Sonic Youth - Beauty Lies In The Eye Bass Tab

BEAUTY LIES IN THE EYE

bass tab by chris lawrence

This is the intro/part of the verse...

G 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
D 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 etc
A
E

The other part of the verse goes:

G 16 16 16 16 16 16
D 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 etc
A
E
After the 2nd time that's played, go to:
G
D 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11b(11)(11)(11)(11)(11r) 11 11
A
E
It sounds like he bends the C# note there, but he may just play the 12th fret for the bracketed notes, as opposed to the bent 11th fret. "lost in another's dream":
G
D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A
E
Try playing the F# on the 2nd fret of the E string as well.

After the snare roll, play basically the same as the above riff:

G 11 11 11
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 11b(11)(11)(11)(11)(11r) 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A
E
G
D 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A
E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Then: *
G 16 16 16 14 14 14
D 16 16 16 16 14^16 16 16 14 11 11b (11)(11)(11r)
A slight
E bend
G---------------------- D--911-11-11br--------
A 10 play note, bend up slightly, return
E
I think the last note is wrong. (ie: Thurston hit the wrong note on this version) On the album version, ends like (beginning at the * on the above tab):
G
D 14 11 11br 11 11 11
A 11 11 11
E
But of course, the bassline on the album isn't identical to the live version, so..

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