SONIC YOUTH - "Drunken Butterfly" Tablature
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Sonic Youth - Drunken Butterfly
Tuning: F#F#GGAA
This tab may sound *** when you play it yourself but add bass,
another guitar, drums and vocals and it will sound perfect.
INTRO: The intro is just a heap of string noise (mutes, rakes
and pick slides). I got the right sound by sliding the pick up
and down the strings furiously...rest your fret hand on top of
the strings to prevent the strings from ringing.
VERSE 1
Guitar 1:
A-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------0---------
G---------------------------------------------------0---------
F#--0-0--x-x-x-x--0-0--x-x-x-x--0-0--x-x-x-x--0--x------------
F#--0-0--x-x-x-x--0-0--x-x-x-x--0-0--x-x-x-x--0--x------------
Guitar 2:
A-------------------
A------------------- Bend this note very slowly. Listen to
G-----6------------- song for timing.
G-----6-------------
F#------------------
F#------------------
CHORUS
Both guitars?
A -------------------------------------|---------------
A -------------------------------------|---------------
G -------------------------------------|---------------
G -------------------------------------|---------------
F#---5-6-5---5-6-5---5-6-5---3-4-4-----|---0-----------
F#---5-6-5---5-6-5---5-6-5---3-4-4-----|---0-----------
SOLO
Both guitars? No strumming shown
A ------------------|-----------------------------------------
A ------------------|-----------------------------------------
G ---11--12---x2----|---16--17---x2---------------------------
G ---11--12---------|---16--17--------------------------------
F#------------------|-----------------------------------------
F#------------------|-----------------------------------------
VERSE AFTER CHORUS
Guitar 1
I think just plays some rythmn, try 1st fret on the F#s or maybe
just open f#s.
Guitar 2
A -----------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------
G ---20--17--19----17--19b-----------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
F#-----------------------------------------------------------
F#-----------------------------------------------------------
After this I think there is some sort of slide stuff followed by 2
monster pick slides before the music is the same as the first verse.
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