REENA by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) and FDSwayze (2007) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: C G D G C D Lee: C G D C G D LAYOUT: A - B - C - A - B - C - D - E - A - B - C - D A SECTION 00:00-00:13 Thurston: D-----------5-------3-----3------------------0--------------0--------- C-------6-----6-----4-4---4--4-------------0---0--------------0------- G---7-7-7-7-----7-5---5-5-5--5-5-5-------5-------5------7-------7----- D---7-7-7-7-----7-5-----5------5-5-----5--------------7---7-------7--- x 2 G----------------------------------3-3------------3/5----------------- C----------------------------------3--------------3/5----------------- Lee: D------------------------------------------------------------------------ G-------11-12-11------10-9----10--9------------7----------------9-------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------ x 2 D---12------------12/-----10--------10/--8-8-8---8/10--10-10-10----10/--- G------------------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------ B SECTION 00:14-00:21 Thurston: D------9-9-9-9-9-x-7--7--5-5-5-7-x-5------------------------------- C------7-7-7-7-7-x-5--5--5-5-5-5-x-3---3-3-3----------------------- G---0--0-0-0-0-0-x-0--0--0-0-0-0-x-0---0-0-0------------3--5b6r5--- D---0-----------------------------------------------3-5------------ G-----------------------------------------------3-5---------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------ Lee: D---9--9-9-9-x-7--5--5-7-5--5~~~ w/ bar -------------------- G---7--7-7-7-x-5--5--5-5-5--3~~~------------3--5b6r5--------- C---7--7-7-7-x-5--5--5-5-5--3~~~----------------------------- D---------------------------------------3^5----------3/(5)--- G-----------------------------------3^5---------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------ C SECTION 00:21-00:34 Thurston: D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- Lee plays chords an octave above Thurston, with a looser rhythm that has certain beats to hit. Sometimes he'll hold a chord and shake it with his bar, sometimes he'll just strum it. D-------------7--10--10-10-10-10-10---5--5-5-5-7-3---3---7-7-7-7-7-2--2--2-2-2\3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--- G-------------7--10--10-10-10-10-10---5--5-5-5-7-3---3---7-7-7-7-7-2--2--2-2-2\3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--- C-------------7--10--10-10-10-10-10---5--5-5-5-7-3---3---7-7-7-7-7-2--2--2-2-2\3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--- D---(3)/5~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A SECTION 00:34-00:47 B SECTION 00:47-00:54 C SECTION 00:54-01:27 Thurston plays the previous C section in its entirety TWICE, then adds an extra: D----------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- Lee plays the same as before, then adds (at 1:07): D---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12---5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-3~~~---5~~~-- w/ bar G---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12---5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-3~~~---5~~~-- C---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12---5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-3~~~---5~~~-- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- G---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- D-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- Lee also has an overdub starting at 1:10 w/ delay D------------------------17----19------------------------------------------------------------ G---19---------19-----------------------19--17--15--14--15--17--12--14--12--10--12--10------- C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D SECTION 01:27-01:58 Thurston: D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C-------9-9-9-9-9/-12--------12-12-14--------7-7-7-7-7-9-9-5--5---5---5-5-5-------- G-------x-x-x-x-x---x---------x--x--x--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x---x---x-x-x-------- D-----7-7-7-7-7-7/-10-----10-10-10-12-12-----5-5-5-5-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-10--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-10--10-10-10-10-12-12-12--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--- D------------------------------------------------------------------------ C-------9-9-9---9-4----------4-4----------5-5-5-5-5-7--------7-7-7------- G-------x-x-x-x-x-x----------x-x----------x-x-x-x-x-x--------x-x-x------- x 2 D-----7-7-7-7-7-7-2----2-2-2-2-2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------9-9-9-9/-16-----------16-16-16------------17-17-17-17-17-19--19-19-19-19-19-19------- G---------x-x-x-x---x------------x--x--x-x-x---------x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x--- D-------7-7-7-7-7/-14--------14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- x 2 G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- Lee continues the same motif: D---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12--5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-2-2-3~~~-3-5~~~-- w/ bar G---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12--5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-2-2-3~~~-3-5~~~-- C---7-7-7-7-7--10--10\12--5--5-5-5-7-3--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-2~~~--2-2-2-3~~~-3-5~~~-- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- G---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- play variation x 3 D-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- Lee's overdub also continues throughout this part, w/ delay: D--------------------------------------------------------------------15------15--17--- G-----------10--12--14--12--15--14--12--10-----12----------15^17-19------19----------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---(12)------------------------------------12------12-------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:39 