C G D G C D E G# E G # E G# bass   WINNER'S BLUES These tunings may facilitate very easy chords and unique sounds when the open strings are used as drones. C G D G C D D F C D F F In particular, this list contains more examples of open and regular tunings, which are discussed in the article on guitar tunings. G G D A G A This tuning also matches standard vihuela tuning and is often employed in classical guitar transcriptions of music written for those instruments, such as, for instance, "La Canción Del Emperador" and "Diferencias Sobre Guardame Las Vacas" by Renaissance composer Luis de Narváez. 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C G D G C D C G D G C D E G# E G# E G# G G D A G A   G G C G C D Lee bass  G G C G C D Tuning used by Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls on the song "Iris". DEATH VALLEY '69 MAKING THE NATURE SCENE C G G D D D A A E E A A Kim IMPORTANT COVID-19 & SHIPPING DELAY INFORMATION. In extended chord tunings, the open strings form a seventh, ninth, or eleventh chord. G G D D D# D# PANTY LIES NO QUEEN BLUES bass  F# F# F# F# E B ? D D A F# A D   E G D G E D bass E E B E B B organ G G D E G B D D D D A A B E G D B B E A D G B E [38] It has a wide range, thus it requires an appropriate range of string gauges. C G D G C D E G D G E D I'M INSANE   E A D G B E   D D# A# D# G G Dans cet article, j’ai adapté les “narrow-range tunings” originaux de Sonic Youth pour que vous puissiez les réaliser avec une guitare en accordage standard ! C C D# G G D KAREN KOLTRANE DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? THE GOOD AND THE BAD G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D# DADDAD tuning is sometimes used on Dobro guitars for rock and blues. E B E G G B BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYE E G D G E D E B E E A B TOM VIOLENCE E G# E G# E G#   E G D G E D   Initially composed of only Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and a revolving-door lineup of drummers, the band BONE bass   F# F# F# F# E B bass  MARILYN MOORE Kim SONG A F# E F# E B E B E E A B F# F# F# F# E B bass bass G G D D G G bass   F# F# G G A A G G D D D# D# SONG [32], Neighboring the standard tuning is the major-thirds tuning that has the open strings, A lower major-thirds tuning has the open strings, which "contains two octaves of a C augmented chord". QUEST FOR THE CUP ? Thurston MY FRIEND GOO To enable an adjustable microtonal tuning, there exist guitars with frets that can be moved across the fingerboard.[44][45]. ON THE STRIP EARLY AMERICAN D A D G G B HEY JONI B E G D B B D A D A B B RADICAL ADULTS LICK GODHEAD STYLE Guitars can also be refretted to a microtonal scale. E G D G E D C C E B G D C G G D D D   C G D G B B   G G C C A# A# Brother James 9. RENEGADE PRINCESS In rock music, has been used in Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". G G C G C D E A D G B E G G D D D# D# SIDE2SIDE F# F# G G A A A C C G G# C E G# E G # E G# D# D# A# D# G G D D# A# D# G G OR F# F# F# F# E B C G D C G D C G D G B B G G C C A# A# D A D A B D   ? DRIPPING DREAM SHE IS NOT ALONE F# F# F# F# E B Kim   REENA CALMING THE SNAKE ? SONG   D D# A# D# G G E E B B E F# G G D D D# D# ? Coby & Simone, Something to Do with Time, published February 1, 2020. The post-metal group Russian Circles also employ this tuning, and also plays it tuned a half-step down: D♭-A♭-d♭-g♭-a♭-d♭'. E G D G E D KISSABILITY if I have no viable guess. You can replicate most Sonic Youth tunings with the same string set: use two of your usual 5 th strings for the 6 th and 5 th strings, two 4 th strings for the 4 th and 3 rd strings, and two 3 rd strings for the 2 nd and 1 st strings, as if you were tuning A-A-D-D-G-G. (String pitches are listed low to high throughout.)  