TOTAL TRASH by Sonic Youth > Date: Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:26:48 -0700 > To: michael@magick.net > From: David Tweet > Subject: Total Trash > T O T A L T R A S H tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) TUNINGS ------- Thurston: GGDDD#D# Lee: GGDDGG Kim: EADG A SECTION 00:00-00:13 Thurston: D#---------------------------------- D#---------------------------------- D----0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- D----0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- w/ slight palm mute G----0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- G----0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- There are so many overdubs on this song, I'm not sure if Lee is playing the same riff as Thurston or just doing big open chords: G---(0)--- G---(0)--- D----0---- D----0---- G----0---- do a big slide into the B section G----0---- B SECTION 00:13-00:26 Thurston: D#------------------------------- D#------------------------------- D----2--4-2-4-2-0-2--2-2-2-2b-0-- D----2--4-2-4-2-0-2--2-2-2-2b-0-- w/ slight palm mute G----2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0-0------- G----2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0-0------- Likewise, Lee can basically duplicate Thurston's parts on this song, but there's also tracks of droning power chords: G-------------------------------- G-------------------------------- D----2------------0--------2b-0-- instead of the last lick, you can just slide D----2------------0--------2b-0-- randomly up the neck... G----2------2br---0-------------- G----2------2br---0-------------- C SECTION 00:26-00:42 Thurston: D#--------------------------------------------------------------- D#--------------------------------------------------------------- D----5-5-7-5-7-9--5--5-7-5-7-9-0---5-5-7-5-7-9--5--5-9-9-7-5-0--- play twice D----5-5-7-5-7-9--5--5-7-5-7-9-0---5-5-7-5-7-9--5--5-9-9-7-5-0--- G----5-5-5-5------0--0-0-0---------5-5-5-5------0--0------------- G----5-5-5-5------0--0-0-0---------5-5-5-5------0--0------------- D#------------------------------- D#------------------------------- D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5brb-- D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5brb-- G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------- G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------- Lee: G--------------------- G--------------------- D----5------------0--- harmonics or "crazy slides" here D----5------------0--- G----5--7-5-7-5---0--- G----5--7-5-7-5---0--- I don't really hear Lee playing along with Thurston's melody riffage in this part, although he definitely has a counterpart on the Glasgow version: G-----------------0----\4-2^0-0----------------0----\7--5/4-0-- G-----------------0----\4-2^0-0----------------0----\7--5/4-0-- D----5-5-7-5-7\9--0---------------5-5-7-5-7\9--0--------------- play twice D----5-5-7-5-7\9--0---------------5-5-7-5-7\9--0--------------- G----5------------0---------------5------------0--------------- G----5------------0---------------5------------0--------------- D#---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- D#---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- on the record he does a slow slide back D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- then hits a big open chord to go into the A section D----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- in Glasgow he plays the same lick as Thurston G----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------- A SECTION 00:43-00:49 B SECTION 00:49-01:02 C SECTION 01:03-01:19 A SECTION 01:19-01:26 B SECTION 01:26-01:39 C SECTION 01:40-01:56 D SECTION 01:56-02:22 Thurston: D#---------------------------- D#---------------------------- D----------------------------- D----------------------------- G----0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--- G----0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--- etc attack open G Lee: G----------------------------- G----------------------------- D----------------------------- D----------------------------- G----0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--- G----0--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--- etc attack open G // play all strings if you want There's also a lot of tracks of guitars just playing random craziness up the neck. C SECTION 02:22-02:39 E SECTION 02:39-06:00 Thurston starts playing the regular A riff but begins twisting it with the addition of the D# strings: D#---0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- D#---0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- D----0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- D----0-0-2-0-2-4--0--0-2-0-2-4-4-4-- G----0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- G----0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- Eventually he goes up an octave: D#---12-12-14-12-14-16--12--12-14-12-14-16-16-16-- D#---12-12-14-12-14-16--12--12-14-12-14-16-16-16-- D----12-12-14-12-14-16--12--12-14-12-14-16-16-16-- D----12-12-14-12-14-16--12--12-14-12-14-16-16-16-- G----0-------------------------------------------- G----0-------------------------------------------- This is essentially all he does during the midsection, though I'm sure at least one of the "noise" tracks is him. Lee begins by playing big open G chords, eventually throwing random bent squealing high notes in as Thurston fucks his riff up more and more. There are many tracks of Lee just being Lee, lots of slides, pick scrape/string noise, delay action, open droning chords, etc. There's really nothing worth tabbing specifically. A SECTION 06:00-06:15 B SECTION 06:15-06:30 C SECTION 06:30-07:33 As the noise section winds down, Thurston starts playing the main A section riff again. Lee returns w/ his big open chords, and Kim/Steve lock into their rhythm. But everything is a little bit sloppy, laid back, and there are dinosaur guitars still droning in the background...B and C are played lazy too, and the song ends with one last bass moo and forty fuckin' seconds of feedback! They really squeezed this one dry... last updated: 05/11/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.islandnet.com/~mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------