WHAT WE KNOW tabbed by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) Thurston: CGDGCD (right) Lee: CGDCGD (left) KIM: CGDACD (middle) THURSTON: bass intro, then lee comes in, then thurston comes in with: D------------------------------------- C------------------------------------- G------------------------------------- D------------------------------------- G------------------------------------- (you can play the 5ths on the G too) C--0--3-0-3-5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5- lick before chorus: D-------------------------------------- C-------------------------------------- G-------------5-5--5-5-3-5-\8~-5-3-5\-- D-------------------------------------- G--0----------5-5--5-5-3-5-\8~-5-3-5\-- C--0----------------------------------- chorus: D----------------- -------- C----------------- -------- G--3---2---7---3-- (slide up) --3--2-- D----------------- -------- "that's what we know.." G--3---2---7---3-- --3--2-- C--3---2---7---3-- --3--2-- "..about me:" D-------------------------- C-------------------------- G--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5-- D-------------------------- G--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5-- C--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5-- verse chorus D---------------------------------------------\12-12-10-- C-------------------------------------------------------- G--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--\12-12-10-- D----------------------------------------------12-12-10-- G--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5---7--7--7--7--7--7------------- C--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5---7--7--7--7--7--7------------- then "something" like this: D--15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-- etc.. C--15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-- G--15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-15-15-12-12-- D--------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------- w/ open low strings as you wish... then slide up: D--17-- C--19-- trem pick while bending up G--18-- D------ G------ C------ from then on he just slides up to the highest notes and beyond making untabbable sonic squeal that ends on a low C. back into bass intro and final verse/chorus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE: after bass intro D--5-----17-- G--0------0-- rapidly trem pick each chord, hold each chord for a measure (or whatever?) C--7-----19-- D--5-----17-- G------------ C------------ verse: D--5---8---10---5---8--7-- G--0---0----0---0---0--0-- listen to hear the rhythm, it should be obvious... C--7--10---12---7--10--9-- D--5---8---10---5---8--7-- G------------------------- C------------------------- "it's not a quiet meditation": D--10~~--------10~-- G---0-----------0--- C--12~~--------12~~- (thurston's sick riff) D--10~~--------10~~- G---0--------------- C---0--------------- chorus: D---8--7---17---8---8--7-- G---0--0----0---0---0--0-- C--10--9---19--10--10--9-- D---8--7---17---8---8--7-- G------------------------- C------------------------- "about me": D--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--3-- G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- C--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5-- D--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--3-- G-------------------------- C-------------------------- verse/chorus then: D--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--3---5--5--5--5--5--5--10--8-- G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0-- C--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--12-10-- D--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--3---5--5--5--5--5--5--10--8-- G---------------------------------------------------- C---------------------------------------------------- for the interlude he does "something" like this: D-------------------------- G--12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10- etc... C-------------------------- D--12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10- G-------------------------- C-------------------------- then he starts playing individual notes w/ delay kinda blending into each other: D----------------17~~-15~~----------------------------------------------------- G--12~~-14~~-15b~~---------19~~--19^17~~-12~~10~~12~~~------------------------- C------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D----------------------------------------------------10~-10~-10\12~~-12~-12~~-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D--17--17-19-20~~--20^19^20^19--15-17-15-17~~----17~---17~--------- G---------------------------------------------15~---14~----12~~12/- C------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------------------ D----------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------- D--8\10~--12~~-10^12~-10^12~-10^12~-12---12^14~-15~-17~-19~-20~~~- G----------------------------------------------------------------- C----------------------------------------------------------------- then he does a big trem picked sonic skronk chord: D--19-- G--19-- tear away at something like that then end on a low C C---0-- D--17-- G------ C------ back into bass intro > verse > chorus > outro -------------------------------- KIM's PART: D------------------------------ C------------------------------ A------------------------------ D------------------------------ G--0-3-0-3-5-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-- C--0-3-0-3-5-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-- "it's not a quiet meditation": D------------------------------------------------------ C------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------ G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- C--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- kim doesn't play during the chorus on live versions but it sounds like she has a part on the record: D----------------------------------- ----------------------- C----------------------------------- ----------------------- A----------------------------------- ----------------------- D----------------------------------- ----------------------- G--3---2---7---3-----------3---2---- -7--7--7--7--7--7--3-5- C--3---2---7---3-(slide)---3---2---- -7--7--7--7--7--7--3-5- after 2nd chorus: D--------------------------------------------------- C--------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------- G---7--7--7--7--7--7--3-5---7--7--7--7--7--7--12-10- repeat C---7--7--7--7--7--7--3-5---7--7--7--7--7--7--12-10- during the instrumental she runs a slide backwards from the 12th fret on the low CG strings. then big open C, some noise, and back into the verse. ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------