RAIN ON TIN by SONIC YOUTH bass tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) LAYOUT A - B - C - A - B - C - A - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - A - K - L - M - N - O - P A SECTION 00:00-00:58 G------- D------- A---5--- x 28 E------- B SECTION 00:58-01:21 G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-- C SECTION 01:22-01:33 G------------------------------- D------------------------------- x 2 A------------------------------- E---1--1-5--5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- G------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------- A---8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6--- E------------------------------------------------- A SECTION 01:34-01:41 Play note four times. B SECTION 01:42-02:04 C SECTION 02:05-02:16 A SECTION 02:17-02:32 Play note eight times. D SECTION 02:33-03:03 G------------------------------------- D------------------------------------- x 8 A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------- E-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- E SECTION 03:03-03:17 G--------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------- x 4 A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- E--------------------------------------- F SECTION 03:17-03:45 G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------- E-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------- repeat variation A---3-3-2-2-----------------3-3-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2------------------- til end of section E-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- G SECTION 03:45-04:20 Kim expanded her part for this section as they played it live more often, but the trick is to master her long slow fluid slides, hitting the notes as you roll up the E string to get to the G octave, and then punching the high D C G notes and sliding back from the high G down to the 3rd fret. G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------17-15\14\------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------15\\-- G-------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A------------------------------------------------17-15\-------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7\8-8-8\10\15--15--15-15-15---------15\\--- G---------------- D---------------- A---17/15/------- x 3 (on the album she goes back to down to the low G in between) E----------15//-- H SECTION 04:21-04:49 Again, Kim's part is a little less formed on the album, but she established a solid series of root notes for the live takes: G------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------17---- hold last chord til next section E---3-----5-----7-----8-----10-----12-----13-----15-----15---- I SECTION 04:50-05:03 G------------------------------------- D------------------------------------- x 4 A------------------------------------- E---3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- J SECTION 05:04-05:10 G--------------- D--------------- x 2 A---8------6---- E--------------- A SECTION 05:11-05:18 Play note four times. K SECTION 05:18-05:29 G------------------------------------- D------------------------------------- x 3 A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------------------- E-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- L SECTION 05:30-06:12 G-------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------- x 4 A---------------------------------------------------5--5-0----------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------3-3-3-3--- G------------------------- D------------------------- x 3 A-------------5-5-5-0----- E---3--3-3-3----------3--- M SECTION 06:12-06:43 G-------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------- x 4 A-------------------------------------------- E---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--- N SECTION 06:43-06:51 G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- O SECTION 06:51-07:21 Kim plays a very similar part to section G: G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------17-15\14\------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------15\\-- G-------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A------------------------------------------------17-15\-------- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7\8-8-8\10\15--15--15-15-15---------15\\--- P SECTION 07:21-07:56 G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- PAUSE E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------- end on: G----- D----- A----- E--3-- ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------