Brother James 9. F# F# F# F# E B EXPRESSWAY TO YR SKULL INHUMAN Three down-tuned variations are used by the band Sevendust: A Drop C variation, or C-G-c-f-g-c'. On this page, you'll find all of SY's major releases and the tunings used by each member, where known. G G C# D G G C G D C G D organ   Lee E G D G E D C G D G B B G G D D D# D# G G B D G A I DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT E G D G E D Lee C G D C G D E A D G B E SONG bass  G G D D D# D# Here the songs are grouped by their tuning, rather than album. One of the main tunings used 2 A strings, 2 D strings and 2 G strings. bass   D# D# C# C# G# G# F# F# F# F# E B Yes No. INCINERATE THE INEFFABLE ME Used on numerous Pavement songs (including Cut Your Hair and by Foo Fighters on the song "Weenie Beenie". bass   Chords Diagrams. Lee It is similar to the standard guitar tuning, but the low E string is dropped to D and the G string is dropped a half step to F♯/G♭. C G D G B B Inhuman 6. [28], Major-thirds tuning is a regular tuning in which the musical intervals between successive strings are each major thirds. C G G D D D G G D D D# D# SELF-OBSESSED AND SEXXEE MOTE G G D D D# D# RENEGADE PRINCESS anything anything GREEN LIGHT On this page, you'll find all of SY's major releases and the tunings used by each member, where known. D# D# C# C# G G Thurston D D D D A A A A E E F# A C G D G B B Kim bass   C G D G B B G G C# D G G bass E A D G B E SONG bass  D D D D A A F F C C A A bass    G G D D G G C G G D D D Produced by Sonic Youth & Nick Sansano. MARILYN MOORE bass   [citation needed]. C G C C G A#/C    G G D D D# D#  G G D D D# D# SAUCER-LIKE   TURQUOISE BOY You can click these dots to show information in the bottom frame. F# F# F# F# E B bass   C G D G C D E E B B E F# Thurston bass   bass   SYMPATHY FOR THE STRAWBERRY B E G D B B bass   RATS C G D G C D This overtone-series tuning was modified by Mick Ralphs, who used a high C rather than the high G for "Can't Get Enough" on Bad Company. CALMING THE SNAKE A A E E A A THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD D E G D B B C G D C G D E E B E B B This list of guitar tunings supplements the article guitar tunings. C G D G C D ELIMINATOR JR E A D G B E Used by, F-F-C-F-A-C is also used by Dave Mason on "Only You Know and I Know". Thurston   C G D G C D bass  Lee G G D G G A YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM C G G D D D bass     D E G D B B The open C tuning for 7-string guitar was Devin Townsend's preferred tuning for the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad (GCGCGCE, used on their last two albums. Lee This allows for the note range of B standard tuning without transposing E standard guitar chords down two and a half steps down. bass A F# E F# E B CINDERELLA'S BIG SCORE n/a C G D G B B C G D G C D bass  A F# E F# E B SONG C G D G C D Notable users of this tuning include Billy McLaughlin and John Butler. D E G D B B D D D D E A   Kim   D D A F# A D   JC bass E G D G E D D A D A B B E E B B E F# C-F-C-F-A-C is the more common of the two. F# F# F# F# E B SONG In the minor-thirds tuning beginning with C, the open strings contain the notes (C, D♯, F♯) of the diminished C chord. Tuning used by Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls on the song "Iris". E E B B E F# [5], Open-D tuning is used by Joni Mitchell for her "Big Yellow Taxi",[6] Nick Drake for "Place To Be", Alt-J for "Interlude 2", Boys Like Girls for "Thunder", David Wilcox for "Wildberry Pie", "Mighty Ocean", "Kindness", and "Never Enough", and by Soko for "No More Home, No More Love". F# F# F# F# E B E G D G E D E E B E G# B 'CROSS THE BREEZE G G D G G A This is an alternate tuning used frequently by noise-rock band Sonic Youth. C G D G C D E G D G E D Play Guitar Tunings Tabs using simple video lessons n/a  E A D G B E G