SWEET SHINE by Sonic Youth Tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: F#F#F#F#EB Lee: F#F#F#F#EB LAYOUT: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C - D - E - F - G A SECTION 00:00-00:18 Thurston: B----6--- E----6--- strum this chord F#---0--- F#---0--- F#------- F#------- Lee plays: B----6--6-7-9-7-6---6^7-6---6-7-9\11--11-11-----------6-7-9-7-6---6^7-6--------6--- E----6------------------6----------------------4-4\6------------------6------------ F#--(0)---------------------------------------------------------------------0------ F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION 00:19-00:36 Thurston: F#--0--- E---0--- use your thumb, listen to the LP for the arpeggiation pattern B---0--- B---3--- E---3--- E---3--- Lee plays the same chord as Thurston in the same style: F#--0--- E---0--- B---0--- B---3--- E---3--- E---3--- C SECTION 00:37-00:55 Thurston: B------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------ F#---------------------------10br---------------------------------- x 2 F#--7--7-7-7-9--10--10-10-10-10br---7--7-7-7-9--10--10/--3-3-3-3\-- F#--7--7-7-7-9--10--10-10-10-10br---7--7-7-7-9--10--10/--3-3-3-3\-- F#--0--0-0-0-0---0------------------0--0-0-0-0---0----------------- Lee plays: B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--7---7-8-10--12-12\---7---7-8-10-8-7\8-8-7---7--7--7-8-10-8-12-10---14\15-15-14-12/10--10-8-7\8-8-7--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--7---7-8-10--12-12\---7---7-8-10-8-7\8-8-7---7--7--7-8-10-8-12-10---14\15-15-14-12/10--10-8-7\8-8-7--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D SECTION 00:55-01:13 Thurston: B----12----------------------------------------12-------------------------------------- E-------12----------------------------------------12----------------------------------- F#----------14br--12--12-12-12--12\14-14-14----------14br--12--12-12-12--12/10-10-10--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---12-12-12\14--15--15-17-15-15\17-17-17---17-17-15-15-14-12--14--12-12-12-10-12-10--- F#----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee plays notes w/ analog delay: B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---7--7--7-7-8--8-8-8-8\10-10\12---7--7--7-7-8--8-8-7----7----8--10---8---10/--7---7-7-8--7--- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E SECTION 01:14-01:31 Thurston: B---5--5-------------- E------7br--(5)------- F#----------------7--- x 4 F#----------------7--- F#-------------------- F#-------------------- Lee plays harmonics w/ analog delay: B-------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------- F#---*12*-*12*----*12*-------*12*-*12*---*12*----*7*-*7*------- F#---*12*-*12*---------------*12*-*12*-----------*7*-*7*------- F#---*12*--------------------*12*------------------------------ F#---*12*--------------------*12*------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------- E----------------*12*----------------------------------- F#---*12*-*12*--------*12*-----*12*-*12*-----*7*-------- F#---*12*-*12*-----------------*12*-*12*-----*7*-------- F#---*12*----------------------*12*--------------------- F#-----------------------------*12*--------------------- F SECTION 01:32-01:49 Thurston: B-------- E-------- F#---3--- F#---3--- strum this chord F#---3--- F#---3--- Lee: B----------10---------------------10------------------7------------ E-------10----10---------10----10-----------7-----7------7-----7--- x 2 F#---10-----------10--------10------------7-----7---7------7------- F#-------------------10-----------------7-----7--------------7----- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- G SECTION 01:50-02:08 Thurston: B-------5---2-----0--------0------- E---------0---0------0---0---0----- F#--------------0------0-------0--- hold the 3rd fret w/ thumb and pick the melody F#---3----------------------------- on the top strings - play 3rd fret notes as well F#---3----------------------------- F#---3----------------------------- Lee: B----7------------------------ E----9--9-9-7--9--9-9-9-9br--- play 4 times w/ variation F#---0------------------------ F# string can ring out whenever F#---------------------------- F#---------------------------- F#---------------------------- A SECTION 02:08-02:26 Lee plays: B----6--6-7-9\11-11----6--6-7-9-7-6--------------6--7--9--6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6--- E----6--------(0)------6-----------------4-4\6---6--------6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6--- F#--(0)----------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION 02:27-02:44 C SECTION 02:45-03:03 Lee plays: B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#---7---7-8-10--10-10-3-----7--7-8-10-8-12-10-----7---7-8-10--10-10-3-----7--7-8-7--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F#---7---7-8-10--10-10-3-----7--7-8-10-8-12-10-----7---7-8-10--10-10-3-----7--7-8-7--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D SECTION 03:03-03:21 E SECTION 03:22-03:39 Lee plays similar harmonics: B-----------------------------------------------*7*-------- E-----------------------*12*------------------------------- F#---*12*-*12*----*12*----------*12*--------*7*------------ F#---*12*-*12*-------------------------*12*---------------- F#---*12*-------------------------------------------------- F#---*12*-------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------- F#---*12*-*12*---*12*--*7*-----*12*-*12*---*12*--*7*---- F#---*12*-*12*---------*7*-----*12*-*12*---------*7*---- F#---*12*----------------------*12*--------------------- F#-----------------------------*12*--------------------- F SECTION 03:40-03:57 G SECTION 03:58-05:22 Thurston repeats his previous shape, then simplies it as the song winds down ("look it's changing colors...") B-------5-5-2--2-0------------------ E-------0-0-0--0-0--0--------------- repeat simile softly, w/ strings ringing throughout F#--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--- F#--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--- F#---------------------------------- F#---------------------------------- Lee plays a similar riff as before, then starts playing a high lead when Kim starts "look it's changing colours..". It almost sounds like there's two guitars there, but it may just be his beautiful analog delay clouding things. B----17-17--15-15--14--15-15--17-17----12\14--14-14---- E------------------------------------------------------ F#----------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------- B----19-19--17-17--15-15--14-14--15-15---12\14--14-14--- E------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------------------------ F#------------------------------------------------------ B--------------15--------15-------10---15\--0-0-0-2--- E----12-12--14----12---------------9------------------ F#--------------------------17\----------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------- B----5\\\17---15-15-14---19-19-19----------------15-15--- E-----------------------------------7-9-10-12-10--------- yeah i'm pretty sure there's a guitar playing F#------------------------------------------------------- softly around the open/2nd fret, and the one F#------------------------------------------------------- playing up high...but i got you this far! F#------------------------------------------------------- F#------------------------------------------------------- This is the end, over the last 2 reps of Kim's bass progression: B----17-17--15-15--14--15-15--14-14--15--12-12--14-14---14-14----9-9--- E---------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------- Last updated: 10/22/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------