Sonic Youth - Junkie's Promies guitar tab
Sonic Youth - Junkie's Promise
TUNINGS:
Thurston: DADABB (maybe... it works)
Lee: ADDAAD
Kim: CGGDDD
THURSTON:
verse:
B--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--
B--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--
A--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--
D--7-7-5-7-10-9-7-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--
A--7-7-5-7-10-9-7-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--
D--7-7-5-7-10-9-7-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--
chorus:
B--0------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
B--0------0--0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-- bend these strings up
A--2------2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-- bend these strings up
D--2--2-2-2--2-2--------------
A--2--2-2-2--2-2--------------
D--2--2-2-2--2-2--------------
first instrumental:
B------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-------7-7-7-5------7-------7-7-7-5------10----10-10-10-7------
A--7-------7-7-7-5------7-------7-7-7-5------10----10-10-10-7------
D--7-------7-7-7-5------7-------7-7-7-5------10----10-10-10-7------
B------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
A--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
D--7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
repeat chorus
hang on A chord after chorus.
then for the next riff, hit the low D at the start of each bar and just
do random skronk noise up high on the strings.
then, his solo:
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----21-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-17--17-17-17-15-15-15-15\17-17-17-12-12-12-13--
D--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
play twice, then just do more random skronk rock til the end.
KIM:
verse:
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2\3--3-3-3--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2\3--3-3-3--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2\3--3-3-3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------
chorus:
D---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
D---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
D---------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------
C------------------------------------
repeat verse/chorus
PLAY VERSE RIFF FOR FIRST INSTRUMENTAL
repeat chorus
instrumental:
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- etc
G-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
C-------------------------------
then she throws on an octave effect that dirties everything up.
when thurston does his solo she just goes wild, still with the
octave effect on, just sliding and skronking about... continue
til end.