G G D D G G  G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D# GHOST BITCH Confusion Is Sex by Sonic Youth, released 01 February 1983 1. bass  Thurston Tunings not confirmed are in a light blue font, or a ? Lee SONG HELEN LUNDEBERG G G D D D# D# G A B D E G Please contact me if you have any corrections/suggestions! SKINK B B x x F# F# FEMALE MECHANIC NOW ON DUTY bass   bass  E G D D G G BONE E A D G B E E G# E G# E G# Thurston C C x x D# D# I LOVE YOU GOLDEN BLUE C G D G B B NEVERMIND (WHAT WAS IT ANYWAY) SHOOT E E B B F# F# INCINERATE   00:05:14. More on Genius. SECRET GIRL   bass  D D# A# D# G G E A D G B E F# F# F# F# E B CHAPEL HILL bass  NEVERMIND (WHAT WAS IT ANYWAY)   E G# E G# E G# bass D D# A# D# G G ? C G D G C D SONG Sonic Youth's sound relied heavily on the use of alternative tunings. Same as Open-D but tuned a half-step down. Huge selection of 500,000 tabs. G G D G G A D F C D F F C G G D D D D# D# A# D# G G E A D G B E SWIMSUIT ISSUE D A D A B B   E A D G B E   D A D A B B SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE C G D C G D F# F# F# F# E B F# F# C# C# C# C# E A D G B E bass  On a 12 string pedal steel guitar, all 12 strings are tuned and played individually, not as 6 double courses as on the 12 string guitar. C G D C G D bass   Hybrid tuning between drop B-tuning and E-standard. SACRED TRICKSTER TOKYO EYE n/a  G G D G G A ? G G D D D# D# From standard EADGBE, all the strings are tuned up by the same interval. UNMADE BED C G D C G D ? bass  Also D-A-d-a-a-d', was used by Dave Wakeling on the English Beat's 1983 "Save It For Later". D D# A# D# G G D D# A# D# G G D# D# A A E E D D A F# A D F# F# F# F# E B anything F# F# F# F# E B bass   D D D D A A SONG  F G C F A F#   G G C G C D F F C C A A YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM F# F# F# F# E B ANTI-ORGASM SUGAR KANE F# F# F# F# E B bass  G G D D D# D# STREAMXSONIK SUBWAY n/a  C G G D D D < "The Art of Fingerstyle Guitar: Solos in Open Tunings". C G D G B B bass Last edit on Sep 27, 2019. G G D D D# D# String tension will be higher. Used by Alice In Chains on the songs "Over Now", "Nothin' Song", and "Shame in You", and by Guns N' Roses on the song "Jumpin' Jack Flash". SONG D D# A# D# G G        ? Wilco have several songs in Open D. Kevin Cronin used Open D in "Time for me to fly", the 1978 REO Speedwagon hit song, with 4 top string variations for G and A. n/a  Lee F G C F A F# 100% E B E G G B E A D G B E G G D G G A n/a  SONG SONG Play Guitar Tunings Tabs using simple video lessons PLASTIC SUN F# F# F# F# E B SONG bass  F# F# F# F# E B D D D D A A IN THE KINGDOM #19 A A E E A A C G D G B B D# D# A# D# G G SLEEPIN' AROUND ERIC'S TRIP F# F# F# F# E B NO QUEEN BLUES F# F# G G A A SAUCER-LIKE B E G D B B ? E G D G E D F# F# F# F# E B D A D A B B DIRTY BOOTS bass   D A D A B B bass  Often vocalized as "Dad-Gad", DADGAD it is now common in Celtic music. WASHING MACHINE SONG G G D D D# D# F# F# F# F# E B bass  Guitar Tunings Chords - Sonic Youth, Version (1). Also includes notes on how to finger certain difficult chords. Thurston THE SPRAWL TOTAL TRASH   'CROSS THE BREEZE bass  G G D D D# D# E G D G E D E A D G B E G G D D D# D# Lee D A D A B D   Kim Thurston is known for pushing the limits of sound possibilities from the guitar (particularly the Jazzmaster), and alternate tunings have played a major role in his ability to create distinctly unique music. bass   D D A F# A D   A A E E A A SONG POISON ARROW A C C G G# C E G D G E D Guitar Tunings by Sonic Youth Tab Different Versions Chords, Tab, Tabs. E A D G B E B E G D B B CONFUSION IS NEXT A F# E F# E B / G G C G C D Protect Me You 3. bass        synth      A C C G G# C Lee bass F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B   E A D G B E   bass  Sonic Youth pioneered a new approach to making music, a fusion of post punk and art rock that focused more on the music and the moods created by it, rather than a traditional verse/chorus arrangement. bass  Thurston A A E E A A A C C G G# C G G D D D# D# bass C G D G B B Jim F# F# A A E E ORANGE ROLLS, ANGEL'S SPIT   bass    CANDLE C G D A C D   I DREAMED I DREAM E G D G E D This tuning is used by Tonic in their song Soldier's Daughter with a capo on the 4th fret. Features news, biographies, MP3, videos, photos, and links. View official tab. D# D# A# D# G G Kim G G D D D# D# JUSTICE IS MIGHT   STONES SUNDAY F# F# F# F# E B THUNDERCLAP FOR BOBBY PYN NO WAY C G D G B B