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Mote by Sonic Youth
Mote
TUNING: STANDARD
This song also sounds really good using power chords.
A A# Dm
When you see the spiral turning through alone
A A# Dm
And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop it
A A# Dm
When this sea of madness turns you into stone
A A# Dm
Picture of your life shoots like a rocket
C
All the time
[CHORUS]
A# A F C Dm
Put 'me' in the equation it's alright
A# A F C Dm
I've seen you moving in and out of sight
A# A G G F G F G
My friends tell me it's all cut through you
G G F G F G
From nowhere
G G F G F G
To nowhere
G G F G F G
Cut together
Cutting through
A A# Dm
I'm island-bound, a mote inside my eye
A A# Dm
I can't see you breathing as before
A A# Dm
I am airless - a vacuum child
A A# Dm
I can't stand to reason at your door
C
In this time
[CHORUS]
A# Dm
I'm down in the daytime out of sight
A# Dm
Comin' in from dreamland, I'm on fire
A# Dm
I can see it's all been here before
A# Dm
Dream a dream that lies right at your door
A Dm A Dm
A A# Dm
When the seasons circle sideways out of turn
A A# Dm
And words don't speak just fall across the carpet
A A# Dm
You're just in time to watch the fires burn
A A# Dm
It seems a crime but yr. face is bright you love it
C
All the time...
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version 2
> TUNING - G-G-D-D-F-F
>
> GUITAR 1 INTRO : Cross strings at 11th fret and strum furiously.
>
> GUITAR 2 INTRO : Hammer the high notes on the 11th fret.
>
> GUITAR 1 VERSE
>
> F -------------------------------------------|
> F -------------------------------------------|
> D -4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-9-|
> D -4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-9-|
> G -4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-9-|
> G -4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-9-|
>
> GUITAR 2 VERSEY SOLO BIT
>
> F -16-15-13-11-13-11-10-11-10-8-|
> F -16-15-13-11-13-11-10-11-10-8-|
> D ------------------------------| Rest of verse guitar is totally random
> D ------------------------------| as far as I can tell.
> G ------------------------------|
> G ------------------------------|
>
> GUITAR 1 CHORUS
>
> F -----------------------------------------------------|
> F -----------------------------------------------------|
> D -7-(14 TIMES)----------------------------------------|
> D -7-(14 TIMES)----------------------------------------|
> G -7-(14 TIMES)--------------------------7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
> G -7-(14 TIMES)--------------------------7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
>
> GUITAR 2 CHORUS
>
> F -----------------------------------------------------|
> F -----------------------------------------------------|
> D -10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-5-(10 TIMES)---------------|
> D -10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-5-("" """"")---------------|
> G ---------------------------------------7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
> G ---------------------------------------7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
>
> GUITAR 1
>
> F -------------------------|
> F -------------------------|
> D ----------------------12-| Bend the final 2 12ths.
> D ----------------------12-|
> G -12-12-10-12-10-12-10----|
> G -12-12-10-12-10-12-10----|
>
> GUITAR 2
>
> F ------------------------------------------|
> F ------------------------------------------|
> D -10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-5-2-|
> D -10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-5-7-5-7-5-2-|
> G ------------------------------------------|
> G ------------------------------------------|
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version 3
Lee's Tuning: GGDDFF
Thurston's tuning: GGDDEbEb
Lee's part...
the song starts off with a bit of studio weirdness, until T's guitar (right speaker)
chimes in. when the drums kick in, lee starts playing the verse riff...
F-----------0----------------------0---------------------0------0----0---0---|
F-----------0----------------------0---------------------0------0----0---0---|
D---2---2-------2---3----3--3---3-----3--3--3/7---7---7-----7------7---7---7-|
D---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7----------------------|
G---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7----------------------|
G---2---2-----------3----3--3---3--------3--3/7---7---7----------------------|
the chorus starts with something like this...
F------------------|
F------------------|
D----7\5--5----5---|
D----7\5--5----5---|
G----7\5--5----5---|
G----7\5--5----5---|
then, it goes on to this...
F---5--5--5--5---4--4--4--4----0--0--0-------------------------------|
F---5--5--5--5---4--4--4--4----0--0--0-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------5--5/7--7--7--7--7--7----|
D----------------------------------------5--5--5/7--7--7--7--7--7----|
G----------------------------------------5--5--5/7--7--7--7--7--7----|
G----------------------------------------5--5--5/7--7--7--7--7--7----|
play that twice, then play this...
