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Sugarcube

Yo La Tengo
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}e|-------| [played] |-------|
B|-------| [lots,] |-------|
G|--13---| |--11---|{eot}
{sot}D|--14---| [then] |--14---|
A|--14---| |--14---|
E|-------| |-------|{eot}
This's called an E/B into a Bsus4, I guess.
Listen to the song for the timing.
[Next, E (played normal, open 022100), then slide into an A, no bar (go ahead and hit
all the strings, though).]
[Play the break like so.]
[Do the intro thing again! Yeah! Now we're cookin'!]
That's all.
A more difficult, but complex-sounding thing to do for the verses would be to go from E
to A to B back to A then back to E. You have to be faster, but it might be worth it.
See, Ira plays this in open E usually (hence the quicker note changes in the studio
version of this song, and the nutty solo), but he also did a Take-Away Show in which he
played it in standard on an acoustic. Hit up Google with the following search and I'm
sure a smart kid like you will easily be able to find it: "Yo La Tengo Take Away Show".
Ah, minor addendum:
You can, if you so choose, play F#min in place of C#sus4, and Ab in place of
Ebsus4. Might make it a bit easier.
Anywhoo, I've taken what should have been a really simple tab and made it confusing, I'm
sure, so I'll stop typing here.
No I won't.
Yo La Tengo is one of the loveliest bands ever to rock on this earth.
Now I will.

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Arrangement source for Sugarcube by Yo La Tengo

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}e|-------| [played] |-------|
B|-------| [lots,]  |-------|
G|--13---|          |--11---|{eot}
{sot}D|--14---| [then]   |--14---|
A|--14---|          |--14---|
E|-------|          |-------|{eot}

This's called an E/B into a Bsus4, I guess.
Listen to the song for the timing.

[E/B]  [Bsus4] x2

[Next, E (played normal, open 022100), then slide into an A, no bar (go ahead and hit
all the strings, though).]

[E]   [A]

[E]Whatever you want from me,[A]

[E]whatever you want I'll do.[A]

[E]Try to squeeze a drop of blood,[A]

[E]from a sugarcube.[A]

[Play the break like so.]

[A]  [B]  [C#sus4]  [Ebsus4]

[E]   [slide, sucka]  [A]

[E]Try to be more assured,[A]

[E]try to be more right there.[A]

[E]Try to be less uptight,[A]

[E]try to be more aware.[A]

[E]Whatever you want from me,[A]

[E]is what I want to do for you.[A]

[E]Sweeter than a drop of blood,[A]

[E]from a sugarcube.[A]

[A]  [B]  [C#sus4] [Ebsus4]

[C#sus4]  [Ebsus4]

[E]                  [A]

[A]And though I like to[B] act the p[C#sus4]art of being tough,[Ebsus4]

[C#sus4]I crumble [Ebsus4]like a sugarcube[Esus4],

[F#sus4]for you!

[Do the intro thing again!  Yeah!  Now we're cookin'!]

[E/B]  [Bsus4] x2

[A]Whatever you want from me[B],

[C#sus4]whatever you want I'll do[Ebsus4],

[E]and I will try![A]

[E]   [A]

[A]Whatever you want from me,[B]

[C#sus4]whatever you want I'll do![Ebsus4]

[E]Try to squeeze a drop of blood,[A]

[E]squeeze a drop of blood,[A]

[E]from a sugarcube[A].

End on [E].

That's all.
A more difficult, but complex-sounding thing to do for the verses would be to go from E
to A to B back to A then back to E.  You have to be faster, but it might be worth it.

See, Ira plays this in open E usually (hence the quicker note changes in the studio
version of this song, and the nutty solo), but he also did a Take-Away Show in which he
played it in standard on an acoustic.  Hit up Google with the following search and I'm
sure a smart kid like you will easily be able to find it:  "Yo La Tengo Take Away Show".

Ah, minor addendum:
You can, if you so choose, play F#min in place of C#sus4, and Ab in place of
Ebsus4.  Might make it a bit easier.

Anywhoo, I've taken what should have been a really simple tab and made it confusing, I'm
sure, so I'll stop typing here.

No I won't.
Yo La Tengo is one of the loveliest bands ever to rock on this earth.
Now I will.

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