G D E G B G G D D D# D# C G D G C D The C-C-G-C-E-G tuning uses the harmonic sequence (overtones) of the note C. When an open-note C-string is struck, its harmonic sequence begins with the notes (C,C,G,C,E,G,B♭,C). This alternative Open D tuning (and its downtuned variations) is frequently used by Mark Tremonti guitarist for the bands Creed, Alter Bridge, and Tremonti. n/a In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. A F# E F# E B bass  A F# E F# E B C G G D D D SUGAR KANE bass  David Wilcox also recorded his most famous songs, "Eye of the Hurricane" and "Rusty Old American Dream", both from How Did You Find Me Here, in this tuning, as well as "New World", "Show the Way", "Hold It Up to the Light", and his cover of "It's the Same Old Song" from Big Horizon, and "Mango" from East Asheville Hardware. TITANIUM EXPOSE B E G D B B These tunings may facilitate very easy chords and unique sounds when the open strings are used as drones. bass   F# F# F# F# E B Often these tunings form a suspended chord on the open strings.   C G D G C D F# F# F# F# E B C G D C G D G G D D D# D# CONFUSION IS NEXT LEE #2 B E G D B B A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. RAIN KING MARY-CHRIST bass  ?   G G D A G A   E G D G E D MASSAGE THE HISTORY G G D D D# D# OR SHE IS NOT ALONE It also shows you how to tune to each tuning from standard EADGBE. C G D G C D STALKER ? A A E E A A Due to this popularity it is sometimes referred to as "Celtic" tuning, although this is misleading given its origin and its primary early use in a quite different field of music. E A D G B E D D A F# A D   A A E E A A HEY JONI A A E E A A    G G D D D# D#  G G D G G A bass  Jim bass  E B E G G B PLASTIC SUN Coby & Simone, Something to Do with Space, published January 20, 2019, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Presidents of the United States of America, The $5.98 E.P. Eric’s Trip Lyrics (Achoo. bass  BROTHER JAMES F# F# F# F# E B CHAPEL HILL D D A F# A D View official tab. C G D G C D Click here. I Don’t Know Who I Am is taken from the upcoming record Night Network . In the minor-thirds tuning, every interval between successive strings is a minor third. E G# E G# E G# ANTENNA TOTAL TRASH SIDE2SIDE C G G D D D D# D# A# D# G G ? C G D C G D Official Site. D D# A# D# G C Kim bass F# F# A A E E E E B B E F# FEMALE MECHANIC NOW ON DUTY ? G G D D D# D# G G C G C D C G D C G D I'M INSANE G G D D D# D# G G D D F F FREE CITY RHYMES SONG D D# A# D# G G TOM VIOLENCE PROTECT ME YOU n/a bass   bass G A B D E G G G C# D G G SWIMSUIT ISSUE HELEN LUNDEBERG THE WONDER n/a    IN THE KINGDOM #19 E G D G E D D D A F# A D   Play Advices. C G G D D D D A D A B B F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B NIC FIT E E B B E F# ? NEVERMIND (WHAT WAS IT ANYWAY) It has a wider range than standard tuning, and its perfect-fifth intervals facilitate quartal and quintal harmony.   PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY  G G D D D# D#  This tuning also matches standard vihuela tuning and is often employed in classical guitar transcriptions of music written for those instruments, such as, for instance, "La Canción Del Emperador" and "Diferencias Sobre Guardame Las Vacas" by Renaissance composer Luis de Narváez. Thurston Thurston On lap steel guitar there is often only one six-string neck. D# D# C# C# G G bass   On table steel guitar and pedal steel guitar, the most common tunings are the extended-chord C6 tuning and E9 tuning, sometimes known as the Texas and Nashville tunings respectively. SYMPATHY FOR THE STRAWBERRY   NO WAY PATTERN RECOGNITION B E G D B B D A D A B D   MY FRIEND GOO Return to the Sonic Youth Tab Archive. D A D A B B G G D D D# D# bass  G G D F F G   E G D G E D  F G C F A F#   bass   G G D D G G E A D E C D bass  This is accomplished by replacing the d string with an e' string and tuning it to d'. F# F# G G A A E G D G E D Thurston F# F# F# F# E B REENA This can be powerful (Joni/Daydream Nation) and beautiful (Beauty Lies in the Eye/Sister) in equal measure. SONG KAREN REVISITED A A E E A A D A D A B B WASHING MACHINE B E G D B B G G D A G A (She's In A) Bad Mood 2.   