[Chris Lawrence]

Hi folks, just wanted to let you know that I've updated the Tab Archive w/ some stuff I think people have been waiting for... Bubblegum, Pay No Mind, Chinese Jam, Smoke Blisters 3 & 4, and Silver Breeze, to name a few (a few I didn't think anyone would give a shit about, so I tabbed most of 'The Eternal' instead..)


http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/

[nicfit]

 

 

[firstfan84]

wow thanks

[lo-fi suicide]

thanks a lot
i thought it was DADAAD

[canabero]

the eternal? any?

[RanaldoNecro]

Those tabs really give insights the inner workings of the composition process.
Also shows how the Sonic architecture works...

A really awesome doing

[Chris Lawrence]

Originally Posted by lo-fi suicide

i thought it was DADAAD

which? i could be wrong...

[Alan ciccone]

I'm always amazed how you do this, so quickly too. I was always so proud that you gave me a mention on the mary christ tab.
what kind of a player are you that you can do a whole album this quickly?

[Chris Lawrence]

oh, i actually suck.

hmm no, i don't think i'm actually that great at figuring songs out perfectly, and i definitely don't try as often as i did when i was younger, but watching those pitchfork performances really made me want to figure the songs out, and i like puzzles so anytime thurston has a new tuning it's fun to try to crack it thru trial and error. i thooought i had succeeded but 'lo-fi suicide' has me second guessing myself...

i'll say this: the record is probably so damn good because the songs are so FUN to play. i could play around in lee's 'schizo' tuning for hours, and i can't believe it took him 22 years to write more songs in it! (practically the entire album, too!)

i meant to emphasize how rough these tabs are, though, i just realized that i was working enough of em out that i might as well post em. i'm hoping that dude who did the golden 3-guitar tabs for albums like 'nurse' and 'rather ripped' will reappear soon...

[lo-fi suicide]

Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

which? i could be wrong...

try Sacred Trickster
i think DADAAD (for Thurston) is more correct, bit i can be wrong too :/

[Chris Lawrence]

i'm not sure, i don't think he changes tunings (unlike kim!!) and once i clicked on using the DDAF#AD tuning (which was one of kim's) for thurston's parts, those low unison Ds made everything clear: the sheer heaviness of every song that was missing from my earlier "DADXXX" attempts was suddenly unavoidable. his custom jazzmasters should come pre-tuned to that tuning.

check 'calming the snake', i think it has the open F# string in the intro?

i suppose it's possible that he does retune! i'd like to hear more people's opinions.. also on the 'C tuning' songs...

[lo-fi suicide]

Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

i'd like to hear more people's opinions...

that would be great
especially if Thurston himself tell us the true tuning

[Chris Lawrence]

that takes the fun out of it! i'll find out next month anyway...

[firstfan84]

Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

that takes the fun out of it! i'll find out next month anyway...

maybe this helps
(in the upper left corner it says DDAF#AD)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/...25d592.jpg?v=0

[lo-fi suicide]

Originally Posted by firstfan84

maybe this helps
(in the upper left corner it says DDAF#AD)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/...25d592.jpg?v=0

what is that?
DDAF#AD on the left with Calming the Snake sign
Trickster on the right and who the fuck knows what the DDADDADAAADDAF#F# is this

[ymjon]

I think Kim's tuning for antenna is DADABB

[Chris Lawrence]

Originally Posted by firstfan84

maybe this helps
(in the upper left corner it says DDAF#AD)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/...25d592.jpg?v=0

hey, AWESOME! that confirms it, thanks! i wish i could see a better pic of that, looks like they're early notes on how to play some of the eternal tunes (though i can never really decipher the way they draw their chords on those vertical fretboards!).

i think kim may be in DADABD on antenna, but haven't actually figured anything out beyond her intro.

[lo-fi suicide]

anyway, something does not converge with DDAF#AD on Sacred Trickster
it doesn't sound right

[firstfan84]

Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

hey, AWESOME! that confirms it, thanks! i wish i could see a better pic of that, looks like they're early notes on how to play some of the eternal tunes (though i can never really decipher the way they draw their chords on those vertical fretboards!).

i think kim may be in DADABD on antenna, but haven't actually figured anything out beyond her intro.

confusion is sex;
setlist primavera '09

 

[Zombie Robot]

Thanks Chris L. (i wish i could phonetically type how i say your name in my head- looowrance. like 'joey looowrance'. hard to explain. funny if u could hear my thoughts- promise)