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Silver Rocket by Sonic Youth
Silver Rocket
This is a standard tuning chords version for people who don't want to have to
retune to play this song. If you want to play it exactly how Thurston and Lee do,
there is an accurate alternate tuning tab on this website. It would be hard to
exactly tab out the rhythm, but if you know the song well enough it should be
easy. Remember, emphasis on fast, urgent strumming, and keep it energetic.
Chords used:
Am x121414xx
F/C 881010xx
C x355xx
Eb x688xx
Am
Snake in it
F/C
Jack into the wall
Am
TV amp on fire
F/C
Blowin' in the hall
Am
Gun yr. sled
F/C
Close yr. peeping toms
Am
Turbo organizer
F/C
Crankin' on the knob
C
You got it
Eb C Eb
You ride the silver rocket
C
Can't stop it
Eb C Eb
Burnin hole in your pocket
Hit the power
Psycho helmets on
You got to splice yr. halo
Take it to a moon
Nymphoid clamor
Fuelling up the hammer
You got to fake out the robot
And pulse up the zoom
You got it
You ride the silver rocket
Can't stop it
Burnin hole in your pocket
Can't forget the flashing
Can't forget the smashing
The sending and the bending
The ampisphere re-entry
You gotta have the time
Got a letter in your mind
Gotta heart injection
That you got yourself a line
You got it
You ride the silver rocket
Can't stop it
Burnin hole in your pocket
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version 2
>Tuning low to high:
>ACCGG#C
>
>how to tune:
>tune the high to the fifth fret of the G string. Tune the to the
>first fret of the G string. Tune the string to the third fret of the
> string. Tune the string up to the string. Tune the string
>to match the old string (now C string).
>
>C-------9---------5---|-----------------------------|
>G#-----9-9---------5--|-----------------------------|
>G-----9---9----5----5-|--0000000333333-0000000333333|
>C----9-----9--5-5----5|--0000000333333-0000000333333|
>C---9--------5--------|--0000000333333-0000000333333|
>A---------------------|----------------3333333000000|
>
>now the guitars split up:
>
>guitar I:
>
>C---------11-11-11-9-------------------------11-11-11-9----------------------|
>G#--------11-11-11-9-9--11-11-9--11-9--11-9--11-11-11-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
>G--------------------10-12-12-10-12-10-12-10------------10-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
>C----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>C----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>A---xsl-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|
>|Guitar II: (no timing represented)
>C---7-------3----|repeat with above--0-|
>G#--8-------4----| then:--0-|for the "solo" or noise or whatever
>G---9-------5----| --0-|
>C---7-------3----| --0-|
>C---7-------3----| --0-|
>A----------------| --0-|
>
>the last chord is played on two guitars:
>022XXX and 066766.
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version 3
Thurston's tuning: ACCGG#C
Lee's tuning: AAEEAA
T's part:
Intro:
C---------------9----------------------------5------------|
G#-------9---------9-----------------5-----------5--------|
G------9-----9--------9----------5--------5----------5----|
C---9------------------------5----------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus riff:
C-------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------|
G---0----0---0---0---0---0---0-----3---3----3--3--3-----|
C---0----0---0---0---0---0---0-----3---3----3--3--3-----|
C---0----0---0---0---0---0---0-----3---3----3--3--3-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff:
C--9---9---9---9----5----5--5---5--5---5--5------|
G#-9---9---9---9----5----5--5---5--5---5--5------|
G--9---9---9---9----5----5--5---5--5---5--5------|
C--9---9---9---9----5----5--5---5--5---5--5------|
C--9---9---9---9----5----5--5---5--5---5--5------|
A------------------------------------------------|
when the band comes out of the noise jam, repeat the intro at a faster
speed...
Lee's part:
for the intro, Lee just plays a 12th fret harmonic on the E strings
Chorus riff:
A---3---3---3---3----3----------6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3-------6---6---6---6--6-|
A---3---3---3---3----3----------6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3-------6---6---6---6--6-|
E---3---3---3---3----3----------6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3-------6---6---6---6--6-|
E---3---3---3---3----3----0-----6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3---0---6---6---6---6--6-|
A---3---3---3---3----3----0-----6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3---0---6---6---6---6--6-|
A---3---3---3---3----3----0-----6---6---6---6---6-----3--3---3--3---0---0---0---0---0--0-|
Verse Riff:
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---19--19--19---17----13--15--15--15--13--15--13------19--19--19---17---13--15--15--15--|
E---19--19--19---17----13--15--15--15--13--15--13------19--19--19---17---13--15--15--15--|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Riff One - TM
d |----------7-----------------3---------------------|
A#|------7-----7-----------3-----3-------------------|
A |----7---7-----7-------3---3-----3-----------------|
D |--7-------------7---3-------------3---------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
Riff Two - TM + LR Combined
High notes in brackets are from Thurston's (quieter) part and I'm not sure if they're
always played,
but they're useful for achieving that that SY dissonance. Lower bracketed note is from
the bass part.
d |--------------------------------------------------|
A#|-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)(3)----(6)-(6)-(6)(6)(6)-----------|
A |--3---3---3--3--3------6---6---6--6--6------------|
D |--5---5---5--5--5------8---8---8--8--8------------|
A |--3---3---3--3--3--0---6---6---6--6--6------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------|
A#|-(3)-(3)-(3)(3)(3)----(6)-(6)-(6)(6)(6)-----------|
A |--3---3---3--3--3------6---6---6--6--6------------|
D |--5---5---5--5--5------8---8---8--8--8------------|
A |--3---3---3--3--3--0---6---6---6--6--6------------|
D |----------------------(7)-(7)-(7)(7)(7)-----------|
Riff 3 - TM + LR Combined
d |------9-9-9-7-----------5-5-3-5-5-5-3-------------|
A#|--7---7-7-7-7-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
A |--7---7-7-7-7-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
D |--7---7-7-7-7-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
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