C G D G C D C G D G B B Thurston   bass  A drop one tuning lowers the pitch by one full step. A high b' string has been recently developed by Octave4Plus gauged at .006 which is pretty thin, but under really low tension to prevent breakage. D D D D A A Tunings not confirmed are in a light blue font, or a ? bass  D A D A B B E E B B E F# G G D G G A G G D G G A SONG G A B D E G F# F# F# F# E B A C C G G# C D D# A# D# G G   Essentially a cello tuning with the deeper four strings in fifths and the two highest strings in standard guitar tuning. Also used by artists such as M. Ward, Stephen Malkmus, and Day Wave. 100% All-fifths tuning has been approximated by the New Standard Tuning (NST) of King Crimson's Robert Fripp. E A D G B E Lee EARLY AMERICAN UNWIND DADDAD is common in folk music (Irish, Scottish), and for the execution of a rhythm guitar in "heavy" (alternative music) on 6th on the third string at the same time. G G D G G A F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B Hybrid tuning between drop B-tuning and E-standard. SECRET GIRL Lee You can click these dots to show information in the bottom frame. EYELINER E E B B E F# D D A F# A D A F# E F# E B / G G C G C D G G D G G A F# F# F# F# E B E E B E B B SONG G G C G C D D# D# A A E E Sonic Youth is considered to be a band that in many ways reinvented rock and music in general, due to how they managed to have such a raw sound and still keep beautiful melodies in between all of the dissonance produced by instruments that are not only given an experimental nature with strange uncommon tunings but are also played in ways only they could feel like doing. HOTWIRE MY HEART G G D D D# D# E G D G E D C G D G C D D D# A# D# G G tunings Sonic Gossip. PIPELINE/KILL TIME These tunings may facilitate very easy chords and unique sounds when the open strings are used as drones. G G D D D# D# G G D E G B Lee ON THE STRIP TEENAGE RIOT JC Thurston KIM GORDON & THE ARTHUR DOYLE HAND CREAM Please contact me if you have any corrections/suggestions! Kim D D D D A A DUDE RANCH NURSE SILVER ROCKET D A D G G B   C D G A D G  B E G D B B n/a  It also shows you how to tune to each tuning from standard EADGBE. DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? bass   F# F# F# F# E B D A D A B D   Guitar Tunings Tabs - Sonic Youth, Version (1). F# F# F# F# E B F G C F A F# bass  COTTON CROWN bass         ? bass  [38] It has a wide range, thus it requires an appropriate range of string gauges. SONG   D D# A# D# G G bass   QUEST FOR THE CUP   A F# E F# E B G G D A G A F#F#GA E A D G B E C G D C G D ? bass  C G D G C D n/a  E E B B E F# FLOWER E G D G E D G G D D D# D# F G C F A F# NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS G G D G G A SONG THUNDERCLAP FOR BOBBY PYN Kim G A B D E G C G D C G D Thurston Coby & Simone, Something to Do with Time, published February 1, 2020. TUFF GNARL bass   ? D F C D F F He uses this on such songs as "Crosses", "Heartbeats" and "Cycling Trivialities" (capo on second fret). Also D-A-d-a-a-d', was used by Dave Wakeling on the English Beat's 1983 "Save It For Later". STONES   Thurston F# F# G G A A G G D D D# D# Jim   [42] It is similar to the standard guitar tuning, except that the d string is raised an entire octave.   