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/ Sonic Youth / Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star (1994) / Skink guitar tab

Sonic Youth - Skink

Thurston: EGDGED  Lee: EEBBEF#

Intro:

D------------------------------------ No real rhythm shown, so listen
E------------------------------------ to the record.
G--6---6-6-6-6---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--
D------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
E-0--0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--
                                      Both guitars bend final note
F#-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
B----2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2---
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--
E------------------------------------

Verse:

  "Here   there     Here    there   Down   bottom      it is....
D--11-------9--------11-------9-------14-----11--------------------
E---9---9---7----7----9---9---7---7---12--12--9----9---------10----
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
       Both guitars should strum notes as on the record
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------12----------------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12-------17-(17)-14-(14)-15-(15)-(15)- etc.
E------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
					^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
					 with delay..notes in brackets
                                         are approximate echoes

Then:

D---5-------3--------1----------  Obviously, notes/chords are played for
E---0-------0--------0----------   longer than shown...
G---0-------0--------0----------
D---5-------3--------1----------
G-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

F#-------------------------------
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
E---15-----13--------11----------
E--------------------------------


For the quiet part, Thurston is playing very little, and I can't make
it out. Lee, plays something like this:

Around 1:58:

F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
E----0--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-

Basically just a bunch of open E's. He starts to play closer to the
bridge when it begins to sound trebly, then plays the harmonics. You'll
hear them easily.

"Kiss me on, Kiss beyond the lips" part:
                                                 *
D------------------3---------------------------0-0---- Or something similar...
E---------5--------3---------------------------0-0--0-
G---------5--------3-------------------0---0---0-0--0-
D----5----5----3---3-----------------0-0-0------------
G--5----5----3---3----------0-0-0--0-0-0--------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
                                                       *
F#------------------------------------------------  ------
E-------------------------------------------------  ------
B--------8------------6-----------------------15--  --15--
B------8----8-------6---6-------3---3\\15------15--  --15--
E----8--------8---6-------6-----3---3\\15---15----- ---15--
E--8------------6-----------6\\3-3---3\\15---15----- ---15--

Chords marked * hold for "Ooh, I love you" part. Then play intro for
"ooh baby baby, kinda crazy, kinda hazy, and kinda messy too" part.

repeat verse/chorus...... end on low E.


Sonic Youth albums
2002 Murray Street
1998 A Thousand Leaves
1995 Washing Machine
1994 Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star
1994 E.V.O.L.
1992 Dirty
1990 Goo
1988 Daydream Nation
1987 Sister
1986 Made in USA
1985 Bad Moon Rising
1983 Confusion Is Sex
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