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: 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?


     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 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