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The Diamond Sea by Sonic Youth The Diamond Sea D E A B Time takes its crazy toll D E A B and how does your mirror grow D E A B you better watch yourself when you jump into it D E A B 'cause the mirror's gonna steal your soul B A G A B I wonder how it came to be my friend B A G A B A G that someone just like you has come again B A G A B you'll never, never know how close you came B A G A B A G until you fall in love with the diamond rain D E A B throw all his trash away D E A B look out he's here to stay D E A B your mirror's gonna crack when he breaks into it D E A B and you'll never never be the same B A G A B look into his eyes and you can see B A G A B A G why all the little kids are dressed in dreams B A G A B I wonder how he's gonna make it back B A G A B A G when he sees that you just know it's make-belief D E A B blood crystalized as sand D E A B and now I hope you'll understand D E A B you reflected into his looking glass soul D E A B and now the mirror is your only friend B A G A B look into his eyes and you will see B A G A B A G that men are not alone on the diamond sea B A G A B sail into the heart of the lonely storm B A G A B A G and tell her that you'll love her eternally D E A B time takes its crazy toll D E A B mirror fallin' off the wall D E A B you better look out for the looking glass girl D E A B 'cause she's gonna take you for a fall B A G A B look into his eyes and you shall see B A G A B A G why everything is quiet and nothing's free B A G A B I wonder how he's gonna make her smile B A G A B A G when love is running wild on the diamond sea ---------------- version 2 thurston's part tuning: EGDGED intro: part 1 D--------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------- D---12--12--12--14---------------------- G----0---0---0---0---14--16--16--16----- E---------------------0---0---0---0----- play part one 4 times, followed by (part 2) D------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- G---16-14-12-14-----12----14/16---16-14-12-14------12--------------- E---------------12-----12---------------------10------10------------ G------14/16-----14-----12------- E-------------------------------- play that part twice for the verses, T's plays nothing chorus: play part 2 of intro break: (part 1) D------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------- E------12/14\12----12/15\12----12/14\12----- (part 2) w/ distortion play twice D----------------------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------- G---7-7-7\4--4--4--4/11--11-11-11--------------------------------- E----------------------------------12-12-12--10-10-10---7--7--7-7- after that part, basically just improv (that's what he does live) the next section, which consists of various harmonics on the 5th, 7th and 12th frets. He plays that for awhile, until he goes up to a tremelo picked section for awhile G-----19------17------- D------0-------0------- then, it breaks down to noise for a bit.. more to come later.. LEE'S PART tuning: EEBBEF# intro/verse: F#--15---13---12---10-- w/ slight delay E---------------------- B---------------------- B---------------------- E---------------------- E---------------------- 2nd part of intro/chorus: F#------------------------------------------ ------- E------------------------------------------- ------- B------------------------------------------- PLAY ------- B--------5\7--5------------8\10-8----8------ TWICE --7-0-- E------------------10----------------------- ------- E---0--------------------------------------- ------- the choruses have some slight variation, but not much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eep repeating that riff, start including the notes on the F# string too. Eventually he moves into a pattern like this (bottom 5 strings stay the same, play this on F#): F#---15--15--15-17--12--12-12-12-12-12-- then: F#---------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- B--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-- B--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-- E----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- F#---------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- B--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- B--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-- E----------------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------------- F#----------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------ PLAY TWICE B------------------------------------------------------------------ E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-- then start droning on a dissonant chord like this: F#----- E--13-- B--12-- change the fingering a bit, just bend a skronky chord around... B--11-- E--10-- E--10-- this spills out into the final verse... which is a little different than before... w/ delay: F#---15---13---17-------15---13---12-------15---13---17---- E---------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------- return to normal verse riff when vocals begin. quietly pick open strings after last chorus... turn phaser on and it's all in your hands from there......... --------------