MASTER=DIK
by Sonic Youth


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


It may be worth reading the full article on this song as there are two different mixes
and the variations of the samples/vocals are not reproduced here.

http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/masterdik.html


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


INTRO					00:00-00:16

A SECTION				00:16-00:31

Kim does not play on either version.

B SECTION				00:32-01:02

G------------------------------
D---1-1-1----------------------
A---------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
E------------------------------

C SECTION				01:03-01:42

On the SISTER version, the "Stereo Sanctity" loop, guitar, and bass all drop out at the
start of this section. 

A SECTION				01:42-01:51

Lee and Kim are not heard.

D SECTION				01:51-02:25

On the SISTER version, the bass enters early during this part, at 2:07 -

G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A----------------------------------- x 4
E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3\7-7-7---

Then she just hangs on the low G until dropping to the F - this is where her part is 
brought into the mix on the SINGLE version, tab continued in the next section.

E SECTION				02:25-03:25

Kim sort of follows Lee's chords, but at times delays landing on the same note as him.

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---1--1-1-\5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-\5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1---

Around 2:42, hold F:

G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--- etc etc

In the SINGLE mix, the bass drops out when the KISS loop returns around 3:08 but it
cuts abruptly back to the bass playing F before going back into the next verse.
In the SISTER mix, she keeps on the F but might be doing some scrapy/slidy picking too.

A SECTION				03:25-03:41

It sounds like the bass is droning A but very cloud-like in the mix and probably not necessary:

G-------
D-------
A---0---
E-------

B SECTION				03:41-04:17

G------------------------------
D---1-1-1---------------------- x 9
A---------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
E------------------------------

F SECTION				04:17-05:11




Last updated: 02/22/23

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