SONIC YOUTH - "Becuz" Tablature
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KIM:
Kim's tuning: CGGDDD
Verse riff:
D--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
G---11-11---9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--
G---11-11---9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9--
C--------------------------------
instrumental riff (listen to LP for changes):
D-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
G---7--------------6---------- repeat
G---7--------------6----------
C-----------------------------
then:
D------
D------
D------
G--13-- hang on this til the next vocal section.
G--13--
C------
for that part, kim plays:
D---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\7--
G--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\7--
C---------------------------------------------------------------
then hang on the first note and return to verse riff for outro.
THURSTON: (right speaker)
tuning: F#F#F#F#EB
verse
B---------------------------
E--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-- <= bend this string slightly
F#---7-7-------6-6-6-6-6-6--
F#---7-7-------6-6-6-6-6-6--
F#---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
F#---0-0--------------------
this is the main riff that Thurston plays repeatedly.
"standing with him, you feel more real":
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------bend...----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
F#--12----10-10-10-10\-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\3--3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
F#--12----10-10-10-10\-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\3--3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--
F#--12----10-10-10-10\-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\3--3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
back to main riff after "looking so sweet with all your might".
sometimes he'll switch back to the 2nd riff too.
for the "solo", just go crazy way up high on the neck
w/ a wah pedal and a trem bar.
at the end of the instrumental, hang on this for a bit:
B-------
E-------
F#--14--
F#--14--
F#--14--
F#--14--
for the next vocal part, play this:
B------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
F#--10--10-10--*12*--*12*-*12*-*12*-- repeat
F#--10--10-10--*12*--*12*-*12*-*12*--
F#--10--10-10--*12*--*12*-*12*-*12*--
F#--10--10-10--*12*--*12*-*12*-*12*--
then move to striking this chord before the final verse:
B------
E------
F#--5--
F#--5--
F#--5--
F#--5--
then hit this note and let it feedback (shake w/ trem bar):
B-------
E-------
F#--12--
F#------
F#------
F#------
return to main verse riff.
after the "becuz of you" part ends, change to this riff,
mirroring kim's guitar part:
B-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
F#--12-12--10-10-10--8-8-8--10-10-10--
F#--12-12--10-10-10--8-8-8--10-10-10--
F#--12-12--10-10-10--8-8-8--10-10-10--
F#--12-12--10-10-10--8-8-8--10-10-10--
end the song on all open strings.
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LEE'S PART (AF#EF#EB) (left speaker)
tabbed by chris lawrence
intro/verse: (harmonics)
B----*7*----------------------
E--------*7*------------------
F#-----------*7*-------------- repeat variations for a while
E----------------*7*----------
F#-----------------------*5*--
A--------------------*7*------
then start strumming the harmonics a little.. (7th fret to 12th fret)
then: w/ delay
B---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
E---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0--
F#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-\7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-\8-8-8-8-7--
E---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
F#---------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
FROM HERE ON, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING TIL THE END OF THE INSTRUMENTAL IS
TREMOLO PICKED RAPIDLY........
then:
B------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-- REPEAT
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
then:
B------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E----\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
F#-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E----9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-- to instrumental =>
F#---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
E----9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--
F#---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------
instrumental:
B---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- strum this for a while...
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------
then up to:
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BEND UP and HOLD>...................
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E---21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- BEND UP
E---21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-------------------------------------------------------
B---19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
keep picking last chord and bend up... this is around 2:34 now. at this point
just start going wild up in that area of the neck, working around what i've
already tabbed. then at 2:45 play:
B----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
E---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
bend up that last chord. then to the next vocal part:
B------------------------
E------------------------
F#-------------------7---
E-------5--------7------- repeat simile
F#------------\7---------
A-----0------------------
then strum this til the last verse:
B------------------------ -----------------
E---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- -----------------
F#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- --\8-8-8-8-7~~~--
E---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- then: ---0-0-0-0-0-----
F#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-- --\8-8-8-8-7~~~-- let feedback
A------------------------ -----------------
then return to harmonic riff used in intro/verse.
THEN to this riff:
B--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
F#--0-3-\5-5-7~~--0-3-\5-5-2~~~--
E-------------------------------- repeat...
F#--0-3-\5-5-7~~--0-3-\5-5-2~~~--
A--------------------------------
then:
B------------------
E------------------
F#-----------------
E-------5~~-----0-- play just a few times, then......
F#-----------------
A---2\5-----5/2----
...end on:
B---------
E----0----
F#---0----
E----0----
F#---0----
A----0----
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