CALMING THE SNAKE
by Sonic Youth


Bass tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca)


LAYOUT: A - B - C - B - C - B - D - B


A SECTION				00:00-00:15

Mark doesn't play during the intro.

B SECTION				00:15-00:43

G-------------------------------------5-7---
D---------------------------------5-7------- x 8
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------
E-------------------------------------------

C SECTION				00:43-01:09

Mark comes in with the vocal:

G---------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--- x 4
A---------------------------5-5---
E---------------------------------

B SECTION				01:09-01:36

G-------------------------------------5-7---
D---------------------------------5-7-------
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------
E-------------------------------------------

C SECTION				01:36-02:02

B SECTION				02:02-02:16

G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- etc
E-------------------------------------

D SECTION				02:16-03:08

G---------------------
D---------------------
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- x 3
E---------------------

G-----------------------5-------5-----5-----5---
D----------------------------------------------- etc
A---5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---  
E-----------------------------------------------

Then he starts adding the high D:

G------------------5----5----7---7---7---7-----
D----------------------------------------------  etc etc
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
E----------------------------------------------

Then just stick to:

G---7---
D---7--- etc
A---5---
E-------

B SECTION				03:09-03:36

Everyone plays the normal B section once, then ends on six open D crashes, with the last one
being drawn out for a final seventh crash to end it.

Mark doesn't play his regular riff, he just attacks a D chord:

G-------
D---7---
A---5---
E-------


Last updated: 03/30/24

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