Sonic Youth – Hyperstation (Guitar Tab)

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kind of extreme tuning that will require heavier string gauges to get the original tone. How to tune: Eu3 Ad2 Ds Gd5 Bd8 Ed13 (u — up, d — down, s — stays. all according to the standard tuning EADGBE) also u can tune ur high E half step down to D# and it wouldnt sound THAT bad. (still it can get hard to play with the record) [Intro] just feedback and pick scraping at low strings. then play open G strings for a while and then play this:
D#|--*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------|
D#|--*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------|
D |--------------*7*--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-----------|
D |--------------*7*--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-----------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------*9*-*9*-0-|
[Verse] (just chords shown, no strumming)
D#|------------|
D#|------------|
D |-8---9-10-9-|
D |-8---9-10-9-|
G |-0---0-0--0-|
G |-0---0-0--0-|
[Chorus]
D#|---x-x-5---6--7-6-|
D#|---x-x-5---6--7-6-|
D |---x-x-5---0--0-0-|
D |---x-x-5---0--0-0-|
G |-0----------------|
G |-0----------------|
[Post-Chorus]
D#|----------------|
D#|----------------|
D |-9--10-9---8----|
D |-9--10-9---8----|
G |-0--0--0---8--0-|
G |-0--0--0---8--0-|
then play harmonics at 12th fret [Verse]
D#|------------|
D#|------------|
D |-8---9-10-9-|
D |-8---9-10-9-|
G |-0---0-0--0-|
G |-0---0-0--0-|
[Chorus]
D#|---x-x-5---6--7-6-|
D#|---x-x-5---6--7-6-|
D |---x-x-5---0--0-0-|
D |---x-x-5---0--0-0-|
G |-0----------------|
G |-0----------------|
[Post-Chorus]
D#|----------------|
D#|----------------|
D |-9--10-9---8----|
D |-9--10-9---8----|
G |-0--0--0---8--0-|
G |-0--0--0---8--0-|
and again harmonics at 12th fret. Then it goes like that: BREAK
D#|-------------|
D#|-------------|
D |-21-22---/13-|
D |-21-22---/13-|
G |-------------|
G |-------------|
or
D#|----21-------|
D#|----21-------|
D |-21-21---/13-|
D |-21-21---/13-|
G |-------------|
G |-------------|
After that slide up to 13th fret a couple times [Outro] start this part by making a lot of feedback/noise and then repeat sliding up to 13th part again.
Then play harmonics nust like in the intro
D#|--*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------|
D#|--*7*-*7*-*7*--------------------------------|
D |--------------*7*--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-----------|
D |--------------*7*--*7*-*7*-*7*-*7*-----------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------*9*-*9*-0-|
and once again fade into feedback/noise section SONG STRUCTURE: [Intro] [Verse 6] [Chorus 2] Post chorus x2 [Verse 6] [Chorus 2] Post chorus x2 Break x4 Noise part [Outro] Noise part ------------- x - dead note * - harmonics / - slide