Teen Age Riot Tab

Sonic Youth - "Teen Age Riot"
From "Daydream Nation" (1988)
Tabbed by Nick White
 
So this is NOT the way that Sonic Youth plays it. For that, you need the 2 guitars in
the following tunings:
 
Thurston's tuning: GABDEG
 Lee's tuning: GGDDGG
 
If you can handle that, the proper tabs can be found here:
 
http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/tab/
 
However, these tunings can be hard to achieve, especially in the middle of a gig. If so,
this is just my interpretation of how to play it in standard tuning with one guitar.
 
Slides = S
Pull-off = P
Hammer-on = H
 
Intro
 
Repeat as needed (Sonic Youth does it for several minutes)
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------0----1----3------3-----1-----------------------------------------------|
----0-----0---2----2------2-----2-----------------------------------------------|
--0---0----0----0-----0------0--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
The last time before you go to the main riff, end it like this and let the D chord ring out.
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------0------1----3----------------------------------------------------------|
----0----0-----2----2----------------------------------------------------------|
--0---0----0-----0--0----------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Main Riff
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----3-3-3-1---------------------------------------------------0-0----0------------|
----2-2-2-2--2-----------0----------0----------0----0----4----4-4----4------------|
-0----------------0h2s4-----4s2p0---------0-0----0----5----5-------5--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse
 
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|  Play this twice
-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5--5-7-5-5-7-5----------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
 
----------------------------------------------------------|
-555-------5-5--------------------------------------------|
-555-------5-5--12-12-12-12--9-9-9-9----------------------|
-777--7-7--7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7----------------------|
-777--7-7--7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7----------------------|
-555--5-5--5-5--------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge
 
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-2--4-4------------------------5--4-4---------------------------|
-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|
-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
 
To fill out the sound, try adding in the notes on the G string (first the B, then the A
and E later) every few strums when you're just chugging along on the bass notes.
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5--2-2---------------------------------9----9-----------------------------|
-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0----0-----------------------------|
-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
--------------------------------------0----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
 
And that is pretty much all the parts to the song. The only difference is a little
breakdown before the refrain of the main riff where you just strum a D chord like a mad man.
Other than you just gotta figure out the parts and when to play them (the song is very
repetitive so it is not hard to pick up). Have fun with it though; mess with the strumming
patterns and add any open notes where they apply, especially Ds. Any added noise and
drone is Sonic Youth approved.
 
Well this version works for me. I hope it works for you.
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