BONE by SONIC YOUTH tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) w/ help from Riley Ponce on Kim's part TUNINGS: Thurston: EGDGED Lee: F#F#F#F#EB Kim: BEGDBB LAYOUT ------ A B A B C A SECTION 00:00-00:50 Kim plays the main riff: B------------- B------------- D------------- G------------- E------------- B---0-\5-7---- Thurston's part: Thurston seems to randomly attack the open strings, then quickly mutes them. In live versions, he would move random "skronk" chords up the neck for this part, but the album really seems like just the one aggressive open string blast to me. Let me know if you feel otherwise...! Lee's part: Lee runs a random skronk chord shape up and down the neck as well, with really fast, furious trem picking the whole time. B SECTION 00:50-01:55 Kim: B---0-5-5-0---0-5-5-0--- this is the main riff, which she plays loosely as always B---0-5-5-0---0-5-5-0--- the notes on the D string are not always played D---0-5-5-0---0-5-5-0--- G----------------------- E----------------------- B----------------------- Thurston plays: D------------------------------------------4------------------- E-----------------------------------------------------------7-- G--4\9--9/4----4--4\9--9/7----7--4\9--9/4----4--4\9--9/7------- D------------4--------------7-----------------------------7---- G--4\9--9/4-------4\9--9/7-------4\9--9/4-------4\9--9/7------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- He repeats a simile of this progression, with different notes played at the 4th and 7th frets at the end of each slide. For live versions, he seemed to settle into this recurring theme: D-------9/4-- --4\9--9/4-- E------------ ------------ G--4\9------- which could theoretically extend to: --4\9--9/4-- D------------ ------------ G------------ --4\9--9/4-- E------------ ------------ At the very end of this section, he begins playing the "skronk" chord attacks like the intro, before the band moves back into the A section. Lee uses some light analog delay for his part. I will add timestamps: 0:56 B----------------0-------------------5--5\7---8--7---8---10-\12-- E---------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------3----------3--0------------------------------------ F#--------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------5------------------------------------------------------- F#----3---------------------------------------------------------- 1:10 B---8--7-----------------------------------------0---------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------3------3--0--------- F#---------------3--3\5------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------5------------------------ F#-----------------------------------0h3-------------------------- 1:25 B------------------------0---------5--5\7---8-7--------- E------------------------------------------------------- F#--1--0------------------------------------------------ F#--------------------3--------------------------------- F#----------------5------------------------------------- F#--------------3--------------------------------------- 1:41 B--------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------- F#--3---3\5-----0---0h1/2------1-----3----0--- F#-------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------- A SECTION 01:55-02:40 This follows the same format as the opening section, but Lee is improvising different tornado chords and Thurston's skronk assaults are at random places. B SECTION 02:40-03:43 Kim and Thurston's parts are essentially the same as the first "verse". Lee's part: 2:50 B-----------------0----1-0----3-0---- E------------------------------------ F#-------------3--------------------- F#----------------------------------- F#-------5--------------------------- F#----3------------------------------ 2:57 B---10--8--7-----8--10----8--7----8--7-----------------5--5\7--- E--------------------------------------------5--5\7------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------- 3:09 3:22 B---8--7----8--10---8--7----8--7-------5--7---8--7------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------2b-- F#----------------------------------------------------------------0------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------------------------------3\5--------------- 3:30 B---5--7---8-7---8--10--12-----10--7--8-7---10-12-------8--7------- E------------------------------------------------------------------ F#----------------------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- C SECTION 03:43-03:58 Kim: B---0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0--- B---0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0--- D---0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0--- G---0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0-----0-5-5-0--- E------------------------------------- B------------------------------------- Thurston plays: D---------0-----------------------*7*-------- * notes are harmonics E-------------------------------------------- G------------------------*7*----------------- D---------------------*7*---------------0---- G-------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------- Lee's part: B---------------------------------7-- E------------------------------------ F#----------------------------------- F#----------------------------------- F#----------------------------------- F#----------------------------------- last updated: 03/11/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------