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Skink Guitar Tablature
Sonic Youth - Skink

Thurston: EGDGED  Lee: EEBBEF#

Intro:

D------------------------------------ No real rhythm shown, so listen
E------------------------------------ to the record.
G--6---6-6-6-6---6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--
D------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
E-0--0-0--0-0---0--0-0--0---0-0-0-0--
                                      Both guitars bend final note
F#-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
B----2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2---
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--
E------------------------------------

Verse:

  "Here   there     Here    there   Down   bottom      it is....
D--11-------9--------11-------9-------14-----11--------------------
E---9---9---7----7----9---9---7---7---12--12--9----9---------10----
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
       Both guitars should strum notes as on the record
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------12----------------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12------------------------------------
B--14------12--------14------12-------17-(17)-14-(14)-15-(15)-(15)- etc.
E------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------
					^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
					 with delay..notes in brackets
                                         are approximate echoes

Then:

D---5-------3--------1----------  Obviously, notes/chords are played for
E---0-------0--------0----------   longer than shown...
G---0-------0--------0----------
D---5-------3--------1----------
G-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

F#-------------------------------
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
E---15-----13--------11----------
E--------------------------------


For the quiet part, Thurston is playing very little, and I can't make 
it out. Lee, plays something like this:

Around 1:58:

F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
B---------------------------------------------------------*12*-----
E----0--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0----0--0-0-0---0--0--0---0--0-0--0-
E--0---0---0-0--0--0-0-0---0--0---0---0--0----0--0---0---0--0--0-0-

Basically just a bunch of open E's. He starts to play closer to the
bridge when it begins to sound trebly, then plays the harmonics. You'll
hear them easily.

"Kiss me on, Kiss beyond the lips" part:
                                                 *
D------------------3---------------------------0-0---- Or something similar...
E---------5--------3---------------------------0-0--0-
G---------5--------3-------------------0---0---0-0--0-
D----5----5----3---3-----------------0-0-0------------
G--5----5----3---3----------0-0-0--0-0-0--------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
                                                       *     
F#------------------------------------------------  ------
E-------------------------------------------------  ------
B--------8------------6-----------------------15--  --15--
B------8----8-------6---6-------3---315------15--  --15--
E----8--------8---6-------6-----3---315---15----- ---15--
E--8------------6-----------63-3---315---15----- ---15--

Chords marked * hold for "Ooh, I love you" part. Then play intro for 
"ooh baby baby, kinda crazy, kinda hazy, and kinda messy too" part.

repeat verse/chorus...... end on low E.
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