SELF-OBSESSED & SEXXEE by SONIC YOUTH Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS: Thurston: GGDDD#D# Lee: GGCGCD A SECTION 00:00-00:20 Thurston: D#---------5------------5--5-5-5-------- D#---------5------------5--5-5-5-5------ D--------5------------5----------5-5-5-- play twice D--------5------------5------------5-5-- G---0------------0---------------------- G---0------------0---------------------- Lee: D-------------------------------------------------- C---5\7-------------------------------5br---------- very slow bend and return! G---5\7---------------------------------------7---- C---5\7-------------------------------------------- G---0---------------------------------------------- G---0---------------------------------------------- B SECTION 00:20-01:03 Thurston: D#-----4-4-4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0---- use your thumb to mute low strings D#-----4-4-4-4-4--0--0-0--0-0-0---- while playing the open string "chord" D------0-0-0----------------0-0-0-- D---0--0-0-0--------------------0-- G---0--0--------------------------- G---0--0--------------------------- Lee: D-------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------3h2-2-3-3h2-2-3--3-5-7b--- play w/ wah modulation C---2\3--3\5--5\7---7-9-9\------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------ G---7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7------------------------------ repeat variation as verse C---7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7------------------------------ G---7-7-7-7--8--8--8----7-7-7-7--8---8-10-8-10\12-10/8-7~~--- G---0-0-0-0--8--8--8----0-0-0-0--8--------------------------- C SECTION 01:03-01:37 Thurston: D#---------------------------------------11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-- D#---------------------------------------11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-- D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-- D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-- G----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0------------------------------ G----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0------------------------------ D#---------------------------------------11-11-11-11---7--7-7-7-7-- D#---------------------------------------11-11-11-11---7--7-7-7-7-- you can add the 11/7th fret notes D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0-- ** <- to this D string D----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0---0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0-- for extra dissonance in the chords G----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0---------------------------- G----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0---------------------------- Play twice. Lee (w/ modulation on leads): D----------13^12----12--------------------------------------------------- C---\12----------12-----12--------------------------7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--- G--------------------------14-12-14br~~14br~~/------x-x-x-x----6-6-6-6--- C---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7--- G---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--- G---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--- D--------12--13^12----12--------------------------------------------------------------- C---\12------------12-----12----------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------14-14-14br~~14br~~------------14-15---14------------------ C---------------------------------------------------14-15-------------15---14-----15\-- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat. End on: D---------------------- C---------------------- G---------------------- C---4--4-4-4-4\5-4----- G---2--2-2-2-2\3-2-0--- G---2--2-2-2-2\3-2-0--- A SECTION 01:37-01:45 Play once. B SECTION 01:46-02:28 Thurston and Kim are the same, Lee plays a different lead: D----------------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------9--------------------------------------------- G---7~---8--7---\10----12-10-12~~---12\14--15/14-15\17-17~~~/----- C----------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- C SECTION 02:28-03:01 A SECTION 03:02-03:19 Thurston: D#---------5------------5--5-5-5--------------------------------5--5-5-5-------- D#---------5------------5--5-5-5-5------------------------------5--5-5-5-5------ D--------5------------5----------5-5-5------------------------5----------5-5-5-- D--------5------------5------------5-5------------------------5------------5-5-- G---0------------0-----------------------0----10-10-10b---0--------------------- G---0------------0-----------------------0-----0--0--0----0--------------------- Lee: D-------------------------------------- C---5\7------------------------7br----- very slow bend/return w/ delay G---5\7-------------------------------- C---5\7-------------------------------- G---0---------------------------------- G---0---------------------------------- D SECTION 03:20-04:30 Thurston (now in center): D#---------------------------------------11-11-11-11---7--7-7-7-7-- D#------------------------------0--------11-11-11-11---7--7-7-7-7-- D----5-5-7--5-7--5--5-7--5-7--5-0---------0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0-- D----5-5-7--5-7--5--5-7--5-7--5-0---------0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0-0-- G----5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-0---------------------------------- G----5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--------------------------------------- End on: D#------ D#------ D---2--- D---2--- G---2--- G---2--- Lee just makes wild noise until the final chord: D------- C------- G------- C---4--- G---2--- G---2--- last updated: 05/20/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------