Chaple Hill Tab by Sonic Youth

Chaple Hill tab by Sonic Youth

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Sonic Youth - Chapel Hill (Chords taken from their live shows)
Transcribed by FUDGEcenter
Right channel tuning: E G D G E D (Thurston's Jazzmaster)
Left channel tuning: E E B B E F# (Lee's Telecaster)



Slide up:   (/)
slide down: (\)
pulloff:    (p)
release:    (r)
hammeron:   (h)


Top half of the page is Thurston's Guitar on the right channel.

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 Intro:                                        x4
D|--------9----7---------------------0----------|
E|--------7----7----7-------------------0-------|
G|--------0----0----0----0--------5--------5----|
D|----0-----------------------------------------|
G|0--------------------------3/5--------------5-|
E|----------------------------------------------|


 Verses:
D|----------------|
E|----------------|
G|4---5---7---5---|
D|4---5---7---5---|
G|4---5---7---5---|
E|----------------|


 Chorus's
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---2-2-2---3--3-3----2----2------2--------5----3---------0-------0---------------------------5-5-5--3-|
D|0---2-2-2---3--3-3----2--2---2-h4--------5----3---3-----0---0--h2-----------------------------5-5-5--3-|
G|0---2-2-2---3--3-3----2--------------2/5----3---------0---------------2-2-2--3--3-3--2-2-2-2--5-5-5--3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3---------3-|


@1:58                                x4
D|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G|----0------0-----------0------0-----|
D|--0---0--2------2----0---0--2----2--|
G|0------------------0----------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Then back to the intro @2:05                   x4
D|--------9----7---------------------0----------|
E|--------7----7----7-------------------0-------|
G|--------0----0----0----0--------5-------------|
D|----0------------------------------------5----|
G|0--------------------------3/5--------------5-|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Break:

@2:20                      x2 @2:26                       x2 @2:34 (gets faster)         x4
D|--------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------|
E|--------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------|
G|--------------------------| |9----12--11-10----10--11--12| |11---12--11--10---10--11--12|
D|--------------------------| |9----12--11-10----10--11--12| |-9---12--11--10---10--11--12|
G|9---12--11-10---10--11--12| |9----12--11-10----10--11--12| |-9---12--11--10---10--11--12|
E|0----0---0--0----0---0---0| |0-----0---0--0-----0---0---0| |-0----0---0---0----0---0---0|


Play this fast:

@2:46                             x2 finish with this
D|---------------------------------| |---------------------|
E|5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---10-9-8---9-8-6-| |-19-20-19------------|
G|---------------------------------| |---------------------|
D|---------------------------------| |---------------------|
G|---------------------------------| |-----------1/15-15-1-|
E|---------------------------------| |-----------1/15-15\1-|
                                                 ^
                                                 slide up and down the neck


still play this fast

@3:09                                         x4 @3:31           @3:37
D|2--4--2--4--2--4--4--4----7--7--7----6--5--3-| |--3---|        |----------|
E|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|        |----------|
G|2--4--2--4--2--4--4--4----7--6--5----6--5--3-| |--3---|        |----------|
D|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|        |----------|
G|2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4----7--6--5----6--5--3-| |--3---|        |--3--3--3-|
E|x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|Then----|0---0--0--|


@3:44-4:22 (play this during Lee's solo and after)
D|----------------|
E|----------------|
G|4---5---7---5---|
D|4---5---7---5---|
G|4---5---7---5---|
E|----------------|


@4:23 End: (slow it down)
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---2-2-2---3--3-3---2----2------2--5--5-5---3--3-3------0-------0-----------------------5--3-|
D|0---2-2-2---3--3-3---2--2---2-h4----5--5-5---3--3-3----0---0--h2-----------------------5----3-|
G|0---2-2-2---3--3-3---2--------------5--5-5---3--3-3--0-------------2-2-2--3--3-3--2--5------3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3--3-3--3-----------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bottom half of the page is Lee's guitar on the left channel.


