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Sonic Youth — Mildred Pierce Tab

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Tabbed by: PotassiumApples

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Main Riff — played throughout the whole song
e|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——99999999/10101010101010107777777777777777——|
E|——77777777/—8—8—8—8—8—8—8—85555555555555555——|

2nd guitar comes in at about 0:14
Play only this note (B) until about 0:26
e|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|——4———————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——x———————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——2———————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————|

Riff 2
2nd Guitar then starts to play:
e|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|—44444444/555555552222222222222222———————————| 
D|—xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx———————————| x4
A|—22222222/33333333000000000000000———————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————|

Riff 3
e|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————————————————————————————|
G|——99999999999999992222222222222222———————————|
D|——xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx———————————| x4
A|——7777777777777777000000000000000———————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————————|

Then the Main Riff is played 4 more times.
The rhythm is a litte different.
Some notes are accented.  

At 1:39, the screaming starts, there are drums being played, 
some messy effects on guitar and of course, feedback.


| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer—on
| p  pull—off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note