SNARE, GIRL by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) w/ historic thanx to Larsen (DoublDwn11) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: CGDGBB Lee: GGDEGB (capo 5) Kim: CGGDDD LAYOUT: A - B - C - B - E ALL GUITARS WITH PHASERS ON. A SECTION 00:00-00:45 Thurston: B---14---14-14-14-12-12-15---15-15-15-12-12--- B---14---14-14-14-12-12-15---15-15-15-12-12--- G----0----0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--- play variation x 4 D--------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------- At 0:23 he hits the low C: B-------- B-------- G---12--- D-------- G---12--- C----0--- Lee has heavy analog delay for the entire song, in addition to a very busy Mu-Tron Bi-Phase: E----0-------0--0------------------------------0--0--- C----0-------0--0------14----------------------0--0--- A---11------11-11---------14------------------11-11--- G---12------12-12------------12-----9-9-11----12-12--- C----0------------------------------0-0--0-----0--0--- C----------------------------------------------------- E-----------/-------/--/--/-/------0--- C-----------/-------/--/--/-/------0--- A-----------7///---11/10/ 9/7------7--- G-----8-8---8///---12/11/10/8------8--- hold last chord til verse C-----------0-------0--------------0--- C---0---------------0--------------0--- Kim plays one chord: D---10--- D---10--- keep picking D---10--- G----0--- G----0--- C----0--- At 0:34 she starts to just play the low C, in a rhythm very reminiscent of Thurston's riff in "Karen Koltrane": D--------------------- D--------------------- D--------------------- G--------------------- G--------------------- C---0-0--0---0-0--0--- etc B SECTION 00:45-02:15 Thurston sticks to one chord while he sings: B-------- B-------- G-------- D-------- G---12--- C----0--- Lee: E---------------------------------*12*--- C--------------*12*----------*12*-------- A-----------------------*12*------------- x 2 G---------*12*-----*12*------------------ C---------------------------------------- C---*12*--------------------------------- E----------------------------- C-----------------7----------- A--------------------7----7--- etc G-----------------------7----- C---0-0-0--------------------- C---0-0-0--------------------- E---------------------------------*12*--- C--------------*12*----------*12*-------- A-----------------------*12*------------- G---------*12*-----*12*------------------ C---------------------------------------- C---*12*--------------------------------- E----------------0-----------------*12*--- C----------------0------------*12*-------- A----------------0-------*12*------------- G----------------0------------------------ C---0-0-0-0------0------------------------ C---0-0-0-0------0------------------------ E------- C---7--- A---7--- pick around this shape like before G---7--- C---0--- C---0--- E------------------------7------------------------- C---7-7---7--9-9-----9-9--------11/9-9/4-4/2-2^0--- x 2 A-------7--------7----------7---------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- Kim sticks to the low C: D--------------------- D--------------------- D--------------------- G--------------------- G--------------------- C---0-0--0---0-0--0--- repeat C SECTION 02:15-04:18 Thurston starts strumming this chord: B--(0)-- the B strings are not played often or necessary B--(0)-- G---5--- D------- G---5--- C---0--- At 2:43 he starts picking notes: B------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------- G---12----9--------------------------------------- D--------------12----9---------------------------- G-------------------------9----9-12--------------- C---------------------------------------(0-0-0)--- B------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------ G---12----9-------------------------------------------- D--------------12----9--------------------------------- G-------------------------9----9-12----12\14---14\16--- C------------------------------------------------------ At this point, 3:21, there may be another guitar tracked that comes in right as the last note is played in the previous riff. It is steadily picking this note: B---5--- ---5--- ---5--- B---5--- ---3--- ------- G------- eventually: ------- then: ---5--- hold that chord D------- ------- ------- G------- ------- ---5--- C------- ------- ------- Then add the low C, emphasize the low C, and end up at this chord: B-------- B-------- G-------- D-------- G---12--- leading into the verse C----0--- Lee: E---------------------------------------------------------0--- C---0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- A---3---3^5-3^5^3-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--- G---5-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--- C---0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- C---0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- E---/--/-----/--/--/-/---- C---/--/-----/--/--/-/---- A--11/10----11/10/ 9/7---- G--12/11----12/11/10/8---- C---0--------0------------ C---0--------0------------ E------- C------- A---/--- G---/--- C---0--- C---0--- E---0-------------0~~-- C-----0---------------- A-------0-------0------ x 2 G---------0---0-------- C---------------------- C---------------------- E----------------*12*---------------------------------------0-0-0----- C----------------*12*---------------------0-----------0-0-3----------- A----------------*12*------------------2------------------------------ G----------------*12*------------------------2----0-0----------------- C---0-0-0--------*12*------------------------------------------------- C---0-0-0--------*12*---------0-0-0----------------------------------- E---10-----7-----8--------------------------------------------- C-----------------------0-0-0-------------------7-7/4-2-0-0---- A-------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------0-0---------------------- C--------------------------------0-0--0-0-0-------------------- E----------0-0---5-5-2~~~----5-2----------------------- C---0-0--------------------------4-2-0-0--------------- A------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------ C--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--- 4:00 in now C--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--- E------------------------------------------------------------------/--- C-------------------------------------------------------------/--*12*-- A-------------------------------------------------------/---*12*------- G---0-0----------*12*----------------------------------*12*------------ C---0-0---------------*12*--------*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*------------------ C---0-0-----*12*----------------*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-------------------- Kim sticks to the low C: D------------ D------------ D------------ G------------ G------------ C---0-0--0--- repeat At 2:29 she hits an A# but I think she's still droning the C, then adds the C an octave above: D----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- G---3-------------------5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--- etc C---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---------0---------0--------- By 2:57 it sounds like she's back to just the low C. At 3:27 she returns to the octave, then back to the low C again til the verse. B SECTION 04:18-05:12 Thurston holds one chord: B-------- B-------- G-------- D-------- G---12--- C----0--- Lee: E---------------------------------*12*--- C--------------*12*----------*12*-------- A-----------------------*12*------------- x 2 G---------*12*-----*12*------------------ C---------------------------------------- C---*12*--------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------- C------------------------------------------*12*--- A------------------------------------------*12*--- G-----------------------0------------------*12*--- C---0-0-0-0--------*12*------------*12*----------- C---0-0-0-0----*12*------------*12*--------------- E------------------------7------------------------- C---7-7---7--9-9-----9-9--------11/9-9/4-4/2-2^0--- x 2 A-------7--------7----------7---------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------------------- Kim continues the low C drone: D------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------- C---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--- etc At 4:45 she starts adding this note to the start of each line, while still droning: D---10--- D---10--- D---10--- G-------- G-------- C-------- E SECTION 05:12-06:37 Thurston: B--------------------- --------------------- B--------------------- --------------------- G--------------------- x 2 then: ---5~5~5~5~5~5~5~5~-- etc basically quick bend/return D--------------------- --------------------- G---5-5br-5-5b-5-5r--- --------------------- C--------------------- --------------------- Then he starts playing both octaves: B--------------------- B--------------------- G---5~5~5~5~5~5~5~5~-- etc etc D--------------------- G---5~5~5~5~5~5~5~5~-- basically tweak the chord each time you play it C--------------------- It might be an overdub playing this starting around 5:30 B----------- B----------- G----------- D----------- G---9--12--- C---0---0--- The bendy one fades at 5:55 and the lower one continues, playing the melody in octaves: B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G---12-12-12-12-9-12-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-16-16-9-9-9-9-16-16-14-14-9-9-7-7-5-5--- x 2 D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G---12-12-12-12-9-12-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-16-16-9-9-9-9-16-16-14-14-9-9-7-7-5-5--- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B---0------- B----------- G---9--12--- x 4 D----------- G---9--12--- C----------- Lee: E-----------------------7-----10-----10~-----------14~-----0--0--- C---0-------0-0---------0------0------0-----6--------------0--0--- A---3-------7-7---------6------6------------6-------------11-11--- G---5-------8-8---------7------7------------7-------------12-12--- C---0-------0-0---------0------0------------0--------------0--0--- C---0------------------------------------------------------------- 5:41 E---15-15-15--------------------------- C------------15-15--------------------- A------------------15-15-------15-15--- G------------------------15-15--------- C-------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------- He picks a little more at that shape, then starts lightly but quickly strumming it, with extreme MuTron BiPhase influence. This goes til end. Another guitar pops up right at the very end trem picking the below note with heavy delay. E---15--- ---------- C---15--- ---------- A---15--- 6:16 overdub note: ----15---- G-------- ---------- C-------- ---------- C-------- ---------- Kim sticks to this chord: D---10--- D---10--- D---10--- G----0--- G----0--- C----0--- At 6:10 she winds down to just the low C til end. Last updated: 08/28/24 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------