Song: Svefn-g-englar 
Artist: Sigur Ros
Album: Agaetis Byrjun
Tuning: Standard

Tabbed by John Sweeney



This song is fantastic! Fortunately the music is easy…leaving time to work on those
Phenomenal vocals….!


The chord progression is :

    E    D    C#m     A

E|--0----2-----4------0--------------------------------------
B|--0----3-----5------2--------------------------------------
G|--1----2-----6------2-------------------------------------- 
D|--2----0-----6------2--------------------------------------
A|--2----0-----4------0--------------------------------------
E|--0----x-----0------0--------------------------------------

The little sorta submarine sound that’s played every now and again is just an E 
note...best done on keyboard but guitar is fine obviously, (12th fret high E string)

Now this song has the cello bow playin’ the guitar thing happening...its nothing 
to be afraid of though..just a lot of rosin and away you go...im fairly sure he just plays the root note of each chord on 
the high E string: 

E|--12------10------8------5---------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------- 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------

so if ya know someone with a spare bow give it a try!

That’s pretty much it..like most Sigur Ros songs the vocals are the focus so give
them a go too!