SCHIZOPHRENIA by SONIC YOUTH Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) Special thanks to Larsen '98 + Sam Rowe '93 --------- From elric@selway.umt.edu (KING INK) ~Subject: UPDATED SCHIZOPHRENIA TAB SONIC YOUTH ~Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 18:48:14 GMT DRUM INTRO (guitars silent) 00:00-00:07 A SECTION 00:08-01:32 Thurston's chords: A---9------0------5------0--- A---9------0------5------0--- G---0------9------0------7--- G---0------9------0------7--- F#--------------------------- F#--------------------------- Lee sets the mood w/ some 12th fret harmonic whammy bar action, but his verse riff follows Thurston's closely. Lee improvises additional melody lines around these notes. A----9---------7---------5---------0------ A----9---------7---------5---------0------ D----0---------0---------0---------0------ D----0---------0---------0---------0------ D----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- Alt melodies based on live versions: A----9-(9-10-12-10-9)-7---(7^9-7)----(7)-5--(5^7-7-7-7-7^5-5)----0------ A----9----------------7------------------5-----------------------0------ D----0----------------0------------------0-----------------------0------ w/ 5th or 12th fret harmonics D----0----------------0------------------0-----------------------0------ + bar drop @ end D----------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION 01:32-01:46 Thurston: A--------------------------------- toss in open A strings if you want A--------------------------------- G---------------6b--6-6-6-6-r6-6-- bend up and return G---------------6b--6-6-6-6-r6-6-- F#-----7--7-7-7------------------- x 4 F#--0--0--0-0-0------------------- Lee: A----0----0-----0--0--0---0-- A----0----0-----0--0--0---0-- D---11---11----11-11-11--12-- x 4 D---11---11----11-11-11--12-- D----0----0-----0--0--0---0-- not sure about that 12th fret - maybe not in '87... D----0----0-----0--0--0---0-- drop last chord w/ bar C SECTION 01:46-02:15 Thurston plays all harmonics: A---------------------*12*-*12*---------------------------*12*-*12*------------ A---------------------*12*-*12*---------------------------*12*-*12*------------ G------------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*--- G------------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*---------*12*-*12*--- F#--*12*-*12*---------------------------*12*-*12*------------------------------ F#--*12*-*12*---------------------------*12*-*12*------------------------------ A------------------*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------------- A------------------*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------------- G-----------*7*-*7*-----------*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*---- G-----------*7*-*7*-----------*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*---- F#---*7*-*7*--------------------------------------------------------- F#---*7*-*7*--------------------------------------------------------- Play entire sequence four times. Lee also does harmonics: A-----------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*--- ------- A-----------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*--- etc etc ------- D---*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*----------- ------- D---*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*---------*7*-*7*----------- ------- D----------------------------------------------------- then: --*7*-- shake w/ bar D----------------------------------------------------- --*7*-- Repeat 7th fret harmonic variations until Kim starts singing. C SECTION continued 02:15-02:44 Thurston reduces his picking when Kim starts singing: A---------------*12*--------------*12*------------*7*-------- A---------------*12*--------------*12*------------*7*-------- G---------*12*--------------*12*-------------*7*-------*7*--- x 4 G---------*12*--------------*12*-------------*7*-------*7*--- F#--*12*--------------*12*--------------*7*------------------ F#--*12*--------------*12*--------------*7*------------------ Lee: A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------9--9br---------12--12b----------17---------17~~----14/12---------14/12--12~~-- play twice D---5\7-----------7\11--------------\16------16/14-----------------14/12---------12~~-- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------12~~-- w/ slight D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- trem bar D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D SECTION 02:41-03:40 Thurston: A--*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*------------------------------------------------- A--*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*--------------------------------- x 2 G--------------------------------------------------*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*--------------------------------- F#-----------------------------------------------------------------*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*- F#-----------------------------------------------------------------*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*-*5*- etc A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- G----------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- x 2 G----------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- F#-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- F#-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- A----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------------- A----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------12-12-12-12------------------------------------------- x 2 G-------------------------------------------12-12-12-12------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- F#------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- etc A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- A----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------- G----------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- -> big skronky slide up neck G----------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------- F#-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- F#-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- A----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------------- A----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------12-12-12-12------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------12-12-12-12------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- F#------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12- etc Lee plays these notes in the same rhythm as Thurston: A-------------------------- A-------------------------- D----19------17------16---- x 2 D----19------17------16---- D-------------------------- D-------------------------- A----19------17------16---- A----19------17------16---- D----19------17------16---- x 2 D----19------17------16---- D-------------------------- D-------------------------- The next part is played very quickly w/ tremolo picking. Once you figure out the timing of the riff it's pretty fun to play. At first he spaces the riffs out, then he speeds it up. I'll specify the lengths below. This is kind of separated between two guitar parts on the album, but if you listen to a live version it should be clear. "RIFF A" "RIFF B" A----16-16-17-16--16-16-19-- --16-16-17-16--16-16-21-- A----16-16-17-16--16-16-19-- --16-16-17-16--16-16-21-- D--------------------------- ------------------------- D--------------------------- ------------------------- D--------------------------- ------------------------- D--------------------------- ------------------------- RIFF A x 2 RIFF B x 2 RIFF A x 2 RIFF A x 2 RIFF A x 4 RIFF B x 4 RIFF A x 4 RIFF B x 4 On the last 2 reps of "RIFF B", only play the riff twice then slide back from 21st fret tremolo picking... E SECTION 03:40-03:56 Thurston: A----0----------0------ A----0----------0------ G----6----------2------ x 2 G----6----------2------ F#--(0)---------------- F#--(0)---------------- Lee: A----0----------0------ A----0----------0------ D----0---------11------ x 2 D----0---------11------ D----0----------0------ D----0----------0------ E SECTION continued 03:56-04:38 Thurston: A---1----1-1-0-1-3-0---0-0-0-0------ ---1--- A---1----1-1-0-1-3-0---0-0-0-0------ ---1--- G----------------------------0-0---- x 4 end on: ---0--- G------------------------------0---- ------- F#---------------------------------- ------- F#---------------------------------- ------- Lee: A----0----------0------ A----0----------0------ D----0---------11------ x 2 D----0---------11------ D----0----------0------ D----0----------0------ Then start playing the low D strings while tweaking the trem bar, finally lowering it all the way to slack. last updated: 05/20/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------