KARENOLOGY
by Sonic Youth


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


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


A SECTION				00:00-00:37

Jim comes in when Lee starts singing:

G----------------------------------
D--------------------9--7-4--4-4---  x 6
A----------------------------------
E---3--3\10--10-10-----------------

B SECTION				00:37-00:55

Jim plays a pretty different part on the album than he does on subsequent live versions:

G----------------------------------------
D---4\5--5\10---12--12--12-12-14-14-14---  x 4
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

Live version:

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A---3--3--3-3-3-6-6---\9-9-9--9-9-10-10-10---  x 4
E--------------------------------------------

A SECTION				00:55-01:22

Play riff 6 times.

B SECTION				01:22-01:40

C SECTION				01:40-02:07

Jim holds G to start:

G-------
D-------
A-------
E---3---

"Top hats and tails for thrills.."

G----------
D-----5---- x 4        (he may play the G more on the album, but he'd let it ring live)
A---5------
E----------

D SECTION				02:07-02:26

Jim starts strumming E and then F, then slides into the next section.

"We kissed..."			"See you (come home) some time.."

G-------			-------
D---2---  etc			---3---  etc
A-------			-------
E---0---			---1---

A SECTION				02:26-03:01

Jim doesn't double Kim's part this time, he sticks to the low string:

G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------- x 8
E---3--3\10--10-10---3--3\10--10-10-10-10---

E SECTION				03:01-11:10

Jim starts the section on C like everyone else:

G-------
D-------
A---3---
E-------

When the free noise starts, he would typically take off his bass and start playing with his effects, 
sometimes holding a contact mic up to his amp and processing that feedback. During initial live versions, 
including the one captured at the tail end of the album version, he was playing guitar in GGDEGB.


Last updated: 02/24/24


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