Tuning both guitars: F# F# F# F# E B
For the intro, Thurston palm mutes the low F# strings,
and Lee strikes the open F# strings, then throws a bend in:
B-------|
E-------|
F#--5b--
F#--0---|
F#--0---|
F#--0---|
Main riff:
B-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
F#------7---7-7---7---7---5br---| bend and return.
F#------7---7-7---7---7---5br---| optional pinch harmonic...
F#--0-0---0-----0---0---0-------|
F#--0-0---0-----0---0---0-------|
"I don't wanna":
Thurston:
B----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
F#------6-6-6-3--------------------|
F#------6-6-6-3--------------------|
F#--0-------------5\6-6-6/3-3-3-0--|
F#--0-------------5\6-6-6/3-3-3-0--|
Lee:
B--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
F#----------------17---18---19\--| trem pick each note
F#----------------17---18---19\--|
F#-------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonic_youth/kool_thing_tab_ver_3.html ]
For bass break, both guitars let open strings ring => feedback.....
Then:
B---------------- tweak w trem bar ------------------ tweak w trem bar ----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#--0--0--0-0-0--16--16-16-16-16-16-16--0--0--0-0-0--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-|
F#--0--0--0-0-0--16--16-16-16-16-16-16--0--0--0-0-0--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-|
F#--0--0--0-0-0-------------------------0--0--0-0-0------------------------|
F#--0--0--0-0-0-------------------------0--0--0-0-0------------------------|
repeat simile, then:
B----------------------------------------------------------.. repeat this, while lee does
E----------------------------------------------------------.. open strings => skronky noise
F#--7-7-9-0-7-9--8-8-10-0-8-8-10-- high up on the neck.---..
F#--7-7-9-0-7-9--8-8-10-0-8-8-10---------------------------..
F#---------------------------------------------------------..
F#-------------------------------- on the low F# strings.-..
after a few bars, throw in the octaves
then repeat the previous riff (open strings => trem bar noise).
back to verse/chorus etc ...