G G D D G G A F# E F# E B D D A F# A D bass  C G G D D D C C E B G D bass  The Guitar Interview: Thurston Moore on Jazzmasters, Sonic Youth and his new solo LP. INCINERATE C G D C G D CANDLE Return to the Sonic Youth Tab Archive. I LOVE HER ALL THE TIME F# F# F# F# E B C G G D D D bass  G G D D D# D# ? G G C C A# A# F# F# F# F# E B I DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT SONG STEREO SANCTITY Alors, bien sur, vous n’aurez pas le son exact du groupe, mais avouez que c’est tout de même nettement plus pratique !!!!   F# F# F# F# E B D D D D A A C G D G C D WILDFLOWER SOUL Kim D F C D F F D D# A# D# G G Used by Nickelback on "Should've Listened", Devin Townsend in recent years, and Big Wreck on "Albatross". G G C G C D n/a  Home / S / Sonic Youth / Guitar Tunings tab Sonic Youth – Guitar Tunings tab The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). D D D D A A   CREME BRULEE C G D G B B From their great album "Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star", dated 1994. Listing the initial six harmonics of the G note, this open-G tuning was used by Joni Mitchell for "Electricity", "For the Roses", and "Hunter (The Good Samaritan)". G G D D D# D# bass   WHAT A WASTE SONG DEATH VALLEY '69 D A D A B D   E A D G B E A well known user of modal tunings is Sonic Youth. Scordatura on stringed instruments has been used for centuries and alternative guitar tunings had been used for decades in blues music, and to a limited degree in rock music (such as with Lou Reed 's … D D# A# D# G G PLASTIC SUN PANTY LIES   F G C F A F# HEATHER ANGEL D D D D A A   E G D G E D G G D D D# D# KAREN KOLTRANE D A D G G Btrumpet G G D D D# D# SONG DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY SKIP TRACER D D A F# A D   SHAKING HELL G G D D D# D# CHAPEL HILL ... Kim     E G D G E D D D A F# A D E E B E B B organ Lee G G D D D# D# Thurston C G D G C D Protect Me You 3. A continuation of the nine string, adding another lower string to the standard or high A tuning. C C G D G D bass  Alternately, you can view an alphabetical list of all tunings known to be used by the band or on solo compositions. SONG F G C F A F# WISH FULFILLMENT KOOL THING Sonic Youth. A A E E A A G G C G C D Lee YOUTH AGAINST FASCISM C G G D D D Was this info helpful? G G D D D# D# F# F# F# F# E B NO QUEEN BLUES   Guitar Tunings by Sonic Youth Tab Different Versions Chords, Tab, Tabs. E E B B E F# G G C G C D In modal tunings, the strings are tuned to form a chord which is not definitively minor or major. bass   D D# A# D# G G Thurston SAUCER-LIKE Freezer Burn 4. MAKING THE NATURE SCENE G G D F F G D A D A B D   C D G A D G  F# F# G G A A Kim STARFIELD ROAD E E B B E F# Asus2: E-A-B-E-A-E The post-metal group Russian Circles also employ this tuning, and also plays it tuned a half-step down: D♭-A♭-d♭-g♭-a♭-d♭'. If a dot is blue, that means there's an additional note that relates to the song, indicating whether a slide, capo, drumstick, or something else is used. Lee THE NEUTRAL WHAT A WASTE It was many years later in the 1970s that it became established for accompanists of traditional music, predominantly Scottish and Irish. bass  G G C G C D A A E E A A Branca-fest.) E B E E A A G G D D D# D# SHOOT SILVER ROCKET [34][35] Jazz musician Stanley Jordan plays guitar in all-fourths tuning; he has stated that all-fourths tuning "simplifies the fingerboard, making it logical". TITANIUM EXPOSE FEMALE MECHANIC NOW ON DUTY The following open-tunings use a minor third, and give a minor chord with open strings.  G G D D G G  NO QUEEN BLUES C G D G C D Creates an F#m7/E chord when strummed open.   