• Song:

    Dirty Boots

  • Artist:

    Sonic Youth

  • Album:

    Schizophrenia

w/ mild fuzz

intro (after thurston's intro):

G-----------------------
D-----------------------
A--5-7-7--5
--12-10- (long slides)
E-----------------------

verse notes:

G-----------------
D-----------------
A--14--17--12--10-
E-----------------

chorus:

G-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
A--7--7-5--
--10----7--7--
-14-10-
E-----------------------------------------

note between chorus & verse:

G-----
D-----
A--7--
E-----

repeat verse/chorus, then 'dirty boots' refrain which is the
intro riff.

OUTRO JAM:

G-----------------------  X 8
D-----------------------  
A--5-7-7--5
--12-10- (long slides)
E-----------------------

then hang on the low E string a bit, occasionally playing the
octave at the 7th fret of the A.

then:

G--------------------------
D-------------------------- X 4
A--16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17-  
E--------------------------

then drone low E. repeat that section once.

then she plays:

G--------------
D--------------
A--1(b9)1(b9)------
E--------------

repeat several times, then slide back to:  

G---------------------
D---------------------
A--10-10-10-10-10-10--
E---------------------

etc when the intro riff begins again..

and at the end, i can't tell if this is bass or not
but i'll tab it anyway:

G--17-16----16---14-16---14/12-12---14-12---14-16---12---
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

End on a G note.
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