Guitar Tunings

The Unofficial Sonic Youth

Guitar Tunings List

Dec 10 1993

Compiled and supplemented by: Art Lee ([email protected]). This

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Update: None; last revised May 19 1993.

Thanks to: Guitar Player Aug 1989, Bad Moon Rising CD Booklet, Ron Rader

([email protected]), Mike Goldsman ([email protected]),

Sam Rowe ([email protected]) and others.

Notes:

1. Tunings are listed from lowest to highest string.

2. LR = Lee Ranaldo, TM = Thurston Moore.

Contents: by section

1. General tunings

2. Slightly altered tunings

3. Split tunings

Section 1: General tunings

The second and third E's are in unison.

Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.

The first two E's are in unison.

Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).

The first two E's are in unison.

Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).

are in unison and an octave above the first pair.

Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.

Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).

All three pairs are in unison.

Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).

The first pair of G's are in unison. The second pair of G's

are in unison an octave above the first pair.

Used in: The Wonder (TM), Hyperstation (TM).

All three pairs are in unison.

Used in: Mote.

All three pairs are in unison, the second pair of G's are an

octave above the first pair.

Used in: Teenage Riot (LR), Tunic (LR).

Used in: White Cross (TM).

The first pair of A's are in unison. The second pair of A's

are in unison and an octave above the first pair.

Used in: Justic is Might (TM?).

This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret.

Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).

The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison.

Used in: Justic is Might (LR).

The first two C's are in unison, the third is an octave above.

Used in: Silver Rocket, The Sprawl, Candle, Cinderella's Big Score,

Theresa's Sound-world (TM).

The first pair of D's are in unison. The second pair of D's

are in unison an octave above the first pair.

Used in: I'm Insane (LR).

All three pairs are in unison.

Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).

Section 2: Slightly altered tunings

For this section, the tunings use standard tuning, with slight

adjustments. To achieve the similarity, you have to tune up or

down, noted by: u = tune up Don't expect your strings

d = tune down to be the same after!

The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison.

Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).

Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce,

My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.

Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.

All three pairs are in unison.

Used in: Tom Violence, Starpower, In the Kingdom #19, Death to our

Friends, Marilyn Moore, Bubblegum, Schizophrenia, White Cross (LR).

All three pairs are in unison.

Used in: Brother James, Stereo Sanctity, Cotton Crown,

Total Trash, The Wonder (LR), Hyperstation (LR), Sugar Kane (LR),

Orange Rolls Angel's Spit.

22. uC-uC-uE-uB-dG-dD

The pair of C's are in unison.

Used in: Cross the Breeze, Disappearer.

Section 3: Split tunings

Title Thurston Moore Lee Ranaldo

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