MY FRIEND GOO   This tuning is also commonly used by John Butler on his 12 string guitar. bass  THERESA'S SOUND-WORLD bass   The advantage of these tunings is that they allow an extended upper note range versus a capo used with standard tuning which limits the number of notes that can be played; in some cases, instruo B♭ or E♭ (such as saxophones, which were frequently encountered in early rock and roll music) are more easily played when the accompanying guitar plays chords in the higher tuning. bass         Some lower tunings may call for a baritone guitar to more easily maintain high string tension and a rich tone. C G D C G D G G C G C D bass   Drop tunings lower the sixth string, dropping the lowest E string of the standard tuning. SONG   D D D D A A Perhaps one of the most innovative users of alternate tunings is Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore. bass   DOCTOR'S ORDERS D F C D F F D F C D F F ? E G D G E D F# F# F# F# E B G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D#      synth      F# F# F# F# E B HYPERSTATION SONG bass Thurston Tuning used by Grizzly Bear guitarist Daniel Rossen in "Sleeping Ute", the opening song of their album Shields.   D# D# A# D# G G   STEREO SANCTITY E G# E G# E G# A continuation of the 7-string, adding another string a perfect fourth lower than the low B of the seven-string guitar. Also includes notes on how to finger certain difficult chords. Cross-note tunings include (low to high): In modal tunings, the strings are tuned to form a chord which is not definitively minor or major. This open C tuning is used by William Ackerman for his "Townsend Shuffle" and by John Fahey for his tribute to Mississippi John Hurt. E A D G B E ANTI-ORGASM bass  Kim bass  Lee G A B D E G G G D D D# D# POISON ARROW WISH FULFILLMENT D D# A# D# G C F# F# G G A A bass   G G D G G A SLEEPIN' AROUND A compact tuning that fits within one octave and covers the chromatic scale between open strings and the first fret. A A E E A A D D# A# D# G G E E B B E F# A A E E F# A THE SPRAWL ... ?   MILDRED PIERCE SCREAMING SKULL Same as Open-D but tuned a half-step down. D A D A B B D A A D D A DADDAD tuning is sometimes used on Dobro guitars for rock and blues. This tuning may also be used with a capo at the third fret to match the common lute pitch: G-c-f-a-d'-g'. bass   G G D D D# D# NO WAY SLEEPIN' AROUND F# F# F# F# E B Tunings not confirmed are in a light blue font, or a ? G G D A G A# ... [8] David Wilcox used this tuning on "The Nightshift Watchman". B E G D B B OR TUNIC C G D G C D Thurston G G D D D# D# LITTLE TROUBLE GIRL Extended techniques such as the 3rd bridge technique, slide guitar and prepared guitar techniques can be used to produce microtonality without severe modification to the instrument. bass  C C E B G D Next to the tuning will be a white or blue dot. FLOWER It is possible to play microtonal scales on a fretless guitar, to convert a fretted guitar into a fretless, or to make a custom neck with a specific microtonal fret spacing. G G D G G A On a 12 string pedal steel guitar, all 12 strings are tuned and played individually, not as 6 double courses as on the 12 string guitar. G G D D D# D# Tuning: E A D G B E. Key: G. Author wyattporter021 [pro] 2,087. A C C G G# C Kim Open-D tuning has been called Vestapol tuning.[7]. The English guitar used a repetitive open-C tuning that approximated a major-thirds tuning. F-A-C-G-C-E is also sometimes used, most notably by Covet`s guitarist Yvette Young. C G D G C D THE EMPTY PAGE ? In particular, this list contains more examples of open and regular tunings, which are discussed in the article on guitar tunings. HEY JONI DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY SONG E G# E G# E G# n/a  WALKIN BLUE These tunings are derived by systematic increases or decreases to standard tuning. G G D D D# D# ? bass   D D A F# A D You can replicate most Sonic Youth tunings with the same string set: use two of your usual 5 th strings for the 6 th and 5 th strings, two 4 th strings for the 4 th and 3 rd strings, and two 3 rd strings for the 2 nd and 1 st strings, as if you were tuning A-A-D-D-G-G. (String pitches are listed low to high throughout.) E B E G G B bass    QUEST FOR THE CUP G G C G C D G G D D D# D# BRAVE MEN RUN G G D D D# D# G G D G