WHITE KROSS by SONIC YOUTH tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) special thanks to Olav By TUNINGS: Thurston: F#F#GGAA Lee: F#F#GGAA Kim: EADG A SECTION (VERSE) 00:04-00:48 Thurston and Lee play a pretty similar riff for the verse. I haven't shown the timing of the first 3 chords but it should be clear. Lee bends and holds the 3rd chord, while Thurston slides up to the 10th fret. Thurston: A----------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------0-0-----0-0-0------0-0-----0-0-0-- G-----9----8-----2--------------0-0-----0-0-0------0-0-----0-0-0-- F#---10----9-----3-----\10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- F#---10----9-----3-----\10--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- Lee: A-------------------------------7-------10---------7---------10--- A-------------------------------7-------10---------7---------10--- G-------------------------------0--------0---------0----------0--- G-----9----8-----2--------------0--------0---------0----------0--- F#---10----9-----3----------0-0---0-0-0--------0-0-----0-0-0------ F#---10----9-----3-- bend --0-0---0-0-0--------0-0-----0-0-0------ Kim: G----------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------- A----7-----6-------------7---------------------------------------- E----------------5----------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--- The riff is played once instrumentally, and three times with vocals. B SECTION 00:48-01:01 I tried to place the notes as closely together as I could to indicate rhythm without actually writing every single note out as furiously plucked. Almost every single one of these notes is trem picked. Thurston: A-----12-------8--9----------------8-4---------5---7-----8---7-----9---11---12---14--- A-----12-------8--9----------------8-4---------5---7-----8---7-----9---11---12---14--- G-----14------10-11---------------10-6---------7---9----10---9----11---13---14---16--- G-----14------10-11---------------10-6---------7---9----10---9----11---13---14---16--- F#-----/----------/------------------/---------/---/-----/---/-----/----/----/----/--- F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lee: A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-----14--------13--------14--------16--------14--------13--------14--------16-------- G-----14--------13--------14--------16--------14--------13--------14--------16-------- F#-----/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/-------- F#-----/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/---------/-------- Kim: G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION continued 01:01-01:14 Thurston starts this wild lick, which you can bend a bit too: A----21-----21-----21-----21\------------------------21-----21-----21-----21\----------------------- A----21-----21-----21-----21\------------------------21-----21-----21-----21\----------------------- G-----/--18--/--18--/--18--/---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----/--18--/--18--/--18--/---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- x 2 G-----/--18--/--18--/--18--/---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----/--18--/--18--/--18--/---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee sticks with the ferocious trem picking, with a slow bend/release on the repeat: A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----19------------------------18--------------------19br----------------------18------------------- x 2 G----19------------------------18--------------------19br----------------------18------------------- F#----/-------------------------/---------------------/-------------------------/------------------- F#----/-------------------------/---------------------/-------------------------/------------------- Kim stays on F#: G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B SECTION continued 01:14-01:17 There's a quick break where both guitars clang open strings while the bass and drums lock in. A---0------0------0------0---- A---0------0------0------0---- G---0------0------0------0---- G---0------0------0------0---- F#--0------0------0------0---- F#--0------0------0------0---- A---0------0------0------0---- A---0------0------0------0---- G---0------0------0------0---- G---0------0------0------0---- F#--0------0------0------0---- F#--0------0------0------0---- Kim switches to C# at this point: G----------------------------- D----------------------------- A----------------------------- E---9-9----9-9----9-9----9-9-- B SECTION 01:17-01:48 Then they play the entire B section again, only now Kim is playing a different root note: G---------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------- E---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- Lee and Thurston play the same parts, but when it gets to the end of the second part, instead of the four open string clangs, the guitars just wail on the last notes, Steve does a quick fill, and they slide back into the main riff. A SECTION 01:48-02:28 They play the verse riff once instrumentally, and then once with vocals. C SECTION 02:12-02:48 The song ends with the bass/drums crashing F# while the guitars repeat the final 2 notes dissolving into open string mass destruction. This part lasts 30 seconds until fade on the album but was known to go much longer during live performances! last updated: 03/28/22 ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------