Stones Tab by Sonic Youth ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STONES - Sonic Youth ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: SonicYouthRules (that's my nick!) Email: chapman_li@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Great, great song. I know they probably (read 'definitely') do not play this in Standard tuning but this is perfectly playable in Standard and I think this is is a good tab of it. If you like, plz give me a rating as this took me quite a long time to figure out! Timings are approx - as always, listen to the record INTRO [Part1] e|------------------8-8-8-10-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------6-8-----------11--------------------------------------------| G|----0-0-0-0-------------------8~---8-10----------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Part2] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8------------------------------------8---------------------------------| G|----7~---7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5/7-8~--8-10----7-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2, then go back to Part 1 then play Part 2 twice and onto Part 3.... [Part3] e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------/6-6-3---------3-3-----------------3-----------------------| G|----/7-7-7-3~--------0-7-0-3-3-3-3---3---3---3-5-------------------------| D|--5--------------------------------5---5---5-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 [Part4] (1:29) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--0~---7-7-7~-7-7-7---3-3~-3-3--5~-5--7~-7-7-----------------------------| D|--5~---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------8~-------------------------------------------------------| G|--5/7-7-7-7-7-5------5/7-7-7-7-7-5---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7~------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| this riff is played throughout the song at various stages CHORUS ("Dead or alive.....etc") chords:- Bb - C Bb - A - G Verse 2 - Play Riff 1 Riff 2 (4:16) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| this Riff is played over and over... Then INTRO[Part3] is played FOUR times(5:16) Then play entire INTRO until fade also... Riff 3 (6:25) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------5-7~---------------------------------------| D|--8-5-8-5-8-5~---8-5-8-5-8-5-8--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| That's it! | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================