G A D D D D A A The band went through several line-up changes before they finally released their debut album, 1982's Sonic Youth. C G C C G A#/C C G D A C D   bass  C G D G B B bass  E G D G E D SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE D G D D B B   F# F# F# F# E B F# F# F# F# E B   bass   bass   REENA G G D E G B D A D A B B WALKIN BLUE D D D D A A LIGHTS OUT Ralphs said, "It needs the open C to have that ring," and "it never really sounds right in standard tuning". bass  E A D G B E n/a  D D D D A A A C C G G# C   F# F# F# F# E B D D A F# A D bass   E A D E C D UNMADE BED E E B B E F# G G D A G A# D A D G G B D D# A# D# G G bass   D D# A# D# G G G G C G C D NEVERMIND (WHAT WAS IT ANYWAY) UNMADE BED ? C G D C G D bass  bass SONG bass  CATHOLIC BLOCK G G D G G A   SWEET SHINE D A D A B B n/a  E A D G B E C G C C G A#/C SONG LIGHTNIN' BECUZ D D A F# A D G G C G C D bass  Sonic Youth Gossip > Sonic Gossip: tunings User Name: Remember Me? CONFUSION IS NEXT Kim D# D# A# D# G G if I have no viable guess. THE WONDER Alternately, you can view an alphabetical list of all tunings known to be used by the band or on solo compositions. zither THE GOOD AND THE BAD E A D G B E E A D E C D D D A F# A D Yeah, years ago I had a Jaguar and a Mustang set up for Sonic Youth tunings and I figured out most of the songs from EVOL, Sister and Daydream Nation. bass BONE G G D D D# D# bass ? SKINK Similar to five-string bass guitar tuning, seven-string tuning allows for the extra string a fourth lower than the original sixth string.   In rock music, has been used in Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". ? D A D A B B bass    E A D G B E   Sonic Youth's sound relied heavily on the use of alternative tunings. SNARE, GIRL E E B B E F# zither n/a  E G D G E D C G D G B B bass   G G D D D# D#   Thurston B E G D B B G G D D D# D# SONG THE INEFFABLE ME I can't remember the exact gauges. Also uses a variation where the lowest string is dropped to G, used on some songs from Kill the Flaw and the song "Life Deceives You"), a Drop B variation, or B'-F♯-B-e-f♯-b, and a Drop A# variation, or A♯'-F-A♯-d♯-f-a♯. DIRTY BOOTS   C G D G B B     Lower tunings are popular among rock and heavy metal bands.   E G D G E D G G C G C D bass   D D A F# A D G G D D D# D# C G D G B B G G D G G A Lee F F C C A A bass   PURR G G D D D# D# E G D G E D bass   E E B B E F# F# F# F# F# E B Lee Guitars can also be refretted to a microtonal scale. bass  G G D D D# D# E E B B E F# C G D C G D NEW HAMPSHIRE More on Genius. Sonic Youth. D D# A# D# G G G G C G C D F# F# G G A A G G D A G A   A F# E F# E B / G G C G C D F# F# F# F# E B E A D E C D   Features news, biographies, MP3, videos, photos, and links. E G# E G # E G# E E E E F# F# E B E E A A G G D E G B C G D G C D Dans cet article, j’ai adapté les “narrow-range tunings” originaux de Sonic Youth pour que vous puissiez les réaliser avec une guitare en accordage standard ! bass/gtr C G C C G A#/C SELF-OBSESSED AND SEXXEE   Sonic Youth were a New York based experimental rock outfit founded in 1981. A capo is typically preferred over these tunings, as they do not increase neck strain, etc. C C D# G G D The tuning is based on the D Open tuning. One accurate tab per song. G G D D D# D# Thurston The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993 Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee (alee@midway.uchicago.edu). bass  MAKING THE NATURE SCENE G G D E G B G G D D D# D#   SACRED TRICKSTER C G D G C D bass  F# F# G G A A Lee E E B E B B G G D D D# D# G G D D D# D# I LOVE YOU GOLDEN BLUE E A D G B E   E A D G B E   KAREN KOLTRANE bass DOCTOR'S ORDERS 100%   anything PATTERN RECOGNITION E E B B E F#  G G D D D# D#  bass INHUMAN Lee FRENCH TICKLER   C G D G C D F# F# G G A A   E E B E G# B RAIN KING   G G D D D# D# SKINK G G D E G B G