It was also used by Keith Richards on "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and the Stone Roses in "Love Spreads". G G D D D# D# Also uses a variation where the lowest string is dropped to G, used on some songs from Kill the Flaw and the song "Life Deceives You"), a Drop B variation, or B'-F♯-B-e-f♯-b, and a Drop A# variation, or A♯'-F-A♯-d♯-f-a♯. SONG G G D E G B RAIN KING bass  Lee F# F# F# F# E B D# D# A# D# G G bass  HYPERSTATION Thurston LIGHTS OUT Lee EARLY AMERICAN Kim E E B E G# B LEAKY LIFEBOAT (FOR GREGORY CORSO) (Certain microtonal scales, particularly quarter tones, can be played on a standard guitar solely by adjusting tunings, but the distance between notes on the scale makes it somewhat impractical.) You can click these dots to show information in the bottom frame. Ostrich tuning is a tuning where all strings are tuned to the same note over two or three octaves,[39] creating an intense, chorused drone and interesting fingering potential. bass PLASTIC SUN Lee Sonic Youth were a New York based experimental rock outfit founded in 1981. D# D# C# C# G# G# E E B E G# B PANTY LIES   KAREN REVISITED FLOWER Here the songs are grouped by their tuning, rather than album. G G D D D# D# Some lower tunings may call for a baritone guitar to more easily maintain high string tension and a rich tone. D# A# D# B C# F#   Kim G G D D D# D#   A continuation of the eight-string guitar, adding a string lower or higher. E E B B E F# G G D E G B   E E B B E F# Lee E E B B E F# F# F# F# F# E B OR Thurston bass   E G D G E D This allows for the note range of B standard tuning without transposing E standard guitar chords down two and a half steps down.   100% A A E E A A bass  A C C G G# C Perhaps one of the most innovative users of alternate tunings is Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore. F G C F A F# SLEEPIN' AROUND bass D D A F# A D if I have no viable guess. bass   G G C G C D G G D G G A   ORANGE ROLLS, ANGEL'S SPIT Click here. F# F# F# F# E B MASSAGE THE HISTORY On this page, you'll find all of SY's major releases and the tunings used by each member, where known. A compact tuning that fits within one octave and covers the chromatic scale between open strings and the first fret. THE DIAMOND SEA n/a B E G D B B Shaking Hell 5. D A D A B B Thurston A drop one tuning lowers the pitch by one full step. TITANIUM EXPOSE E B E E A A E E E E F# F# E E B B E F# SONG SONG E G D G E D SHADOW OF A DOUBT Jim The World Looks Red 7. G G C C A# A# When playing on a 7 string guitar, he would have a low G as the lowest string to complete the fifth. G G D D D# D# bass  E G D G E D CINDERELLA'S BIG SCORE LEAKY LIFEBOAT (FOR GREGORY CORSO) Kim C D G A D G  SKINK D A D A B D   G G D D G G From their great album "Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star", dated 1994. F# F# F# F# E B THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD There should be someplace online with that info. WAIST bass   Next to the tuning will be a white or blue dot. G G C G C D A C C G G# C Jim SONG D A D G G Btrumpet   I DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT WHITE KROSS Scordatura on stringed instruments has been used for centuries and alternative guitar tunings had been used for decades in blues music, and to a limited degree in rock music (such as with Lou Reed 's … bass   PIPELINE/KILL TIME C G D C G D Mi-composé is a tuning commonly used for rhythm guitar in African popular music forms such as soukous and makossa. INTRO F# F# F# F# E B C C E B G D A F# E F# E B This tuning is also commonly used by John Butler on his 12 string guitar. C G D G C D G G D D D# D#     Kim G G C G C D D A D G G B SONG Lee SONG G G D A G A n/a    G G D D G G bass UNWIND C G D G B B Thurston PEACE ATTACK E G D G E D E G D G E D E E B E B B THE DIAMOND SEA DISAPPEARER G G D D D# D# E E B E B B Thurston BULL IN THE HEATHER G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D# DADGAD was developed by Davey Graham in the early 1960s when he was travelling in Morocco, to more easily play along with Oud music. SILVER ROCKET F# F# F# F# E B Lee Yes No. G G D D D# D# F# F# F# F# E B G G C# D G G bass  F# F# F# F# E B E B E E A B LIGHTNIN' PEACE ATTACK MILDRED PIERCE SYMPATHY FOR THE STRAWBERRY Kim   The reason for tuning down below standard pitch is usually either to accommodate a singer's vocal range or to get a deeper/heavier sound.