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HI! there, my name id Daniel and I've wrote some uncreditted tabs but from now on I'll put it, this tab includes every song in the nevermind album except " endless, nameless ", all songs were tabbed by me except " on a plain " tabbed by jesse, and with a little help of mine. Hope you enjoy it and if there are any corrections or if you have any doubts e-mail my friend at "daid@nether.net" (I don't have a modem). Well I've got nothing else to say, except that: Kurt wasn't a hero, he was a legend; and as they say: heroes are remembered, but legends never die Notation Legend.- / = slide up \ = slide down p = pull up h = hammer on b = bend to note ~~~~ = vibrato /\/\ = vibrato pb = pre-bend pbr = pre-bend and release hb = hold bend gb = gradual bend gbr = gradual bend and release pbgr = pre - bend and gradual release trem = play note as fast as you can ***************************************************************************** Smells like teen spirit By Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic, and Dave Grhol Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Intro.- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------X--X--X--X---3---3---------------------X--X--X--X--6--6-----| |---3---3--3---X--X--X--X---3---3---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--6--6--0--| |---3---3--3---X--X--X--X---1---1---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--4--4--0--| |---1---1--1---X--X--X--X-----------0-----4---4--4----X--X--X--X--------0--| w/dist |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------X--X--X--X---3---3---------------------X--X--X--X--6--6---0-| |---3---3--3---X--X--X--X---3---3---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--6--6---0-| |---3---3--3---X--X--X--X---1---1---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--4--4---0-| |---1---1--1---X--X--X--X-----------0-----4---4--4----X--X--X--X-----------| Rhy. fig 1 w/dist |--------------X--X--X--X-----------------------------X--X--X--X-----------| |o-------------X--X--X--X-----------------------------X--X--X--X----------o| |--------------X--X--X--X---3---3---------------------X--X--X--X--6--6-----| |---3---3--3---X--X--X--X---3---3---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--6--6--0--| |o--3---3--3---X--X--X--X---1---1---0-----6---6--6----X--X--X--X--4--4--0-o| |---1---1--1---X--X--X--X-----------0-----4---4--4----X--X--X--X--------0--| X4 Riff A let ring let ring |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |o------6-------------------------|-------6-------------------------o| |--5------------------------------|--5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |o--------------------------------|---------------------------------o| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| w/ Riff A Load up on guns and bring your friends. It's fun to lose and to pretend. She's over bored and self assured. Oh no, I know a dirty word. Pre-chorus Riff B w/dist let ring--------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------------------------| |-------6-----------6----------6----------6-----------| |-*5---------5-----------5-----------5----------5-----| * first time only |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Hel-lo, hel-lo, hel-lo, how low? Hel-lo, hel-lo, hel-lo, how low? Hel-lo, hel-lo, hel-lo, how low? Hel-lo, hel-lo, hel-lo. With the lights Chorus w/rhy fig. 1 out it's less dangerous. Here we are now. Entertain us. I feel stupid. and contagious. here we are now. entertain us. a mullato, an albino, a mosquito, my libido. Yay Bridge |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |o------------------------------------------------------------------------o| |---------------------------3bf--------------------------------------------| |--3----2----3-----4--4--------------3----2---3----/8---8----6---5---------| |o-3----2----3-----4--4--------------3----2---3----/8---8----6---5--------o| |--1----0----1-----2--2--------------1----0---1----/6---6----4---3---------| Yay X2 w/ Riff A I'm worse at what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed. Our little group has always been and always will until the end. Repeat pre-chorus, chorus, and bridge Solo |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |o------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------8----10-----------8--8brf---(8)---6--5------6---5---------- |---------10----------------6----------------------------------------8---6- |o------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------| ----------------------------o| -----------------------------| X2 ---8---8brf----(8)---6--5----| ----------------------------o| -----------------------------| *play both notes |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |o------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------*------------------------- |-------6---5-------6---5------6---5------6p5---5\3----6--5-----6--5------- |o------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- X2 let ring ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------o|---------------------------------------------| ----6---5-------6p5---5\3---|---(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------| ---------------------------o|---------------------------------------------| ----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| w/ end of solo And I forget just what I taste. Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile. I found it hard, it was hard to find. Oh well whatever, never mind. Repeat pre-chorus, then w/rhy fig 1 out it's less dangerous. Here we are now. Entertain us. I feel stupid. and contagious. here we are now. entertain us. a mullato, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial! Let ring ------- ------- ------- -3----- -3----- -1----- Note.- this song doesn't sounds really good without a bass, if you don't have one, but another friend has another guitar one can play the guitar part and the other the bass part, which is only this during verse, and pre-chorus, and solo I guess (5th) A |-------------1--1--1-------------4--4--4----|in the chorus I guess (6th) E |---1--1--1-------------4--4--4--------------|the bass plays this notes with the same rythm as the guitar "Up until I was nine, I felt I could become a rock staror astronaut or the president." -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** In Bloom By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Intro.- w/distortion |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3--3--------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3--3---5-----5--5----5--5--5----3---3-----3--3/6--6----6--6----6--| |--1-----1--1---5-----5--5----5--5--5----3---3-----3--3/6--6----6--6----6--| |---------------3-----3--3----3--3--3----1---1-----1--1/4--4----4--4----4--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3--3---0----------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3--3---0---5---5--5---5--5----5\3---3-----3--3/6------------------| |--1-----1--1---0---5---5--5---5--5----5\3---3-----3--3/6------------------| |-------------------3---3--3---3--3----3\1---1-----1--1/4------------------| Rhy fig 1 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |o-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--3--3--3--3---X--3----------------------------/8--8--8--8--8----------| |--3--3--3--3--3---X--3----4--4--4--4--4---X---4---/8--8--8--8--8----------| |o-1--1--1--1--1---X--1----4--4--4--4--4---X---4---/6--6--6--6--6----------| |--------------------------2--2--2--2--2---X---2---------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------o| |--X--8\4--4--4--4----2---2---2---2----| X2 |--X--8\4--4--4--4----2---2---2---2----| |--X--6\2--2--2--2----0---0---0---0---o| |--------------------------------------| Verse.- (this is done by the bass but you can play this with the guitar and sounds pretty good) Rhy. fig 2 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |o-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |o-1---1--1--1--1--1----1----------------------------6--6--6--6--6-----6---| |---------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2-----2-------------------------| |------------------------------| |-----------------------------o| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| X2 |--2--2--2--2-----------------o| |---------------5--5--5--5-----| w/rhy. fig. 2 Sell the kids for food weather changes moods rhy. fig 3 clean Spring is here a - gain |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3---------------------------------------------------| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3---3---3--3--3--3--X--3---8--8--8--8--8--X--8------| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3---4---4--4--4--4--X--4---8--8--8--8--8--X--8------| |--1----1--1--1--1--X--1---4---4--4--4--4--X--4---6--6--6--6--6--X--6------| |--------------------------2---2--2--2--2--X--2----------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |---4--4---4------2---2--2-----| |---4--4---4------2---2--2-----| |---2--2---2------0---0--0-----| |------------------------------| Trem--] Re - pro - duc - tive glands He's |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3-------------------------------------------------3-| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3---3---3--3--3--3--X--3---8--8--8--8--8---8---4--2-| |--3----3--3--3--3--X--3---4---4--4--4--4--X--4---8--8--8--8--8---8---4--0-| |--1----1--1--1--1--X--1---4---4--4--4--4--X--4---6--6--6--6--6---6---2----| |--------------------------2---2--2--2--2--X--2----------------------------| Chorus.- Bb5 (x133xx) G5(355xxx) C(x355xx) Eb(x688xx) Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5 the one who likes all that pretty songs Bb5 G5 and he likes to sing along Bb5 G5 and he likes to shoot his gun, C Eb (with slide) but he knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means and I say, Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5 He's the one who likes all that pretty songs Bb5 G5 and he likes to shoot his gun, C Eb (with slide) but he knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means and I say, (w/intro) Aahh! w/rhy. fig 2 We can have some more. Nature is a whore. w/rhy. fig 3 Bruises on the fruit. Tender age in bloom. Repeat chorus Solo.