COTTON CROWN both gtrs: GGDDD#D# Thurston's part: main riff: D#-------9------------------------13-13-13-- D#-------9------------------------13-13-13-- D------9---9-12--12-12--12-10-10------------ D------9---9-12--12-12--12-10-10------------ G---0-------------------10-10-10------------ G---0--------------------0--0--0------------ instrumental: D#------------------------------------ D#------------------------------------ D---5--5-5---5-5-5--8-8-8-8--8-5-5-5-- x 4 D---5--5-5---5-5-5--8-8-8-8--8-5-5-5-- G---5--5-5---5-5-5-------------------- G---5--5-5---5-5-5-------------------- D#---------------------------------------------------------------------- D#---------------------------------------------------------------------- D---0-0-7-0-9-7-0-0------10-10-10-8--8-8-8--0-0-7-0-9-7-0-0--5---5---5-- D---0-0-7-0-9-7-0-0------10-10-10-8--8-8-8--0-0-7-0-9-7-0-0--5---5---5-- G---0----------------8----8--8--8-8--8-8-8--0----------------5---5---5-- G---0----------------8----8--8--8-8--8-8-8--0----------------5---5---5-- after many repeats, thurston goes full random high up the fretboard for the noisy climax of the mid-section, which resolves back to the verse riff til end... ======================================================== Lee's part: intro: D#---------------------------- D#---------------------------- D----------------------------- D----------------------------- G---^7--^7--^7--^7~~~/-0--~~-- G---^7--^7--^7--^7~~~/-0--~~-- lightly hammer on to the 7th fret verse riff: D#--------------------------------------- D#--------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------- G---0~~~-----7\8-8-8-8/7-7/-0~~---*7*~~~- G---0~~~-----7\8-8-8-8/7-7/-0~~---*7*~~~- shake harmonic with bar around "I don't care where..." he starts picking behind the bridge while raising and lowering the whammy bar, injecting bursts of distortion. he's almost(?) always used a guitar with a pickup behind the bridge for this song. D#------------------------------- D#------------------------------- at the end of the 4th repeat, go high up w/ delay and do that for a b it D-------------8--5\12~-12-12-12-- D--7/5-5~~----8--5\12~-12-12-12-- G--7/5-5~~----------------------- G--7/5-5~~----------------------- then he switches to playing these two notes over and over, tough to specify the rhythm: D#------------------------------------------------------------------ D#------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- G---8/7-7-7-7-7---8/7-7-7-7-7---7-7^8-7--7-7-7-7---7-7^8-7-7-7-7-7-- then start in with the wah on this note: D#------- --------------------- D#------- --------------------- D----/--- -----/---/-------/--- trem pick w/ wah, improvise around the last notes D----/-- -----/---/-------/--- G---12--- ----17--15--17--19--- G---12--- ----17--15--17--19--- D#----- D#----- D------ D--17-- trem pick this chord w/ heavy wah then just general freakout > back into verse G--12-- G---0-- D#------------ D#-------17--- D--------16--- final verse is open G w/ big skronky swirls of this chord.. D---0----15--- ..trem pick, slide in and out, bend slightly up and down... G---0--------- G---0--------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tab by Raj Paden Thurston: GGDDD#D# Lee: GGDDD#D# Verse: Thurston: D#|---------9------------------------------------13--13--13--| D#|---------9------------------------------------13--13--13--| D |------9-----9---12---12--12--12--10--10--10---------------| D |------9-----9---12---12--12--12--10--10--10---------------| G |--0-------------------------------------------------------| G |--0-------------------------------------------------------| Lee: D#|--------------------| D#|--------------------| D |--------------------| D |--------------------| G |--0----*12*----*7*--| G |--0----*12*----*7*--| shake trem bar at the 7 D#|-------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------| G |--0----*12*----7/8--8--8--8\7--7--7--| G |--0----*12*----7/8--8--8--8\7--7--7--| When Thurston sings, "I don't care where..." Lee is strumming under the bridge with the trem arm Bridge: Thurston: D#|------------7--7--7--7--7----------| D#|------------7--7--7--7--7----------| D |--------------------------5--5--5--| D |--------------------------5--5--5--| x4 G |--5---5----------------------------| G |--5---5----------------------------| Lee: D#|----------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------| D |--10---10------5--5--5////12---12--12--12--12\10--10--10--| D |--10---10------5--5--5////12---12--12--12--12\10--10--10--| x4 G |----------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------------------------------------------| Noise: Thurston: D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------5---7--5--0----8---10--10--10--8--8--8-------5---7--5--0-----------| D |-------5---7--5--0----8---10--10--10--8--8--8-------5---7--5--0-----------| x4 G |--0-------------------8------------------------0-------------------5---5--| G |--0-------------------8------------------------0-------------------5---5--| Lee is doing some hurricane leads here Break: Thurston: Thurston is playing noise Lee: D#|------| D#|------| D |--12--| D |--12--| G |--12--| G |--12--| D#|--------------------| D#|--------------------| D |--10-----8---5--12--| D |--10-----8---5--12--| x2 G |--------------------| trem pick G |--------------------| Then Lee plays more hurricane leads Then it goes back to verse Bonus: Jim tabs Jim: GGDDD#D# These tabs are based off of the performance in 8.5.2002 in Atlanta Verse: D#|----------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------| G |--0---12----12\10--10--10---14--14--14--| G |--0---12----12\10--10--10---14--14--14--| D#|---------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------| G |--0---12----12\10--10--10--10\9--9--9--| G |--0---12----12\10--10--10--10\9--9--9--| When Thurston sings "I don't care where," Jim plays: D#|-----------------| D#|-----------------| D |-----------------| D |-----------------| G |--0---0---0---0--| G |--0---0---0---0--| Bridge: D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--3--3--3--3/5--5---5--5--5--5/7--7---7--7--7--7/9--9---9--9--9--9/10--10---10--10--10--10/12--12---12--12--12--12/14--14--14--| G |--3--3--3--3/5--5---5--5--5--5/7--7---7--7--7--7/9--9---9--9--9--9/10--10---10--10--10--10/12--12---12--12--12--12/14--14--14--| Noise: D#|--------------------| D#|--------------------| D |--12-----14-----19--| D |--12-----14-----19--| G |--------------------| G |--------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------20--20--20--20---22--22--22--| D#|----------------------------------------------------------20--20--20--20---22--22--22--| D |--7--7--7--7/12--12--12--12--12\10--10---14--15--15--15--------------------------------| D |--7--7--7--7/12--12--12--12--12\10--10---14--15--15--15--------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--12--12--12--12---14--14--14--14---15--15--15--15----12--12--12---15--15--15---17--| D |--12--12--12--12---14--14--14--14---15--15--15--15----12--12--12---15--15--15---17--| G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| last updated: 12/22/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------