LINCOLN'S GOUT
by Sonic Youth

Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca)


TUNINGS
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Thurston:  EEF#F#EB
Lee:	   EEBBF#F#


This whole song contains a track of swirling feedback underneath the basic "Made in USA" tune.

A SECTION				00:00-01:11

Thurston recorded two parts, one with the low harmonic rhythm and one with the slow 
raking harmonic strums that happen each time he changes frets.

His part fades in at the 7th fret, but the cycle technically goes 5th to 7th to 12th.
On each repeat, he will sometimes throw in the harmonics on the F# strings as well.
I haven't specified each time he plays the bracketed notes, as they are random.

B---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-----------------(*5*)-----------------------(*5*)---(*5*)----------
F#-----------------(*5*)-----------------------(*5*)---(*5*)----------
E---*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*---
E---*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*---

B---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------(*7*)-----------------------(*7*)--------------------------
F#---------(*7*)-----------------------(*7*)--------------------------
E---*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*---
E---*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*---

B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-----------(*12*)----(*12*)-----------------------------(*12*)---------------------
F#-----------(*12*)----(*12*)-----------------------------(*12*)---------------------
E---*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*--
E---*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*--

Play the full progression 5 times.

The harmonic chords strummed at the start of each part match the low E harmonic:

B----*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------
E----*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------
F#---*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------   x 5
F#---*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------
E----*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------
E----*5*--------*7*---------*12*-------
                 
Lee's part is mostly open strings with heavy reverb and tremolo. The song begins with him 
tapping the neck to chime out the open strings, which he continues softly striking each
time Thurston changes frets. At 0:28 he loudly plays the open F# strings. He's mostly making
ambient backing to Thurston's riff before preparing to come in with his slide riff.


B SECTION				01:11-01:56

Thurston:

B---------------------------------*5*--
E-------------*5*------------*5*-------
F#--------*5*----*5*------*5*---*5*----
F#-----*5*-------------*5*-------------
E--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------

B------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0---
E--------------*7*------(7)------------
F#--------*7*------*7*-----------------
F#-----*7*-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------*12*-----
E---------------*12*--------------*12*-------*12*--
F#---------*12*-----*12*------*12*----*12*---------
F#-----*12*----------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Play entire progression 3 times, repeat 5th fret once more and fade.

Lee plays his familiar slide motif. There are two guitars but they're both
playing similar figures, this is a combination:

F#-------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------19\\\17-----
B------------19----19\20/19--17--------------19----19\\\17-----
E---17\\\19-------------------------17\\\19--------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

F#---------------------------------\17~-----17~-----17~-----17~---
F#---------------------------------\17~-----17~-----17~-----17~---
B-------------------------------------------17~-----17~-----17~---
B------------19----19\20/19--17-----------------------------------
E---17\\\19-------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


Last updated: 12/31/23

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