(I GOT A) CATHOLIC BLOCK by SONIC YOUTH Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) w/ thanx to madsun TUNINGS ------- Thurston: F#F#F#F#EB Lee: DDDDAA LAYOUT: A - B - C - D - C - E - A - D - B A SECTION 00:00-00:57 Thurston strikes the open strings after Lee starts shaking his chord: B------- E------- F#--0--- F#--0--- F#--0--- F#--0--- He plays this while he sings: B------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------/-----/---- F#-------------------------------------------------------------/-----/---- F#-----19---17----------19---17----------19---17--------------15----17---- F#---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--15----17---- Lee starts with a skronky chord: A------- A------- D--15--- bend and shake w/ trem bar + fingers D--14--- D--13--- play a chord like this a few times, then release to the open strings D---0--- then start the main riff: A-------------------------------- A-----4---2--------4---2-0-2-2--- D---4---4---4-4--4---4----------- repeat throughout verse D-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- B SECTION 00:57-01:09 Thurston: "come back to me a while" B--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- all of this is trem picked, F#---10---11----------12----13--19\----------------------------------- listen for the timing F#---10---11----------12----13--19\----------------------------------- F#----/----/-----------/-----/------------14br---14br---14br----18/--- F#---------/------------------------------14br---14br---14br----18/--- Lee: A---0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2-0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2--------- A---0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2-0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2--------- D---0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2-0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2--10b~~-- hold bend and keep picking D---0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2-0--2--4--4-4-4-2-2--10b~~-- over drum break D-------------------------------------------0----- D-------------------------------------------0----- C SECTION 01:09-01:21 Thurston: B-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5\7-7--- F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5\7-7--- Lee: A-----------------------------------------11--- A-----------------------------------------11--- D---11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11---11-11-11------ D---11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11---11-11-11------ D---------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------- D SECTION 01:21-01:27 Thurston: B---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- F#-----------------------------12---14--15--17---19--21\--- trem pick all F#----/----/---/---/----/---/--12---14--15--17---19--21\--- F#---12---14--15--17---19--20---/----/---/---/----/---/---- F#---12---14--15--17---19--20------------------------------ Lee: A------------------------- A------------------------- pick same basic rhythm as thurston D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- x 2 D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- D------------------------- C SECTION 01:27-01:39 Thurston: B-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------- F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5\7-7--- F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5\7-7--- B-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------/------------ F#------------------------------------------------/------------ F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-20\\\\\\------ slide backwards while picking F#--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-3\5-5-5/3-3--0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-20\\\\\\------ Lee: A------------------------------(11)-------------- the middle gtr plays the 11th fret on the A------------------------------(11)-------------- A strings instead of the end lick sometimes D---11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11--11-11-11-12-11--- D---11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11--11-11-11-12-11--- D------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------ E SECTION 01:39-02:03 Thurston rhythmically strikes at the open F# strings (with slight palm mute?), adding harsh stings around the 3rd fret of the middle strings with increasing frequency. Listen for the rhythm. He is silent when the drums drop out, then comes back for the 2nd verse. Lee starts with a similar rhythm as Thurston, playing open strings (low Ds) then starts adding higher notes w/ trem bar tweaking: A---21--- A---20--- D---19--- D-------- D-------- D-------- When the drums stop, the middle guitar keeps squawking away at the high notes, while the left guitar does trem bar dives on the low D strings. A SECTION 02:03-02:17 Lee changes his verse riff: A-------------------------------- ----------------------0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--- A-----4---2--------4---2-0-2-2--- x 3 then: ----4---2--------4----0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--- D---4---4---4-4--4---4----------- --4---4---4-4--4---4--0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--- D-------------------------------- ----------------------0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--- D-------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- D-------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- D SECTION 02:17-02:44 Thurston: B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------------------12---14--15--17---19--20----21--19-21-19-21b--- TREM F#------------------------------------------------12---14--15--17---19--20----21--19-21-19-21b--- PICK F#--0---2--3--5---7--8--12---14--15--17---19--20------------------------------------------------- ALL! F#--0---2--3--5---7--8--12---14--15--17---19--20------------------------------------------------- Then he puts a metal slide (or later a drumstick) over the strings above the bridge pickup and picks furiously up there until the next section. Lee plays: A------------------------- A------------------------- D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- x 4 D--4---6--7--9---11--12--- D------------------------- A-------------------------------- A----------------------------0--- D----------------------------0--- D--/----/---/----/-----------0--- D--14--15--17---19/20b~~-----0--- trem pick low notes, bend around 19th/20th fret and hold while picking D--14--15--17---19/20b~~-----0--- then ring open strings til next section B SECTION 02:44-03:26 Thurston slowly starts bringing the slide back from the bridge area back to the 1st fret, while still picking, and then ends on the open strings: B-------- E-------- F#---0--- F#---0--- F#------- F#------- Lee plays: A---0--0-2--4--4-4-4-2-2-2--- A---0--0-2--4--4-4-4-2-2-2--- x 8 w/ acoustic guitar doubling D---0--0-2--4--4-4-4-2-2-2--- D---0--0-2--4--4-4-4-2-2-2--- D---------------------------- D---------------------------- End on open DDAA strings. 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