[41]. THE BURNING SPEAR   KIM GORDON & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM   bass  D A D A B D   Lee F# F# F# F# E B D D# A# D# G G   n/a  G G D D D# D# COTTON CROWN G G D G G A G G D G G A POISON ARROW G G D F F G G G D G G A   D D# A# D# G G HALLOWEEN Guitar Tunings Tabs - Sonic Youth, Version (1). Thurston E G# E G# E G# Due to this popularity it is sometimes referred to as "Celtic" tuning, although this is misleading given its origin and its primary early use in a quite different field of music. E G# E G# E G# The term also expresses the fact that, compared to Major chord open tunings, by fretting the lowered string at the first fret, it is possible to produce a major chord very easily. bass  SWEET SHINE A F# E F# E B E G D G E D E G# E G# E G# F# F# G G A A F# F# F# F# E B bass  C G G D D D SOCIETY IS A HOLE   In modal tunings, the strings are tuned to form a chord which is not definitively minor or major. G G D G G A Thurston   PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY F G C F A F# G G D D D# D# (used on the song "Unraveling". Kim D D# A# D# G G G G D D D# D# MARILYN MOORE Thurston F# F# G G A A DISCONNECTION NOTICE SIDE2SIDE THE NEUTRAL C G D G C D n/a  D E G D B B Also used on Ziltoid the Omniscient, "Planet of the Apes" from Deconstruction, and "Failure" from Transcendence). A comprehensive list of equipment used by Sonic Youth with pictures and information B E G D B B [8] David Wilcox used this tuning on "The Nightshift Watchman". G G D D D# D# F#F#GA UNWIND PAPER CUP EXIT ? The Guitar Interview: Thurston Moore on Jazzmasters, Sonic Youth and his new solo LP. Albums where Kim plays guitar will have a Kim column, otherwise she's playing bass in standard. G G D D G G E G# E G# E G# A F# E F# E B / G G C G C D G A B D E G ? E E B B E F# WHAT A WASTE F F C C A A B E G D B B David Wilcox also recorded his most famous songs, "Eye of the Hurricane" and "Rusty Old American Dream", both from How Did You Find Me Here, in this tuning, as well as "New World", "Show the Way", "Hold It Up to the Light", and his cover of "It's the Same Old Song" from Big Horizon, and "Mango" from East Asheville Hardware. KIM GORDON & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM STALKER G G D E G B C G D G C D G G D D D# D# The English guitar used a repetitive open-C tuning that approximated a major-thirds tuning. bass  bass   D D D D A A F# F# F# F# E B The following open-tunings use a minor third, and give a minor chord with open strings.   This tuning was made by songwriter/composer Mr.Tom (Rawding) during the creation of an original indie folk instrumental "When You Stand By Me" [1]. Thurston bass  SONG Kim n/a RATS F# F# F# F# E B G G D D D# D#   THE GOOD AND THE BAD E A D G B E G G D E G B G G C G C D G G D D D# D#  G G D D G G  G G C G C D D-F#-A-E-F#-A B B x x F# F# D D A F# A D On table steel guitar and pedal steel guitar, the most common tunings are the extended-chord C6 tuning and E9 tuning, sometimes known as the Texas and Nashville tunings respectively. SAUCER-LIKE bass  D D A F# A D The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). G G D A G A F G C F A F# F# F# G G A A DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY Lee Lee C6 tuning is popular for these instruments, as are open G, E6, and E7 tuning. D E G D B B He uses this on such songs as "Crosses", "Heartbeats" and "Cycling Trivialities" (capo on second fret). D A D G G Btrumpet E E B B E F# In the minor-thirds tuning beginning with C, the open strings contain the notes (C, D♯, F♯) of the diminished C chord. PROTECT ME YOU Guitar tunings inspired by other Instruments, harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFSethares2009 (, harvtxt error: no target: CITEREFSethares2001 (. F# F# F# F# E B bass  SONG E B E G G B C G D G C D Kim IN THE MIND OF THE BOURGEOIS READER by Sonic Youth. C G D A C D   SONG D A D G G B D E G D B B G G D G G A [5] STALKER Here the songs are grouped by their tuning, rather than album.   