SONIC YOUTH - "Skink" Tablature

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Sonic Youth - Skink

Thurston: EGDGED Lee: EEBBEF#

Intro:

D------------------------------------ No real rhythm shown, so listen
E------------------------------------ to the record.
G--6---6-6-6-6---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--
D------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
E-0--0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--
Both guitars bend final note
F#-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
B----2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2---
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--
E------------------------------------

Verse:

"Here there Here there Down bottom it is....
D--11-------9--------11-------9-------14-----11--------------------
E---9---9---7----7----9---9---7---7---12--12--9----9---------10----
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
Both guitars should strum notes as on the record
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------12----------------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12-------17-(17)-14-(14)-15-(15)-(15)- etc.
E------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
with delay..notes in brackets
are approximate echoes

Then:

D---5-------3--------1---------- Obviously, notes/chords are played for
E---0-------0--------0---------- longer than shown...
G---0-------0--------0----------
D---5-------3--------1----------
G-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

F#-------------------------------
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
E---15-----13--------11----------
E--------------------------------


For the quiet part, Thurston is playing very little, and I can't make
it out. Lee, plays something like this:

Around 1:58:

F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
E----0--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0----0--0-0-0---0--0--0---0--0-0--0-
E--0---0---0-0--0--0-0-0---0--0---0---0--0----0--0---0---0--0--0-0-

Basically just a bunch of open E's. He starts to play closer to the
bridge when it begins to sound trebly, then plays the harmonics. You'll
hear them easily.

"Kiss me on, Kiss beyond the lips" part:
*
D------------------3---------------------------0-0---- Or something similar...
E---------5--------3---------------------------0-0--0-
G---------5--------3-------------------0---0---0-0--0-
D----5----5----3---3-----------------0-0-0------------
G--5----5----3---3----------0-0-0--0-0-0--------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
*
F#------------------------------------------------ ------
E------------------------------------------------- ------
B--------8------------6-----------------------15-- --15--
B------8----8-------6---6-------3---3\15------15-- --15--
E----8--------8---6-------6-----3---3\15---15----- ---15--
E--8------------6-----------6\3-3---3\15---15----- ---15--

Chords marked * hold for "Ooh, I love you" part. Then play intro for
"ooh baby baby, kinda crazy, kinda hazy, and kinda messy too" part.

repeat verse/chorus...... end on low E.

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