Sonic Youth - Sugar Kane guitar tab
Sonic Youth - Sugar Kane
T's Tuning:GABDEG
Lee's Tuning:GGBDGA
T's Part:
Intro:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
intro cont.
G---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
B--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---------------just keep playing the octave/open
A-------------------------------------------10------G until the verse kicks in...
G--------------------------------------------0------
Verse:
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------10---------8-------------------------------------------
D--------------12---------10------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------9----------------9------------
A--------------12---------10-----------------10-----------------10----
G------0----------------------------0---------------0-----------------
don't be afraid to improv a bit w/ that last part.....
chorus chords:
G----------------------------------------
E----7----------8---------10------8------
D----9---------10---------12-----10------
B----------------------------------------
A----9---------10---------12-----10------
G----0----------0----------0------0------
after the chorus, T plays the open G/octave chord he played in the intro.
after that, he plays descending pick scraps. just scrap w/ yr pick as you move
down the string (towards the nut)...
for the jam, T starts out playing something like this:
(tremolo picked, for the most part)
G------------------------------10--12---12b---10--------------12---12b---10--12--15--17B---15--19-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--8---10---12--12b---10---12---------------------12---12b----------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
when that is completed, T runs his hands up the strings (towards the bridge)
when the song quiets down, T bangs on the back of his guitar for a bit,then goes into
this riff:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------7-------7---------7-------7----------8--------8---------8---------8-----
D-----------0-----------------0------------------0-------------------0----------
B----8---------------8------------------8-------------------8-------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
after he plays that for a bit (around 4:20 ), he goes on to this:
(this is pretty much tremolo picked)
G-----------------------------
E-----7-------8-------10------
D-----0-------0--------0------
B-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
he plays that until the song comes back to the verse, which he introduces by
playing the octave/open G chord from the intro...
Lee's part:
intro:
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12-----------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15--15--15--15-
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
intro cont:
A-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-----
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
play that twice, then go to this:
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--7--7--7--8--8--8--9--9--9--10--10--10--9--9--9--8--
D-----------------0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0--0--
B----8---8---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----0---0---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
then, it goes to the verse:
Lee's first and second verse:
A--------------5------------3------
G-------------(2)-----------0------
D--------------0-------------------
B--------------3------------1------
G-----0----------------------------
G-----0----------------------------
chorus riff:
A----------------------------------14------------14--15--14-------------------------------------
G-------------------------14---12-------12---14--------------14---12--------12------------------
D---------12---------12------------------------------------------------14-------14----12--------
B---10h12-----10h12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
continued:
A-----------------------------14--15-----------14--15--14---------------------------------------
G-------------------------14----------12---14--------------14---12------------------------------
D----------12--------12-----------------------------------------------12--12---10-------10------
B----10h12-----10h12---------------------------------------------------------------------8------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
for the break, lee plays (all tremolo picked)
A-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
B-------------13-------15-----
G----12-------12-------12-----
G----12-------12-------12-----
he plays something like that for a bit, then he grabs a drumstick, and starts playing
up the strings w/ it...
when the song quiets down, he bangs on the back of his guitar...
he stays out for a wee bit after T returns, then he enters around 4:19 playing this:
(all tremolo picked)
A-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
B-----12---------12------15-----
G-----11---------12------14-----
G-----11---------12------14-----
he plays that for a bit, then moves it up an octave
A---------------------------
G---------------------------
D-----16-----17-------19----
B-----15-----15-------15----
G---------------------------
G---------------------------
play that fpr awhile, then it comes back into the verse. lee's third verse part is
like this:
A---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D--------5--------5---------5-----------5-----
B---3h5------3h5-------3h5--------------------
G---------------------------------0-----------
G---------------------------------------------
and that's all....