D A D A B B LITTLE TROUBLE GIRL Thurston G G C G C D It is possible to play microtonal scales on a fretless guitar, to convert a fretted guitar into a fretless, or to make a custom neck with a specific microtonal fret spacing. MARY-CHRIST D A D A B B (She's In A) Bad Mood 2. SNARE, GIRL G G D D G G ? ? E E B B E F# Lee TEENAGE RIOT E E B B E F# G G D E G B C G D G C D CATHOLIC BLOCK bass  Alors, bien sur, vous n’aurez pas le son exact du groupe, mais avouez que c’est tout de même nettement plus pratique !!!! D D A F# A D G G D D D# D# C G D G C D F# F# F# F# E B ANDROGYNOUS MIND A A E E A A D F C D F F G A B D E G D A D A B B I'M INSANE D# D# C# C# G# G# bass   HEATHER ANGEL G G D G G A E A D G B E The C-C-G-C-E-G tuning uses the harmonic sequence (overtones) of the note C. When an open-note C-string is struck, its harmonic sequence begins with the notes (C,C,G,C,E,G,B♭,C). G G C G C D WILDFLOWER SOUL A C C G G# C NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS E G D G E D F# F# F# F# E B bass G G D G G A G G D G G A G G D G G A In his on-line guide to alternative tunings for six-string guitars, William Sethares mentions several that are inspired by instruments other than guitars, for example, balalaika (E-A-D-E-E-A), cittern C-G-C-G-C-G, and Dobro G-B-D-G-B-D. Five string guitars are common in Brazil, where they are known as guitarra baiana and are typically tuned in 5ths. G G C# D G G Lee [2], This open-C tuning gives the initial harmonic series when a C-string is struck. MAKING THE NATURE SCENE E E B B E F# C G D G C D G G D D D# D#   [42] It is similar to the standard guitar tuning, except that the d string is raised an entire octave. D D# A# D# G G [30], This tuning is like that of the lowest four strings in standard tuning. E G D G E D G G D A G A#  G G D D D# D#  SONG n/a  ? A C C G G# C All-fifths tuning is a tuning in intervals of perfect fifths like that of a mandolin, cello or violin; other names include "perfect fifths" and "fifths". ? B E G D B B DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY bass  bass SHADOW OF A DOUBT E G D G E D Others can be achieved using a capo and/or a partial capo. RENEGADE PRINCESS G G C G C D F# F# F# F# E B SONG E G D G E D Thurston MILDRED PIERCE F# F# F# F# E B D F C D F F ? Eric’s Trip Lyrics (Achoo. bass  bass   BRAVE MEN RUN Drop tunings lower the sixth string, dropping the lowest E string of the standard tuning. D D A F# A D Sonic Youth Tabs with free online tab player. A A E E A A G G D D D# D# D D A F# A D Lee   bass   bass   C G D C G D bass D D D D E A STARPOWER DRIPPING DREAM D D D D A A I DREAMED I DREAM A F# E F# E B Often these tunings form a suspended chord on the open strings. bass  Used by Nickelback on "Should've Listened", Devin Townsend in recent years, and Big Wreck on "Albatross". On a multiple-neck instrument, the near neck will normally be some form of C6, and the next closest neck E9. SHE IS NOT ALONE bass HITS OF SUNSHINE G G D D D# D#   G G D D F F GREEN LIGHT bass C G G D D D G G D D D# D#   bass   HALLOWEEN C G D C G D G G D G G A D# D# C# C# G G bass   n/a Necks with 12 or more strings can be used with universal tunings which combine the features of C6 and E9.  G G D D D# D#  THE WORLD LOOKS RED Jim Sonic truth, sonic death Sonic smoke, sonic youth Nic fit, nic fit, nic fit, nic. PATTERN RECOGNITION C G D G C D E E B E B B organ F# F# F# F# E B D D A F# A D B E G D B B bass   D D A F# A D   SCREAMING SKULL bass  Open G was used in rock by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin in the songs "Dancing Days", "That's The Way" and "Black Country Woman", Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones as well as in Mississippi blues by Son House, Charley Patton, and Robert Johnson, some songs by Alter Bridge (including down-tuned and minor variations on "In Loving Memory", "Watch Over You", "Wonderful Life", "Words Darker Than Their Wings", "Cradle