Standard (EADGBE)
This's called an E/B into a Bsus4, I guess.
Listen to the song for the timing.
x2
[Next, E (played normal, open 022100), then slide into an A, no bar (go ahead and hit
all the strings, though).]
Whatever you want from me,
whatever you want I'll do.
Try to squeeze a drop of blood,
from a sugarcube.
[Play the break like so.]
[slide, sucka]
Try to be more assured,
try to be more right there.
Try to be less uptight,
try to be more aware.
Whatever you want from me,
is what I want to do for you.
Sweeter than a drop of blood,
from a sugarcube.
And though I like to act the part of being tough,
I crumble like a sugarcube,
for you!
[Do the intro thing again! Yeah! Now we're cookin'!]
x2
Whatever you want from me,
whatever you want I'll do,
and I will try!
Whatever you want from me,
whatever you want I'll do!
Try to squeeze a drop of blood,
squeeze a drop of blood,
from a sugarcube.
End on .
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.