This song was originally composed and recorded by the Beach Boys, a 60's
punk/proto-punk/surf band, but Sonic Youth covered and recorded it as a
b-side sometime around 1990 while recording Goo. I Know There's An Answer
appears on the deluxe re-edition of that album.
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I KNOW THERE'S AN ANSWER - Sonic Youth
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Tabbed by: Gustavo Collado
Email:ltavo_87@hotmail.com
Tuning: EADGBe
Intro
Guitar 1 [bend a couple of notes here and there while playing this part]e|---------------------------------------------------|B|--------15------15---15----------13---13------13---|G|-15-1515---15-15---15--15-14-1414---14---14-14--14-|X4D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
(I know so many people who think they can do it alone...)
Guitar 1e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|-15-151515-151515-131313-131313-151515-151515-151515-151515-|G|-15-151515-151515-141414-141414-151515-151515-151515-151515-|X2D|------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|X2D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-11-1-11-1-11-11-1-11-1-11-|E|--------------11-1-11-1-11---------------------------|
Prechorus 1
(Now what can you tell them and what can you say...)
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|E|--------444444--------444444--------------|
Chorus 1
(I know there's an answer...)
Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------555555--------|D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|
Mini Interlude
(They come on like they're peaceful...)
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|X2D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----|A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------|E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-|
Prechorus 2
(Now how can I tell them...)
Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|E|--------444444--------444444--------------|
Chorus 2
(I know there's an answer...)
Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------555555--------|D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|
Interlude
Guitar 1[with a harmonizer, I think]e|--------------|B|--------------|G|-12-11-10-9-8-|D|--------------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|-15b-12b/12-12/14b/12-1513151315-15b-(15-13-11)-15b-15b-15b-|D|------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|X2D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----|A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------|E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-|
Prechorus 3
(Now how can I tell them...)
Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|E|--------444444--------444444--------------|
Chorus 3
(I know there's an answer...)
Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------555555--------|D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|
Outro
(A-doo-bee-doo-bay...)
Guitar 1[Once again, with a harmonizer]e|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|-12b-11b-10b-9b-8b-|D|-------------------|A|-------------------|E|-------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|-151515151515-131313131313-|G|-151515151515-141414141414-| (Repeat until the end)D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------| (Repeat until the end)D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-|E|--------------11-1-11-1-11-|
