{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84337,"song":"Guitar Tunings","artist":"Sonic Youth","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549222-guitar-tunings-chords-by-sonic-youth/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84337?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":14,"content":"                            Guitar Tunings List\r\n\r\n\r\nFtp: ftp.maths.tcd.ie - /pub/music/guitar/sonic_youth/guitar.tunings\r\nPosted to: Usenet monthly.\r\n\r\nUpdate: None; last revised May 19 1993.\r\n\r\n(rlr@bbt.com), Michael Hayes (mph@irl.chch.cri.nz), Sean C. Duncan\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n    1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.\r\n[tab]       Example: [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch] (standard tuning).\r\n    2. LR = Lee Ranaldo, TM = Thurston Moore.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n1. General tunings\r\n2. Slightly altered tunings\r\n3. Split tunings\r\n\r\n[tab]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[/tab]\r\n\r\nSection 1: General tunings\r\n\r\n[tab]1.  [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]\r\n    The second and third E's are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.\r\n\r\n[tab]2.  [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n    The first two E's are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).\r\n\r\n[tab]3.  [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n    The first two E's are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]4.  [ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]\r\n    The first pair of F#'s are in unison. The second pair of F#'s[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.\r\n\r\n[tab]5.  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]6.  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]A#[/ch]-[ch]A#[/ch]\r\n    All three pairs are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).\r\n\r\n[tab]7.  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]\r\n    The first pair of G's are in unison. The second pair of G's[/tab]\r\n    Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).\r\n\r\n[tab]8.  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]F[/ch]-[ch]F[/ch]\r\n    All three pairs are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Mote.\r\n\r\n[tab]9.  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]\r\n    All three pairs are in unison, the second pair of G's are an[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]10. [ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch]\r\n    The three G#'s are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: White Cross (TM).\r\n\r\n[tab]11. [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]\r\n    The first pair of A's are in unison. The second pair of A's[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).\r\n\r\n[tab]12. [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]\r\n    This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.[/tab]\r\n    Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]13. [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]\r\n    The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Justic is Might (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]14. [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]\r\n    The first two C's are in unison, the third is an octave above.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,\r\n    Theresa's Sound-world (TM).\r\n\r\n[tab]15. [ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]\r\n    The first pair of D's are in unison. The second pair of D's[/tab]\r\n    are in unison an octave above the first pair.\r\n    Used in: I'm Insane (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]16. [ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]\r\n    All three pairs are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[/tab]\r\n\r\nSection 2: Slightly altered tunings\r\n\r\nFor this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight\r\n\r\n[tab]17. [ch]E[/ch]-dE-[ch]DB[/ch]-[ch]DB[/ch]-dE-dF#\r\n    The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]18. [ch]E[/ch]-dG-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-dE-dD\r\n    Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce,[/tab]\r\n    My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.\r\n\r\n[tab]19. [ch]E[/ch]-dG#-uE-uG#-dE-dG#\r\n    Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]20. uF#-dF#-uG-[ch]G[/ch]-dA-dA\r\n    All three pairs are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our\r\n    Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum, Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).\r\n\r\n[tab]21. uG-dG-[ch]D[/ch]-dD-dEb-dEb\r\n    All three pairs are in unison.[/tab]\r\n    Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,\r\n    Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),\r\n    Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.\r\n\r\n    Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.\r\n\r\n[tab]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[/tab]\r\n\r\nSection 3: Split tunings\r\n\r\n[tab]Title                      Thurston Moore         Lee Ranaldo\r\n-----------------------    --------------         --------------------|[/tab]\r\nI Love Her All the Time    [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]A#[/ch]-[ch]A#[/ch]     (6)  [ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch] (16-|\r\nJustic is Might            [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]     ?(11)  [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]    (13-|\r\n[tab]White Cross                [ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch]-[ch]D#[/ch] (10)  [ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]   (20-|\r\nTeenage Riot               G-A-B-D-E-G       (5)  G-G-D-D-G-G---------|      (9)[/tab]\r\nThe Wonder                 [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]      (7)  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]   (21-|\r\nHyperstation               [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]      (7)  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]   (21-|\r\n[tab]Dirty Boots                [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]      (18)  [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]F#[/ch]    (17-|\r\nTunic                      E-G-D-G-E-D      (18)  G-G-D-D-G-G---------|      (9)[/tab]\r\nTheresa's Sound-world      [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G#[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]     (14)  [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]     (12-|\r\nSugar Kane                 [ch]E[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]     ?(18)  [ch]G[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch]   (21-|\r\n\r\n[tab]=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[/tab]\r\n\r\nWill post updates to tunings as well as tablatures.","plain_text":"Guitar Tunings List\n\n\nFtp: ftp.maths.tcd.ie - /pub/music/guitar/sonic_youth/guitar.tunings\nPosted to: Usenet monthly.\n\nUpdate: None; last revised May 19 1993.\n\n(rlr@bbt.com), Michael Hayes (mph@irl.chch.cri.nz), Sean C. Duncan\n\nNotes:\n    1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.\n\n\n\n\n\n1. General tunings\n2. Slightly altered tunings\n3. Split tunings\n\n\n\nSection 1: General tunings\n\n\n    Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.\n\n\n    Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).\n\n\n    Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.\n\n\n\n\n    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).\n\n\n    Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).\n\n\n    Used in: Mote.\n\n\n    Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: White Cross (TM).\n\n\n    Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).\n\n\n    Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: Justic is Might (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,\n    Theresa's Sound-world (TM).\n\n\n    are in unison an octave above the first pair.\n    Used in: I'm Insane (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).\n\n\n\nSection 2: Slightly altered tunings\n\nFor this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight\n\n\n    Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).\n\n\n    My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.\n\n\n\n\n    Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our\n    Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum, Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).\n\n\n    Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,\n    Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),\n    Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.\n\n    Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.\n\n\n\nSection 3: Split tunings\n\n\nI Love Her All the Time    G-G-C-C-A#-A#     (6)  D#-D#-C#-C#-G-G (16-|\nJustic is Might            A-A-A-A-B-D     ?(11)  A-A-E-E-F#-A    (13-|\n\nThe Wonder                 G-G-C#-D-G-G      (7)  G-G-D-D-Eb-Eb   (21-|\nHyperstation               G-G-C#-D-G-G      (7)  G-G-D-D-Eb-Eb   (21-|\n\nTheresa's Sound-world      A-C-C-G-G#-C     (14)  A-A-E-E-A-A     (12-|\nSugar Kane                 E-G-D-G-E-D     ?(18)  G-G-D-D-Eb-Eb   (21-|\n\n\n\nWill post updates to tunings as well as tablatures.","chords":["C","E","A","D","G","B","F#","F","A#","C#","G#","D#","DB","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}