• Song:

    Saint Simon

  • Artist:

    Shins

SAINT SIMON
by the Shins

tab by Devin Miller
email irish__nugget@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Legend:
| s  slide to
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| x  dead note


VERSE

   Cm    G     A#    F      D#    F      A#
e|----3-----3-----6-------------------------6-----6----6---|
B|----4-----3-----6-----10-----8-----10-----6-----6----6---|
G|----5-----4-----7-----10-----8-----10-----7-----7----7---|
D|----5-----5-----8-----10-----8-----10-----8-----8----8---|
A|-3--------5-----8--8------6-----8---------8-----8----8---|
E|-------3-----6-------------------------6----------6------| x 2


PRE-CHORUS 1

   G#            F             G#            F      G
e|-----4------4------1------1------4------4------1--3----|
B|-----4------4------1------1------4------4------1--3----|
G|-----5------5------2------2------5------5------2--4----|
D|-----6------6------3------3------6------6------3--5----|
A|-----6------6------3------3------6------6------3--5----|
E|-4-4----4-4----1-1----1-1----4-4----4-4----1-1----3----| x 1


BACK TO VERSE

   Cm    G     A#    F      D#    F      A#
e|----3-----3-----6-------------------------6-----6----6---|
B|----4-----3-----6-----10-----8-----10-----6-----6----6---|
G|----5-----4-----7-----10-----8-----10-----7-----7----7---|
D|----5-----5-----8-----10-----8-----10-----8-----8----8---|
A|-3--------5-----8--8------6-----8---------8-----8----8---|
E|-------3-----6-------------------------6----------6------| x 2


THEN PRE-CHORUS 2

   G#            F             G#            F      G
e|-----4------4------1------1------4------4------1--3----|
B|-----4------4------1------1------4------4------1--3----|
G|-----5------5------2------2------5------5------2--4----|
D|-----6------6------3------3------6------6------3--5----|
A|-----6------6------3------3------6------6------3--5----|
E|-4-4----4-4----1-1----1-1----4-4----4-4----1-1----3----| x 2

   Cm      G       D#      F            G5
e|---------------------6--------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4---------8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-12-x-x-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-12-x-x-|
A|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8---10--10--10--10--10--10--10-10-x-x-|
E|---------3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--10-8-6--5-----10-8-6--5---|
E|----------------------------| x 1


CHORUS

   D#    A#    Fm     G#   A#
e|----------6-----8------4---6--|
B|----8-----6-----9------4---6--|
G|----8-----7-----10-----5---7--|
D|----8-----8-----10-----6---8--|
A|-6--------8--8---------6---8--|
E|-------6------------4----6----| x 5

e|----4----------|
B|----4------8---|
G|----5------8---|
D|----6------8---|
A|----6---6------|
E|-4-------------| x 3

   C#              A#      G
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-5----|
E|-----------------6-6-6-6-3----| x 1


GUITAR SOLO

(guitar 2):

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-7--5--4--4s5--5-5s7--7s3--3-3s5--5s3--3-3s5--5s3---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------| x 2

(ending for 2nd time round)

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--3h5-3--3h5-3s1---|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

guitar 1 riff behind solo (same as verse riff):

   Cm    G     A#    F      D#    F      A#
e|----3-----3-----6-------------------------6-----6----6---|
B|----4-----3-----6-----10-----8-----10-----6-----6----6---|
G|----5-----4-----7-----10-----8-----10-----7-----7----7---|
D|----5-----5-----8-----10-----8-----10-----8-----8----8---|
A|-3--------5-----8--8------6-----8---------8-----8----8---|
E|-------3-----6-------------------------6----------6------| x 2


REPEAT PRE-CHORUS 2

REPEAT CHORUS
(Chorus leads to fade out outro)


guitar 2 riff during outro:

e|------------------------11h13p11h13-------------|
B|-----------11h13p11h13---------------11h13p11---|
G|-12h13p12---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

final guitar solo heard:

e|-6-------------------------|
B|----8----------------------|
G|-------8--7-7h8-7s-3-3s5---|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


Feb. 25, 2007
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