to the Grave", and "Dying Light"), and in "Fearless" by Pink Floyd. Kim E G D G E D bass  D D A F# A D D E G D B B bass/gtr A F# E F# E B G G D D D# D# Return to the Sonic Youth Tab Archive. G G D D D# D# F# F# G G A A The open strings of a guitar can be tuned to microtonal intervals, however microtonal scales cannot easily be played on a conventional guitar because the frets only allow for a chromatic scale of twelve equally spaced pitches, each a semitone apart. C C E B G D Alternately, you can view an alphabetical list of all tunings known to be used by the band or on solo compositions. E E B B E F# tunings Sonic Gossip. G G D D D# D# I Don’t Know Who I Am is taken from the upcoming record Night Network . These tunings have the lowest string (or other strings tuned one full step lower allowing for chord structures similar to six-string drop tunings.   G G D A G A   bass  F# F# F# F# E B PINK STEAM SONG C G D G C D F# F# G G A A     KAREN KOLTRANE E G D G E D D F C D F F Key Variations. TUFF GNARL Tuning used by Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen in "Sleeping Ute", the opening song of their album Shields. DISCONNECTION NOTICE G A B D E G NO WAY bass  This is a tuning favored by the Swedish singer-songwriter José González. G G C G C D Open-D tuning has been called Vestapol tuning.[7]. Please contact me if you have any corrections/suggestions! This can be powerful (Joni/Daydream Nation) and beautiful (Beauty Lies in the Eye/Sister) in equal measure. FREE CITY RHYMES F# F# G G A A Three down-tuned variations are used by the band Sevendust: A Drop C variation, or C-G-c-f-g-c'. GREEN LIGHT D A D A B B TITANIUM EXPOSE E E B B E F# [citation needed]. F# F# F# F# E B D D D D A A C G D G B B E B E E A B   G G D A G A   D D A F# A D   C G D C G D This is accomplished by replacing the d string with an e' string and tuning it to d'. F#F#GA LIGHTNIN'   RATS B E G D B B zither Kim bass C G D C G D bass  D D D D A A THE WONDER THE SPRAWL LIGHTS OUT A F# E F# E B bass  E E B B E F# D A D A B B NIC FIT bass   bass   G G D D D# D#    Neighboring tunings D-A-d-e-a-e' and C-G-c-d-g-a have been used by Martin Carthy. As they redefined what noise meant within rock & roll -- and what success meant for a band with experimental roots -- Sonic Youth became one of the most influential, and popular, acts to emerge from the American underground. Difficulty: advanced. n/a C G D C G D D D D D A A E G D G E D Guitar Tabs Universe Listen: The Cribs collaborate with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo for new single. [3][4] D D D D A A A C C G G# C Lee Also used by artists such as M. Ward, Stephen Malkmus, and Day Wave. WAIST bass Thurston I DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT bass   WHAT WE KNOW E A D G B E Thurston D# D# A A E E   A A E E A A bass  EXPRESSWAY TO YR SKULL G G D D D# D# MASSAGE THE HISTORY A C C G G# C E A D E C D C G C C G A#/C bass  A continuation of the 7-string, adding another string a perfect fourth lower than the low B of the seven-string guitar. C G D C G D DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? [4] D D# A# D# G G Confusion Is Next 8. bass   Some drop tunings also lower the fifth string (the A-note in standard-tuning).   G G D G G A bass  INTRO bass   E E B B E F# 'CROSS THE BREEZE SECRET GIRL E A D G B E Thurston bass    G G D D D# D# A Thousand Leaves 1998 Recorded in the band's Manhattan studio - Echo Canyon Produced by Sonic Youth & Wharton Tiers Label: DGC If standard gauge strings are used, the result is often a "brighter" or "tighter" sound; this was a common practice for some bluegrass bands in the 1950s, notably Flatt & Scruggs. C G C C G A#/C G G D D D# D# C-F-C-F-A-C is the more common of the two. Kim F# F# F# F# E B C G G D D D All-fifths tuning has been approximated by the New Standard Tuning (NST) of King Crimson's Robert Fripp. B E G D B B bass  G G D D D# D#   bass/gtr Baritone 7-string guitars are available which features a longer scale-length allowing it to be tuned to a lower range. F F C C A A bass Home / S / Sonic Youth / Guitar Tunings tab Sonic Youth – Guitar Tunings tab The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). Inhuman 6. THE NEUTRAL F G C F A F# n/a  D D# A# D# G G E A D G B E THE EMPTY PAGE C G C C G A#/C TEENAGE RIOT G G D D D# D# MARY-CHRIST F# F# F# F# E B ERIC'S TRIP D# D# A# D# G G F# F# G G A A What guitar tunings are used for this song? bass  Used on numerous Pavement songs (including Cut Your Hair and by Foo Fighters on the song "Weenie Beenie". G G D G G A PURR [14], Cross-note or open E-minor was used by Bukka White and Skip James.