Sugar Kane Sonic Youth
this is by far the best song on Sonic youth's 'Dirty' album and one of my favourite
songs. i've done my best to try and tab it out in standard even if to be properly
played it requires an altered tuning. I've tried tabbing out what can be heard most
obviously in the mix, although there may be inaccuracies. Anyway onto the tab.
Tab legend:
~: hold note or chord
/: slide
b: bend note
Intro:
Part1:
e-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-15(x8)-14(x8)-12(x4)-10(x4----------|7(x8) D-------------------------------------| (x2) A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|
part2:
e--------| B--------|
G-0~~-0~~
D-5~~-5~~
A-5~~-5~~
E-3~~-3~~
while held a second time:
e-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G-----------------------------| D-15-14-13-12-13-14-15-14-13\-| (unsure on the rythem here, play around a bit) A-----------------------------| E-----------------------------|
pre-verse:
e---------------| B---------------| G---7-5--5---5--| D-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-| (x4) A-5-5-3---------| E-3-------------|
Verse:
[G5] [D5]
[C5]You're perfect in the [G5]way[D5]
[C5]A perfect end to[G5]day[D5]
[C5]A-burnin' out their [G5]lig[D5]hts
[C5]And burnin' in their [G5]eye[D5]s
[C5]I love you sugar [G5]kan[D5]e
[C5]A-comin' from the [G5]rai[D5]n
[C5]Kiss me like a [G5]fro[D5]g
[C5]And turn me into fl[G5]ame[D5]
[C5]I love you all the t[G5]ime[D5]
[C5]I need you 82[G5]9[D5]
[C5]I could stay all [G5]nig[D5]ht
[C5]Your body shin[G5]in'
chorus: (i have no idea what lee is playing on lead guitar here)
[G5]And I [C5]know
There's something [G5]down there, sugar [C5]soul
Back to the [G5]cross, a twisted [C5]lane
There's something [G5]down there, sugar [C5]kane
C5 (hold) (x2)
e------------------- e------| B------------------- B------| G------------------- G------| D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-| A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-| E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-|
Verse: (same as first verse)
I'm back again in love
I'm back again a dove
Where'd you get your light?
A smilin' sugar life
Another lover's day
Another cracked up night
Every night I say
A light is comin'
Chorus:
[G5]And I [C5]know
There's something [G5]down there, sugar [C5]cone
Back to the [G5]cross, a twisted [C5]lane
There's something [G5]down there, sugar [C5]kane
C5 (hold) (x2)
e------------------- e------| B------------------- B------| G------------------- G------| D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-| A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-| E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-|
Interlude:
Intro part 1 then play
e--------| B--------|
G---7-7b-|
D-5-7-7b-|
A-5-5-5b-|
E-3------|
(After this is becomes too weird to decipher,
i suggest randomly scrathing while going up the neck)
After the full stop play this
e-------------------| B-------------------| G-----------5-5-5-5-| D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| (repeat several times while other guitar does more weird A-5-5-5-5-----------| weird stuff) E-------------------|
then
e---
[B---]G-0~
D-5~ (x4)
A-5~
E-3~
With
e------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| (during the last 2 run throughs) A-5-7/10-7/10b-5-5-7/10-7/10---------|b(hold) E------------------------------------|
Verse: (same as above)
Hey angel come and play
Fly me away
A stroll along the beach
Until you're out of time
I love you sugar kane
A crack into the dream
I love you sugar kane
I love you sugar kane
I love you sugar kane
I love you sugar kane
I love you sugar kane
C5 G5(hold)
I love you sugar
So there you are thats as much as i could figure out. Apologies for any inaccuracies.
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