Artist: Sonic Youth Album: The Eternal Song: Malibu Gas Station Tuning: C C E B G D 6th string is tuned down 2 steps 5th string is tuned up 1 1/2 steps 4th string is tuned up 1 step 3rd string is tuned up 2 steps 2nd string is tuned down 2 steps 1st string is tuned down 2 steps If this sucks, keep in mind this is my fist tab! So forgive me if it's bad, especially this is a whacked-out tuning! BTW, you will need to improv. on the 1st string at times, so here are notes to improv. on: 1st string-0-1-3-5-7-9-10-12-13-15-17-19-21-22-24 I know Sonic Youth is atonal and doesn't follow key; however, they might sometimes key only in some parts of a few of their songs. Intro: (on occasions add these patterns in, too) -------15--- -------17--- -------19---| ---15---15-- ---15---15-- ---15---15--| --15-15--15- --15-15--15- --15-15--15-| -15--------- -15--------- -15---------| ------------ ------------ ------------| ------------ ------------ ------------| Verse: (California magic...) -5-8-11-8-| -5-8-11-8-| -5-8-11-8-| -5-8-11-8-| -5-8-11-8-| -5-8-11-8-| Chorus: (Come on do it...) ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-| -0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-0-0-10-0-10-12-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-| Jam: Mainly the improv. I said at the beginning, but sometimes add this in: ----15-| ---15--| --15---| -15----| -------| -------| Bridge: (you can still improv. or do this:) -5-6-8-5-3-3----0----0-| -5-6-8-5-3-3----0---0--| -------------------4---| ------------------4----| --------------0--------| --------------0--------| Interlude: ---any note up here- ---any note up here- --------------------| --------------------| -0------------------| -0------------------| Gradually get more random with the pair of notes up top NOISE: Whatever goes. Oh ya, lotsa distortion! Outro: -0h-- -0h-- -3h-- -3h-- -0h-- -0h-- Order: Intro Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Solo Bridge Verse Chorus Solo Bridge Interlude NOISE! Verse Outro