MOTE by Sonic Youth from the GOO LP originally tabbed by doubldwn11@aol.com (1998) fixed up by chris (2020) Lee's Tuning: GGDDFF Thurston's tuning: GGDDD#D# ======= LEE Lee's part... the song starts off with a bit of studio weirdness, until T's guitar (right speaker) chimes in. when the drums kick in, lee starts playing the verse riff... F-----------0----------------------0---------------------0------0----0---0--- F-----------0----------------------0---------------------0------0----0---0--- D---2---2-------2---3----3--3---3-----3--3--3/7---7---7-----7------7---7---7- D---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7---------------------- G---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7---------------------- G---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7---------------------- "all the time..." F--------------- F--------------- D----5--5---5--- D----5--5---5--- G----5--5---5--- G----5--5---5--- then, it goes on to this... F---5--5--5--5---4--4--4--4----0--0--0----------------------------- F---5--5--5--5---4--4--4--4----0--0--0----------------------------- D--------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7--7---- D--------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7--7---- G--------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7--7---- G--------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7--7---- play that twice, then play this... F---5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4---------2--2-0-2-0-0-2---2-2-2--- F---5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4---------2--2-0-2-0-0-2---2-2-2--- D------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--- D------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--- G------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--- G------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--- {___play this part 4 times_______} repeat verse + chorus bridge: F-----0----------0------0-0----- F-----0----------0------0-0----- D-----8----------9-----10-9----- D-----8----------9-----10-9----- G-----8----------0------0-0----- G-----8----------0------0-0----- coming out of the bridge, lee plays something like this... F--------------------------2--------- F--------------------------2--------- D---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0--------- D---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0--------- G---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0--------- G---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0--------- thurston does his intro (which Lee often joins in for live - 12th fret D) then back to the verse... after the last verse, end on: F---------- F---------- D-----5---- D-----5---- G-----5---- G-----5---- then explode into behind the bridge noise, open drones, etc... Lee has a little riff he does during the outro: F--17---16----12---------- F--17---16----12---------- D---/----/-----/----12---- D---/----/-----/----12---- G--------------------/---- G--------------------0---- ========= THURSTON GGDDD#D# for the intro, he trem picks this chord Eb-----11-------- Eb-----11-------- D-------/-------- D-------/-------- G---------------- G---------------- verse: D#-------------- D#-------------- D--------------- D---2---3----7-- after making a quick stop at the 7th fret, thurston flies up the neck G---2---3----7-- and makes general random tornadoes of sound G---2---3----7-- "all the time" D#------- D#------- D---5---- D---5---- G---5---- G---5---- big pick scrape chorus: D#----7--7--7--7---6--6--6--6----2--2--2~~-------------------------- D#----7--7--7--7---6--6--6--6----2--2--2~~-------------------------- D----------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7------ play 3 times D----------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7------ G----------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7------ G----------------------------------------------5/7--7--7--7--7------ then: D#--7--7--7--7---6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------12--- D#--7--7--7--7---6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------12---<--tremolo D------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12-------12--- picked D------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12-------12--- G------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12------------------------- G------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12------------------------- {___play this part four times______________} repeat verse/chorus bridge: D#------------*7*----------------*7*----------------*5*----------------*5*------- D#------------*7*----------------*7*----------------*5*----------------*5*------- ALL HARMONICS D---------*7*-----*7*--------*7*-----*7*--------*5*-----*5*--------*5*-----*5*--- BURIED ON ALBUM, D---------*7*-----*7*--------*7*-----*7*--------*5*-----*5*--------*5*-----*5*--- LISTEN TO LIVE VERSION G----*7*----------------*7*----------------*5*----------------*5*---------------- FOR VARIATIONS.... G----*7*----------------*7*----------------*5*----------------*5*---------------- coming out of the bridge, T plays this... D#---12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------- D#---12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------- D----12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------- D----12--12--12--12--12--12--12---------------------- G------------------------------------0--------------- harmonics on 12th fret G works too G------------------------------------0--------------- then he tremolo picks this same intro note but feel free to bend/hammer-on variations or include the open D strings: D#---11------ D#---11------ D------------ D------------ G------------ G------------ repeat verse and end on: D#--------- D#--------- D-----5---- D-----5---- G-----5---- G-----5---- then dissolve into open strings / noise / behind the bridge / broiling feedback for the outro... ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------