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Frozen Guitar
Thurston Moore
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FROZEN GUITAR - Thurston Moore
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Tabbed by: Chapman Li (aka SonicYouthRules)
Email: chapman_li@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Loving this song off Thurston's latest record - I'm pretty sure he has
a different tuning but I have done it in standard.
INTRO
(00:00)
e|--13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~13b(14)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the whiny/('frozen') guitar bit- I'm guessing Thurston is using
some sort of E-Bow for the sustained note. If you play this bit, use LOADS
of vibrato obviously as well
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
D|--101010101010101010--101010-131313-13131315151515-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-00000----------------------|
D|--15151515-15151212121212-1212121212-12121212-88888----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000-00000--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---etc----------------------------------|
D|--8888-88888-1010101010--13131313----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat above once
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------s-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0---h---8\5-----0--0--0-0----------------------------------------|
D|--10-1010--8-10-------13-12-10-8-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------p------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0--8-5--p------0--0--0-0-----------------------------------------|
D|--10-1010------8-5---13-12-10-8------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------s-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0---h---8\5-----XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
D|--10-1010--8-10---------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
A|------------------------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
E|------------------------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------s-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0---h---8\5-----0--0--0-0----------------------------------------|
D|--10-1010--8-10-------13-12-10-8-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------s-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0---h---8\5-----XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
D|--10-1010--8-10---------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
A|------------------------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
E|------------------------XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------p------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0--0-0--8-5--p------0--0--0-0-----------------------------------------|
D|--10-1010------8-5---13-12-10-8------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
slight variations, listen to the record for strumming pattern/timing
CHORUS
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7777--7777--7777-7-5555-55-33333---------------------------------------|
D|--5555--5555--5555-5-3333-33-11111---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
again, listen to record for strumming pattern.
..back to VERSES
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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