WALKIN BLUE tabbed by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) Thurston: DDAF#AD (right) Lee: DDDDAA (left) Kim: DDAF#AD (middle) THURSTON's PART: after kim's intro, thurston comes in with: D--0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------- A--5-5--5/3-3-3-3-------------0-0-0-0-- F#-0-0--0---0-0-0--3-3-3--x-x-3-3-3-0-- play twice A--5-5--5/3-3-3-3--3-3-3--x-x-0-0-0-0-- D--0-0--0---0-0-0--3-3-3--------------- D--0-0--0---0-0-0--3-3-3--------------- then: D-------------------------------------------------------- A--12----10----7----10----------------------------------- F#-12----10----7----10----10-10--10-10-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-- strumming not shown for first 4 chords A--12----10----7----10----10-10--10-10-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-- D--12----10----7----10----10-10--10-10-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-- D-------------------------10-10--10-10-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-- verse: D-----------7----------------0-- A-------7-----7----------0------ F#----7---7-----7------8---8---- etc etc A---0-------------0--8---------- D---0----------------8---------- D---0----------------8---------- after verse: D---------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------- let open strings bleed in on last chord F#--------------------------------------------------------------------- A--10----5----8----3----10----5----8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7- D--10----5----8----3----10----5----8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7- strumming not shown for first 6 chords D--10----5----8----3----10----5----8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7- chorus is same as intro riff, including the riff afterward back to verse/riff/chorus/riff/verse/riff then: D------------- A------------- F#------------ basically strike a big D, then slowly bend the strings up at the 17th fret while picking A---0-----17-- D---0-----17-- play four times D---0-----17-- then play a riff like: D-------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------- F#-------------15----15-17-17br-15----- repeat w/ variations A--------12-15----17---------------17-- D--12-15------------------------------- D---0---------------------------------- around 3:18 start playing something like: D---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- etc A---15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17- F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0- then just keep banging around the 15th/17th frets, A----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0- i'm not going to tab it all, just listen to get a feel for it... D----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0- D------------------------------ back into the 'after verse riff' one more time, then the outro. for the outro, everyone's guitars kinda blend into one big mass, but i think he's taking octave shapes on the A strings all over the fretboard w/ the rest of the strings open + bleeding thru... start on: D---0--- A---5--- F#--0--- A---5--- D---0--- D---0--- then play this a few times: D-------------------- A---5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-- F#------------------- w. all open strings as necessary.. i think the F# provides the A---5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-- perceived dissonance through this entire part... D-------------------- D-------------------- then: D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7---12-10-10-12-12-10-12--14-15-15-14-14-15-15--10-9-9-10-10-9-9-- F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7---12-10-10-12-12-10-12--14-15-15-14-14-15-15--10-9-9-10-10-9-9-- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------- A---15-17-17--10-12-12-12-- F#------------------------- repeat a few times.. A---15-17-17--10-12-12-12-- D-------------------------- D-------------------------- then those previous two parts get repeated in their entirety... then @ 4:33 he does one riff twice really quickly that i can't quite pin down.. then this riff @ 4:40: D------------------------------------------------------------ A---5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- F#----------------------------------------------------------- A---5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- D------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------ play a couple times then change to: D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-19-19-19-19-19-19-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------- then ride this chord to the end: D------- A---17-- F#------ A---17-- D------- D------- ---------------------------- LEE's PART: A---------------------10^12-- A---------------------10^12-- D--10^12--------10^12-------- D--10^12--------10^12-------- D---------------------------- D---------------------------- drums come in: A------------------------10^12/15--12---10^12--12^10-10--7--7--7-7^10-10-10-----7--7---7--7--5-5-5-- A------------------------10^12/15--12---10^12--12^10-10--7--7--7-7^10-10-10-----7--7---7--7--5-5-5-- D--10^12--10^12--10^12------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D--10^12--10^12--10^12---------------------------------------------------------10-10--10-10--8-8-8-- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10--10-10--8-8-8-- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- or play the last 2 chords as: A------------------------- A------------------------- D--14-14--14-14-12-12-12-- D--14-14--14-14-12-12-12-- D--10-10--10-10--8--8--8-- D--10-10--10-10--8--8--8-- his verse chords are: A---7-----8--- --8--10--\12-10/8-7-- A---7-----8--- use your thumb so you can add melody bits on the A string like --8--10--\12-10/8-7-- D---0-----0--- --------------------- D---7-----8--- --------------------- D---7-----8--- --------------------- D---7-----8--- --------------------- then something like: A--15-15--15-15------------13-13--13-13-----------15-15--15-15------------13-13~~--15\--12--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-- A--15-15--15-15------------13-13--13-13-----------15-15--15-15------------13-13~~--15\--12--12b-12-12-12-12-12-12r- only bend this string D----------------17-17-17---------------15-15-15---------------17-17-17-------------------------------------------- D----------------17-17-17---------------15-15-15---------------17-17-17-------------------------------------------- D----------------17-17-17---------------15-15-15---------------17-17-17-------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ if you have 22 frets you can play this, though: A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--22----17----20----15----22----17----20----22/--19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--- again, only bend the one string D--22----17----20----15----22----17----20----22/--19--19b-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19r-- D--22----17----20----15----22----17----20------------------------------------------- D--22----17----20----15----22----17----20------------------------------------------- chorus: