Sunday - Sonic Youth
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Sunday
Artist: Sonic Youth
Album: A Thousand leaves
Tuning: DADGBe (dropped D)

-Actually this song should be played in Eb(1/2 step down), but i'm too lazy to
tune my guitar down. Anyway it should sound the same.
-All the tremolos, bends must be made with the tremolo arm to create this
dissonant weird soud.
-I wrote the parts so when you read the tab you know exactly when the lead part
comes in the rythm part.

Gtr 1: Short delay, very light overdrive, neck pickup, boost treble
Gtr 2: Medium delay, medium distorsion, bridge pickup

~ wide tremolo
/ slide
= bend 1/4 (blues curl)
h hammer on
p pull off
* hold note
gb gradual bend

Intro

Gtr 1 (clean)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------0-----------------0-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------8----------------8-------|
A----3-----3-4~--------3-----3-4~-------6-----6-7~-------6-----6-7~-|
D-3-----------------3----------------6----------------6-------------|
Gtr 2
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----12-----12~~------------------------15-----15~~---------------|
D-15-15--15-15-~~--------------------18-18--18-18-~~---------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 1 (clean)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------0-----------------0------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------10---------------10-------|
A----3-----3-4~--------3-----3-4~-------8-----8-9~-------8------8-9~-|
D-3-----------------3----------------8----------------8--------------|
Gtr 2
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------1------1~-----------------|
G-----12-----12~~----------------------3-----3---------------------|
D-15-15--15-15-~~--------------------0-----0-----------------------|
A------------------------------------___clean_____-----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
A-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-------------|
D-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-------------|
D-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|

Play the 2 first intro riffs then

Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
A-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4/-|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
D-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1/9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
D-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
D-6/8-----------------------------8-8/11=-11-11~------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1

Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-10*-----------------12p10---10*-----------------12p10-----|
D-10*----------------------10-10*-----------------------10--|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Gtr 1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
A-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Gtr 2
e---11----------------------------------------------|
B---11--------11-----11-----------------------------|
G---------13------13----------8--8/10-----12p10--12-|
D-----------------------------8--8/10---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
Gtr 2
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10*--------------12-12p10---10*---------------12-12p10-----|
D-10*----------------------10-10*------------------------10--|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
Gtr 1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
A-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Gtr 2
e---11----------------------------------------------|
B---11--------11-----11-----------------------------|
G---------13------13----------8--8/10-----12p10--12-|
D-----------------------------8--8/10---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3
Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
Gtr 2
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-10*-----------------------10*----------------------------|
D-10*-----------------------10*----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x2
Gtr 1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
A-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Gtr 2
e---11----------------------------------------------|
B---11--------11-----11-----------------------------|
G---------13------13----------8--8/10-----12p10--12-|
D-----------------------------8--8/10---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 4
Gtr 1
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--|
Gtr 2
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-10*--------------12p10-12p10---10*--------12p10-12p10-----|
D-10*-------------------------10-10*--------------------10--|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus x2
Gtr 1
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
A-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
D-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6/3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
Gtr 2
e-11------------------------------------------------|
B-11-------11----11---------------------------------|
G-------13----13--------------8--8/10-----12p10--12-|
D-----------------------------8--8/10---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Part 1

For this part the Gtr 2 is played with slide, use feedback, tremolo pick between
the two pickups. Gtr 1 plays main rythm with lots of distorsion

Gtr 1: full distorsion
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/15-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/15-|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/15-|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
A-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|

Bridge Part 2

Gtr 1
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
A--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
D--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|

Gtr 2:gradual slide down with slide while tremolo picking

Gtr 1
e------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
Gtr 2
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-10*--------------------------10*------|
D-10*--------------------------10*------|
A---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3/6-6/8-8-|
Gtr 2
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--10*-------------------------|
D--10*-------------------------|
A------------------------------|
D------------------------------|


Gtr 1
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
A-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|
Gtr 2
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-10gb12---------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|

Verse 5
same as previous verses

tabbed by BoF feel free to send me feedback and corrections at psychedelik.polka@gmail.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"SUNDAY"
by Sonic Youth
from the album A Thousand Leaves

Thurston's tuning in this song is BBGDGC, though you could simply just leave the top
strings the same since the song revolves around the bottom strings (tuning A down one full
and bottom E down two whole steps, giving it a very deep and low sound).

[Intro]

B------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------5------------5------------8------------8--------| ~ = whammy bar
G----5---5-6~~----5---5-6~~----8---8-9~~----8---8-9~~--|
C--5------------5------------8------------8------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5------------5--------------10----------------10----------|
G----5---5-6~~----5---5-6~~-----10----10-11~~-----10----10-11~~--|
C--5------------5------------10----------------10----------------|

distortion
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X--|
G--3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X--|
C--3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X-6-6-6-X--|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11--|
G--3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11--|
C--3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-3-3-3-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11-X-11-11-11--|

repeat all, then...
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5--|
G--8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5--|
C--8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5--|

[Verse]
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|
G--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|
C--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|

B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|
G--8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|
C--8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-8-8-8-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X--|

Repeat.

For the jam, stick to the 5th fret chord, sometimes sliding up
to the 17th fret for the octave, and more or less go between the two...

Afterwards...
B-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-8-8-10-10--|
G--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-8-8-10-10--|
C--5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-X-5-8-8-10-10--|

end on verse.
--

not sure on Lee's part.



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| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Sunday
Sonic Youth
2001
  • Rock
  • Avantgarde
  • Indie Rock
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