Sonic Youth - Guitar Tunings, аккорды

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The Unofficial Sonic Youth
                            Guitar Tunings List
                                Dec 10 1993

Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee ([email protected]). This
document copyright (c) 1993 Art Lee. This document may not be reproduced in
any format. This includes posting this document to any newsgroup or mailing
list. Send corrections/additions/etc to this address please.

Ftp: ftp.maths.tcd.ie - /pub/music/guitar/sonic_youth/guitar.tunings
Posted to: Usenet monthly.

Update: None; last revised May 19 1993.

Thanks to: Guitar Player Aug 1989, Bad Moon Rising CD Booklet, Ron Rader
([email protected]), Michael Hayes ([email protected]), Sean C. Duncan
([email protected]), Mike Goldsman ([email protected]),
Sam Rowe ([email protected]) and others.

Notes:
    1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.
       Example: E
-A
-D
-G
-B
-E (standard tuning).
    2. LR = Lee Ranaldo, TM = Thurston Moore.

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Contents: by section

1. General tunings
2. Slightly altered tunings
3. Split tunings

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Section 1: General tunings

1.  E
-B
-E
-E
-A
-B
    The second and third E's are in unison.
    Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.

2.  E
-E
-B
-E
-B
-E
    The first two E's are in unison.
    Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).

3.  E
-E
-B
-F#
-B
-E
    The first two E's are in unison.
    Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).

4.  F#
-F#
-F#
-F#
-E
-B
    The first pair of F#
's are in unison. The second pair of F#'s
    are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
    Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.

5.  G
-A
-B
-D
-E
-G
    Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).

6.  G
-G
-C
-C
-A#
-A#
    All three pairs are in unison.
    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).

7.  G
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
    The first pair of G
's are in unison. The second pair of G's
    are in unison an octave above the first pair.
    Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).

8.  G
-G
-D
-D
-F
-F
    All three pairs are in unison.
    Used in: Mote.

9.  G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G
    All three pairs are in unison, the second pair of G's are an
    octave above the first pair.
    Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).

10. G#
-G#
-G#
-D
-D#
-D#
    The three G#
's are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison.
    Used in: White Cross (TM).

11. A
-A
-A
-A
-B
-D
    The first pair of A
's are in unison. The second pair of A's
    are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
    Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).

12. A
-A
-E
-E
-A
-A
    This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.
    Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).

13. A
-A
-E
-E
-F#
-A
    The first two A
's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.
    Used in: Justic is Might (LR).

14. A
-C
-C
-G
-G#
-C
    The first two C's are in unison, the third is an octave above.
    Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,
    Theresa's Sound-world (TM).

15. D
-D
-D
-D
-E
-A
    The first pair of D
's are in unison. The second pair of D's
    are in unison an octave above the first pair.
    Used in: I'm Insane (LR).

16. D#
-D#
-C#
-C#
-G
-G
    All three pairs are in unison.
    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).

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Section 2: Slightly altered tunings

For this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight
adjustments. To achieve the similarity, you have to tune up or
down, noted by:    u = tune up        Don't expect your strings
                   d = tune down      to be the same after!

17. E-dE-dB-dB-dE-dF#
    The first two E
's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.
    Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).

18. E
-dG-D
-G-dE-dD
    Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce,
    My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.

19. E-dG#-uE-uG#-dE-dG#
    Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.

20. uF#-dF#-uG-G-dA-dA
    All three pairs are in unison.
    Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our
    Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum, Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).

21. uG-dG-D-dD-dEb-dEb
    All three pairs are in unison.
    Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,
    Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),
    Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.

22. uC-uC-uE-uB-dG-dD
    The pair of C's are in unison.
    Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.

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Section 3: Split tunings

Title                      Thurston Moore         Lee Ranaldo
-----------------------    --------------         --------------------|
I Love Her All the Time    G
-G
-C
-C
-A#
-A#
     (6)  D#
-D#
-C#
-C#
-G
-G (16-|
Justic is Might            A
-A
-A
-A
-B
-D
     ?(11)  A
-A
-E
-E
-F#
-A    (13-|
White Cross                G#
-G#
-G#
-D
-D#
-D#
 (10)  F#
-F#
-G
-G
-A
-A   (20-|
Teenage Riot               G
-A
-B
-D
-E
-G
       (5)  G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G---------|      (9)
The Wonder                 G
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
      (7)  G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb   (21-|
Hyperstation               G
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
      (7)  G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb   (21-|
Dirty Boots                E
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
      (18)  E
-E
-B
-B
-E
-F#    (17-|
Tunic                      E
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
      (18)  G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G---------|      (9)
Theresa's Sound-world      A
-C
-C
-G
-G#
-C
     (14)  A
-A
-E
-E
-A
-A     (12-|
Sugar Kane                 E
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
     ?(18)  G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb   (21-|

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Art Lee ([email protected])
Please send any Sonic Youth guitar related info to the above address.
Will post updates to tunings as well as tablatures.