'Simon' by Lifehouse - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Simon
Song lyrics:
Tuning: down Ѕ step
There are 4 guitar parts for this song – its kinda complicated,
but ill try to make it as easy as possible.
Intro: Guitar 1 - Fill 1(plays by itself for first part)
D--10--10—-10----10--10--10--10--10----10----10--10------------
A---x---x---x-----x---x---x---x---x-----x-----x---x------------
E---8---8---8-----8---8---8---8---8-----8-----8---8------------
(repeat through Guitar 2 on next part)
Guitar 2 – Rhy. Fig. 1
e--------------------3-----|---------------------3----------|--
B--6---5---1------1--------|---1---3---3------3-------------|--
G--------------2--------2--|---------------5--------5-------|--
D--5---3---0---------------|---0---2---3--------------------|--
E--------------------------|--------------------------------|--
e--------------------3-----|--------------------------------|--
B--6---5---1------1--------|---1---3------1-----1-----------|--
G--------------2--------2--|-----------0-----0-----0--------|--
D--5---3---0---------------|---0---2------------------------|--
E--------------------------|-----------3--------------------|--
(repeat once)
Verse:
Guitar 1 – Fill 1 (8 times)
Guitar 2 – Rhy. Fig. 1 (until ‘back in your..’)
Then you play this
e-----------------------|-------------------------|------------
B--1---1---1-----1------|---1---1---1------1------|------------
G-------------0-----0---|---------------2-----2---|------------
D----------0------------|-----------0-------------|------------
E--1---3----------------|---1---3-----------------|------------
e-----------------------|-------------------------|------------
B--1---1---1-----1------|---1---1---1-------------|------------
G-------------0-----0---|-------------------------|------------
D----------0------------|---0---2-----------------|------------
E--1---3----------------|-----------1-------------|------------
Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 1 – Fill 1 (8 times)
Guitar 2
e----------------------------|------------------------------|--
B----12---13---15---13---12--|----12----13---15----13----12-|--
G-12---12---12---12---12-----|-12----12----12---12----12----|--
D----------------------------|------------------------------|--
E----------------------------|------------------------------|--
e----------------------------|------------------------------|--
B----12---13---15---13---12--|---13--------------------15---|--
G-12---12---12---12---12-----|------------------------------|--
D----------------------------|------------------------------|--
E----------------------------|------------------------------|--
(repeat)
Lead in to chorus… Chorus starts
e-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-12/-14--12/-14--12/-14--12--9-|-12/-14—-12/-14—-12/-14---17--19-|
G--x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x-|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
D-10/-12--10/-12--10/-12--10--7-|-10/-12—-10/-12—-10/-12---15--17-|
E-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(repeat 2 times)
Right after Chorus:
Guitar 1 – Fill 1 (4 times)
Guitar 2 – Chords (shown at bottom w/ lyrics)
Guitar 3
e------------------|-------------------------------------------|--
B------------------|-------------------------------------------|--
G-------5----------|---5---------7---------7/9-----------------|--
D-------x----------|-------------------------------------------|--
A-------3----------|-------------------------------------------|--
E------------------|-------------------------------------------|--
e----------0-------|-------------------------------------------|--
B-----6------------|-------------------------------------------|--
G---------------5--|---5---------7-----------------------------|--
D------------------|------------------------5------------------|--
A------------------|-------------------------------------------|--
E------------------|-------------------------------------------|--
Verse 2:
Guitar 1 – Fill (8 times)
Guitar 2 – Chords (shown at bottom w/ lyrics)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
Guitar 2 & 4 – Chords
Guitar 3 (below)
(repeat 2 times) Then repeat whole thing
e-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------
B-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------
G-----------------------|-------------------|--------------------
D---3---5----7----------|---7---5----10(x---|--------------------
A---3---5----7---(5)x6--|---7---5----10-6)--|--------------------
E---1---3----5----------|---5---3----8------|--------------------
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Outro: Fill 1 fades out
Don’t quite know this part yet… except for the chords.
К, that’s all the tabs, here are the chords and lyrics!
Intro:
Dm C Am7
G/B C9
Dm C Am7
G/B c9
Verse 1:
Dm C Am7 G/B C9
Catch your breath, hit the wall
Dm C Am7 G/B C9
Scream out loud, as you start to crawl
F G Am F G Am
Back in your cage, the only place
F G Am7 G F
Where they will leave you alone
Pre-Chorus:
Cmaj7 F
Cuz the weak will seek the weaker till they’ve broken them
G Am7
Could you get it back again?
C9 G/B
Would it be the same?
Am7 F
Fulfillment to their lack of strength at your expense
G Am
Left you with no defense
C9 G/B
They tore it down
F hold…
Chorus:
G Am
And I have felt the same
F
As you
G Am
I’ve felt the same
F
As you
G
I’ve felt the same
F C Am7
G/B C9
F C Am7
G/B C9
Verse 2:
F C Am G/B C9
Locked inside the only place
F C Am G C
Where you feel sheltered, where you feel safe
F G Am F G Am
You lost yourself in your search to find
F G Am G F
Something else to hide behind
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge: (power chords)
F G A F G A
Refuse to feel anything at all
F G A F G C
Refuse to slip, refuse to fall
F G A F G A
Can’t be weak, you can’t stand still
F G A G F
Watch your back cuz no one will
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Outro:
F G
La da da da da
Am
La da da da da
F G
La da da da da
Am
La da da da da
F G
La da da da da
Am
As you
G C
I’ve felt the same
G Am
La da da da da da la da da da
F G Am
La da da da la da da da da da
F G Am
La da da da da da da da
F G Am
La da da da la da da da da da