- Harm ----------------------¬ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---8hbf---------------------------8pb2gr------(8)----6----(6)brf------6(6)| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| /\/\/\/\ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---6----6h8----6---8bf------8--------6----8---8bf----8---------6-----8----| |-------------------------------6h8--------------------------------------0-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harm. ---------------- |----------------------\---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------\-----------------8----------8h9----8----9brf--(9)-| |---10hbrf---------------10-----10-------------10--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| /\/\ ---------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------\------------------| |---9h11----(11)bf------11hbrf-------(11)---------11-----(11)-----(11)\----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| let ring Trem--------¬ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------8----------8-------------8-----7----6-----------------| |-----6---------6----------------------6------------------------3-----6----| |---------------------------------------------------------------3-----6----| |---------------------------------------------------------------1-----4----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus.- Bb5 (x133xx) G5(355xxx) C(x355xx) Eb(x688xx) Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5 He's the one who likes all that pretty songs Bb5 G5 and he likes to sing along Bb5 G5 and he likes to shoot his gun, C Eb (with slide) but he knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means and I say, Bb5 G5 Bb5 G5 He's the one who likes all that pretty songs Bb5 G5 and he likes to shoot his gun, C Eb (with slide) but he knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means, C Eb (with slide) knows not what it means, and I say w/intro (X2) Aahh! Oohh! It ends like this.- |---------------| |---------------| |---------------| |--8\-----------| |--8\-----------| |--6\-----------| "I'll be the irst to admit we're the 90's version of Cheap Trick or The Knack" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Come as you are By Kurt Cobain Detune your guitar one hole step (D, G, C, F, A, D) ***************************************************************************** Riff A |--------------||-------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------||o------------------------------------|-------------------o|| |--------------||-------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------||-------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------||o-------0---------0------------------|-------2-----------o|| |---0---0---1--||--2----------2----------2----2----1--|-0----------0---1---|| X2 w/riff A Come as you are as you were, as I want you to be, as a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy. Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late. w/ riff A (1st time all, second 1st bar only) Take a rest as a friend as a trend as an old mem - o - ri |----------------------0------0-----0----0-----| |----------------------0------0-----0----0-----| |----------------------1------1-----1----1-----| |----------------------2------2-----2----2-----| |---------2------------------------------------| |----0---------0-------------------------------| Pre-chorus - a mem - o - ri |------2-----------------------------------------------------| |o-----2------------------2---2---2---2------2---2---2---2--o| |------4------------------2---2---2---2------2---2---2---2---| |--4-------4----4---------2---2---2---2------2---2---2---2---| X2 |o-4-------4----4---------0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0--o| |--2-------2----2--------------------------------------------| w/riff A Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach, as I want you to be, as a trend, as a friend, as an old Repeat the above bars, then Chorus.- F#(244xx) Bm(799xxx)or (x244xx) Dadd9(x57755) first a slide from F# to Bm Bm Dadd9 Bm Dadd9 And I swear that I don't have a gun. Bm Dadd9 No, I don't have a gun Bm Dadd9 No, I don't have a gun Repeat Riff A and continue it through solo Solo.- /\/\/\ /\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\ /\/\/\ /\/\ |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|o-------------------------------------------------------------| |----6------|-6----------9----------11\6------6------9------11\6-----------| |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|o-------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------| /\/\/\/\ /\/\/\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\/\/\ /\/ /\ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------o| |----6---------9----------11---11---11---11-----11bf-------11--11---9--9\6-| |------------------------------------------------9bf-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------o| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| X4 Repeat Pre-chorus, chorus, riff A and it ends like this.