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Malibu Gas Station by Sonic Youth
Malibu Gas Station
Tuning: C C E B G D
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---------|
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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
Malibu gas station
Pumps up the nation
A tough cross to bear
Oops no underwear
Com' on do it
You gotta use it
That a girl
Don't you blow it
Com' on move me
Turn me on now
It will make make you feel so good, yeah
I took the stage to show you
So long ago now
My mind is hazy
Just a little crazy
Com' on do it
You gotta use it
That a girl
Don't you blow it
Com' on move me
Turn me on now
Roll me over
It will make you-
Everybody down, everybody dark,
Crawling on the ground
I can't move faster
My face is plaster
The breasts are bangin
Abdominal master
Com' on do it
[Repeat chorus etc]
Everybody down, everybody dark, crawling on the ground
Movin in the waves, moving in the sand,
Bumping on the ground
Grinding in the water, grinding in the water, feel
The undertow, feel the undertow, whats yrs is
Mine, whats yrs is mine, feel the undertow, oh
Yeah pulling down, pull me down,
In the undertow french kiss, french kiss now
Malibu gas station
On face the nation
California magik
A tan so tragique
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