Sonic Youth - Expressway To Yr Skull guitar tab
Expressway to yr Skull
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Lee and Thurston are both in EG#EG#EG#
T's part:
(strumming shown)
Intro:
G#---3--3---3---3---3---3--3---3----3---3--3---3--
E ---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0----0---0--0---0--
G#---3--3---3---3---3---3--3---3----3---3--3---3--
E ---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0----0---0--0---0--
G#---3--3---3---3---3---3--3---3----3---3--3---3--
E ---0--0---0---0---0---0--0---0----0---0--0---0--
Verse:
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5---3---3---0---0--0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5---3---3---0---0--0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---5---5---5---5---3---3---0---0--0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---
verse(cont.)
G#---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
chorus:
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
chorus (cont)
G#---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
G#---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
chorus(cont)
G#---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---
G#---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---
G#---0---0---0---0---
E ---0---0---0---0---
sonic jam:
(all notes tremolo picked)
G#---0---1---3---5---7---8---10---12---10---12---13---15---17---19---20---22-------
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------
G#---0---1---3---5---7---8---10---12---10---12---13---15---17---19---20---22-------
E ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------
G#------------------------------------(10)-(12)------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
return:
G#----53----53----53----53----53----53----
E ----0------0------0------0------0------0------
G#----53----53----53----53----53----53----
E ----0------0------0------0------0------0------
G#----53----53----53----53----53----53----
E ----0------0------0------0------0------0------
from there, just tap the back of yr guitar, either on the body or the neck, and let it gently
feedback. don't use too much distortion, or it will get much too high-pitched.....
lee's part...
during the intro, as well as at the end of each of T's lines during the verses, lee plays
this:
G#---13---12---8---19----15----
E ---0----0----0---0-----0----- play this repeatedly during the intro, but only after T's
G#---13---12---8---19----15---- lines during the verse....but, while T is singing, play
E ---0----0----0---0-----0----- little bits of this figure, especially the one based on
G#----------------------------- the 12th fret.....
E -----------------------------
for the chorus, lee plays this with a slide:
keep this slide very long
G#-----------------------------------13(3)/8-----------
E -----------------------------------13(3)/8-----------
G#---15/1715----15/1715---1513----13(3)/8-----------
E -----------------------------------13(3)/8-----------
G#------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
right after the slide part ends, lee plays this riff, based on the intro riff
G#----19---15------13---12---8-----19---15-----12------
E ----0----0-------0----0----0-----0----0------0-------
G#----19---15------13---12---8-----19---15-----12------
E-----0----0-------0----0----0-----0----0------0-------
G#-----------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------
during the jam, lee just does a bunch of crazy slide stuff....
ok, here's the structure of the song....
Thurston's Lee's
Intro (out)
Verse chords intro/verse riff(repeatedly)
Verse chords x2 intro/verse riff (only when t is not singing)
(w/ vocals)
Chorus x3 lee slide riff/lee chorus riff
Sonic Jam tremolo wacky slide stuff
return light feedback
outro outro
just listen to the record, and the parts will all fall in place
peace out....larsen....
-----
> From: "EA Banks"
> Subject: Tab for Expressway to yr skull.
> To: michael@magick.net
> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:49:17 +0000 (GMT)
> >From u5b40@potter.cc.keele.ac.uk
>
> Thought I would send in some tab that I worked out for Expressway to yr
> Skull.
>
> Tuning : E-G#-E-G#-E-G# (I'd leave yr top E as an E though as they tend to
> snap when tuned up to G#)
>
> GUITAR 2 INTRO
>
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
>
> GUITAR 1 VERSE "We're gonna kill..."
>
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -7-4-5-4-0-11-11-5-4-0 ETC...
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -7-4-5-4-0-11-11-5-4-0
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
>
> GUITAR 2 VERSE
>
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-5--5--9-9-0 ETC...
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-5--5--9-9-0
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0
>
> GUITAR 1 CHORUS "Mystery train..."
>
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-13s1s0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> E -7s9-7s9-5-5-13s1s5-7-4-4-5-4-0-11-11-4-5-4-0
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-13s1s0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0 Use a drumstick for the
> E -7s9-7s9-5-5-13s1s5-7-4-4-5-4-0-11-11-4-5-4-0 slides.
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-13s1s0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0-13s1s0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
>
> GUITAR 2 CHORUS
>
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-5-5-5--5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-5-5-5--5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> G# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
> E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0
>
> The rest of the song is dead easy to play the noise at the end is by tapping
> the neck gently when a small amount of distortion is on.
>
> arrp. ED.
>
>
