LITTLE TROUBLE GIRL by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) w/ historic thanx to Larsen '98! TUNINGS ------- Thurston: EGDGED (center) Lee: DGCDGG (left/right) LAYOUT: INTRO - A - B - C - A - D INTRO 00:00-00:19 This is free time before the song begins. You can hear Lee arpeggiating a chord shape: G--------------7------------------7---7----- G------------9------------------9-----9----- repeat variation D----------8-------8----------8-------8----- C--------7------------------7--------------- G----0------------------0------------------- D------0------------------0----------------- A SECTION 00:19-00:56 Thurston: D------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7--9------------7--9-----7-7----7--9----------------------7-7--- D---------9--7-7----------9---------------9--7-7---9-7-5-7-9-------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------- G---7--9------------7--9-----7-7----7--9------------------------ D---------9--7-7----------9---------------9--7-7---9-7-5-------- G-----------------------------------------------------------0--- (drone G string) E--------------------------------------------------------------- Lee's part seems to be played through some kind of stereo phase effect, most likely the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase he was obsessed with at this time. It creates that warbly sound heard through the entire song. He comes in at 0:28 with some open strings and loose notes, then begins a figure: G---------------------------------------------- G-----------------------------------------12--- D--------------------10-------------12--------- C------------------9-------------12----12------ G---0------------------------------------------ D-----------0---------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------12~-- G------------11-------------------11----------------------12-----------12~-- D-------10------10---10------10------10---10--------12-------12----12--12~-- x 2 C-----9----9-------9-------9----9-------9--------12----12-------12-----12~-- G---------------------------------------------0----------------------------- D---0--------------------0-------------------------------------------------- The second time he plays that figure, it continues into the next section. B SECTION 00:56-02:38 Thurston drones the low G string until 1:17, when he starts this motif: D------------*7*-----x------------ E--------------------x----x-x-x--- he picks the harmonics, then strums behind the bridge G---------*7*--------x----x-x-x--- D------*7*----------------x-x-x--- G---*7*--------------------------- repeat for a minute or so E--------------------------------- At 2:18 he plays: D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---14--12-12--14--\16--12-12------------------14--12-12--14--16--19-16----------------- D------------------------------14--12-12---------------------------------14--16--12----- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee comes back in at 1:08 G--------------------------------------------------- G-----------------------7----------7------------7--- D---------8-----------8-----------7------------8---- C-----7-9-----------9------------7------------9----- G---0-------------0-------------0------------0------ D--------------------------------------------------- ** ** I think he overdubs 7th fret harmonic strums over the ** chords. At 1:28 he begins a basic arpeggiation: G---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----------7---------------7---------------7----------------7--------- D-------7-----7---7-----7-----7---7-----8-----8---8------8-----8---8--- C-----7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----9---9-----9------9---9-----9----- G---0---------------0---------------0----------------0----------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- He repeats this for a bit, sometimes adding whammy bar flourishes or changing the picking slightly. At 2:09 he starts playing the shapes as chords (listen for the rhythm) G------------ G------------ D---7----8--- x 2 C---7----9--- G---0----0--- D------------ At 2:29 it almost sounds like he switches to: G-------------- G-------------- D---10-----8--- C----9-----9--- G----0-----0--- D-------------- C SECTION 02:38-02:47 Thurston softly picks this chord: D-------- E-------- G-------- D---12--- G----0--- E-------- Lee: G-------- G-------- E-------- D-------- G---5---- D---5---- A SECTION 02:47-03:38 Thurston: D----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- G---7--9------------7--9-----7-7----7--9-----------7--9-----7-7--- D---------9--7-7----------9---------------9--7-7---------9-------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7--9-----------------------7-7----7--9-----------7--9-----7-7--- D---------9--7-7----9-7-5\7-9---------------9--7-7---------9-------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------- E----------------------- G---7--9------------7--- softly strum chord D---------9--/7-----7--- G-------------------0--- E----------------------- Lee comes back in at 2:58 playing the same motif: G----------------------------------------------------------------------*12*~-- G------------11-------------------11----------------------12-----------*12*~-- D-------10------10---10------10------10---10--------12-------12----12--*12*~-- x 2 C-----9----9-------9-------9----9-------9--------12----12-------12-----*12*~-- G---------------------------------------------0------------------------------- D---0--------------------0---------------------------------------------------- Then he starts strumming the shapes instead. Listen for how long to hold each chord: G---------12--- G---11----12--- D---10----12--- x 2 C----9----12--- G-------------- D-------------- D SECTION 03:38-04:29 Thurston: D---12----12/----- E---12--------7--- G--(12)------(7)-- notes on G string optional D----------------- G----------------- E----------------- At 3:58 begin this figure til end: D--------------------- E--------------------- G-------7-------7----- D-----7---7---7---7--- G---0-------0--------- E--------------------- Lee plays his final melody line with heavy delay: G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-----------------12-11-------------12---------------12-11-------------12---------------12--- C---9-10-11-------------12-11-10----------9-10-11----------12-11-10----------9-10-11--------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------- D---12-11-------------12------------------------------------ C---------12-11-10----------9-10-11------9-10-11-----11----- G----------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------- Last updated: 08/08/24 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------