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Sonic Youth-Sugar Kane this is by far the best song on Sonic youth's 'Dirty' album and one of my favourite songs. i've done my best to try and tab it out in standard even if to be properly played it requires an altered tuning. I've tried tabbing out what can be heard most obviously in the mix, although there may be inaccuracies. Anyway onto the tab. Tab legend: ~: hold note or chord /: slide b: bend note Intro: Part1: e-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-15(x8)-14(x8)-12(x4)-10(x4----------|7(x8) D-------------------------------------| (x2) A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------| part2: e--------| B--------| G-0~~-0~~ D-5~~-5~~ A-5~~-5~~ E-3~~-3~~ while held a second time: e-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-15-14-13-12-13-14-15-14-13\-| (unsure on the rythem here, play around a bit) A-----------------------------| E-----------------------------| pre-verse: e---------------| B---------------| G---7-5--5---5--| D-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-| (x4) A-5-5-3---------| E-3-------------| Verse: G5 D5
C5You're perfect in the G5wayD5 C5A perfect end toG5dayD5 C5A-burnin' out their G5ligD5hts C5And burnin' in their G5eyeD5s C5I love you sugar G5kanD5e C5A-comin' from the G5raiD5n C5Kiss me like a G5froD5g C5And turn me into flG5ameD5 C5I love you all the tG5imeD5 C5I need you 82G59 D5 C5I could stay all G5nigD5ht C5Your body shinG5in'
chorus: (i have no idea what lee is playing on lead guitar here)
G5And I C5know There's something G5down there, sugar C5soul Back to the G5cross, a twisted C5lane There's something G5down there, sugar C5kane
C5 (hold) (x2) e------------------- e------| B------------------- B------| G------------------- G------| D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-| A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-| E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-| Verse: (same as first verse) I'm back again in love I'm back again a dove Where'd you get your light' A smilin' sugar life Another lover's day Another cracked up night Every night I say A light is comin' Chorus:
G5And I C5know There's something G5down there, sugar C5cone Back to the G5cross, a twisted C5lane There's something G5down there, sugar C5kane
C5 (hold) (x2) e------------------- e------| B------------------- B------| G------------------- G------| D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-| A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-| E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-| Interlude: Intro part 1 then play e--------| B--------| G---7-7b-| D-5-7-7b-| A-5-5-5b-| E-3------| (After this is becomes too weird to decipher, i suggest randomly scrathing while going up the neck) After the full stop play this e-------------------| B-------------------| G-----------5-5-5-5-| D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| (repeat several times while other guitar does more weird A-5-5-5-5-----------| weird stuff) E-------------------| then e--- B--- G-0~ D-5~ (x4) A-5~ E-3~ With e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| (during the last 2 run throughs) A-5-7/10-7/10b-5-5-7/10-7/10---------|b(hold) E------------------------------------| Verse: (same as above) Hey angel come and play Fly me away A stroll along the beach Until you're out of time I love you sugar kane A crack into the dream I love you sugar kane I love you sugar kane I love you sugar kane I love you sugar kane I love you sugar kane C5 G5(hold) I love you sugar So there you are thats as much as i could figure out. Apologies for any inaccuracies.