A------------------------10^12---10^12-10^12----------------------12\15~~15~~15~~- A------------------------10^12---10^12-10^12----------------------12\15~~15~~15~~- D--10^12--10^12----10^12-------------------------10^12~~----10^12~---------------- D--10^12--10^12----10^12-------------------------10^12~~----10^12~---------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----12-12--12^10-10--7--7--7-7^10-10-10-----7--7---7--7--5-5-5-- A----12-12--12^10-10--7--7--7-7^10-10-10-----7--7---7--7--5-5-5-- D---------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------10-10--10-10--8-8-8-- D-------------------------------------------10-10--10-10--8-8-8-- D---------------------------------------------------------------- verse this time the next bit goes: A--17~17~-15^17-15^17-15^17~~-- --15--12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-- A--17~17~-15^17-15^17-15^17~~-- etc etc on that note --15--12-12---12-12b-12-12-12-12r- only bend this string D------------------------------ ---------------------------------- D------------------------------ ---------------------------------- D------------------------------ ---------------------------------- D------------------------------ ---------------------------------- chorus verse repeat same bit A-------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------- D--0----------0----17----0----19----0----19-- D--0----------0----17----0----19----0----19-- D--0----17----0----17----0----------0----19-- D--0----17----0----------0----------0-------- ** ** ** ** ** slowly bend up while trem picking when it releases on the last "cleeeear", you'll have to listen for the rhythm, but the overall notes are something like: A--------------------------------------------------------------19~19^17~~------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------19~19^17~~------------- D--10^12-12~~--15~--17~~---10^12~~--17~19~~--10^12----17~~-19~~-----------15^17-19~~~- D--10^12-12~~--15~--17~~---10^12~~--17~19~~--10^12~~--17~~-19~~-----------15^17-19~~~- D---0-----------------------0-----------------0--------------------------------------- D---0-----------------------0-----------------0--------------------------------------- basically play around that w/ lots of delay and bend the strings enough to get some dissonance.. keep those low Ds in there, i just didn't tab em all out... at 3:18 it breaks into something like this: A--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-17-17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-17~~-- A--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-17-17-17--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-17~~-- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--15^17-17-17-17-15^17-17-17-17-----------------------------------------20b-- A--15^17-17-17-17-15^17-17-17-17--------17-17-17-17----------------------19b-- so it's basically all around the same notes... D--------------------------------15^17b-17-17-17-17r--12--15~15~15~15~12-18b-- D--------------------------------15^17b-17-17-17-17r--12--15~15~15~15~12-17b-- D------------------------------------------------------0-----------------17b-- D------------------------------------------------------0------------------0--- go back to the riff between the first verse and chorus outro: A--------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------- D--10^12~~---10~12~~---10~12~~---------------------------- D--10^12~~---10^12~~---10^12~~----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- etc he keeps droning the open D D--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- i'm not going to tab every little bit because if you listen he's just fluttering around on the A strings while droning the D... every once in a while he throws in a lick like he's been playing thru the entire song (D-10^12 A-10^12) ... then at 4:33 he starts playing: A--12-12-12---12-12-12-15-15-15---15\19-19-19---19-19-15-15-15-- A--12-12-12---12-12-12-15-15-15---15\19-19-19---19-19-15-15-15-- x 2 D--------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------ D--16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- D--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- D------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------ repeat that bit.. then the very end is: A--------10-12-- A--------10-12-- repeated a handful of times D--10-12-------- D--10-12-------- D--------------- D--------------- that's basically it.. sorry to cop out at the end.. but hey, use your imagination... waahooo ----------------------------- KIM's PART: i'm guessing she has her memory man on some real 'tin can reverb' setting for the intro: D--12---------12--------12--------12--------------------- A----12---------12--------12--------12------------------- F#--------12--------12--------12--------12--------------- repeat A-------12--------12--------12--------12--------12----12- D---------------------------------------------12----12--- D-------------------------------------------------------- then she plays: D---15------------------------------ A--------14------------------------- she picks some of them more than once, so listen... F#-------------13----11----13----8-- A----------------------------------- D----------------------------------- D----------------------------------- verse: D-------- A----7--- that's all i hear her playing right down the middle, but i guess she could be doing more... F#---7--- A-------- D-------- D-------- then: D-------------17---15-------------17---15-------- A---15---17-------------15---17--------------17-- F#----------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------ chorus: D------------------------------------ A-----------------------------12-12-- x 2 F#--\12-12---\12-12---\12-12--------- A------------------------------------ D------------------------------------ D------------------------------------ then: D---15--15--12--12-------------------------------- A-------------------12--12--10--10--8-10--10------ F#-------------------------------------------8-8-- A------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------- repeat everything from the verse..then another verse/bit.. then.. D---------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- D---0-----\17b-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17r-- repeat D---0-----\17b-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17r-- when it gets really clear, just keep holding that note at the 17th fret, interspersed with open D attack.. back to that one riff for the last time, then the outro, where she switches between these chords: D------------ A------------ F#--5-----7-- A---0-----0-- listen down the center for the timing of the strumming D--(0)---(0)- D------------ when lee starts the one riff i tabbed above, she switches to: D-------- ----- A-------- ----- F#--10--- --7-- then between 5, 7, 5 one more time (end on 5) A----0--- then back to: --0-- D---(0)-- ----- D-------- ----- ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------