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Dirty Boots

Sonic Youth
Bass Tab
4.6(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

SONIC YOUTH

dirty boots

bass tab by chris lawrence

the previous one seemed a little messed up, so here's my interpretation..

intro (after thurston's intro):

G-----------------------

D-----------------------

A--5\7-7-7--5\12--12-10- (long slides)

E-----------------------

verse:

G-----------------

D-----------------

A--14--17--12--10-

E-----------------

chorus:

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A--7--7\5-5--\12--10----7--7\5--\12-14-10-

E-----------------------------------------

note between chorus & verse:

E---12---

during the outro jam (after 'got some dirty boots'), playing the intro

riff 8 times, then hang on a low E for a bit, mixed with the E at the

7th fret of the A string.

then:

A--16-16-16-16-17-17-17-17- X ? then hang on --7---

E-----------------------------------------------0---

then she plays:

A--19-19-- (listen for where she plays it, i kinda forget..)

then slide back to: A--10-10-10-10-10-10- etc when the main riff begins

again..

after all that dies down, it sounds like something, which may or may

not be a bass, is playing:

G---14\16-16---14/12-12-- etc etc ...

end on a G note.

chris mustang@islandnet.com

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