NEW HAMPSHIRE
by Sonic Youth

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


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


A SECTION				00:00-01:18

G---0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12--0-12-12---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sometimes it sounds like:

G---0-12-12----0-12-12------ etc
D-----------12---------12---
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

That's basically what Jim seems to be playing during the live video from 2005. He shakes it up
a bit but seems to stick to that rhythm. I don't hear this exactly on the record, but in the
center where his bass should be, there is a guitar playing 12th fret harmonics in basically
the same rhythm. While it could be Lee, it's more likely a Jim overdub, possibly using his
GGDEGB guitar. It seems to replace his bass during the intro.

OR he's actually playing bass harmonics, which could potentially be at the 12th and 7th frets
of the G string.

B SECTION				01:18-02:00

G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E---8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8---

G
D--------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------13--------------------------- x 2
E---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---

Repeat all.

C SECTION				02:00-02:26

G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---

G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6---
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A---6--6-6-8--8-8-8\10-10-10--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

D SECTION				02:26-02:32

G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A---6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-8-----------------------------
E-------------------------------6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6---

B SECTION				02:32-03:14

C SECTION				03:14-03:39

E SECTION				03:39-03:46

G--------------
D--------------
A---6-----8----
E--------------

F SECTION				03:46-04:11

G-----------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/--
D---------------12-------12----------12-----------------12----------------------------
A---10-10-10-10----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------10-10-10-------------------------------

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

G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E---3----3-5----5\7---7\8---8\10---10\12---12\14---14\15---

A SECTION				04:12-05:12

During live versions, Jim basically sticks to a shape like this, holding the lower G but also 
picking the higher strings in a rhythm kinda like this:

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

On the album, those odd 12th fret harmonics surface again, possibly played by Jim on guitar or bass.


Last updated: 09/20/24

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