SAUCER-LIKE by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- Kim: BEGDBB Thurston: F#F#F#F#EB Lee: AF#EF#EB A SECTION 00:00-00:35 Thurston: B----8------4------8------4------8------5------8------4------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- keep picking note E----8------4------8------4------8------5------8------4------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- w/ more intensity F#---0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- open F# string F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- optional? F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee: B---------------------- E----8-8-8-8-8-6-9-8--- x 6 F#--------------------- E----8-8-8-8-8-6-9-8--- F#--------------------- A---------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----8-9-8-9-10-9-8-9---10-9-8-9-10-9-10-11---11-10-9-10-11-10-9-10---11-10-11-12-11-10-11-10--- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----8-9-8-9-10-9-8-9---10-9-8-9-10-9-10-11---11-10-9-10-11-10-9-10---11-10-11-12-11-10-11-10--- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----12-11-10-13-12-11-12-11---13-12-11-13-12-11-13-14---16-15-14-15-16-15-14-17--- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----12-11-10-13-12-11-12-11---13-12-11-13-12-11-13-14---16-15-14-15-16-15-14-17--- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----17-16-15-16-17-16-17-16---18-18-18-17--18-18-18-17--18-19-19-20-20-20\--- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----17-16-15-16-17-16-17-16---18-18-18-17--18-18-18-17--18-19-19-20-20-20\--- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kim: B----9-9--9--- B----9-9--9--- D----9-9--9--- G------------- E------------- B------------- B SECTION 00:35-01:17 Thurston: B--------0----- x 4 no solo E--------0----- x 4 with solo F#---3--(3)---- x 12 for verse F#---3--------- F#---3--------- use yr thumb // strum F#---3--------- Lee: B-------0---- E-------0---- play 4 times no solo F#------3---- play 4 times w/ solo E------------ play 12 times as verse (see below) F#---3------- A----0------- B----3-0-------0------------0^3-----0------0------- E--------0-3-----3-3\5----------0^3----0-3---5br--- F#------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------- On the album, and verrry early live versions, Lee plays an additional melody during the verse. However, once he started singing the song, he mostly stuck to the above chord shape (03x300) for his verses. B-------0------------------0----------------0------------0------------------0----------------0---------- E-------0------------------0----------------0------------0------------------0----------------0---------- F#---3------------------3----------------3------------3------------------3----------------3------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---3------------------3----------------3------------3------------------3----------------3------------- A----0---0-0-5-5/4-2-0--0---0-0-5-5/4-2--0---0^2-2-2--0---0-0-5-5/4-2-0--0---0-0-5-5/4-2--0---0^2-2-2--- Kim: B------------------------------- B------------------------------- D----7--9-9-------7--9-9--9-9--- repeat simile G----0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--- E------------------------------- she does her invisible kim slide between notes B------------------------------- C SECTION 01:17-01:36 Thurston: B------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7-----7---X-X-X-X--10\12--X-X-X-X--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--- F#---------------X-X-X-X---------X-X-X-X---------------------------- F#---5\7-----7---X-X-X-X--10\12--X-X-X-X--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--- F#---0---0-0-0------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7-----7---X-X-X-X--10\12--X-X-X-X--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--- F#---------------X-X-X-X---------X-X-X-X---------------------- F#---5\7-----7---X-X-X-X--10\12--X-X-X-X--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--- F#---0---0-0-0------------------------------------------------ Play both twice and end on: B---13-- E---13-- F#---0-- F#------ F#------ F#------ I always thought he fretted right across the bottom F# strings but I'm pretty sure I hear the low F# droning during his riff. Listen to see how he plays it kind of sloppy. Lee: Album version: B-----------------5\7-10-----------------5\7-7\10-10\12--- E--------------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7----------5\7-10----5\7----------5\7-7\10-10\12--- E---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- F#---5\7--------------------5\7--------------------------- A---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- B-----------------5\7-10-----------------5\7-10----13----- E--------------------------------------------------13----- F#---5\7----------5\7-10----5\7----------5\7-10----11----- E---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- F#---5\7--------------------5\7--------------------------- A---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- Live