7---7-0-2-3-------3-------------3-5---0-2--0-------7---7---0---|
E|-----------------------0-1-3--------------------------------------|
Play this part twice (x2)
G|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-------|------2-0---------2-0--------------------0-2---------|
A|-/7---7-0-2-|-3-(3)-----3-----------3-0-(0)-----------------------|
E|------------|------------3-(3)-------------0-3-0-3-5--------------|
C: 2nd, 3rd and 4the Verses:
(1:21, 2:33, 4:30)(D.S.)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----------5-(5)---------7-(7)---7---7---7----7---------5-(5)-|
A|-3---3-3-5-----------2-5------------7---7---0--/7---7-0-2-3-------|
E|-----------3-3-----------3-0--------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-(5)-----5-------7-(7)---7---7---7-----7---------5-(5)--|
A|---3-2---------3-5---0-2-0-------7---7---0---/7----7-0-2-3--------|
E|-3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-(5)-----5-------7-(7)---7---7---7----7---------5-(5)---|
A|---3-2---------3-5---0-2-0-------7---7---0---/7---7-0-2-3---------|
E|-3-----3--------------------------------------------------------3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lynyrd_skynyrd/simple_man_btab_ver_2.html ]
G|-------5-(5)------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7-(7)---7---7---7----7---------5-(5)---------|
A|-3-2---------2---2-0-------7---7---0---/7---7-0-2-3-------3-------|
E|-----3---------3--------------------------------------------0-2-3-|
D:Chorus:
(1:53, 3:05, 5:01)
G|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-5-(5)----------7-(7)---5---|-------------------------------------|
A|-------2---2-0--------7---7-|-3-(3)----------0-(0)-------0--3-(3)-|
E|---------3------------------|-------0-3--3-0-------0-3-0----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5---7-|-TO-CODA-|
A|----------0-(0)-------0--3-(3)-----------0-(0)-/7---7---|(3RDTIME)|
E|-0-3--3-0-------0-3-0-----------0-3--3-0----------------|---------|
*note: play D.S. 3 times, third time go to Coda.
1st D.S. ending:
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-(5)---------5-(5)-----------7-(7)---7---7-|
A|-0-(0)----------0-2-3---------3-5---------3-5---2-0-------7---7---|
E|-------0-3-0-5\-------------3-----3-----------3/------------------|
E: Guitar Solo:
2nd D.S. ending: (3:36)(during 2nd D.S.)
G|----------------|-----------------------------|------------7------|
D|---7----7-------|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-10-10-(10)---10-9-|
A|-0---/7---7-0-2-|-0-(0)-----------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------0-3-0-----------------|-------------------|
G|-------------7----------------------------5-5------------7--------|
D|-5--5-(5)-/7---5-/7-7-7-7--7-7-5-/7-7-7-7-----7-10-10-10---10-5-5-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7------------------------------5-5------------7--------------|
D|-5-7---7-5-/7-7-7-7--5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-----7-10-10-10---10-5-5-5-/7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------5-5------------7-------------7----|
D|---0-5-/7-7-7-7--5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-----7-10-10-10---10-5--5-5-7------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
*Note: When done 2nd D.S. ending
and F:Interlude go back to D.S.
and finish with Coda F:Interlude:(4:14)
G|----------------------------5----|--------------------------------|
D|-5-/7-7-7-7--5-5-5-/7-7-7-7------|-------2-0---------2-0----------|
A|-----------------------------0-2-|-3-(3)-----3-----------3-0-(0)--|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3-(3)--------------|
Interlude End G:Coda: (5:28)
G|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0-2-|-0-(0)-------0--3-(3)---------0-(0)--------------|
E|-0-3-0-3-5------|-------0-3-0---------0-3--3-0------0-3-0-3-/5----|
G|---------------|
D|----*Let-Last--|
A|-----Note Fade-|
E|-(5)----Out----|
Fade out of a Classic Song.
Have fun!