Pacific Coast Highway Chords & Tabs
Pacific Coast Highway Tab
Sonic Youth - Pacific Coast Highway
Album - Sister
Tab by #Taliani#
tuning both gtrs: EG#EG#EG#
intro/verse:
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
sometimes just play muted harmonics circa 3rd/4th frets instead of 2nd chord,
or mute the top strings w/ yer spare finger.
end on low E.
instrumental:
(thanks to andrew roberts '96 for original tab of this section)
first guitar alternates between picking these 2 chords (listen
to record for picking patterns):
G#--2----7---|
E---2----7---|
G#--2----0---|
E---2----0---|
G#--2----0---|
E---2----0---|
when the 2nd guitar comes in, the first guitar changes to this:
G#-----------------2b(2)(2)(2)(2)2r----------------7\5-0--|
E------------------2b(2)(2)(2)(2)2r----------------7\5-0--|
G#--2---2-2-2--2-2---------------------0--0-0-0-----------| repeat simile...
E---2---2-2-2--2-2-bend up and pick----0--0-0-0-----------|
G#--2---2-2-2--2-2---------------------0--0-0-0-----------|
E---2---2-2-2--2-2---------------------0--0-0-0-----------|
the lead gtr goes: (double up on middle E/G# strings if you want)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sonic_youth/pacific_coast_highway_tab.html ]
G#----7\5-0---3-----2-----7\5-0---3-----2-----7\5-0---3-----2-----7\5-0---3-----2---0-5--|
E-----7\5-0---0-----------7\5-0---0-----------7\5-0---0-----------7\5-0---0-----------6--|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--10--10-10-8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--|
E----0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0-----------------|
G#---8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--10--10-10-8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--|
E----0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0-----------------|
G#---8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--10--10-10-8---8-8--8-8--8-8-8-10--10---10-10--|
E----0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------------------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0-----------------|
G#---17~~~----15~~~----19~~~---17~~~---15~-14~-15~-14~-17~~~---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---15~~--14~~--17~-19~-20b~~~--22~~~~-22~~~~~~--| back to verse
E-------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
1st guitar, end of instrumental into verse:
G#--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
G#--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
G#--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
E---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
mutes are mixture of harmonics/open strings...
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