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Starpower

Sonic Youth
Tab
★4.7(5)

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

Song

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~From: elric@selway.umt.edu (SONIC YOUTH)

STARPOWER by Sonic Youth

tuning low to high

F#F#GGAA

these are just the chords, no strumming shown

guitar 1 guitar 2

(Lee) (Thurston)

A-------------|----------|
A-------------|----------|
G---3-1-7-9-6-|----------|
G---3-1-7-9-6-|----------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-|--4-2-0-7-|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-|--4-2-0-7-|

the Bridge

guitar 2 repeat guitar 1

A-----------------------------------------------|-(11-11-11-12)-|
A-----------------------------------------------|-(11-11-11-12)-|
G-----------------------------------------------|--11-11-11-12--|
G-----------------------------------------------|--11-11-11-12--|
F#--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-|---------------|
F#--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-|---------------|

let the top notes on guitar 1 "bleed" into the strum.

then they hit a big 000000 for the noise-fest.

that is pretty much it!

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