MASSAGE THE HISTORY
by Sonic Youth


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


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


A SECTION				00:00-01:13

Mark holds a root with the fifth but doesn't always play the fifth:

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--(12)--------------------------(14)--------------------------
A---10----10-10----10----10-10----12----12-12----12----12-12---
E--------------------------------------------------------------

B SECTION				01:13-01:44

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------5-7-------------------------7-9-------------------------
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Listen for the timing, I may not have tabbed it exactly.)

A SECTION				01:44-02:35

Play progression three times.

B SECTION				02:35-03:07

C SECTION				03:08-03:46

G-------
D-------
A---5---  hold D til Kim sings
E-------

"you're so close to me":

G---10----5--------
D----8----3----7---   play twice / listen for timing
A--------------5---
E------------------

D SECTION				03:47-04:32

Mark follows Kim:

G---10----7----5----7---
D----8----5----3----5--- play three times
A-----------------------
E-----------------------

E SECTION				04:32-05:02

Mark comes in after Thurston has played his riff once:

G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--- x 3
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

F SECTION				05:02-05:31

Mark just pounds D:

G---7---
D---7---
A---5---
E-------

G SECTION				05:31-06:13

Mark hammers away at this chord:

G---7---
D---7---
A---5---
E-------

Eventually settle down to just:

G-------
D-------
A---5---
E-------

A SECTION				06:13-07:36

Mark has a slightly different approach to the final verse:

G---------------------------------12----------------12---
D------------12---------------14----------------14-------
A---10----------10-------12----------------12------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

G---------10--------------10------------------------------12-------
D-------------12--------------12---------14-14--------14------14---
A---10--------------10--------------12-----------12----------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

He holds these shapes during the last verse, picking variations as demonstrated above:

G---10---12---
D---12---14---
A---10---12---
E-------------

B SECTION				07:36-09:51

G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------5^7--------------------------5^7-----------------
A---5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
E--------------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
E---------------------------------------------------------------

He gets progressively softer as it winds down, drifting off on the D note when Steve drops out.



Last updated: 09/30/24

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