BULL IN THE HEATHER by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: GGDDD#D# Lee: GGCGCD LAYOUT: A - B - C - D - A - B - C - D - A A SECTION 00:00-00:14 Thurston: D#----------------------- strum --*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-- strum D#----------------------- behind --*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-- behind play 4 times D---*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-- bridge ----------------------- bridge D---*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-*9*-- ----------------------- G------------------------ ----------------------- G------------------------ ----------------------- On all live versions after 1993, Thurston just strummed behind the bridge instead of playing the 9th fret harmonics. So the entire riff is played behind the bridge. Lee does a pick scrape with delay. B SECTION 00:15-00:29 Thurston drones the open G strings, occasionally toggling towards the higher gain bridge pick-up. This can be simulated by stepping on a distortion pedal momentarily. D#------------------------------ D#------------------------------ D------------------------------- D------------------------------- G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- G---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- etc Lee kicks in playing the low G strings with distortion, then plays his lead: D--------12--------10------------------------------------------------------0--- C---9\11------11/9----------9------9----9--9\11-11--------9----9-----9-9\7-7--- G------------------------10-----10---10---10\12-12--12/10---10----10-------7--- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C SECTION 00:29-01:06 Thurston slowly picks out this riff while droning the low G string. D#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------11-12-11-12-11------------------- D---9----12-11----11----16----16----9----12--11-12-11-12-11---11----16---16--- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D#------------------------------------------------------------------16-----16------ D#-------------------------------------------------------------------16-----16----- D---9-------------------------------9--------11-12-11-12-11---11------16-----16---- D---9----12-11----11----16----16----9----12--11-12-11-12-11---11-------16-----16--- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee: D--------------------------------------16-14-12----11-12-14-----9----\16----- C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7------------------------------------------------------------------------ C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---14-12----11-12-14--16-/9-----\16br-----11-12-14---11-----16----16----- C------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- D SECTION 01:06-01:25 Thurston: D#-------*7*--*5*----------*7*--*5*------- D#-------*7*--*5*----------*7*--*5*------- D----*7*----------*5*--*7*----------*5*--- then strum harmonics at the 3rd/4th fret D----*7*----------*5*--*7*----------*5*--- G----------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------- Play twice, then hold on more aggressive harmonic strumming @ 3rd/4th fret. Lee plays w. delay: D------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------ G--------------15---14--------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------15---14-------- G------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------ Play twice, then scratch at some 5th fret harmonics with delay. A SECTION 01:25-01:40 B SECTION 01:40-01:48 Lee hits the distorted G strings then does another lead: D---12\10--10-----------------0----- C---11\-9--------11\9--9------7----- G----------------12\10-10-----7----- C----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- C SECTION 01:48-02:25 Lee plays: D---14-12-11-----9-11-12---14--\16---16br-------14-12-11----9-11-12---14\9--- C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---9\16------11-12-14--\11--/14--\16---16---16br--- C--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- D SECTION 02:25-02:44 A SECTION 02:44-03:04 Thurston bends the final "note" behind the nut. 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