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Sim Sala Bim by Fleet Foxes
Sim Sala Bim
Tuning (this tab): C Tuning [ C F A# D# G C ]
Tuning: CGCCGA#
Cappo on 5th fret
I originally started notating the song in open C when I realized he plays
the A# (the highest note in the into) on the 12th fret, which changes the
rest of the tuning. Also I have a feeling instead of an E for the G string
as in open C tuning, he probably tunes to another C. There's no name for
this tuning really, but strummed open its a C7 chord. Open C7 tuning if you like.
Thanks to Travmann777 for the helpful advice. Let me know how
this sounds and if there's any corrections you think could be made.
Intro 4x
e|12---9-(9)p5--7---7-------|
B|---0--h10-------0---0-----|
G|5----5--------5---5-------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|7--------7-----------7--------7-----------------|
G|----7----------7---------7--------7-------------|
D|--7----7----7-----7----7---7----7----7----------|
A|5---5----5-----5-----5---5----5---5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
He was so kind such a gentleman tied to the
[repeat measure]
e|12---9-(9)p5--7---7-------|
B|---0--h10-------0---0-----|
G|5----5--------5---5-------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
oceanside
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|7--------7-----------7--------7-----------------|
G|----7----------7---------7--------7-------------|
D|--7----7----7-----7----7---7----7----7----------|
A|5---5----5-----5-----5---5----5---5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Lighting a match on the suitcase's latch in the
[repeat measure]
e|12---9-(9)p5--7---7-------|
B|---0--h10-------0---0-----|
G|5----5--------5---5-------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
fading of night
e|---------------------7---7---7---7---7----|
B|8---8----8---8---8-----5---5---5---5------|
G|--7----7---7---7---7----------------------|
D|7----7---7---7---7---5----5--5---5---5----|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Ruffle the fur of the collie 'neath the table
e|--------------------------7---7---7---7---|
B|8---8----8---8---8---8------5---5---5-----|
G|--7----7---7---7---7---7------------------|
D|7----7---7---7---7---7----5---5---5---5---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Ran out the door through the dark
e|--------------------------------12---9-(9)p5--7---7-------|
B|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------5--h10-------5---5-----|
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----5----5--------5---5-------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Carved out his initials in the bark
e|12---9-(9)p5--7---7-------|
B|---5--h10-------5---5-----|
G|5----5--------5---5-------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[repeat measure]
e|9-------------------------------------------------------12-9--p0-7-7|
B|7-------------------------------------------------------5--h10---5-5|
G|7-------------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
D|7-------------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
A|5-------------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
E|--------------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
Then the earth shook that was all that it took for the dream to break
[repeat measure]
e|9--------------------------------------------------12-9- p0-7-7|
B|7--------------------------------------------------5--h10---5-5|
G|7--------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
D|7--------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
A|5--------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
E|---------------------------------------------------5--5-----5-5|
All the loose ends would surround me again in the shape of your face
e|9------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
D|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|5------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
What makes me love you despite the reservations?
e|9------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
D|7------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
A|5------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
What do I see in your eyes?
e|9------------------------------12-9--p0-7-7--12-9--p0-7-7---|
B|7------------------------------5--5-10--5-5--5--5-10--5-5---|
G|7------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5---|
D|7------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5---|
A|5------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5---|
E|-------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5---|
Besides my reflection hanging high
e|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
B|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
G|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|5------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
Are you off somewhere reciting incantations
e|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
B|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
G|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
D|7------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|5------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------|
Sim sala bim on your tongue
[repeat last two measures]
e|9--------------------------------12-9--p0-7-7--12-9--p0-7-7-|
B|7--------------------------------5--5-10--5-5--5--5-10--5-5-|
G|7--------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5-|
D|7--------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5-|
A|5--------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5-|
E|---------------------------------5--5-----5-5--5--5-----5-5-|
Carving off the hair of someone's young
[let the open C7 ring out]
Remember when you had me cut
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8----8----8----8----7----7----5----5-------5----5----7---5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5----5----7--------|
A|---8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------5----|
your hair Call me Delilah
e|---------------------------------|
B|8----8----8----8----7----7----5--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---8----8----8----8----8----8----|
E|---------------------------------|
then I wouldn't care
Solo Interlude
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5------------------5---------------------------|
G|----------------------5------------------5----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|8---7h5------5------8---7h5------5------8---7h5------5----------------|
E|--------10-9---7-5----------10-9---7-5----------10-9---7-5------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----------------5-----------------5--------------------------------|
G|-5----------------5-----------------5---------------------------------|
D|8--7h5---5-------8--7h5---5-----5-------------------------------------|
A|-------8--7-8-5---------8---7-8----8---7h5------5---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------10-9---7-5-----------------|
Repeat Measure 4x [parenthetical notes are a solo played while strumming the
open C
Part A
e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
D|-(5)--(5)-(8)p(7)p(5)-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5(8)-5-(7)-(8)-(5)-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
He then does some variations high up on the neck. This is close, but it's
difficult to isolate Pecknold's exact playing with the electric guitar and
mandolin playing similar but different and louder variations over him.
