Nevermind (What Was It Anyway)

Sonic Youth

Tom: C

TUNINGS:

Thurston: FGCFAF#
Lee: DFCDFF
Kim: DADABB

KIM:


B--------------------------
B--------------------------
A-8-8--8-8--8--8-8---------
D-7-7--7-7--7--7-7---------
A-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--8-8-8--
D-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--


"boys go to jupiter...":


B--5--7--10---5--7--14-14-14--
B--5--7--10---5--7--14-14-14--
A-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
D-----------------------------


throw in some open D notes if you want..

outro section:


B------
B------
A------
D--10--
A---0-- strum in same basic riff as intro
D---0--


then return to the intro/verse riff, then back to the above riff, then
rotate between the two...

LEE:

Lee just does Moogerfooger ring modulator noise during the verse...

"soot me over":


F-----------------------
F-------11---------11b--
D----------------------- X 2
C--9-11-------9-11------
F-----------------------
D-----------------------


"boys go to jupiter":


F---------------------------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
C---------------------------------------------------------------
F---------------------------------------------------------------
D--10-10--10-10-10-10-9-9--9-9-9-9--5-7--7-7-7-7--5-7--7-7-7-7--


lead riff coming in at 2:38:


F----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
C-----12\14-14-14-12\14-14--------12\14-14-16-16-16\14-14--
F----------------------------------------------------------
D--0-------------------------------------------------------


etc variations on that riff


3:00 --



F--16--18--19-- 
F--16--18--19-- TREM PICK NOTES FURIOUSLY
D--------------
C--------------
F--------------
D--------------


"come on down":


F-----
F-----
D-----
C-----
F--4--
D--0-- drop w/ bar / return to ring mod noise


then he does some quick trills:


F--12^11^12^11^12^11^12-- repeat...  ------------------------
F------------------------            ------------------------
D------------------------            ------------------------
C------------------------ sometimes: --12^11^12^11^12^11^12--
F------------------------            ------------------------
D------------------------            ------------------------


etc etc ... keep playing rapid little trills til end...

THURSTON:

^ = hammer-on/pull-off
b = bend
/ = slide


F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------7b-----------------------------------11----11-----
F--7^9---------7^9------------7^9-9-9\11b-9-9--------11----12b---11--
C--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
F--------------------------------------------------------------------



F#------------------------------------------
A----------7-----------------7--------------
F------7^9---9-7-9b------7^9---9-7-9br-7---- repeat w/ variations
C--7^9---------------7^9-----------------9--
G-------------------------------------------
F-------------------------------------------


keep jammin' around those notes...


F#---7---7-----7---7----
A--7---7---7-----7------
F------------8-------8-- etc during verse
C-----------------------  
G-----------------------
F-----------------------


then back to soloing in same key...

then:


F#----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
F----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------
C--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- etc
G-----------------------------------------------------------
F-----------------------------------------------------------


and back to main verse/solo riffage...


2:02 --



F#--------
A--------- 
F--------- 
C--------- X 4
G---------
F---0-----



"boys go to jupiter..":


F#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
F-19-19--19-19-19-19--18-18--18-18-18-18--14-16--16-16-16-16--14-16-16-16-16-


during the outro he plays a very specific riff that's sorta tough to
figure out, but this is fairly close:


F#---------------------
A----------------------
F-----------*7*--------
C----------------------
G----------------------
F--*12*-*7*-----9-7-9-- repeat til end