Sugar Kane

Sonic Youth-Sugar Kane

this is by far the best song on Sonic youth's 'Dirty' album and one of my favourite

songs. i've done my best to try and tab it out in standard even if to be properly

played it requires an altered tuning. I've tried tabbing out what can be heard most

obviously in the mix, although there may be inaccuracies. Anyway onto the tab.

Tab legend:

~: hold note or chord

/: slide

b: bend note

Intro:

Part1:

e-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G-15(x8)-14(x8)-12(x4)-10(x4----------|7(x8)

D-------------------------------------| (x2)

A-------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------|

part2:

e--------|

B--------|

G-0~~-0~~

D-5~~-5~~

A-5~~-5~~

E-3~~-3~~

while held a second time:

e-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-15-14-13-12-13-14-15-14-13-| (unsure on the rythem here, play around a bit)

A-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|

pre-verse:

e---------------|

B---------------|

G---7-5--5---5--|

D-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-| (x4)

A-5-5-3---------|

E-3-------------|

Verse:

G5 D5

C5 G5 D5

You're perfect in the way

C5 G5 D5

A perfect end today

C5 G5 D5

A-burnin' out their lights

C5 G5 D5

And burnin' in their eyes

C5 G5 D5

I love you sugar kane

C5 G5 D5

A-comin' from the rain

C5 G5 D5

Kiss me like a frog

C5 G5 D5

And turn me into flame

C5 G5 D5

I love you all the time

C5 G5 D5

I need you 829

C5 G5 D5

I could stay all night

C5 G5

Your body shinin'

chorus: (i have no idea what lee is playing on lead guitar here)

G5 C5

And I know

G5 C5

There's something down there, sugar soul

G5 C5

Back to the cross, a twisted lane

G5 C5

There's something down there, sugar kane

C5 (hold) (x2)

e------------------- e------|

B------------------- B------|

G------------------- G------|

D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-|

A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-|

E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-|

Verse: (same as first verse)

I'm back again in love

I'm back again a dove

Where'd you get your light?

A smilin' sugar life

Another lover's day

Another cracked up night

Every night I say

A light is comin'

Chorus:

G5 C5

And I know

G5 C5

There's something down there, sugar cone

G5 C5

Back to the cross, a twisted lane

G5 C5

There's something down there, sugar kane

C5 (hold) (x2)

e------------------- e------|

B------------------- B------|

G------------------- G------|

D-10------9-8-7-6-5- (play each note x2) then D-4/5~-|

A-10-(x3)-9-8-7-6-5- A-4/5~-|

E-8-------7-6-5-4-3- E-2/3~-|

Interlude:

Intro part 1 then play

e--------|

B--------|

G---7-7b-|

D-5-7-7b-|

A-5-5-5b-|

E-3------|

(After this is becomes too weird to decipher,

i suggest randomly scrathing while going up the neck)

After the full stop play this

e-------------------|

B-------------------|

G-----------5-5-5-5-|

D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| (repeat several times while other guitar does more weird

A-5-5-5-5-----------| weird stuff)

E-------------------|

then

e---

B---

G-0~

D-5~ (x4)

A-5~

E-3~

With

e------------------------------------|

B------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------|

D------------------------------------| (during the last 2 run throughs)

A-5-7/10-7/10b-5-5-7/10-7/10---------|b(hold)

E------------------------------------|

Verse: (same as above)

Hey angel come and play

Fly me away

A stroll along the beach

Until you're out of time

I love you sugar kane

A crack into the dream

I love you sugar kane

I love you sugar kane

I love you sugar kane

I love you sugar kane

I love you sugar kane

C5 G5(hold)

I love you sugar

So there you are thats as much as i could figure out. Apologies for any inaccuracies.