Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Swim And Sleep Like A Shark (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) Acoustic Version - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
This is a tab the acoustic version of Swim and Sleep off the Blue Record and is also how this song is played
live acoustically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qIUAm7hng - Live Acoustic Version
It's broadly similar to the electric guitar version but involves a lot more finger picking than the original
and the instrumental break section changes completely. It's also in a different tuning to the version off II
as it is in D Standard rather than D# Standard.
The finger-picked notes change throughout the song as Reuben is clearly improvising so the tab isn't exactly
note for note with the recording but it's more than close enough to play along to it.
[Intro]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------10---10-12/14-14----16-13-| F|-13----13-14-13\11-11----13-10--------------------------------| C|-------------------------------11-----------------------------| G|------------------------------------9--9----------11-11----11-| D|-12-12-------12\10-10-10----9---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D|-------0-------0-------0--0----0-0--0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0----0-0--0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1----1----2-1---1-------| C|--------------------------2---------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------4--- ---------4-----| A|-----2---2---------4---4---| F|---3-------------4---------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------2---------2-| D|-2---------2---------------| D|-------0-------0-------0--0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1---1-----2-1---1-------| x2 C|--------------------------2-2-------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------0-----------0-------0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0---0-------0---0-----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---4-----------2-------2---1---1-----2-1---1-------| C|---------------------------2-2-------2-2-2---------| G|-2---------2-0-----------0-2---------0-2---------2-| D|---------------------------0-----------0-----------|
[Instrumental Chorus]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------10---10-12/14-14----16-13-| F|-13----13-14-13\11-11----13-10--------------------------------| C|-------------------------------11-----------------------------| G|------------------------------------9--9----------11-11----11-| D|-12-12-------12\10-10-10----9---------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
D|-------0-------0-------0--0----0-0--0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0----0-0--0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1----1----2-1---1-------| C|--------------------------2---------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------4--- ---------4-----| A|-----2---2---------4---4---| F|---3-------------4---------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------2---------2-| D|-2---------2---------------| D|-------0-------0-------0--0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1---1-----2-1---1-------| x2 C|--------------------------2-2-------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------0-----------0-------0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0---0-------0---0-----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---4-----------2-------2---1---1-----2-1---1-------| C|---------------------------2-2-------2-2-2---------| G|-2---------2-0-----------0-2---------0-2---------2-| D|---------------------------0-----------0-----------|
[Instrumental Chorus]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------10---10-12/14-14----16-13-| F|-13----13-14-13\11-11----13-10--------------------------------| C|-------------------------------11-----------------------------| G|------------------------------------9--9----------11-11----11-| D|-12-12-------12\10-10-10----9---------------------------------|
[Instrumental Break]
D|------12------12-11-----11-----11-9-----9-----9-7-----7-----7-5------5-----5---------4-----4-----| A|----0----0------------0----0----------0---0---------0---0----------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-11--------11-------9--------9------7-------7-----6-------6------4-------4-----4-2-------2-----2-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---0-2-4-5---5---7-4-| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-0---0-0-2-4---4-4-6-2-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|
[Verse 3]
D|-------0-------0-------0--0----0-0--0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0----0-0--0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1----1----2-1---1-------| C|--------------------------2---------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------4--- ---------4-----| A|-----2---2---------4---4---| F|---3-------------4---------| C|---------------------------| G|---------------2---------2-| D|-2---------2---------------| D|-------0-------0-------0--0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0-------0-------0----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---6-------4-------2------1---1-----2-1---1-------| x2 C|--------------------------2-2-------2-2-2-------2-| G|-4-------2-------0--------2---------0-2-----------| D|--------------------------0-----------0-----------| D|-------0-----------0-------0-------0-0-0-------0---| A|-----0---0-------0---0-----0-----0---0-0-----0-----| F|---4-----------2-------2---1---1-----2-1---1-------| C|---------------------------2-2-------2-2-2---------| G|-2---------2-0-----------0-2---------0-2---------2-| D|---------------------------0-----------0-----------|
[Instrumental Chorus]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------10---10-12/14-14----16-13-| F|-13----13-14-13\11-11----13-10--------------------------------| C|-------------------------------11-----------------------------| G|------------------------------------9--9----------11-11----11-| D|-12-12-------12\10-10-10----9---------------------------------|
[Outro]
D|------12------12-11-----11-----11-9-----9-----9-7-----7-----7-5------5-----5---------4-----4-----| A|----0----0------------0----0----------0---0---------0---0----------0---0-----0-----0---0-----0---| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-11--------11-------9--------9------7-------7-----6-------6------4-------4-----4-2-------2-----2-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-2---0-2-4-5---5---7-4-| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-0---0-0-2-4---4-4-6-2-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------|
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