I DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: EADGBE (right) Lee: EADGBE (left) LAYOUT: A - B - C - D - B - D - E A SECTION 00:00-00:30 Thurston strums harmonic chords with the low E droning: E--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-- --*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-- B--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-- --*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-- G--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-- etc --*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-- etc D--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-- --*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-- A--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-- --*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-- E--(0)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee plays some harmonics during the 2nd rep of Thurston's riff: E------*7*------------*12*---- B------*7*------------*12*---- G----------------------------- D----------------------------- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- B SECTION 00:30-01:20 Thurston drops out after his intro riff, and Lee takes over, but Thurston slashes a few open E notes: E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--*7*----------------------------------------------------*7*-*7*---------------------------------------- E---0------------------------------------------------------0---0----------------------------------------- Then he stays silent for the next 2 reps of Lee's riff. At 0:52 he starts playing his intro riff (four times). Lee: E---0----------------------------0--------------------------0-------------------------------------------- B---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- G---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play that 3 times. At the start of the third rep (0:52), another guitar starts playing: E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G----------------------------- x 17 D----------------------------- A----------------------------- E---0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2\3-3--- w/ palm mute C SECTION 01:20-01:26 Thurston: E---0--------0-0-0----- B---0--------0-0-0----- G---0--------6-6-6----- D---------------------- A---------------------- E---------------------- Lee: E--(0)------(0)------ B---0--------0------- G---0--------6------- D---5--------5------- A-------------------- E-------------------- D SECTION 01:26-02:02 Thurston doesn't play while he sings. Lee: E---0-0-----0-----0---0-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--0------0-0-0-0-0---- B---0-0-------0-------0-0-------0-----------0-----0---------0-----0------0------0-0-0-0-0---- G---4-4---4-----4-----4-4---4-----4-----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2---4------4-4-4-4-4---- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "there's no more to steal..." E---0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- B---0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- G---4------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--- D----------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------- E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---- B---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---- G---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4---- D-------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION 02:02-02:28 Thurston just kinda "freaks out" - rapid strumming high up the neck - around 15th-19th frets. Then there's a break going into the next verse: E---0------0--- B---0------0--- G---4------2--- D-------------- A-------------- E-------------- Lee just kinda "freaks out" - rapid strumming high up the neck - around 15th-19th frets. He seems to focus a little more on individual notes rather than Thurston's big wave of skronk but I also think there's an overdub down the middle that's probably Lee doing a wilder "freak out" guitar part. Then there's a break going into the next verse: E---0------0--- B---0------0--- G---4------2--- D-------------- A-------------- E-------------- D SECTION 02:28-02:57 E SECTION 02:57-03:34 Thurston trem picks notes while droning the open E and B strings: E---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--- B---4-5-4-5-4-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--- this is the basic "scale" the end is based on, just play around this G---/-/-/-/-/-5--4--5-4-5-4-5--- D-------------/--/--/-/-/-/-/--- A------------------------------- E------------------------------- Eventually: E---0--0--0--0--- B---0--0--4--5--- repeat simile til end G---4--5--/--/--- D---/--/--------- A---------------- E---------------- Lee plays a similar figure: E---0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--- B---4-5-4-5-4-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--- this too is a rough guide to the droning picking patterns at the end G---/-/-/-/-/-5--4--5-4-5-4-5--- D-------------/--/--/-/-/-/-/--- A------------------------------- E------------------------------- Then he slides up to: E----0--- ---0--0--0--0-- B---17--- then: --16-17-16-17-- etc G---16--- --16-16-16-16-- D----/--- --------------- A-------- --------------- E-------- --------------- Then he goes back down to the 4th/5th frets til the end of the song. 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