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                                             SOUNDS LIKE BALLOONS - Biffy Clyro
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Tabbed by: merkinball15

This is what I'm pretty sure Simon plays, judging from live videos and by ear.
Please comment with any feedback/corrections.

Tuning: Drop C#

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----4----0h2h4-----4----0h2h4----------------------------------------------|
C#|------4--------------4-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|--2------------0-2------------0~-hit-this-note-without-palm-mute-2nd-time--|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   P.M.

Verse:
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----4----0h2h4-----4----0h2h4------4----0h2h4-----4----0h2h4---------------|
C#|------4--------------4---------------4--------------4----------------------|
G#|--2------------0-2------------0~-2------------0-2------------0~------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----4----0h2h4-----4----0h2h4------4----0h2h4-----4----0h2h4---------------|
C#|------4--------------4---------------4--------------4----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------0~------------|
C#|--5------------4-5------------4~-2------------0-2--------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--11-11-11\-------------11-11-11\------------------------------------------|
C#|--12-12-12\----14~--9~--12-12-12\----14~--9~-------------------------------|
G#|--9--9--9-\----12~--7~--9--9--9-\----12~--7~-------------------------------|
C#|--9--9--9-\-------------9--9--9-\------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------5---------------------| listen to the
Bb|--3---(0)(0)-8-----10----7----3---(0)(0)-8-----10----3---------------------| song for how 
F#|--2----7--9--7-----9-----7----2----7--9--7-----9-----2---------------------| many times to
C#|--0----5--7--9-----11----x----0----5--7--9-----11----0---------------------| play each chord
G#|--0----7--9--10----12----9----0----7--9--10----12----0---------------------|
C#|--0----------------------9----0----------------------0---------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3---I've-seen-videos-where-Simon---8-------------------------------------|
F#|--4---plays-this-chord-in-place-of---7-------------------------------------|
C#|--x---this-one-----------------------9-------------------------------------|
G#|--5----------------------------------10------------------------------------|
C#|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Pre-Chorus: 
Eb|---------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
Bb|---------------2-2-2-0-0-0----------------2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------|
F#|--11-11-11\----2-2-2-0-0-0---11-11-11\----2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------|
C#|--12-12-12\----2-2-2-2-2-2---12-12-12\----2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------|
G#|--9--9--9-\----0-0-0-2-2-2---9--9--9-\----0-0-0-2-2-2----------------------|
C#|--9--9--9-\------------------9--9--9-\-------------------------------------|

Chorus

Bridge:
Eb|--3----2-----------------3----2--------------------------------------------| again, listen 
Bb|--3----3----3----3----3--3----3----3----3----3-----------------------------| to the song for
F#|--0----4----2----2----2--0----4----2----2----2-----------------------------| how many times
C#|--x----4----0----0----0--x----4----0----0----0-----------------------------| each chord is
G#|--2----2----0----x----x--2----2----0----x----x-----------------------------| played
C#|--2---------0----5----4--2---------0----5----4-----------------------------|

Solo:
Eb|----------------14p----------------14p---------------14p-------------------|
Bb|-----17------17----17----17---17------17----15-----15---15-----------------|
F#|--16----16------------16---16----16------16----16--------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|---------------14p---------------14p----------------14p--------------------|
Bb|-----15---15------15----15-----15---15----15---15------15------------------|
F#|--16---16----16------14----14----------14---14----14-----------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------14p----------------14p---------------------------------------| x2
Bb|-----15-----15---15----15---15------15-------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--17----17----------17---17----16------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Ending:
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------4-----0--2--4b------4-----------------------------------------------|
C#|---------4-----------------4-----------------------------------------------|
G#|--0~-2---------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Thar she blows!



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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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