San Simeon chords by Goldfinger

Goldfinger - San Simeon (from Stomping Ground album)
Transcribed by Justin Goldner, 3/24/00
goldentoad@hotmail.com


Standard E Tuning

Hah! The first tab from their new CD, Stomping Ground, before it even
comes out! (Four days) The CD's pretty good, this is probably the
softest song on it (no ska this time). Real simple, like six chords,
sometimes barred sometimes just power chords.

Layout:

Intro/Slow Chorus - E C#m A B
Verse - D A B G
Chorus - E C#m F#m B
Verse
Chorus
Bridge - E F#m A B
Verse
Solo
Bridge
Slow Chrous
Bridge



Intro/Slow Chorus-

E---7-----4-----2-----7--- } A slightly different
B---9-----5-----2-----7--- } version of the chorus.
G---9-----6-----2-----8--- } The first 2 times bar,
D---9-----6-----4-----9--- } play power chords the rest of
A---7--6--4-----4-----9--- } the time. Also includes the 1st
E------------7--2-----7--- } part of the last chorus



Verse-

E------------------------------- }
B------------------------------- } 3rd time the last
G---7-----------7--------------- } chord is repeated
D---7--7--9--5--7--7--9--5--7--- } another measure
A---5--7--9--5--5--7--9--5--7--- }
E------5--7--3-----5--7--3--5--- }



Chorus-

E-------------------------- } The last time
B---9-----5-----2-----7---- } play the full bar chords for
G---9-----6-----2-----8---- } the Hawaiian effect, just
D---9-----6-----4-----9---- } play power chords the rest of
A---7-(6)-4-----4-----9---- } the time. Trickle down if you
E-----------(7)-2-----7---- } want, I don't think they do.



Bridge-

E---------------- }
B---------------- } "Take me back..."
G---1--2--2--4--- }
D---2--4--2--4--- }
A---2--4--0--2--- }
E---0--2--------- }



Solo-

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------9--7s9-10s9-7-5-7----------------------9------
G---------11-9--11--------------------------11-9-------11--------
D---9-9-9-----------------------------9-9-9------9-9-9-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------
B---7s9-10s9-7-5-7---
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--------------------
E--------------------




Not much of a tab, but the songs catchy so whatever. Next I'll
probably do some other songs from their new album, You Think It's A
Joke, Forgiveness and Pick A Fight all sound good. Personally, I
think San Simeon would be a good live song because there's so much
room for improv crap. Whatever, here's how they play it, comments,
questions, corrections: goldentoad@hotmail.com