  Intro:                                x4
F#|--------------------------------------|
E |-----3----5----------------7-----7----|
B |--------------3---------5-----5-------|
B |---3----------------------------------|
E |3----------------3--3/-------------5--|
E |--------------------------------------|


First verse: @ 0:29
                      x6               x1                     x2
F#|7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7|
E |7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7|
B |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8--10/12| |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7|
B |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7|
E |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7|
E |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------|


  Chorus's: (chords for the chorus remain the same)
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----5-5-5--6--6-6--5--5-------5--8-8-8--6--6-6--3--3-------3--5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8--6-|
B |3---5-5-5--6--6-6--5----5--h7----8-8-8--6--6-6--3----3--h5----5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8--6-|
E |3---5-5-5--6--6-6--5-------------8-8-8--6--6-6--3-------------5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8--6-|
E |3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


second verse:@1:13
                      x1                  x1                     x3         x2
F#|7--8---------------7| |7--8--8----------| |7--8--------8---8--7| |7--8--10-|
E |7--8---------------7| |7--8--8----------| |7--8--------8---8--7| |7--8--10-|
B |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8--10/12-12| |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--10-|
B |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8----------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--10-|
E |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8----------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--10-|
E |--------------------| |-----------------| |--------------------| |---------|


@1:57      x1
F#|---------|
E |---------|
B |---------|
B |-3-3-3-3-|
E |-3-3-3-3-|
E |-3---3---|


@2:05 back to the intro                 x4
F#|--------------------------------------|
E |-----3----5----------------7-----7----|
B |--------------3---------5-----5-------|
B |---3----------------------------------|
E |3----------------3--3/-------------5--|
E |--------------------------------------|


Break:

@2:20                       x4 @2:33 gets faster           x4
F#|---------------------------| |----------------------------|
E |---------------------------| |14-14--14--15-15-15-15-15-15|
B |---------------------------| |12-12--12--13-13-13-13-13-13|
B |---------------------------| |12-12--12--13-13-13-13-13-13|
E |12---15--14-13---13--14--15| |12-12--12--13-13-13-13-13-13|
E |-0----0---0--0----0---0---0| |-0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0|


play this fast:


@2:46                             x2 finish with this
F#|---------------------------------| |---------------------|
E |5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7---10-9-8---9-8-6-| |-19-20-19--\22-------|
B |---------------------------------| |---------------------|
B |---------------------------------| |---------------------|
E |---------------------------------| |---------------------|
E |---------------------------------| |---------------------|


still play this fast

 @3:09                                         x4  @3:31           @3:37
F#|5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7----10--9--8----9--8--6-| |--6---|        |----------|
E |x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|        |----------|
B |5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7----10--9--8----9--8--6-| |--6---|        |----------|
B |x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|        |----------|
E |5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7----10--9--8----9--8--6-| |--6---|        |--6--6--6-|
E |x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x----x--x--x-| |--x---|Then--->|0---0--0--|


Third verse:@3:57
                      x1               x1                     x1               x1
F#|7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7| |7-------------|
E |7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7| |7--8--8--10/12|
B |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8--10/12| |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------|
B |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------|
E |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------|
E |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------| |--------------|

cont. third verse
                      x1               x1                     x1               x1
F#|7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7| |7-------------|
E |7--8---------------7| |7-------------| |7--8---------------7| |7--8----------|
B |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8--10/12| |7--8--10p8--8--\8--7| |7--8--8p8-----|
B |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------|
E |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------| |7--8--8-----8--\8--7| |7--8--8-------|
E |--------------------| |--------------| |--------------------| |--------------|


@4:23 End: (slow it down)
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----5-5-5--6--6-6--5--5-------5--8-8-8--6--6-6--3--3-------3--5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8|
B |3---5-5-5--6--6-6--5----5--h7----8-8-8--6--6-6--3----3--h5----5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8|
E |3---5-5-5--6--6-6--5-------------8-8-8--6--6-6--3-------------5-5-5--6--6-6--5--8-8-8|
E |3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Lee's solos

First solo
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------17/--19|
B |0--1--3/--5--7--8-8--10-10\8-7--7h8/10-12---12-12-12p10-8-7--15/17-19-19/20-19--17-------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second solo
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------14b15r15-14-15-19--\19-17-15-14-------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------12-----------------|
B |-7-8-10-10/-12-10/-12-------------------------------------1/3-5-8-7-\7--|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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