Unwound - Sonata for Loudspeakers

      
 
 Song: "Sonata for Loudspeakers"
 Album: Challenge for a Civilized Society (1998)
 
 
 Tuning: D A D G A D (low-to-high)
 
 Fades in with backwards tape loop
 
 Guitars I & II (Justin Trosper multi-tracked)
 Part I:

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------4-----------------------4--------4-|
 G|-------------2-----------------------2--------2-|
 D|------------(4)---------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-----4-----------------------4----------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------2-----------------------2----------|
 G|-------------2-----------------------2----------|
 D|------------(2)---------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-----2-----------------------2----------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------3-----------------------3--------3-|
 G|-------------2-----------------------2--------2-|
 D|------------------(3)---------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-3-----3-----------------------3----------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------4-----------------------4--------4-|
 G|-------------2-----------------------2--------2-|
 D|------------(4)---------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-----4-----------------------4----------------|
 

 
 
 Guitar I
 Part II:

 d|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 A|-11----11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-11-11|
 G|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|-12----12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-12-12|
 A|-10----10-10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-10-10|
 G|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|-11----11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-11-11|
 A|-11----11-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-11-11|
 G|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 A|-10----10-10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10-10-10|
 G|-9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----9--9-----9--9--9--9-|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Guitar II
 Part II: * Play this over entire other guitar part
 and improvise variant during second pass

 d|(0)---(0)(0)(0)---(0)(0)---(0)(0)---(0)(0)(0)(0)|
 A|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0-|
 G|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 +                                                       
 * Builds in intensity on 3rd measure to become like this

 d|(0)---(0)(0)(0)---(0)(0)---(0)(0)---(0)(0)(0)(0)|
 A|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0-|
 G|-2-----2--2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--2--2-|
 D|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0-|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Guitars I & II
 Part III: * with phase shifter effect

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------0----------------------------|
 G|------------------(0)---------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------/9---7---9--|
 D|-4-----------4----------------------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------0----------------------------|
 G|-------------------0----------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|/10----------10----------------------12\--------|
 D|-10----------10---------------------(10)--------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-----------------0----------------------------|
 G|-0-----------------0----------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-10-------10-10-10-9----------------(2)-(0)-(2)-|
 D|-9--------9--9--9--9-----------------2---0---2--|
 

 
 Guitar I
 Part I (alternate):

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------4-----------------4-------------|
 G|----------------2-----------------2-------------|
 D|---------------(4)---------------(4)------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--------------------------4-------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------2-----------------2-------------|
 G|----------------2-----------------2-------------|
 D|---------------(2)---------------(2)------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2--------------------------2-------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------3-----------------3-------------|
 G|----------------2-----------------2-------------|
 D|---------------(3)---------------(3)------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-3--------------------------3-------------------|
 

 + 
  

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------4-----------------4-------------|
 G|----------------2-----------------2-------------|
 D|---------------(4)---------------(4)------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--------------------------4-------------------|
 

 
 Guitar I
 Part I (outro):

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------4----------------------------|
 G|-------------------2----------------------------|
 D|------------------(4)---------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4----------------------------------------------|
 

 +                                             
 * Halfway through it switches to the following

 d|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------2----------------------------|
 G|-------------------0----------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4----------------------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Song Structure:
 
 Part I x 3
 Part II x 3
 Part III x 4
 Guitar I-Part I(alternate), Guitar II-Part I x 3
 Part II x 3
 Part III x 6
 Part I (outro) x 13
 
 
 That's it. Please leave any comments, questions, or requests. Cheers!
 -Bennyshambles78-