SHE'S IN A BAD MOOD
by Sonic Youth

Bass tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca)

LAYOUT: INTRO - A - B - A - B - A - C

INTRO					00:00-00:30

A SECTION				00:30-01:14

Kim starts by just thrashing the E string:

G-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- etc

Then she starts adding notes on the higher strings while droning the E. It's easiest to hear
around 1:00 when Lee drops out to do his behind-the-bridge stuff.

G----------------------12------------------12-------------------15------
D-----------10--------------------13-------------------------------14---
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------

B SECTION				01:14-01:43

Kim keeps droning the E while playing high notes:

G--------------------16------------------17-------19-------------16-----
D----------------------------------------------------------15-----------
A---------14-------------------14-15------------------------------------
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

A SECTION				01:43-02:15

Kim keeps at the open E:

G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------12--------------------14---------------15------17----
A------------------12-----12--------------15--------------------
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

B SECTION				02:16-02:44

Kim:

G-------------------------16-------------18-----------------------
D-----------14------------------------------------15------17------
A---17------------15-------------17-------------------------------
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

A SECTION				02:44-03:44

Kim starts playing a repeated riff:

G--(6)-------------------------------- she holds this shape but doesn't usually play the G string
D---5---------------------------------
A-------------------------------------	x 10
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

Around 3:30 she switches to:

G--(4)--------------------------------
D---3---------------------------------
A------------------------------------- x 4
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---

C SECTION				03:44-05:36

Kim and Bob lock in on a stomping rhythm based on this chord:

G---4-4---       ---4---
D---3-3--- x 17  ---3--- x 15
A---0-0---       ---0---
E---------       -------

I don't hear the low E as much as the open A string at this point, but it couldn't hurt.


Last updated: 08/31/23

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