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Brother James

Sonic Youth
Tab

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From: "EA Banks" <u5b40@cc.keele.ac.uk>

> Subject: Tab for Brother James

> To: michael@magick.net

> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 11:46:19 +0000 (GMT)

> This is becoming a transcribing addiction.

>

> BROTHER JAMES

>

> TUNING - G-G-D-D-Eb-Eb

>

> GUITAR 1

>

> Eb ------------------------------------------------|
> Eb ------------------------------------------------|

> D -2-(16 TIMES)-1-(16 TIMES)-0-(16 TIMES)---------|

> D -2-("" """"")-1-("" """"")-0-("" """"")---------|

> G  ------------------------------------------------|
> G  ----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-| Whammy bar.

>

> GUITAR 2

>

> Eb ------------------------------------------------|
> Eb ------------------------------------------------|

> D -2-(16 TIMES)-2-(16 TIMES)-0-(16 TIMES)---------|

> D -2-("" """"")-2-("" """"")-0-("" """"")---------|

> G  ------------------------------------------------|
> G  ----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-| Whammy bar.

>

> GUITAR 1

>

> Eb -17-(8 TIMES)-12-(6 TIMES)-14-14-15-(8 TIMES)-9-----------|(8 TIMES)

> Eb -17-(" """"")-12-(" """"")-14-14-15-(" """"")-9-----------|(" """"")

> D  ----------------------------------------------------------|
> D  ----------------------------------------------------------|
> G  ----------------------------------------------------------|
> G  ----------------------------------------------------------|

>

> GUITAR 2

>

> Eb -0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> Eb -0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> D  -0-0-0-0-0-0-|

> D -0-0-0-0-0-0-| ETC...

> G  -0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> G  -0-0-0-0-0-0-|

>

> GUITAR 1&2

>

> Eb -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> Eb -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> D  -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> D  -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> G  -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
> G  -2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

>

> arrp. ED.

>

>

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