WISH FULFILLMENT by SONIC YOUTH tab by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca) + Riley Ponce (Kim's part) TUNINGS: Lee: EEBBEF# (left/center) Thurston: F#F#F#F#EB (right) Kim: DEGDBB (center) A SECTION 00:00-00:49 Lee's verse riff: F#--------------0--------------------0--------------------0------------------0------- E--------3--------3-----------3--------3-------------0-------0----------0-------0---- B-----------3-------3------------3-------3-------------0--------0---------0--------0- use your thumb B-----3---------------3----3---------------3-----0------------------0---------------- for 3rd fret E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---3--------------------3---------------------0------------------0------------------ Thurston relies heavily on his whammy bar for the verses on this song. During the intro, he uses these shapes with excessive bar usage: B-------22-------17-------- E-------15-------15-------- F#------15-------15-------- F#------------------------- F#------------------------- F#------------------------- After that, he mostly plays E notes - 5th or 12th fret harmonics on the E string, with heavy bar attack. He also strikes the string behind the bridge (with heavy bar attack). He also flicks his pick-up switch back and forth after hitting some of these notes (with occasional heavy bar attack). I considered trying to tab it all but I would be wasting your time and mine, plus I've already set a precedent of defeat with Kim's part. Speaking of which... Kim is silent during the first verse. B SECTION 00:49-01:04 Lee's part: F#-------------------------------------------------------------- E---3-3--X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X---2^0-0--0-0-0-0--2^0--0--0-0-0-0-- B---3-3--X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X---2^0-0--0-0-0-0--2^0--0--0-0-0-0-- x 2 B---3-3--X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X---2^0-0--0-0-0-0--2^0--0--0-0-0-0-- E---3-3--X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X---2^0-0--0-0-0-0--2^0--0--0-0-0-0-- E---3-3--X-X-X--3-3--X-X-X-X---2^0-0--0-0-0-0--2^0--0--0-0-0-0-- Thurston plays: B-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--\13-13/--X-X-X--/13-13\--X-X-X---12/10-10-10-10-10--12/10-10-10-10-10-- F#--\13-13/--X-X-X--/13-13\--X-X-X---12/10-10-10-10-10--12/10-10-10-10-10-- x 2 F#--\13-13/--X-X-X--/13-13\--X-X-X---12/10-10-10-10-10--12/10-10-10-10-10-- F#--\13-13/--X-X-X--/13-13\--X-X-X---12/10-10-10-10-10--12/10-10-10-10-10-- Kim: B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-0-0-0-0-/16-16-/18-18---18-18-18-16-/18-18-18-18-18-18-\2-0--- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-0-0-0-0-/16-16-/18-18---18-18-18-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-14--- C SECTION 01:05-01:40 Lee's part: F#--9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- B---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- x 3 B---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- F#--\12--12--12-12-12--------------- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- B---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- B---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- F#--9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- B---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- x 3 B---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- E---9--9--9-9-9-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-- F#--\12--12--12-12-12--------------- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- B---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- B---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- E---\12--12--12-12-12-0^2-2-2--2-2-- F#--------------------- E--9--9---9-9-9-x-0---- B--9--9---9-9-9-x-0---- B--9--9---9-9-9-x-0---- E--9--9---9-9-9-x-0---- E--9--9---9-9-9-x-0---- Thurston plays something like: B-----------------------------------------------------------12~~12~~-- E--------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--7~~-7~7~7~7~7-8~-~-8~8~8~8~8--8\10~~10~10~10~10~10~\12~-12~~12~~-- hold the trem bar F#-------------------------------------------------------------------- and tweak each note hard.. F#-------------------------------------------------------------------- F#-------------------------------------------------------------------- this is just a rough idea B------------------22\\-- E------------------------ trem picking for these notes F#--17---20---22---22\\-- crazy random slides for the highest notes... F#--17---19---22----/---- each one correspondents w/ lee's chord changes F#---/----/----/----/---- F#---/----/----/--------- (again, rough idea...) B------------------22\\-- E------------------------ F#--17---20---22---22\\-- F#--17---19---22----/---- F#---/----/----/----/---- F#---/----/----/--------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#--7-7--7-7-7-8--8-8--8-8-8--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10\12-12-12--12-12-12-- F#--7-7--7-7-7-8--8-8--8-8-8--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10\12-12-12--12-12-12-- F#--7-7--7-7-7-8--8-8--8-8-8--10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10--0--0--0---0--0--0-- B------9--9-9-9-9------0----- E------9--9-9-9-9------0----- (not sure about this - might be hearing some of lee's part?) F#--7--7--7-7-7-7--7---5----- F#--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--------- F#--7--7--7-7-7-7--7---5----- F#--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--------- Kim: B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-14-/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16\-0-12-14-14-16-16-14-16--- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D---16-/18-18---16-14-14-14---14-14-14-16-16-14-14-/16---16-16-16-16-16-16-X-16-16-16-16-16-16--- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D---16-/18-18---16-14-14-14---14-14-14-16-16-14-14-/16---16-16-16-16-16-16-X-16-16-16-16-16-16--- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------14-14-14-14-14--------------------------14----------------- E--------------------------14-14-14-14-14--------------------------14----------------- D---2---2-2-2-2-2-/14---14-14-14-14-14-14-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-/14---14-14-16-16-16-14-X--- B------------------------ B------------------------ D------------------------ G------------------------ E------------------------ D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-14--- A SECTION 01:40-02:13 Lee repeats his verse riff. The third time, under "I could almost see your face tonight, singing simple rhythm and blues", he plays a slight variation: F#--------------0--------------------0--------------------0--------1---0---0--------- E--------3--------3-----------3--------3-------------0-------0-----------------0----- B-----------3-------3------------3-------3-------------0--------0----------------0--- B-----3---------------3----3---------------3-----0-----------------------0----------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---3--------------------3---------------------0---------------------0-------0------- Thurston continues his whammy bar abuse on random notes/non-notes. Kim comes in right at the end of the verse: B----------- B----------- D----------- G----------- E--0-0-0-0-- D----------- B SECTION 02:13-02:28 Kim changes it up a bit: B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-0-0-0-0-/16-16-/18-18---18-18-18-16-/18-18-18-18-18-18-\2-0--- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-/16-16-/18-18---18-18-18-16-/18-18-18-18-18-18-18-0--- C SECTION 02:29-03:26 Thurston gets a little wilder, forgoing the chords in the fourth rep for straight up frantic fretboard sweepin', though he does drop back to the open F# and finish on the same 7th fret ending bit shown above. Kim: B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-/18---18-18-18-18-18-18-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-/14-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-0--- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-/16---16-16-16-16-16-14-16-----16-16-16-16-16-0-0-0-0-/14-14-14-14-0--- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-/18---18-18-18-18-18-18-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-/14-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-0--- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-/16---16-16-16-16-16-14-16-----16-16-16-16-16-0-0-0-0-/14-14-14-14-0--- B------------------------ B------------------------ D------------------------ G------------------------ E------------------------ D---2---2-2-2-2-/14-14--- Everyone picks behind the bridge or scrapes the strings during the fade-out. ------------------------------------------------ THE SONIC YOUTH GUITAR/BASS TABLATURE ARCHIVE: http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/index.html ------------------------------------------------