F---5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4---------------------------------------------|
F---5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4---------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------12--12---10---12--10--10---12-------|
D------------------------------------12--12---10---12--10--10---12-------|
G------------------------------------12--12---10---12--10--10---12-------|
G------------------------------------12--12---10---12--10--10---12-------|
{_______play this part 4 times_______}
then, go back to verse....
The bridge is rather tough to figure out, since lee's guitar is mixed very low.
but, from what i can figure out, he just plays these three chords....
F-----0----------7------9-------|
F-----0----------7------9-------|
D-----8----------0------0-------|
D-----8----------0------0-------|
G-----0----------0------0-------|
G-----0----------0------0-------|
coming out of the bridge, lee plays something like this...
F--------------------------2---------|
F--------------------------2---------|
D---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0---------|
D---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0---------|
G---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0---------|
G---7--7--7--7--7--7-------0---------|
then, T plays some weirdness, then it's back to the verse...
after the last verse, lee plays something like this:
F-------------------------------5----5----5-----5------4----4----4-----4----|
F-------------------------------5----5----5-----5------4----4----4-----4----|
D----7\5---5----5-------------0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------|
D----7\5---5----5-------------0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------|
G----7\5---5----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G----7\5---5----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
play that last part a couple times, then pick behind the bridge with some whammy action...
Thurston's part....
Intro:
for the intro, he plays this chord
Eb-----12--------|
Eb-----12--------|
D------12--------|
D------12--------|
G----------------|
G----------------|
for the verse, T plays a lot of madness. there are a lot of whammy bends high up the neck,
as well as a lot of open D dips during the first verse. just listen to the record,
and have fun with it.....
for the chorus, T starts with a long pick slide, then doubles Lee's part like this
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----8--8--8--8---7--7--7--7----3--3--3---------5---5/7--7--7--7--7------|
D-----8--8--8--8---7--7--7--7----3--3--3-----5---5---5/7--7--7--7--7------|
G--------------------------------------------5---5---5/7--7--7--7--7------|
G--------------------------------------------5---5---5/7--7--7--7--7------|
then go to this part... tremolo pick
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D---8--8--8--8---7--7--7--7----12--12---10---12---10--10---12-------12-----|
D---8--8--8--8---7--7--7--7----12--12---10---12---10--10---12-------12-----|
G------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12--------------|
G------------------------------12--12---10---12---10--10---12--------------|
{___play this part four times______}
then, it's back to the verse...
for the bridge, T plays more whammy stuff....
coming out of the bridge, T plays this...
Eb---12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------|
Eb---12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------|
D----12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------|
D----12--12--12--12--12--12--12----------------------|
G------------------------------------0---------------|
G------------------------------------0---------------|
then he tremolo picks this to go back to the verse:
Eb---12------|
Eb---12------|
D----12------|
D----12------|
G------------|
G------------|
then, it's back to the verse.....
after the last verse, T play something like this...
Eb-------------|
Eb-------------|
D---7\5---5----|
D---7\5---5----|
G---7\5---5----|
G---7\5---5----|
for the outro, just play a lot of stuff behind the bridge, and other noises
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
The intro seems to be like that. Do a tremolo picking on the 12th fret of A. Do some
variations with picking the 13th fret. And listen to the song to understand what i'm saying.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----12tr-12tr-13-13-13-13-12tr---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here is the verse of the song. The rythmic here is made by Lee Ranaldo, and you can do
some crazy notes like Thurston Moore in hitting the high fret of your guitar.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----------------------------------|
And then the chorus seems to be :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-/-0--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---------|
D|--5-/-0------------------3-3-3-3-5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------3-3-3-3-|
A|--3-/-0--------------------------5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
D|-5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------3-3-3-3-5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
A|-5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------5-/-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------3-/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
And then, at the end of the chorus :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3----5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---------------------------------------|
A|--5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3----5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3---------------------------------------|
E|--3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1----3-1-3-1-3-1-3-1---------------------------------------|
And then, the verse again. Don't forget to listen to the rhythm. I didn't tab correctly
the rythme, so listen closely to Mote, and you'll be able to play this song.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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