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The Unofficial Sonic Youth
Guitar Tunings List
Dec 10 1993
Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). This
document copyright (c) 1993 Art Lee. This document may not be reproduced in
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Ftp: ftp.maths.tcd.ie - /pub/music/guitar/sonic_youth/guitar.tunings
Posted to: Usenet monthly.
Update: None; last revised May 19 1993.
Thanks to: Guitar Player Aug 1989, Bad Moon Rising CD Booklet, Ron Rader
(rlr@bbt.com), Michael Hayes (mph@irl.chch.cri.nz), SeanC
. Duncan
(scduncan@apsvax.aps.muohio.edu), Mike Goldsman (goldsman@cc.gatech.edu),
Sam Rowe (elric@selway.umt.edu) and others.
Notes:
1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.
Example:E
-A
-D
-G
-B
-E
(standard tuning).
2. LR = Lee Ranaldo, TM = Thurston Moore.
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Contents: by section
1. General tunings
2. Slightly altered tunings
3. Split tunings
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Section 1: General tunings
1.E
-B
-E
-E
-A
-B
The second and third E's are in unison.
Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.
2.E
-E
-B
-E
-B
-E
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).
3.E
-E
-B
-F#
-B
-E
The first two E's are in unison.
Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).
4.F#
-F#
-F#
-F#
-E
-B
The first pair of F#'s are in unison. The second pair of F#'s
are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.
5.G
-A
-B
-D
-E
-G
Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).
6.G
-G
-C
-C
-A#
-A#
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).
7.G
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
The first pair of G's are in unison. The second pair of G's
are in unison an octave above the first pair.
Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).
8.G
-G
-D
-D
-F
-F
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Mote.
9.G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G
All three pairs are in unison, the second pair of G's are an
octave above the first pair.
Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).
10.G#
-G#
-G#
-D
-D#
-D#
The three G#'s are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison.
Used in: White Cross (TM).
11.A
-A
-A
-A
-B
-D
The first pair of A's are in unison. The second pair of A's
are in unison and an octave above the first pair.
Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).
12.A
-A
-E
-E
-A
-A
This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.
Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).
13.A
-A
-E
-E
-F#
-A
The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.
Used in: Justic is Might (LR).
14.A
-C
-C
-G
-G#
-C
The first two C's are in unison, the third is an octave above.
Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,
Theresa's Sound-world (TM).
15.D
-D
-D
-D
-E
-A
The first pair of D's are in unison. The second pair of D's
are in unison an octave above the first pair.
Used in: I'm Insane (LR).
16.D#
-D#
-C#
-C#
-G
-G
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).
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Section 2: Slightly altered tunings
For this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight
adjustments. To achieve the similarity, you have to tune up or
down, noted by: u = tune up Don't expect your strings
d = tune down to be the same after!
17.E
-dE-dB-dB-dE-dF#
The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.
Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).
18.E
-dG-D
-G
-dE-dD
Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce,
My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.
19.E
-dG#-uE-uG#-dE-dG#
Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.
20. uF#-dF#-uG-G
-dA-dA
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our
Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum, Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).
21. uG-dG-D
-dD-dEb-dEb
All three pairs are in unison.
Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,
Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),
Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.
22. uC-uC-uE-uB-dG-dD
The pair of C's are in unison.
Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.
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Section 3: Split tunings
Title Thurston Moore Lee Ranaldo
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I Love Her All the TimeG
-G
-C
-C
-A#
-A#
(6)D#
-D#
-C#
-C#
-G
-G
(16-|
Justic is MightA
-A
-A
-A
-B
-D
?(11)A
-A
-E
-E
-F#
-A
(13-|
White CrossG#
-G#
-G#
-D
-D#
-D#
(10)F#
-F#
-G
-G
-A
-A
(20-|
Teenage RiotG
-A
-B
-D
-E
-G
(5)G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G
---------| (9)
The WonderG
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
(7)G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb
(21-|
HyperstationG
-G
-C#
-D
-G
-G
(7)G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb
(21-|
Dirty BootsE
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
(18)E
-E
-B
-B
-E
-F#
(17-|
TunicE
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
(18)G
-G
-D
-D
-G
-G
---------| (9)
Theresa's Sound-worldA
-C
-C
-G
-G#
-C
(14)A
-A
-E
-E
-A
-A
(12-|
Sugar KaneE
-G
-D
-G
-E
-D
?(18)G
-G
-D
-D
-Eb
-Eb
(21-|
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Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu)
Please send any Sonic Youth guitar related info to the above address.
Will post updates to tunings as well as tablatures.
Видео для песни «Guitar Tunings»:
Описание аккордов к песне (Генератор аккордов)
- E ↓
- B ↓
- G ↓
- A# ↓
- F ↓
- D# ↓
- D ↓
- C ↓
- Eb ↓
- F# ↓