version: B-----------------5\7/5-3-----------------5\7-10--- E-------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7--7-7-7---5\7/5-3----5\7--7-7-7---5\7-10--- E-------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7--7-7-7--------------5\7--7-7-7------------ A-------------------------------------------------- B-----------------5\7/5-3-----------------5\7/5-12--- end on: --13-- E---------------------------------------------------- --13-- F#---5\7--7-7-7---5\7/5-3----5\7--7-7-7---5\7/5-12--- --11-- E---------------------------------------------------- ------ F#---5\7--7-7-7--------------5\7--7-7-7-------------- ------ A---------------------------------------------------- ------ Kim: B----12--12-12-12---0--0-0-0-0--- ----9---- B----12--12-12-12---0--0-0-0-0--- x 4 end on: ----9---- D-------------------------------- --------- G-------------------------------- --------- E-------------------------------- --------- B-------------------------------- --------- B SECTION 01:36-02:10 This time the layout is: - 2 times no solo - 4 times w/ solo - 10 times as verse C SECTION 02:10-02:30 Lee plays a slightly different progression for the 2nd chorus (on the album). B-----------------5\7-10-----------------5\7-7\10-10\12--- E--------------------------------------------------------- F#---5\7----------5\7-10----5\7----------5\7-7\10-10\12--- E---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- F#---5\7--------------------5\7--------------------------- A---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9-------------------- B-----------------5\7-10-----------------5\7-3----13----- E-------------------------------------------------13----- F#---5\7----------5\7-10----5\7----------5\7-3----11----- E---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9------------------- F#---5\7--------------------5\7-------------------------- A---------7-7\9------------------7-7\9------------------- D SECTION 02:30-03:35 Thurston: B----2--- play once w/ wah + heavy trem bar action E----2--- F#---0--- F#------- F#------- F#------- 2:39 B---13--- play a few times w/ wah + heavy trem bar action E---13--- F#---0--- F#------- F#------- F#------- 2:55 B----8--- play over and over w/ wah + heavy trem bar action --13--- E----8--- --13--- F#---0--- ---0--- F#------- @3:16 turn the wah off ------- F#------- ------- F#------- keep playing note.... eventually end on: ------- Lee: B----9--- E----9--- F#---7--- E-------- F#------- A-------- I think Lee might be using some mild ring modulation for the next part, or I've just done a really bad job at finding the notes. I'd recommend watching a live version to see how he approaches this section, since he is clearly playing a random series of notes with an intentional rhythm. If you can figure out the exact notes he's playing on the record, please let me know! Like the intro, he repeats a similar phrase while moving it around the fretboard in slight increments, ending around the 19th + 20th frets. B----12-0-10----------10-12--10-0----------10\12-- etc etc improvise sloppy simile E------------10-11\12--------------11-9-11-------- while slowly moving up the neck F#---12-0-10----------10-12--10-0----------10\12-- E------------10-11\12--------------11-9-11-------- F#------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------- end on: B----13--- E----13--- F#---11--- E--------- F#-------- A--------- Kim: B----7-------------5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5--- eventually end on: ---9--- B----7-------------5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5--- ---9--- D------------------------------------5-5-5----5-5-5--- ------- G----------------------------------------------------- ------- E----------------------------------------------------- ------- B----------------------------------------------------- ------- B SECTION 03:35-04:25 Thurston: B------------0-------- ---2--- E--------0-----0------ repeat simile ---2--- F#---------3-----3---- end on: ---0--- F#-----3-----------3-- ---0--- F#---3---------------- use thumb ---0--- F#---3---------------- ---0--- Lee arpeggiates this chord, and his solo is also played underneath his vocal: B----0--- ---2--- E----0--- end on: ---2--- F#---3--- ---0--- E-------- ------- F#---3--- ------- A----0--- ------- Kim plays her main verse riff and ends on: B----9----- B----9----- D---------- G---------- E---------- B---------- Last updated: 05/20/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------