Sugarcube
Yo La TengoVersion1
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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 hitall 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 Eto 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 studioversion of this song, and the nutty solo), but he also did a Take-Away Show in which heplayed it in standard on an acoustic. Hit up Google with the following search and I'msure 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 ofEbsus4. Might make it a bit easier.Anywhoo, I've taken what should have been a really simple tab and made it confusing, I'msure, 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.The chord source is shown as supplied because its ChordPro syntax could not be parsed.