Artist: Sonic Youth
Album: The Eternal
Song: Malibu Gas Station
Tuning: C C E B G D
6th string is tuned down 2 steps
5th string is tuned up 1 1/2 steps
4th string is tuned up 1 step
3rd string is tuned up 2 steps
2nd string is tuned down 2 steps
1st string is tuned down 2 steps
If this sucks, keep in mind this is my fist tab! So forgive me if it's bad, especially
this is a whacked-out tuning!
BTW, you will need to improv. on the 1st string at times, so here are notes to improv. on:
1st string-0-1-3-5-7-9-10-12-13-15-17-19-21-22-24
I know Sonic Youth is atonal and doesn't follow key; however, they might sometimes
key only in some parts of a few of their songs.
Intro: (on occasions add these patterns in, too)
-------15--- -------17--- -------19---|
---15---15-- ---15---15-- ---15---15--|
--15-15--15- --15-15--15- --15-15--15-|
-15--------- -15--------- -15---------|
------------ ------------ ------------|
------------ ------------ ------------|
Verse: (California magic...)
-5-8-11-8-|
-5-8-11-8-|
-5-8-11-8-|
-5-8-11-8-|
-5-8-11-8-|
-5-8-11-8-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/sonic-youth/189944.html ]
Chorus: (Come on do it...)
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-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-|
-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
Jam:
Mainly the improv. I said at the beginning, but sometimes add this in:
----15-|
---15--|
--15---|
-15----|
-------|
-------|
Bridge: (you can still improv. or do this:)
-5-6-8-5-3-3----0----0-|
-5-6-8-5-3-3----0---0--|
-------------------4---|
------------------4----|
--------------0--------|
--------------0--------|
Interlude:
---any note up here-
---any note up here-
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--------------------|
-0------------------|
-0------------------|
Gradually get more random with the pair of notes up top
NOISE:
Whatever goes. Oh ya, lotsa distortion!
Outro:
-0h--
-0h--
-3h--
-3h--
-0h--
-0h--
Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Bridge
Interlude
NOISE!
Verse
Outro
