Sonic Youth – The Wonder (Guitar Tab)
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by SONIC YOUTH
Tab by Raj Paden
+ Chris Lawrence ([email protected])
TUNINGS
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Thurston: GGDDD#D#
Lee: GGC#DGG
LAYOUT: INTRO - A - B - A - B - A - B - C - D - C - D - E - F - A - B
INTRO 00:00-00:13
The intro is just pick scraping, open strings ringing, behind the bridge tinkling, and switch flicking.
A SECTION 00:14-00:45
Thurston:
D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-0-0---| he goes to the open strings on live versions D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-0-0---| D|-------5------5----------------------| x 12 D|-------5------5----------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------|
Lee doubles Thurston in the right speaker, and does a slide backwards to open low G in the left.
G|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------5------5--6---| x 12 C#|------6------6--7---| you can let the high or low Gs bleed in G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|------------| G|------------| D|------------| C#|-----------| (left speaker) G|---13/--0---| G|---13/--0---|
B SECTION 00:46-00:51
Thurston:
D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---|
Lee:
G|-------8----------------| G|-------8----------------| D|---------------0--------| listen for timing C#|-----------------------| G|---5--------3-------2---| G|---5--------3-------2---|
A SECTION 00:51-01:01
Both Thurston and Lee play the same riff, but only 4 times.
Thurston:
D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D|-------5------5----------------------| x 12 D|-------5------5----------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------|
Lee:
G|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------5------5--6---| x 12 C#|------6------6--7---| you can let the high or low Gs bleed in G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|------------| G|------------| D|------------| C#|-----------| (left speaker) G|---13/--0---| G|---13/--0---|
B SECTION 01:02-01:07
Thurston:
D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---|
Lee:
G|-------8----------------| G|-------8----------------| D|---------------0--------| listen for timing C#|-----------------------| G|---5--------3-------2---| G|---5--------3-------2---|
A SECTION 01:07-01:18
Thurston and Lee play riff 4 times, but they both slide the last note up an octave while picking
Thurston:
D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D|-------5------5----------------------| x 12 D|-------5------5----------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------|
Lee:
G|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------5------5--6---| x 12 C#|------6------6--7---| you can let the high or low Gs bleed in G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|------------| G|------------| D|------------| C#|-----------| G|---13/--0---| G|---13/--0---|
B SECTION 01:18-01:24
Thurston:
D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---|
Lee:
G|-------8----------------| G|-------8----------------| D|---------------0--------| listen for timing C#|-----------------------| G|---5--------3-------2---| G|---5--------3-------2---|
C SECTION 01:24-01:45
Thurston:
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8---| x 3 D|-------10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8---| G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---10--10-10-10-10----------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8---| D|---10--10-10-10-10----------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8---| G|--------------------8/10--10--10--10\7--7--7-------------------| G|--------------------8/10--10--10--10\7--7--7-------------------|
Lee's left speaker guitar plays this:
G|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---10-------------8-----------| C#|--11-------------9-----------| G|------------------------------| G|------------------------------|
His right speaker just plays the chords:
G|----0------0----| high Gs optional G|----0------0----| D|---10------8----| C#|--11------9----| G|----0------0----| G|----0------0----|
D SECTION 01:46-02:03
Thurston:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---3/5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5\3--3--3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/8--8---| D|---3/5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5\3--3--3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/8--8---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---8/10-10--10-10-10-10\8--8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/13-13--13---| D|---8/10-10--10-10-10-10\8--8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/13-13--13---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---13--13--13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13---| D|---13--13--13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13---| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
It sounds like the open D# strings are bleeding in during this section.
Lee:
w/ slight palm mute + optional G string bleed G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| x 2 C#|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---| C#|--18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18---| etc G|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|
C SECTION 02:03-02:11
Thurston:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-10--------------------------8---8-8-8-8-8---| D|---8---8-8-8-8-8-8-10--------------------------8---8-8-8-8-8---| G|-------------------------8/10-10-10-10\7-7-7-------------------| G|-------------------------8/10-10-10-10\7-7-7-------------------|
Lee:
G|-------------------------------------------| G|--------7br~----------12br~---------7br~---| D|---8------------10-------------8-----------| C#|--9------------11-------------9-----------| G|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------|
D SECTION 02:11-02:44
Thurston:
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---3/5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5\3--3--3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/8--8---| D|---3/5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5\3--3--3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7/8--8---| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---8/10-10--10-10-10-10\8--8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/13-13--13---| D|---8/10-10--10-10-10-10\8--8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12/13-13--13---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---15/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\15-15-15--15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17/19-19-19-19/20-20-20---| D|---15/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\15-15-15--15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17/19-19-19-19/20-20-20---| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------| D#|-------------------------| D|---20-20-20-21\20/21\20---| D|---20-20-20-21\20/21\20---| trem pick + bend this part wildly G|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---13--13--13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13---| etc D|---13--13--13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13--13-13-13--13--13---| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| bend the strings a bit G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lee goes straight for the higher note this time, then starts adding even higher notes on the G string,
trem picking furiously:
G|---------| |---19---20---| G|---------| |---19---20---| etc D|----17---| |----/----/---| C#|---18---| |----/----/---| G|---------| |-------------| G|---------| |-------------|
Then he goes back to the first note until the next section.
E SECTION 02:44-03:17
Thurston plays all of this with a fast, semi trem-picked attack:
D#|-------------------------| D#|-------------------------| D|--------------------------| x 8 D|--------------------------| G|---17-17--17--15-15--19---| G|---17-17--17--15-15--19---| D#|------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------| D|--------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| x 4 D|--------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| G|---17---------------------------19---| G|---17---------------------------19---| D#|-------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| D#|-------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| D|--------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| x 4 D|--------19--17--19--20--19--17-------| G|---17---------------------------19---| G|---17---------------------------19---|
Lee:
G|-----21-----20\----| trem pick w/ slow slide back G|-----21-----20\----| D|------/------/-----| this is the main riff heard in the right speaker, C#|-----/------/-----| there is a quieter, similar but more random riff in the left G|-------------------| G|-------------------|
Repeat variations of trem picking very high notes.
F SECTION 03:17-03:28
Thurston:
D#|------x-5---0---| D#|------x-5---0---| D|-------x-5---0---| x 4 D|---0---x-5---0---| G|---0-------------| G|---0-------------|
Lee:
G|---------| G|---------| D|----17---| he trem picks this note continuing into the next section C#|---18---| G|-----/---| G|-----/---|
A SECTION 03:28-03:59
Lee and Thurston play the same riff 12 times, sliding the last note up.
Thurston:
D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D#|----------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D|-------5------5----------------------| x 12 D|-------5------5----------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------| G|---0-0----0-0------------------------|
Lee:
G|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------5------5--6---| x 12 C#|------6------6--7---| you can let the high or low Gs bleed in G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|---0-0----0-0--------| G|------------| G|------------| D|------------| C#|-----------| (left speaker) G|---13/--0---| G|---13/--0---|
B SECTION 04:00-04:16
The final chorus is played slower, and the final chord segues into "Hyperstation" via
Thurston raking 12th fret harmonics from high to low.
Thurston:
D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D#|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| D|------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---| G|---5-----------5-----------3-----------3---2---|
Lee:
G|-------8----------------| G|-------8----------------| D|---------------0--------| listen for timing C#|-----------------------| G|---5--------3-------2---| G|---5--------3-------2---|
Last updated: 12/22/22
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