[15]. Kim bass    F# F# F# F# E B FRENCH TICKLER Thurston WHITE KROSS ANTENNA RADICAL ADULTS LICK GODHEAD STYLE D D D D A A No abusive ads G G D G G A WALKIN BLUE F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B E E B E B B Lee bass D D# A# D# G G INHUMAN ... G G D D D# D# E E B B E F# One accurate tab per song.   anything C G G D D D Was this info helpful? CALMING THE SNAKE SUGAR KANE B B E E A A CANDLE Notable users of this tuning include Billy McLaughlin and John Butler. TUNIC bass  Schecter Guitar Research produced a production model 5 string guitar called the Celloblaster in 1998. D A D A B D   F G C F A F# F# F# F# F# E B WILDFLOWER SOUL C G D G C D Used by, F-F-C-F-A-C is also used by Dave Mason on "Only You Know and I Know". bass    bass   D F C D F F DIRTY BOOTS   E E B B E F# C C x x D# D# G G D D D# D# F# F# F# F# E B C G D G C D D D D D A A TUFF GNARL One of the main tunings used 2 A strings, 2 D strings and 2 G strings. E E B B E F# THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD C C E B G D Sonic Youth is considered to be a band that in many ways reinvented rock and music in general, due to how they managed to have such a raw sound and still keep beautiful melodies in between all of the dissonance produced by instruments that are not only given an experimental nature with strange uncommon tunings but are also played in ways only they could feel like doing. E G D G E D NEW HAMPSHIRE A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth Gossip > Sonic Gossip: tunings User Name: Remember Me? G G D D D# D# bass    E G D G E D anything CHAPEL HILL G G C C A# A# D D D D E A SHE'S IN A BAD MOOD D# D# C# C# G G bass   DEATH TO OUR FRIENDS G G C# D G G It also shows you how to tune to each tuning from standard EADGBE. If it says "n/a", they don't play an instrument on the song. G G C G C D EXPRESSWAY TO YR SKULL bass  NIC FIT G G D G G A bass   G G D D D# D# SKIP TRACER DOCTOR'S ORDERS The open C tuning for 7-string guitar was Devin Townsend's preferred tuning for the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad (GCGCGCE, used on their last two albums. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY ? SCREAMING SKULL C G D G B B STARFIELD ROAD   bass  [43] On many refretted microtonal guitars, the frets are split, so that the tuning of each string is independent from the others. F# F# F# F# E B STARFIELD ROAD   G G B D G A C G D C G D F# F# G G A A C G C C G A#/C C G C C G A#/C ? A C C G G# C E A D G B E SELF-OBSESSED AND SEXXEE bass   F# F# F# F# E B C G G D D D Nicknamed - "Papa-Papa". D D D D A A D E G D B B Kim bass   In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. E E E E F# F# SELF-OBSESSED AND SEXXEE COTTON CROWN In the minor-thirds tuning, every interval between successive strings is a minor third. C G G D D D C G D G B B INHUMAN G G D D D# D# ... [28], Major-thirds tuning is a regular tuning in which the musical intervals between successive strings are each major thirds. HELEN LUNDEBERG C G D G C D   SONG   WINNER'S BLUES E G D G E D G G D D G G A A E E A A STREAMXSONIK SUBWAY ELIMINATOR JR bass  Kim TOM VIOLENCE WHAT WE KNOW bass   C G D G C D Listing the initial six harmonics of the G note, this open-G tuning was used by Joni Mitchell for "Electricity", "For the Roses", and "Hunter (The Good Samaritan)". Composed of only Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore guitar Research produced a production model 5 guitar! All tunings known to be used by John Butler of all tunings known to be to! 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