G D D D# D# C C E B G D bass   D E G D B B bass    Lee I LOVE YOU GOLDEN BLUE A C C G G# C D D D D A A G G D D D# D# D D A F# A D ? It was also used by Keith Richards on "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and the Stone Roses in "Love Spreads". bass   THE DIAMOND SEA D F C D F F G G D D D# D#   G G D D D# D# bass  Schecter Guitar Research produced a production model 5 string guitar called the Celloblaster in 1998. Huge selection of 500,000 tabs. bass   STONES GREEN LIGHT bass F# F# G G A A G G C G C D bass     E A D G B E    F G C F A F#   I DREAMED I DREAM ERIC'S TRIP D D D D A A Initially composed of only Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and a revolving-door lineup of drummers, the band From standard EADGBE, all the strings are tuned up by the same interval. F# F# A A E E   PEACE ATTACK E G D G E D Others can be achieved using a capo and/or a partial capo. A A E E A A G G D D D# D# D E G D B B JUSTICE IS MIGHT G G D D D# D# n/a Typically requires thinner gauge strings, particularly the first string which could be as thin as six thousandths of an inch (about the thickness of a single human hair). [32], Neighboring the standard tuning is the major-thirds tuning that has the open strings, A lower major-thirds tuning has the open strings, which "contains two octaves of a C augmented chord". C G G D D D Kim D# D# A A E E G G D D D# D# bass C G D G C D I LOVE HER ALL THE TIME ... Sonic Youth Guitarist Thurston Moore on Alternate Tunings. THE BURNING SPEAR I WANNA BE YR DOG bass   E G D D G G   SUNDAY D A A D D A TUNIC Sonic Youth pioneered a new approach to making music, a fusion of post punk and art rock that focused more on the music and the moods created by it, rather than a traditional verse/chorus arrangement. bass  DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? D A D G G B F# F# G G A A B E G D B B Kim SWIMSUIT ISSUE 00:05:14. E A D G B E G G D G G A F# F# G G A A E A D G B E bass  MASSAGE THE HISTORY   C G D G B B   F# F# C# C# C# C# F# F# F# F# E B SONG G G D G G A UNWIND Nicknamed - "Papa-Papa". Lee E B E E A B JUNKIE'S PROMISE E B E G G B TOKYO EYE To enable an adjustable microtonal tuning, there exist guitars with frets that can be moved across the fingerboard.[44][45]. bass  THE GOOD AND THE BAD D A D A B B G G D D D# D# PAPER CUP EXIT bass E G# E G # E G# C G G D D D E G D G E D G G D D D# D# Album Daydream Nation. D A D A B B E G D G E D Thurston   G G D E G B PROTECT ME YOU   [3][4] E B E E A B   E E B B E F# G G D A G A [14], Cross-note or open E-minor was used by Bukka White and Skip James.[15]. E A D G B E C G D G C D F# F# F# F# E B HITS OF SUNSHINE F# F# F# F# E B bass  As the former Sonic Youth guitarist reveals his sixth new solo album, we caught up with 62-year-old noise pioneer to talk weird tunings, writing “straight up pop songs”, how he’s learned to be a band leader, and why he can’t separate his songs from the guitars he recorded them with. [29][30][31] Unlike all-fourths and all-fifths tuning, major-thirds tuning repeats its octave after three strings, which again simplifies the learning of chords and improvisation. STALKER SMALL FLOWERS CRACK CONCRETE bass  Kim G G C G C D   E A D G B E   E G D G E D G G D D D# D# Thurston Similar to the dropped tunings, except that both the 1st and 6th strings are dropped one full step. SACRED TRICKSTER ANDROGYNOUS MIND F# F# F# F# E B E G# E G# E G# PAPER CUP EXIT G A B D E G Kim   WHAT WE KNOW D D D D A A RAIN ON TIN PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY bass  THE SPRAWL E G D G E D WAIST TEENAGE RIOT KOOL THING   Some drop tunings also lower the fifth string (the A-note in standard-tuning). When playing on a 7 string guitar, he would have a low G as the lowest string to complete the fifth. 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