Stones Tab

by Sonic Youth
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Author SonicYouthRules [a] 925. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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                             STONES - Sonic Youth
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Tabbed by: SonicYouthRules (that's my nick!)
Email: chapman_li@hotmail.com
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Great, great song. I know they probably (read 'definitely') do not play this
in Standard tuning but this is perfectly playable in Standard and I think
this is is a good tab of it. If you like, plz give me a rating as this took
me quite a long time to figure out!
 
Timings are approx - as always, listen to the record
 
 
 
 
INTRO
 
 
 
[Part1]
e|------------------8-8-8-10-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------6-8-----------11--------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-0-0-------------------8~---8-10----------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Part2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8------------------------------------8---------------------------------|
G|----7~---7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5/7-8~--8-10----7-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2, then go back to Part 1
then play Part 2 twice and onto Part 3....
 
 
[Part3]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------/6-6-3---------3-3-----------------3-----------------------|
G|----/7-7-7-3~--------0-7-0-3-3-3-3---3---3---3-5-------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------------5---5---5-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x4
 
 
 
[Part4] (1:29)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0~---7-7-7~-7-7-7---3-3~-3-3--5~-5--7~-7-7-----------------------------|
D|--5~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8~-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5/7-7-7-7-7-5------5/7-7-7-7-7-5---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7~------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
this riff is played throughout the song at various stages
 
 
 
CHORUS ("Dead or alive.....etc")
 
 
chords:- Bb - C
 
Bb - A - G
 
 
Verse 2 - Play Riff 1
 
 
 
 
Riff 2 (4:16)
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
this Riff is played over and over...
 
Then INTRO[Part3] is played FOUR times(5:16)
 
 
Then play entire INTRO until fade
 
 
also...
 
Riff 3 (6:25)
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5-7~---------------------------------------|
D|--8-5-8-5-8-5~---8-5-8-5-8-5-8--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
That's it!
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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1 comment
live_fan
Excellent job! The actual tuning for this is CGDGCD (Low to High), but your rendition sounds pretty damn good. 5-stars from me!
+1