ANTENNA tabbed by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) Thurston: DDAF#AD (right) Lee: DDDDAA (left) Kim: DADABD (middle) THURSTON'S PART: intro: D---------------- --------- A---------------- ----5---- let ring sometimes F#--------------- ------0-- A-------6-----6-- etc --------- D-----7-----7---- --------- D---0-----0------ --------- i realize that's a terrible tab but if you listen you should be able to get a feel for it, basically hold this chord: D---0-- A---5-- F#--0-- A---6-- D---7-- D---0-- and learn the rhythm... build up: D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- etc F#------------------ A------------------- D------------------- D------------------- verse riff is the chord i pictured above pretty much just strummed over and over... chorus: D----------------- -------- A----------------- -0------ F#---------5---3-- repeat, then: -3---2-- A----5-----3---3-- -2---2-- D----5-----3---3-- -2---2-- D----5-----3---3-- -2---2-- strum behind bridge after chorus, then back into verse. after 2nd chorus: instrumental interlude begins w/ more behind the bridge action, then something like this: D------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0- A-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----17-17-17-17-17-17- etc F#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15- etc ----------------- A----------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------- then it gets very wah-y, and noisy... someone more adventurous can try to replicate it if they want.. back into intro/verse/chorus/'bridge noise' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE'S PART: strike an open D and start tweaking the delay (lee has a customized 'antennabox' for this tune now!) build up on: A--5-- A--5-- D--5-- D--5-- D--5-- D--5-- then explode into verse: A--9-- A--9-- D--0-- D--0-- D--0-- D--0-- chorus: A--5----2--0-- --0--2-- A--5----2--0-- --0--2-- D--5----3--3-- --3--6-- D--5----3--3-- (hint: use your thumb) then: --3--6-- D--5----3--3-- --3--2-- D--5----3--3-- --3--2-- strum behind bridge for a couple bars, then back to the delay -> verse -> chorus... instrumental, after some initial open strings: A--------12----------------------12--14-15\17----17-- A--------12----------------------12--13-15\17----17-- D--12--14----12^14/16--14-17--14--------------19----- etc etc.. just play around these frets w/ lots of delay D--12--------12^14/16--14-17--14--------------19----- D---------------------------------------------------- eventually he gets up to the highest frets on the A strings D---------------------------------------------------- then he hits the antennabox again around 4:07 he plays: A--------10-12--9^10-9-------------------------------------15----17--15-17b---------17~-- A--------10-12--9^10-9-------------------------------------15----17--15-17b---------17~-- D--10-12---------------12-10-12--10^12-10^12-10^12--\15^17----17-----------19~19~19~19~-- etc etc into antennabox D--10-12---------------12-10-12--10^12-10^12-10^12--\15^17----17-----------19~19~19~19~-- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- back to intro/verse/chorus/end. --------------------------------------- KIM's part: she holds this shape (0-0-12-12-12-12) and picks out notes during the intro: D------------------12----- B-------12---------------- A---12----------------12-- etc D------------------------- A------------------------- D--0-----------0---------- build up on: D----- B----- A----- D----- A--5-- D--5-- i think her verse chord is: D----- B----- A----- D--4-- A--5-- D--0-- chorus: D---------------------------------- ------------------------------- B---------------------------------- ------------------------------- A---------------------------------- ------------------------------- D--5---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- repeat --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-- A--5------------------------------- ------------------------------- D--5------------------------------- ------------------------------- then behind the bridge noise. instrumental starts on: D--------------------- B--------------------- A-------12--------12-- D--12---12---12---12-- etc.. ALL HARMONICS A--12---12---12---12-- D--12--------12------- then she starts playing shapes around here, if you listen down the middle you can hear her notes but she doesn't D------------------ B--0----0---0---0-- A--9---10---9---9-- D--0----0---7---9-- etc etc.. basically just any shape around those notes A--0----0---0---0-- D--0----0---0---0-- listen to the record for the rhythm for this whole midsection then she switches to (again, listen for the rhythm): D----------------------------------- --12-- B----------------------------------- --12-- A--5----9----5----3----5----3----5-- then she slides up to --12-- at the very end D--5----0----5----3----5----3----5-- --12-- A--0----0----0----0----0----0----0-- ---0-- D--0----0----0----0----0----0----0-- ---0-- hold that chord for the repeat of the intro bit, then back into verse/chorus/'bridge'. ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------