Sunday bass tab by Sonic Youth

Artist: Sonic Youth
Song: Sunday
Album: A Thousand Leaves (1998)

Tabbed by Dave-kun (d.ilatowski@gmail.com)


I tried to make this tab based on Sonic Youth's live performances.


Intro (0:15)
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-1--------------|-4--------------|-1--------------|-6--------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-4-4-|-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-|


Verse (x3)
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-13-13-|

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-|

End of verse
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|

G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-|

Then «Verse» + «End of verse» one more time


Noise #1
G|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Noise #2
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|

The «Noise» part alternates between #1 and #2


End of noise
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|    x4
A|----------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-13-16-16-------|