Sonic Youth - Catholic Block Chords & Tabs

tuning - lee ranaldo: DDDDAA (note they use a custom guage of strings, I think
this tuning is used with like .046, .046, .026., .026, .017, .017)

intro: plug in yr guitar with the amp up loud,
before you you play something like
this:
A|--7--
A|--7--
D|--7--
D|--7--
D|--^bend this up & down
D|-----

main riff:
A|--------------------(2-0-2-2)-------------------(2-0-2-2)-|
A|-----4---2-------4---2-0-2-2-----4---2-------4---2-0-2-2--|
D|--/4---4---4-4-4---4-----------4---4---4-4-4---4----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| repeat
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|

bridge:			           1st solo riff:
A|--0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2--3---   -------------------------------|
A|--0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2--3---   -------------------------------|
D|--0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2-(4)--   --11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11---|
D|--0--2--4--2--0--2--4--2-(4)--   --11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11---|
D|------------------------------   --11-14--12-11--11-14--12-11---|
D|------------------------------   -------------------------------|pick fast
tremolo

then the 2nd solo stuff:
(pick fast tremolo)
A|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12-----|
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12-----| x2
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12-----|
D|----------------------------|

then, back to the 1st solo riff before he does some noise stuff!!!

after that, repeat the main riff,
then: (fast tremolo)
A|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12-->    --/14--/15--/16----| slide further up the
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12-->    --/14--/15--/16----| neck until you reach
D|--11---6--7--9---11--12--> x4    --/14--/15--/16-| the noisy top!
D|-------------------------------------------------|

then repeat the bridge along with an accustic guitar before the song
ends with
an open chord.

i will tab thruston's part later...

P.S! This tuning also works on "beauty lies in the eye"...

ENjoy for now

love madsun

last updated: 6/22/98

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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonic_youth/catholic_block_tab.html ]
THURSTON'S PART

tuning: F# F# F# F# E B (.046, .046, .026, .026, .017, .014)

after lee begins his part, strum:

B---2--|
E---2--|
F#--0--
F#--0--
F#--0--
F#--0--

verse:

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#--------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---|
F#--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---|
F#--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0----------------------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0----------------------------------|

Thurston's gtr here is really buried and dirty sounding, he might be playing
additional melody notes along w/ the rhythm, it's hard to tell...

after verse:   LISTEN TO LP FOR TIMING OF TREM PICKING

B-------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------5---| "come back to me a while"
F#---10---11---12---16---20\------4---|
F#---10---11---12---16---20\------3---|
F#------------------------------------|
F#------------------------------------|

then:

B--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------|
F#--0-0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-0-3\5-5-5--|
F#--0-0-0-X-X-0-0-X-X-0-3\5-5-5--|

then:       TREM PICK ALL NOTEs......

B------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
F#---0--2--3--5--7--9--12--14--15--17--19--22\---|
F#---0--2--3--5--7--9--12--14--15--17--19--22\---|
F#-----------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------|

repeat previous riff

then just palm mute the low F# strings and hammer away at em.....

noisy pause..... then back into verse.

after the verse, repeat the fast trem part as above (last thing tabbed),
then go way up over the pickups w/ a slide (an actual glass/steel slide),
and strum away, eventually bringing the slide back down the fretboard,
continuously picking, as the acoustic guitar enters and the band comes
back in.... and finally strike the open F# strings at the end.