NEW HAMPSHIRE by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) w/ historic thanx to FDSwayze TUNINGS ------- Thurston: CGDGCD (center) Lee: GGDGGA (left) Kim: DADABB [capo 5] (right) LAYOUT: A - B - C - D - B - C - E - F - A A SECTION 00:00-01:18 Thurston starts by strumming behind the bridge during the free time before he properly comes in. In terms of repeats, his part begins at 0:19 when he begins playing this chord with a steady palm mute: D-------- C-------- G---10--- listen for the rhythm of when he adds the 10th fret note D----0--- G----0--- C-------- At 0:26: D---7\10---10--- C--------------- G---7\10---10--- D-----------0--- keep playing G chord G-----------0--- C--------------- At 0:29 start this line: D------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------------- G---7-7-7------------------------0-------0----------------------------------------------------- D---------8-8-8-8-10-10-10---------0------------------10-10-10-10\12---12--12-12-12-12-12-12--- G--------------------------8---8-----------8--8-8-8-8--8--8--8--8\10---10--10-10-10-10-10-10--- C--------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------12---12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--- C----------------------10--------12--10-----12-12-12-10------10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--10--10-10-10--- G---10-------12--10--------12-10--------12-------------------(0)---------------------------------------- D------12-10--------12---------------------------------------(0)---------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------(0)---------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then return to the start and do the whole thing again! On the album, Lee's guitar isn't in the mix during the intro. During live versions, he lets his open strings ring with feedback and uses his Electro-Harmonix Microsynth to make waves of noise. There is a guitar that's more down center during the intro, picking a harmonic rhythm around the 12th fret of GDG strings, see Jim's part for more notes. Kim just strums her open strings during this section. I don't know if there's any clear pattern, she starts around the middle, goes low, goes high, etc. You can always tell when she switches to the highest strings (B strings, E with the capo) because they clash with the G7 motif. Watch a video for guidance, but basically just keep strumming the open strings. B SECTION 01:18-02:00 Thurston: D-------- C-------- G-------- D-------- G---12--- pound away at that chord C----0--- Then: D-------10-10--------- C-------------10------ G---8------------10--- D---8----------------- keep strumming the D# chord, play the melody to "city skoot hi" on the 10th fret G---8----------------- C--------------------- right before next section: D-------- C-------- G-------- D-------- G---12--- C---12--- Lee: A------- G------- G---5--- D---5--- G---5--- G---5--- On the record, Lee just strums the C and D# chords, but during live versions he'd play along with Thurston's vocal line: A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----------------------------------------8----------------8---------------------------------------- G------7--5----7-5--------7--5----7-5-----8---10-10-10-8---8---10-10-10-10/--5-----7~~~---5----7~~~- D---5-------5------5---5-------5------5---8----8--8--8-8---8----8--8--8--8/--5-----5~~~---5----5~~~- G---5------------------5------------------8----------------8-----------------5------------5--------- G---5------------------5------------------8----------------8-----------------5------------5--------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----------------------------------------8----------------8----------------------- G------7--5----7-5--------7--5----7-5-----8---10-10-10-8---8---10-10-10-10/--5----- D---5-------5------5---5-------5------5---8----8--8--8-8---8----8--8--8--8/--5----- G---5------------------5------------------8----------------8-----------------5----- G---5------------------5------------------8----------------8-----------------5----- Kim uses a metal slide to play a fuzzy buzzy G note, occasionally lifting off to the open string or sliding up to the almost octave: E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--- etc ---3-3-11/-3-3-3-3--- slide up when the chord changes E------------------------------- --------------------- D------------------------------- --------------------- G------------------------------- --------------------- D------------------------------- --------------------- G------------------------------- --------------------- C SECTION 02:00-02:26 Thurston: D---------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------- G----------3^0---3-0---0-------3^0---3-0------- slight bend on all 3rd fret notes D------3^0-----------3-----3-0-----------3-0--- G---------------------------------------------- C---3------------------------------------------ D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\7-7-7--7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12-12-12/--- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\7-7-7--7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12-12-12/--- C---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------- C-------3-0---3-0-------------------------3-0--- G---3-0-----------3-0---3-0-----------3-0------- slight bend on all 3rd fret notes D---------------------------3-0---3------------- G----------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12--12-12-12-15-15-15--15-15-15-15\17-17-17/--- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12--12-12-12-15-15-15--15-15-15-15\17-17-17/--- C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee: A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G---8---------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---8---------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---8---------8---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\7-7-7--7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12/--- G---8---------8---------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\7-7-7--7-7-7-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12/--- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---8---------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---8---------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---8---------8--------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12--12-12-12-15-15-15--15-15-15-15\17-17-17/--- G---8---------8--------10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10\12-12-12--12-12-12-15-15-15--15-15-15-15\17-17-17/--- Kim slashes at her open strings while rocking her Mu-Tron Wah/Vol up and down. She may also be using additional pedals, like her Microsynth or Octave Fuzz, for an extra nasty tone. D SECTION 02:26-02:32 Thurston sticks to this root chord while adding the melody notes: D-------- -------------- ------------------ C-------- -------------- ------------------ G-------- ---10-10------ ---10--12-12------ D-------- ---------12--- -------------12--- G---10--- -------------- ------------------ C---10--- -------------- ------------------ Lee: A------- G------- G---3--- D---3--- G---3--- G---3--- Kim doesn't play during this part. B SECTION 02:32-03:14 C SECTION 03:14-03:39 E SECTION 03:39-03:46 Thurston: D-----------6---------------6-----------------8------------------8-------- C-------7-----7---------7-----7-7--------9------9-----------9---------9--- w/ slight palm mute G---8-8---8-----8-8-8-8---8--------10-10---10------10-10-10---10---10----- D------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee: A------------------- G------------------- G---8-------10------ D---8-------10------ G---8-------10------ G---8-------10------ Kim doesn't play during this part. F SECTION 03:46-04:11 Thurston: D---------------10----------------10-------------------12---------------------12-------- C---------11-------11--------11------11-----------0-------0--------------0-------0------ x 2 G---12-12----12--------12-12----12------12--10-10---10------10--10-10-10---10------10--- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--- x 2 D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let the open high C and D strings drone throughout the second riff. Lee hits the open G strings and lets them ring, using his Microsynth to change the tone. His guitar drops out before the picked riff that Thurston and Kim both do. On live versions, he plays 12th fret harmonics and general floaty Lee stuff w/ delay. He drops out for the first picked riff, then plays along to the repeat with heavily echoed notes: A--------------------------- G--------------------------- G---14----16----12----14---- D--------------------------- G--------------------------- G--------------------------- Kim: E---0------ E----0----- D-----0---- x 2 or strum behind bridge G------0--- D---------- G---------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- A SECTION 04:12-05:12 Thurston plays his whole part only one time, hanging on the final chord for many bars until the end: D---12--- C---10--- G----0--- D-------- G-------- C-------- Like the intro, Lee goes wild with his Microsynth during live versions, but it only appears in the mix on the record briefly beginning at 4:33 til end. Kim does the same open string strumming pattern(?) as the intro. Last updated: 09/20/24 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------