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Mildred Pierce

Sonic Youth

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Tabbed by: PotassiumApples

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Main Riff - played throughout the whole song
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--99999999/1010101010101010\7777777777777777--|
E|--77777777/-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8\5555555555555555--|

2nd guitar comes in at about 0:14
Play only this note (B) until about 0:26
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------------------------|
D|--x-------------------------------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Riff 2
2nd Guitar then starts to play:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-44444444/55555555\2222222222222222-----------| 
D|-xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxx\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------| x4
A|-22222222/33333333\0000000000000000-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--9999999999999999\2222222222222222-----------|
D|--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------| x4
A|--7777777777777777\0000000000000000-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Then the Main Riff is played 4 more times.
The rhythm is a litte different.
Some notes are accented.  

At 1:39, the screaming starts, there are drums being played, 
some messy effects on guitar and of course, feedback.


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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Mildred Pierce

Sonic Youth