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Sonic Youth Beauty Lies In The Eye Bass Tab

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BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYE

bass tab by chris lawrence

This tab is for the Hold That Tiger live version, where you can
hear Thurston's bass clearer and without so many guitars cluttered
on top.

This is the intro/part of the verse...

G------6-6--------6-6------6-6--------6---6-
D--4-------4-4--4-------4------4-4--4------- etc
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------

The other part of the verse goes:

G-------16-16-16------------------------------16-16-16-----------------------
D--14------------16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14--14----------16-14--14-14-14-14-14- etc
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

After the 2nd time that's played, go to:

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--16-16-------16-16------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--11b(11)(11)(11)(11)(11r)-11-11-
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

It sounds like he bends the C# note there, but he may just play the 12th
fret for the bracketed notes, as opposed to the bent 11th fret.

"lost in another's dream":

G-------------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Try playing the F# on the 2nd fret of the E string as well.

After the snare roll, play basically the same as the above riff:

G--11--11-11-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------0--0-0-0-0-0--11b(11)(11)(11)(11)(11r)-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-7-7-6-6-4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-
A----------------------------------------------------
E------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------

Then:
*
G--16-16-16-14--14-------------------------14-------------------------------
D------------------16---16-16-16--14^16-16-----16---14-11-11b-(11)(11)(11r)-
A-----------------------------------------------------slight----------------
E-----------------------------------------------------bend------------------

G----------------------
D--911-11-11br--------
A------------------10-- play note, bend up slightly, return
E----------------------

I think the last note is wrong. (ie: Thurston hit the wrong note on this version)

On the album version, ends like (beginning at the * on the above tab):

G------------------------------------------
D--14--11-11br-11-11-----------------11----
A------------------------11-11-11----------
E------------------------------------------

But of course, the bassline on the album isn't identical to the live version, so..

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Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/s/sonic_youth/107648.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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kim
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#1 by kim vb at Apr 25, 1971 at 3:22 PM EST
This song rules. I can't believe there's a video for it.
 
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Layne
Wanna Be
#2 by Layne Staley at Jul 30, 1972 at 10:07 PM EST
dead love
 
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Philip
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#3 by Philip Senray at Jan 6, 1995 at 8:20 AM EST
the most beautiful lyrics i've ever heard
 
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Owen
Wanna Be
#4 by Owen Ellis at Sep 15, 1999 at 8:39 AM EST
most beautiful and posessing song i have ever heard. kim gorden is a goddess
 
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bob
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#5 by bob whyte at Jun 9, 2004 at 10:36 PM EST
maybe about being on LSD