Sim Sala Bim tab by Fleet Foxes

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	    Sim Sala Bim - Fleet Foxes
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Tabbed by: Jason (Autopoietic Boy)
Email: [email protected]

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|-----------------------------|
BB|13---8---------6---6---------|
G+G|---5---h10--8----5---5-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|10---10--------8----8--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|



Verse (play 2x): 0:08 - 0:45

                       {repeat Riff 1 two times}
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------13---8---------6------6-|
G+G|6-------6----6-----6--6--------6----6-----6------5---h10--8----5---5--|
D MajorD|--6---6----------6------6----6----------6-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------10---10--------8----8---|
E MajorE|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


 C minorCm           FF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Ruffle the fur of the Collie 'neath the table

 C minorCm              FF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------------6---------------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------------8---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Ran out the door through the dark


 C minorCm           FF     [repeat Riff 1 4x]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------6---------11---8--------6---6--------------|
G+G|5----------------------5------------5---h10-8----5---5------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------7------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6-----------8----10----8---------10---10-------8---8--------------|
E MajorE|8-----------10---11-----------------------------------------------|

  Carved out his initials in the bark



Chorus Part A: 0:46 - 1:42
                             [repeat Riff 1 2x]

 C minorCm                           FF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8------------------------------------------------------11---8------6--6----|
G+G|5---------------------------------------------------------5--h10-8---5--5--|
D MajorD|5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6------------------------------------------------------10----------8--8----|
E MajorE|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Then the earth shook that was all that it took for the dream to break



                             [repeat Riff 1 2x]

 C minorCm                           FF
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8------------------------------------------------------11---8------6--6----|
G+G|5---------------------------------------------------------5--h10-8---5--5--|
D MajorD|5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6------------------------------------------------------10----------8--8----|
E MajorE|8--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 All the loose ends would surround me again in the   shape of your face



e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------------6--------------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------------8--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 What makes me love you  despite the reservations?


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------6-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------7-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 What do I see in your eyes?


   Gtr. 2
                 [Repeat Riff A augmentedA 2x]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------13---8---------6---6---|
G+G|---------------------------------5---h10--8----5---5-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------10---10--------8----8--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |                           |
 |                           |
 |                           |
 |  Gtr. 1                      |
 |                           |
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|8------------------------------6---------------------|
G+G|5------------------------------5---------------------|
D MajorD|5------------------------------7---------------------|
A augmentedA|6------------------------------8---------------------|
E MajorE|8----------------------------------------------------|

 Besides my reflection hanging high


Chorus Part B: 1:20 - 1:42


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------------8-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8----------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Are you off somewhere   reciting incantations?



e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------------6--------------------------------------------|
G+G|5----------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|5----------------------------7--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|6----------------------------8--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Sim  sala  bim on your tongue


   Gtr. 2
                   [repeat Riff 1 4x]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------13---8---------6---6---|
G+G|--------------------------------------5---h10--8----5---5-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------10---10--------8----8--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
 |                             |
 |                             |
 |                             |
 |  Gtr. 1                         |
 |                             |
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|8----------------------------------6----------------------|
G+G|5--------5--------5-----5---7------5----------------------|
D MajorD|5--------5--------5-----5---8------7----------------------|
A augmentedA|6--------6--------6-----6---8------8----------------------|
E MajorE|8--------8--------8-----8---6------8----------------------|

 Carving off the hair of someone's young



1:43 - 1:58

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5------------------------------------------7------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-----------------------------------------(5)-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8---------------------------------------------------5----6--8-------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------8---8--------------------------|

  Remember when you had me cut your hair?    Call me Delilah, then I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---6-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   wouldn't care



INSTRUMENTAL w/o cappo**: 1:59 - 2:13

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----0---------------------------------------------------------1-1h0-|
D MajorD|--3---1-1p0-----------1h3-1p0-----------1h3-1p0-----------1h3-------|
A augmentedA|------------3-1-3-------------3-1-3-------------3-1-3---------------|
E MajorE|------------------3-1---------------3-1---------------3-1-----------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------1--1p0--------------------------------|
D MajorD|3-1-3-0-1----------3-1-3-0-1---1h3p1p0------------|
A augmentedA|----------3------------------3---------3-1h3------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------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

FF 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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