Big Thief – Simulation Swarm Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Big Thief – Simulation Swarm Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsAmaj7Dmaj7Emaj7AF#mDBm

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[Intro]
Amaj7  Dmaj7  Emaj7   Dmaj7 (x4)

[Verse]
Amaj7          Dmaj7
    I tried to tell you,
  Emaj7              Dmaj7
I didn’t know how to stay
    Amaj7           Dmaj7
You believe she can see through,
Emaj7                 Dmaj7
cutting at the silent clay
     Amaj7        Dmaj7
A re-lief, beckon deep blue,
Emaj7                  Dmaj7
fettered in the magnet sun
        Amaj7     Dmaj7
Eat the gun as it feeds you,
Emaj7                Dmaj7
spitting up the oxy-gen
       Amaj7  Dmaj7  Emaj7   Dmaj7
Once a-gain
       Amaj7  Dmaj7  Emaj7   Dmaj7
Once a-gain
       Amaj7       Dmaj7
Once a-gain, empty horses,
Emaj7                     Dmaj7
gallop through the violet door
       Amaj7        Dmaj7
Follow red, crooked courses,
Emaj7                  Dmaj7
shadows on the moonlit floor
      Amaj7         Dmaj7
Oh my stars, winged creatures,
Emaj7               Dmaj7
gathering in silken height
         Amaj7      Dmaj7
Like the last human teachers
Emaj7   Dmaj7
       Amaj7         Dmaj7
Once a-gain, we must bleed new,
Emaj7             Dmaj7
even as the hours shake
        Amaj7        Dmaj7
Crystal blood like a dream true,
  Emaj7               Dmaj7
a ripple in the wound and wake
       Amaj7       Dmaj7
You be-lieve, I be-lieve too,
     Emaj7                Dmaj7
that you are the river of light
      Amaj7       Dmaj7
Who I love that I cling to,
       Emaj7              Dmaj7
in the belly of the empty night

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[Chorus]
         A            F#m
From the thirty first floor,
       Emaj7      Dmaj7
of the simulation swarm
         A              F#m
With the drone of fluor-escence,
         Emaj7           Dmaj7
flicker, fever, fill the form
       F#m            Emaj7
With a warm gush how I wanna touch,
        A              Dmaj7
like we never could be-fore
    A             F#m
I’d fly to you to-morrow,
        Emaj7            Dmaj7
I’m not fighting in this war
        A                F#m
I wanna drop my arms and take your
         Emaj7           Dmaj7
arms and walk you to the shore

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[Verse]
Amaj7    Dmaj7
    I re-member,
Emaj7              Dmaj7
building an energy shield
        Amaj7        Dmaj7
In your room, like a temple,
Emaj7                    Dmaj7
swallows in the windless field
     Amaj7           Dmaj7
Very thin, with your mother,
Emaj7                Dmaj7
tall as a pale green tree
     Amaj7           Dmaj7
Very wild, bright as winter,
Emaj7               Dmaj7
rising with a prism key
      Amaj7       Dmaj7
And a child to de-liver,
Emaj7                    Dmaj7
taken with the blood and vine
         Amaj7        Dmaj7
It's the first little angel
Emaj7                Dmaj7

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[Solo]
A    F#m    D    Bm    (x4)

[Verse]
Amaj7      Dmaj7
    Little Andy,
    Emaj7                Dmaj7
    soft in your newborn skin
     Amaj7       Dmaj7
Only one, little Andy,
Emaj7             Dmaj7
will you return a-gain
     Amaj7           Dmaj7
I be-lieve we can re-new,
    Emaj7           Dmaj7
and you could be my brother
       Amaj7        Dmaj7
Once a-gain, fall a-sleep with,
    Emaj7              Dmaj7
our backs against each other
       Amaj7       Dmaj7
You be-lieve, I be-lieve too,
     Emaj7                Dmaj7
that you are the river of light
      Amaj7       Dmaj7
Who I love that I sing to,
       Emaj7              Dmaj7
in the belly of the empty night

[Chorus]
         A            F#m
From the thirty first floor,
       Emaj7      Dmaj7
of the simulation swarm
         A              F#m
With the drone of fluor-escence,
         Emaj7           Dmaj7
flicker, fever, fill the form
       F#m            Emaj7
With a warm gush how I wanna touch,
        A              Dmaj7
like we never could be-fore
    A             F#m
I’d fly to you to-morrow,
        Emaj7       Dmaj7
I’m not fighting in this war
        A                F#m
I wanna drop my arms and take your
         Emaj7           Dmaj7
arms and walk you to the shore
    A             F#m
I’d fly to you to-morrow,
        Emaj7       Dmaj7
I’m not fighting in this war
        A                F#m
I wanna drop my arms and take
          Emaj7    Dmaj7
your arms

[Outro]
A    F#m  D  Bm  (x6)

How to play Simulation Swarm: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Simulation Swarm by Big Thief on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play Simulation Swarm by Big Thief, think in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). It takes 7 chords: Amaj7, Dmaj7, Emaj7, A, F#m, D and Bm.

Most of the song cycles through Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 (Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – Vmaj7 – IVmaj7 in A major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Gmaj7, Cmaj7, Dmaj7, G, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Amaj7 chord on guitar (x02120)
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Emaj7 chord on guitar (021100)
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯

Simulation Swarm chords: questions

What key is Simulation Swarm in?

Simulation Swarm by Big Thief is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Simulation Swarm?

Simulation Swarm uses 7 chords: Amaj7, Dmaj7, Emaj7, A, F#m, D, Bm.

What is the chord progression of Simulation Swarm?

The main progression is Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 (Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – Vmaj7 – IVmaj7).

Is Simulation Swarm easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Gmaj7, Cmaj7, Dmaj7, G, Em, C, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 57% without a capo).

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