(I GOT A) CATHOLIC BLOCK
by SONIC YOUTH

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

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


A SECTION				00:00-00:57

Much of Kim's part is based off of 1987 live versions, when I assume she was still
playing a relatively similar part to the record. I've transcribed the album version
when I could hear it, but she uses so much fuzz/wah that it really becomes this 
buzzing cloud of sound that's hard to pull a note out of. I'm open to suggestions!

Her verse is definitely:

G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A--------------------------------- etc
E--9--9---9-12-9--9--9---9-12-9--- 

B SECTION				00:57-01:09


G------------------------------------------------------
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- etc
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

C SECTION				01:09-01:21

G------------------
D--12---12\15-16--- w/ fuzz + wah
A------------------
E------------------

D SECTION				01:21-01:27

G------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--- w/ fuzz + wah
A---7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

C SECTION				01:27-01:39

G------------------
D--12---12\15-16--- w/ fuzz + wah
A------------------
E------------------

E SECTION				01:39-02:03

G------------------------------------ w/ HEAVY fuzz + wah 
D------------------------------------
A---7-------7-------7-------7--------
E-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--

I'll be honest, that's based on watching an '87 live version. I can barely discern her part
on the album, there's so much fuzz/wah. It sounds more like a D on the record, but then
Lee's also tuned to a low D sooo....

A SECTION				02:03-02:17

Kim plays the same thing, but when Thurston sings "out of luck" at the end, she switches
to the E at the 7th fret of the A string on the word "luck" and continues into the next section.

D SECTION				02:17-02:44

G------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--- w/ fuzz + wah
A---7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

I think on live versions she does a big slide up along with everyone else, but
on the record I think she just kinda drops out.

B SECTION				02:44-03:26

G-------
D---0---  at the start of each of Lee's riffs
A-------
E-------


Last updated: 11/03/22

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