The Unofficial Sonic Youth Guitar Tunings List Dec 10 1993
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1. E-B-E-E-A-B The second and third E's are in unison. Used in: Eric's Trip, Hey Joni, Rain King, Kissability.
2. E-E-B-E-B-E The first two E's are in unison. Used in: Intro, Brave Men Run, Ghost Bitch (LR - mellow).
3. E-E-B-F#-B-E The first two E's are in unison. Used in: Ghost Bitch (LR).
4. F#-F#-F#-F#-E-B The first pair of F#'s are in unison. The second pair of F#'s are in unison and an octave above the first pair. Used in: Death Valley 69, Halloween, Mary Christ, Kool Thing, 100%.
5. G-A-B-D-E-G Used in: Teenage Riot (TM).
6. G-G-C-C-A#-A# All three pairs are in unison. Used in: I Love Her All the Time (TM).
7. G-G-C#-D-G-G 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).
8. G-G-D-D-F-F All three pairs are in unison. Used in: Mote.
9. G-G-D-D-G-G 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).
10. G#-G#-G#-D-D#-D# The three G#'s are in unison. The pair of D#'s are in unison. Used in: White Cross (TM).
11. A-A-A-A-B-D 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?).
12. A-A-E-E-A-A This is tuning #9 with a capo on the second fret. Used in Theresa's Sound-world (LR).
13. A-A-E-E-F#-A The first two A's are in unison. The pair of E's are in unison. Used in: Justic is Might (LR).
14. A-C-C-G-G#-C 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).
15. D-D-D-D-E-A 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).
16. D#-D#-C#-C#-G-G All three pairs are in unison. Used in: I Love Her All the Time (LR).
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!
17. E-dE-dB-dB-dE-dF# The first two E's are in unison, the pair of B's are in unison. Used in: Dirty Boots (LR).
18. E-dG-D-G-dE-dD Used in: Dirty Boots (TM), Tunic (TM), Mildred Pierce, My Friend Goo, Titanium Expose, Sugar Kane (TM), Chapel Hill.
19. E-dG#-uE-uG#-dE-dG# Used in: Expressway to Yr Skull.
20. uF#-dF#-uG-G-dA-dA 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).
21. uG-dG-D-dD-dEb-dEb 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.