- ----0----------- ----0----------- ----4----------- ----4----------- ----4----------- ----2----------- "My songs have always had frustrating themes, relationships I've had" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Breed By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Intro & rhy. fig 1 w/heavy dist. |---------------------------| |o-------------------------o| |---------------------------| X 10 |--4--4--4--4---/7----2-----| |o-4--4--4--4---/7----2----o| |--2--2--0--2---/5----0-----| rhy.fig 2 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- --9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- --9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--------------- ------------------------------------------------ end of rhy.fig 2 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- --9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--------------- ------------------------------------------------ fill A ------------------------------------------------ ----------------full---------------------------- -11--11--11----/-------------------------------- -11--11--11---9--------------------------------- --9---9---9------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ fill B ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------- -4---4---4---4---4---4---4---------------------- -2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------------------- w/rhy.fig 2 I don't care,I don't care,I don't care,I don't care,I don't care, care if it's old. (fill A) I don't mind,I don't mind,I don't mind,I don't mind, (rhy.fig. 2) mind don't have a mind. (fill A) Get away,get away,get away,get away,way (rhy.fig. 2) way from your home. (fill A) I'm afraid,I'm afraid,I'm afraid,I'm afraid,afraid (rhy.fig. 2) ghost. (fill B) rhy.fig 3 |-------------------------------------------------| |--3--3--3----------------------------------------| |--2--2--2---0--2---x--x---5--5--5---0---4--x--x--| |--0--0--0---0--2---x--x---5--5--5---0---4--x--x--| |---------------0---x--x---3--3--3---0---2--x--x--| |-------------------------------------------------| w/rhy.fig 3 Even if you have... even if you need... I don't mean to stare... We don't have to breed. We can plant a house... We could build a tree... I don't even care... We could have all three. w/rhy.fig 2 she said,she said,she said,she said,...(etc.) Guitar Solo Trem ------------------------------------------- -/---/---/---/-----/---/---/---/---------------- -/---/---/---/-----/---/---/---/---------------- -11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--------------- ------------------------------------------------ --9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--------------- ------------------------------------------------ --------------------------] ------------------------------------------------ (12)-(12)-(12)-(12)---(12)---------------------- -11---11---11---11-----11----10---8------------- ------------------------------------------------ --9----9----9----9------9----------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem-------------------------------------------- -/----/----/----/-----/----/----/----/---------- -/----/----/----/-----/----/----/----/---------- -14---14---14---14----14---14---14---14--------- ------------------------------------------------ -12---12---12---12----12---12---12---12--------- ------------------------------------------------ ----] --/--------------------------------------------- --/--------------------------------------------- --14------13---12---(12)\----------------------- ------------------------------------------------ --12------11---10---(10)\----------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem-------------------------------------------- -/--------------------/------------------------- -/---(18)-------------/---(18)------------------ -17---17--17--17--17--17---17--17--17--17------- ------------------------------------------------ -15---15--15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem-------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------/-------------- --------(18)----(18)-------------/-------------- -17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17------------- ------------------------------------------------ -15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15------------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem-------------------------------------------- -------------------/---------------------/------ -(18)--------------/---(18)--------------/------ --17--17--17--17---17---17--17--17--17---17----- ------------------------------------------------ --15--15--15--15---15---15--15--15--15---15----- ------------------------------------------------ Trem---------------] ------------------------------------------------ -(18)------------------------------------------- --17---17--17--17-----18--16--15--14\----------- ------------------------------------------------ --15---15--15--15-----16--14--13--12\----------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem-------------------------------------------- --/----/----/----/----/----/----/----/---------- --/----/----/----/----/----/----/----/---------- -/19---19---19---19---19---19---19---19--------- ------------------------------------------------ -/17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17--------- ------------------------------------------------ Trem----------------------------------------] --/----/----/----/-----/----/----/----/--------- --/----/----/----/-----/----/----/----/--------- --20---20---21---21----22---22---22---22-------- ------------------------------------------------ --18---18---19---19----20---20---20---20-------- ------------------------------------------------ w/rhy.fig 3 Even if you have... even if you need... I don't mean to stare... We don't have to breed. We can plant a house... We could build a tree... I don't even care... We could have all three. w/rhy.fig 2 she said,she said,she said,she said,...