This song was originally composed and recorded by the Beach Boys, a 60's punk/proto-punk/surf band, but Sonic Youth covered and recorded it as a b-side sometime around 1990 while recording Goo. I Know There's An Answer appears on the deluxe re-edition of that album. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I KNOW THERE'S AN ANSWER - Sonic Youth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Gustavo Collado Email:ltavo_87@hotmail.com Tuning: EADGBe Intro Guitar 1 [bend a couple of notes here and there while playing this part] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------15------15---15----------13---13------13---| G|-15-1515---15-15---15--15-14-1414---14---14-14--14-|X4 D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 (I know so many people who think they can do it alone...) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-151515-151515-131313-131313-151515-151515-151515-151515-| G|-15-151515-151515-141414-141414-151515-151515-151515-151515-|X2 D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|X2 D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-| A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-11-1-11-1-11-11-1-11-1-11-| E|--------------11-1-11-1-11---------------------------| Prechorus 1 (Now what can you tell them and what can you say...) Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-| D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-| A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-| E|--------444444--------444444--------------| Chorus 1 (I know there's an answer...) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------555555--------| D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-| A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-| E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-| Mini Interlude (They come on like they're peaceful...) Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------|X2 D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----| A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------| E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-| Prechorus 2 (Now how can I tell them...) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-| D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-| A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-| E|--------444444--------444444--------------| Chorus 2 (I know there's an answer...) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------555555--------| D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-| A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-| E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-| Interlude Guitar 1 [with a harmonizer, I think] e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-12-11-10-9-8-| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-15b-12b/12-12/14b/12-1513151315-15b-(15-13-11)-15b-15b-15b-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------|X2 D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----| A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------| E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-| Prechorus 3 (Now how can I tell them...) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-| D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-| A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-| E|--------444444--------444444--------------| Chorus 3 (I know there's an answer...) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3 D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------555555--------| D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-| A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-| E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-| Outro (A-doo-bee-doo-bay...) Guitar 1 [Once again, with a harmonizer] e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-12b-11b-10b-9b-8b-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-151515151515-131313131313-| G|-151515151515-141414141414-| (Repeat until the end) D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------| (Repeat until the end) D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-| A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-| E|--------------11-1-11-1-11-|