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Genetic Guitar Tablature
SONIC YOUTH - "Genetic"

tabbed by Matthew Roberts 

Tuning = GGBDGG

NB - Timing not shown correctly throughout tab. Easy enough to figure out.

Intro and Verse:

G|--------------------
G|--------------------
D|-4-4-4-4-4/9-9-9-9-9
B|-0-0-0-0-0/0-0-0-0-0
G|-0-0-0-0-0/0-0-0-0-0
G|--------------------

Pre-Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------
B|-10--10--10---12--10--10--10----10--10---12--10--10
G|--9---7---9---12---7---9---7-----9---7---12---9---7
G|--9---7---9---12---7---9---7-----9---7---12---9---7

Chorus:

G|---7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5
G|---7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5
D|---7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5
B|---8-8-8-8----5-5-5-5
G|---7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5
G|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0

Verse Riff x 2, then:

G|------------------
G|------------------  TREM PICK THESE CHORDS
D|-16---12---16---21
B|--0----0----0----0
G|--0----0----0----0
G|------------------

Pre-Chorus
Chorus, then

Bridge: ( "Hey, Baby..." ) - TIMING NOT SHOWN CORRECTLY

G|--5--5--5--5/11--11--11--11--11--11--15--15--15--15--14--14--14--14
G|--5--5--5--5/11--11--11--11--11--11--15--15--15--15--14--14--14--14
D|--0--0--0--0/-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------

then: ("There's no perfect..." )

G|--------------------------------------
G|----2---2---2---2----3---3---3---3---3
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---
B|--------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------

then: ( " Keep Yr Eyes Wide Open.." )

G|---14------15 TREM PICK THESE CHORDS
G|---14------15
D|----0-------0
B|-------------
G|-------------
G|-------------


Outro:

G|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------12---12---10
B|-------------------------------------10--------------
G|--14--15--14--15--14--15---14----12------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
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