(etc.) said ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---4-------------------------------------------- ---4-------------------------------------------- ---2-------------------------------------------- "I respect people who promote the way they feel sexually" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Lithium By Kurt Cobain Tune down a step (D, G, C, F, D) **************************************************************************** Intro & Rhy. fig 1 (Rhy fig 1 is without P.M.) Slight P.M.------------------------¬ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------6-----X----------------| |---------------------------------------------------6-----X----------------| |----------------------------6-----------------4---------------------------| |--0------X-----0------4----------X-----0----------------------------------| Slight P.M.------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------7----7----7-----| |-----------------------7---------5-------5----5----5/7----7----7----7-----| |-----------------7---------------3-------3----3----3/5----5----5----5---0-| |---0------5----------------0----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------¬ |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------7----7--------------------------------| |---4----------4-------4------4/7----7----7--------------------------------| |---2----------2-------2------2/5----5----5------0-------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| * Kurt some times played this (xx032x) instead of the above note (x577xx) w/rhy fig 1 I'm so happy 'cause today I've found my friends. They're in my head. I'm so ugly, but that's okay, 'cause so are you. We've broken our mirr'rs. Sunday morning is ev'ry day for all I care. And I'm not scared. w/rhy fig 1 except last bar Light my candles in a daze 'cause I've found God. B5(x244xx) D5(x577xx) or (xx023x) E5(022xxx) G#5(466xxx) C#5(x466xx) A5(x022xx) C5(x355xx) *I'm going to put an "N" that means to play open chords(000xxx) as I don't know how to put them. Here you do a slide from B5 to D5 with ditortion, then you play this chords.- E5 X2, N, G#5 X2, N, C#5 X2, N, A5 X3 N, C5 X3 (slide to) D5 X3, B5 X4 (slide to) D5 X2 That's the chorus, repeat it, then w/rhy fig. 1 I'm so lonely but that's okay I shaved my head. And I'm not sad. And just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard. But I'm not sure. I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there. But I don't care. I'm so horny, but that's okay. My will is good. Repeat chorus A5(577xxx) C5(x355xx) A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 I like it, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 A5 I miss you, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 A5 I love you, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 I'd kill you, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 A5 I like it, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 A5 I miss you, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 A5 I love you, I'm not gonna crack. C5 A5 C5 I'd kill you, I'm not gonna crack. |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7------7---7---7---7---7----------4-------4---4----4--------------------| |--7------7---7---7---7---7----------4-------4---4----4--------------------| |--5------5---5---5---5---5----0-----2-------2---2----2--------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------0---3---0-----| repeat 1st verse, no guitar only bass, but this is pretty good. |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------4-----4------------------------10----10---------| |----7----7---6------6-----------------5----3----5---5---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---12------12\2---2/5---5----5---5----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat this through the verse, then play the chours, and the "I like it" part and that's it "There is nothing I like more in the world than pure underground music" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Polly By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** (acoustic guitar) rhy.fig. 1 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ----0------------------------------------------- ----2----x----0-----5----5---------0------------ ----2----x----0-----5----5----x----0------------ ----0----x----0-----3----3----x----------------- ------------------------------------------------ ----3----3-------------------------------------- ----2----2----x-----5----5----5----------------- ----0----0----x-----5----5----5-----0----------- --------------x-----3----3----3-----0----------- ------------------------------------0----------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ----0------------------------------------------- ----2----x----0-----5----5---------0------------ ----2----x----0-----5----5----x----0------------ ----0----x----0-----3----3----x----------------- ------------------------------------------------ ----3----3-------------------------------------- ----2----2----x-----5----5----5----------------- ----0----0----x-----5----5----5-----0----------- --------------x-----3----3----3-----0----------- ------------------------------------0----------- w/rhy.fig 1 Polly wants a cracker, I think I should get off of her first. I think she wants some water to put out the blow torch rhy.fig 2 ------------------------------------------------ ---3-------------------------------------------- ---2----x----5-----5---5------------------------ ---0----x----5-----5---5----0------------------- --------x----3-----3---3----0------------------- ----------------------------0------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---0----0-----x-----3----3---3------------------ *it may be also (355xxx) ---0----0-----x-----3----3---3------------------ or (3x00xx) ---2----2-----x-----1----1---1------------------ --*3----3--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ---3----2--------------------------------------- ---2----3----x----5-----5---5------------------- ---0----0----x----5-----5---5----0-------------- -------------x----3-----3---3----0-------------- ---------------------------------0-------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --------------x-----3----3---3------------------ ---5----5-----x-----3----3---3------------------ ---5----5-----x-----1----1---1------------------ ---3----3--------------------------------------- w/rhy.fig 2 It isn't me. We have some seed. Let me clip your dirty wings. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself. I want some help to please myself. I've got some rope you have been told. I promise you I have been true. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself I want some help to please myself. w/rhy.fig 1 Polly wants a cracker, maybe she would like more food. She asks me to untie her. A chase would be nice for a few. w/rhy.fig 2 It isn't me. We have some seed. Let me clip your dirty wings. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself. I want some help to help myself. I've got some rope you have been told. I promise you I have been true. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself I want some help to help myself. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---2---------------------(x)/------------------- ---2---------------------(x)/----------------x/- ---0-------------------------------------------- *Note: the x doesn't refers to do a pick slide but to a finger scrape Polly said w/ rhy. fig 1 Polly says her back hurts, she's just as bored as me, she caught me off my guard, it amazes me the will of instinct. w/rhy.fig 2 It isn't me. We have some seed. Let me clip your dirty wings. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself. I want some help to help myself. I've got some rope you have been told. I promise you I have been true. Let me take a ride. Don't hurt yourself I want some help to help myself. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ----0-------------------------------------------- ----2------------------------------------------- ----2------------------------------------------- ----0------------------------------------------- "I don't want my daughter to grow up and someday be hasted by kids at school, I don't want people telling her that her parents were junkies" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Territorial Pissings By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Intro & rhy. fig. 1 w/heavy distortion A5 F |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7---------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------| |--7--7--7--7--7--7----0-----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---0---| |--5--5--5--5--5--5----0---------------------------------0---| D |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12------| |--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12---0--| |--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---0--| Note.- In the last bar you can play (x577xx) instead of (10-12-12-x-x-x) but however how I tabbed is how Kurt played it, I say this 'cause I saw in the "Live tonight sold out" video of Nirvana that he played the song like that. w/rhy. fig 1 When I was an alien cultures weren't opinions Gotta find a way to find a way when I'm there Gotta find a way a better way I had better wait... (etc.) Never met a wise men, if so it's a woman Gotta find a way to find a way when I'm there Gotta find a way a better way I had better wait... (etc.) Interlude PM---] PM----] |-----------------------| |o---------------------o| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |o-------7---------7---o| X6 |--5--5--5---5--5--5----| PM----] |------------------------| |------------7-----------| |---------------7--------| |------------------7-----| |--------7------------7--| |--5--5--5------------5--| w/feedback Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not after you. w/rhy.fig 1 Gotta find a way (etc.) "Wearing