NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS by Sonic Youth from the NYC Ghosts & Flowers LP tabbed by Chris Lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com) TUNINGS: Thurston: FGCFAF# Lee: DFCDFF Kim: bass Thurston: random string noise/etc for intro F#--------------- A---------------- F--0-0-0-0-0-0-0- (thurston just tremolo picks the open F string) C---------------- G---------------- F---------------- sometimes he'll play the low F string as well.. with other string noise. "no way out of my head": F#---------- A----------- F----------- C----------- G----------- F--8-8-8-8-- *random harmonic* at 3:06 or so, he begins the build-up segment....... F#------------------11-11------11-11------11-11------11-11 A-------------11-11------11-11------11-11------11-11------ etc F--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- C--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- F--------------------------------------------------------- following roughly the same picking pattern w/ the open F string droning, he plays the following notes: F#--13--11--13--14--11--13--14--- A---13--11--13--14--11--13--14--- F----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--- C-------------------------------- G-------------------------------- F-------------------------------- then: F#---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6---- A----3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-6-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6-6-------- F----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- REPEAT C----------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- F----------------------------------------------------------------------- then: F#--6-6-8^6-6--6-6-8^6-6-- A---6-6-6---6--6-6-6---6-- over and over F---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-- C------------------------- G------------------------- F------------------------- then change to: F#--6-- A---8-- F---0-- C---0-- G------ F------ then just start strumming furiously, letting the low F and G drone in... hold that chord til the end, or move around, or do as you please... if you play it right, you should have at least 3 strings broken by the time you're finished! LEE: PINCH HARMONICS w/ DELAY F--19---15---14---12--- F---------------------- D---------------------- C---------------------- F---------------------- D---------------------- he plays that passage occasionally, but mainly just sticks to the 19th fret note, and travels up and down between the 12th and 19th fret. around 2 minutes in, start plucking at this chord: F--15-- sometimes stretch up to 19th fret on F... F--14-- D--15-- C------ later add 14th fret on C.... F------ D------ at 3:15 he begins a phrase like this: F----0--0---0-- F----0--0---0-- D----8--9--10-- C----0--0---0-- F-------------- D-------------- you'll need to listen to hear the rhythm and how many times he plays each chord... at 3:22 -- F---12-- F---12-- this whole section features lots of delay D---12-- and there are additional notes i haven't tabbed... C---12-- you just have to feel it out, more or less F----0-- D------- he pretty much strums that chord for a solid minute plus.. you can hear some added harmonics and whatnot as well.... at 4:40, move up to: F--17--19-- F--17--19-- D---0---0-- C-------0-- F-------0-- D-------0-- this is all basically ad-libbed... there's really no accurate way to reproduce this section, just trem pick madly and scale up the fretboard... here are a few other chords you can slip in though: F---12-13-15-- F---12-12-12-- D---12-12-12-- C---12-12-12-- F----0--0--0-- D----0--0--0-- its pretty much all up to you after that/./.. towards the end, let an open F bleed thru on top, like this: F----19---14--15-- F-----0----0---0-- D----19---14--15-- C-----0----0---0-- F-----0----0---0-- D-----0----0---0-- end on the high F strings. ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.islandnet.com/~mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------