Sonic Youth – Malibu Gas Station (Guitar Tab)

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Artist: Sonic Youth Album: The Eternal Song: Malibu Gas Station 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...)
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-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-
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--------------------|
-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