GERMS BURN

by Thurston Moore
from THE BEST DAY

Tab by Raj Paden


Tuning: CGDGCD

[Intro/Chorus/Riff A]
0:00 - 5:55
Both gtrs:
D|--7--9-7-------|
C|---------9--7--|
G|---------------|x 2
D|---------------|
G|---------------|
C|---------------|

D|--------------------------------------9--|
C|-----------0--------------------7-----7--|
G|--9--9--7--0--------------7--9-----9--9--|
D|--------------------7--9-----------------|
G|--------------7--9-----------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|

[Verse/Riff B]
0:56 - 1:26
D|-----------------------|
C|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--7--7----10--3--3--3--|x 4
G|--7--7----10--3--3--3--|
C|--7--7----10--3--3--3--|

D|--8--|
C|--8--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
G|--8--|
C|--8--|

[Chorus]
1:27 - 1:54

Play Riff A 2 times

[Verse 2]
1:54 - 2:26

Play Riff B 3 times

[Riff C]
2:28 - 3:22
Thurston:
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7----10--7--7--7-7-7-10--7--7----7--7--7--7-7-7-7--8--8----8--8--8----8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|--7--7----10--7--7--7-7-7-10--7--7----7--7--7--7-7-7-7--8--8----8--8--8----8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
C|--7--7----10--7--7--7-7-7-10--7--7----7--7--7--7-7-7-7--8--8----8--8--8----8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

James:

James does some lead (

[Riff C]
3:22 - 3:36
D|-----------------|
C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--7---7---8---8--| x2
G|--7---7---8---8--|
C|--7---7---8---8--|

[Riff A]
3:36 - 4:03

[Riff D]
4:04 - 4:32
D|----------------------------9--|
C|----------------------7-----7--|
G|----------------7--9-----9--9--|
D|----------7--9-----------------|
G|----7--9-----------------------|
C|-------------------------------|

[Riff E]
4:33
D|--9--|
C|--7--|
G|--9--| they both hold this chord until 4:40
D|-----|
G|-----|
C|-----|

Then play this

D|-----------------------7--|
C|-----------------7--------|
G|-----------7--------7-----|
D|-----7--------7-----------| x4
G|--------7-----------------|
C|--7-----------------------|

D|------------------------------19--|
C|----------------------19----------|
G|--------------19----------19------|
D|------19----------19--------------| x4
G|----------19----------------------|
C|--19------------------------------|



[Riff B]
5:07 -5:37

[Outro]
5:37 - 5:52
D|--8--|
C|--8--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
G|--8--|
C|--8--|

Around this section, Thurston hits a fuzz pedal or a phaser, he might be holding the chord. In the KEXP performance, he's fucking around with the fretboard, so go ham.




Last updated: 12/22/22

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