D---17-17-19-20--19--17-20--17---------------------------------15----17--------------------- G-------------------------------20-19-17-----19-17-19-17-19----------------17-19-17-15-17--- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------15----17--------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------19--------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:52 D---15--17----------------------------- G------------------0--14--15--17--19--- (there may be a third guitar doing the lower notes here) C-------------------------------------- D-----------0-------------------------- G-------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------- E SECTION 01:58-02:23 Thurston: D---------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- G---14-14-14-x-x-x-x-14-x-x-14--14-14-14-14--15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17--- C---14-14-14-x-x-x-x-14-x-x-14--14-14-14-14--15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17--- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------- G---14-14-14-x-x-x-x-14-x-x-14--14-14-14-14--17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15--- C---14-14-14-x-x-x-x-14-x-x-14--14-14-14-14--17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15--- D----------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- D---2--2----------2------2---2--2---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--- G---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--- C---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--- D----------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- D---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- G---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- C---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- Both of Lee's guitars just strum this chord quickly: D---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--- G---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--- etc etc C---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--- D----0------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- When Thurston goes an octave down, Lee plays: D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- G---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-x-2---2--2---5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During live versions, Lee would start with the second riff, then play up around the 12-15th fret w/ delay when Thurston goes down low. A SECTION 02:23-02:36 B SECTION 02:36-02:43 C SECTION 02:43-03:15 Thurston: D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------- x 4 D----------------------------------------------------------------------- G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3/-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--- Lee's main guitar doubles Thurston, and his lead comes in around 3:02 playing: D---------------------------------------------3\5-------5-7--7/5-5---0^3\5--0--- G---5^7--5^7-3-2--2-3--5-7-5--5-7--5-5-7/---------3-5--------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------3\5-------5-7--7/5-5---0^3\5--0--- G---5^7--5^7-3-2--2-3--5-7-5--5-7--5-5-7/--0------3-5--------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The emphasis is on the higher notes, but it sounds like the lower octave is there at times. He may be fingerpicking. During live versions, he does none of this, but might fill out his chords with the bottom 3 strings, using all 6 strings. D SECTION 03:15-03:47 Thurston: D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C---------9-9-9-9/-16-----------16-16-16------------17-17-17-17-17-19--19-19-19-19-19-19------- G---------x-x-x-x---x------------x--x--x-x-x---------x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x--- D-------7-7-7-7-7/-14--------14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- x 2 G---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- C---7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-x-x--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-x-x--- Then just strum this chord furiously from 3:27 til end: D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- C---21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--21--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--- G----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--- etc etc D---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--- G---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--- C---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--- On the record it sounds like he might end on 19th fret harmonics on the low strings, but live he would just hit the open G chord. D---------- -------- ------- C---------- -------- ------- G---------- -------- ---0~~- D---*19*--- ---19--- ? ---0~~- G---*19*--- ---19--- ---0~~- C---*19*--- or ---19--- OR.... ------- Lee's main guitar continues the same motif: D---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- G---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- C---7-7-7-7-7-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--- play variation x 2 D-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- At 3:27 his main guitar hangs on a chord roughly like this: D---7--- G---7--- C---7--- D---7--- emphasis on higher strings G---7--- C---7--- End on: D---------- G---*12*--- C---*12*--- D---*12*--- G---*12*--- C---*12*--- His possibly fingerpicked, definitely delayed overdub continues from the previous section: D---7--8--5--7/-3--3\5-5-5----7--7-8-10--12/10-8-10--5\7--5\7-7--- G----------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------- D---7--8--5--7/-3--3\5-5-5----7--7-8-10--12/10-8-10--5\7--5\7-7--- G----------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------- At 3:27: D---5----12----14----15----17/15-17-15--15-15\17-15---17-15\17-15---17-15--17--19--- end G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---5----12----14----15----17/15-17-15--15-15\17-15---17-15\17-15---17-15--17--19--- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last updated: 06/30/24 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------