Part B
e|14--17-16-14-12-14-11-12---------------|
B|-------------------------10------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
He strumms out this chord for several measures before returning to Part A
and then Part B again
Part C
e|12-------------------------------------|
B|14-------------------------------------|
G|5--------------------------------------|
D|5--------------------------------------|
A|5--------------------------------------|
E|5--------------------------------------|
I tabbed this from a live version so between parts A, B and C he switches
several times, which may vary from show to show or on the record. Whichever
version you're listening to just listen for the changes.
| / 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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version 2
Tuning: CGCGA#C with a capo on the 5th fret.
Pretty sure this is the right tuning, when played live anyway. Feel free to improve!
Intro riff:
c|------------------------------------|
A#|---7-------4p2p0---2-------2--------|
G|-------0--------0------0-------0----|
C|---0-------0-------0-------0--------| (x4)
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
Verse:
"He was so kind..."
c|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
C|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------|
G|---0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
(x2)
c|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---7-------4p2p0---2-------2-------7-------4p2p0---2-------2------|
G|-------0--------0------0-------0-------0--------0------0-------0--|
C|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"Ruffle the fur..."
c|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
C|------2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| (x2)
C|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
c|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--------------|
C|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----3p2p0----|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
c|------------------------------------|
A#|---7-------4p2p0---2-------2--------|
G|-------0--------0------0-------0----|
C|---0-------0-------0-------0--------| (x4)
G|------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------|
Second verse:
"Then the Earth shook..."
c|---9-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---7-----------7---4--2--0--2------7---4--2--0--2----------|
G|---7---(x16)-------------------0-------------------0-------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Second & Third Chorus:
"What makes me love you..."
c|---0----------------------0---------------------|
A#|---0----------------------2---------------------|
G|---3----------------------0---------------------| < Just strum these chords
C|---2----------------------0---------------------|
C|---0----------------------0---------------------|
G|---0----------------------0---------------------|
c|---0--------------------------------------------|
A#|---0-----------------7---4--2--0--2------(x4)---|
G|---2---------------------------------0----------|
C|---0--------------------------------------------|
C|---0--------------------------------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------------------|
Bridge (quietly):
"Remember when you had me..."
c|-------------------------------------------------------0-----|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2---3---3---5---5---3---3---3---3---0---0---0-----0---|
C|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---0-------|
C|---2---2---3---3---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2---2---3---3---5---5---3---3---3---3---0---0-----0~------|
C|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2----2----------|
C|---2---2---3---3---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0~------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
c|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------3-3p2p0----0-----------------|
C|---3-3p2p0------0------(x3)----------h3---2-3-0-----------|
G|-----------h5-4---2-0-------------------------------------|
c|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|---3-3p2p0----0-----0-------------------------------------|
C|-----------h3---2-3---------3-3p2p0------0----------------|
G|------------------------------------h5-4---2-0------------|
Then play this part twice:
c|------------------------7--10--9--7--5/7--5-5--7-7--4-4-------|
A#|------------------------9--9---9--9--0-0--7-7--9-9--6-6-------|
G|------------------------0--0---0--0--0-0--7-7--9-9--5-5--(x3)-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0--0---0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-------|
C|-0-0-2-2-3-3-2-2--(x8)--------------------0-0--0-0--0-0-------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
c|--5--5--5--5--------------------|
A#|--7--7--7--7--------------------|
G|--5--5--5--5--------------------|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
G|--0--0--0--0--2--2-3--3-2--2-0--|
C|--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
Then finish:
c|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|
C|---3-3p2p0------0------(x4)--|
G|-----------h5-4---2-0--------|
Lyrics:
He was so kind, such a gentleman tied to the oceanside
Lighting a match on the suitcase's latch in the fading of night
Ruffle the fur of the collie 'neath the table
Ran out the door through the dark
Carved out his initials in the bark
Then the Earth shook, that was all that it took for the dream to break
All the loose ends would surround me again, in the shape of your face
What makes me love you despite the reservations?
What do I see in your eyes?
Besides my reflection hanging high?
Are you off somewhere reciting incantations?
"Sim Sala Bim!" on your tongue?
Carving off the hair of someone's young?
Remember when you had me cut your hair?
Call me 'Delilah' then, I wouldn't care
| / 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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