a dress shows I can be as femenine as I want. I'm a heterosexual... big deal. But if I was a homosexual, it wouldn't matter, either" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Drain You By Kurt Cobain Tune down your guitar one whole step ***************************************************************************** rhy.fig 1 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --4--4---4/8--8--8----------------6--6--6---0--- --4--4---4/8--8--8---0--6--6---0--6--6--6---0--- --2--2---2/6--6--6---0--6--6---0--4--4--4---0--- ---------------------0--4--4---0---------------- w/rhy.fig. 1 * One baby to another says I'm lucky to meet you. I don't care what you think unless it is about me. It is now my duty to completely drain you. A travel through a tube and end up in your infection. *Note:here you obviously have to put distortion after "...to meet you" fill A (w/dist) ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --4---4---0---2--2------------------------------ --4---4---0---2--2------------------------------ --2---2---0---0--0------------------------------ rhy.fig 2 (w/dist) ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --6--6--6--6--6--------------------------------- --6--6--6--6--6----0---2--2--2--2--------------- --4--4--4--4--4----0---2--2--2--2--------------- -------------------0---0--0--0--0--------------- w/fill A ,first then rhy.fig. 2 Chew meat for you, pass it back and forth. In a passionate kiss, from my mouth to yours 'cause I like you (w/dist.) ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --4---------2----------------------------------- --4---------2--------6-------------------------- --2---------0--------6-------------------------- ---------------------4-------------------------- w/rhy.fig 1 w/distortion With eyes so dilated I've become your pupil. You've thaught me everything without a poison apple. The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student. Indebted and so greatful.Vacuum out the fluids. w/fill A ,first then rhy.fig. 2 Chew meat for you, pass it back and forth. In a passionate kiss, from my mouth to yours 'cause I like you, you, you, ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --4---------2----------------------------------- --4---------2--------6-------------------------- --2---------0--------6-------------------------- ---------------------4-------------------------- Note:the following is studio noises you just may not play anything, that's what they used to do in a concert,then is the following I'm not 100% sure about this bit w/distortion & flanger (dist off) -0----------------------------0----------------- -0----------------------------0----------------- -0----------------------------0----------------- ------------------------------------------------ X4 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ or Trem-----------------¬ (dit off) ------------------------------0----------------- ---5---5---5--5---5--5--------0----------------- ---4---4---4--4---4--4--------0----------------- ---5---5---5--5---5--5-------------------------- X4 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ sometimes during concerts they didn't play this neither (down part) without dist. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ----5\--4\--3\--2\--1/--2/--3/--4/--5----------- ----5\--4\--3\--2\--1/--2/--3/--4/--5----------- ----5\--4\--3\--2\--1/--2/--3/--4/--5----------- ------------------------------------------------ w/distortion Ah!_____________________ /\/\ /\/\/ /\/\/\/ --h--------------------------------------------- -4-5---2/3---(3)--4---5/--6/--7/---8------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ /\/\/\/\/ /\/\/\/\/ ------------------------------------------------ --10------------14------------------------------ --10------------14------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ grad. slide ------------------------------------------------ --16/------------/18/--------------------------- --16/------------/18/--------------------------- --16/------------/18/--------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ w/rhy. fig 1 One baby to another says I'm lucky to meet you. I don't care what you think unless it is about me. It is now my duty to completely drain you. A travel through a tube and end up in your infection. w/fill A first then w/rhy.fig.2 Chew meat for you, pass it back and forth. In a passionate kiss, from my mouth to yours sloppy lips to lips, you're my vitamins 'cause I like you ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --4---------2----------------------------------- --4---------2--------6-------------------------- --2---------0--------6-------------------------- ---------------------4-------------------------- "I was a seriously depressed kid, there was a time when I never thought I'd live to see 21" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Lounge Act By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Voicings.- B(x244xx) G(355xxx) C(x355xx) A5(x022xx) E(022xxx) D5(x0023X) Intro.- Rhy. fig 1 B G C5 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| |-----4----X---4--4----4------------------------5----5---5----0---| |-----4----X---4--4----4--0---5-----5-----0-----5----5---5----0---| X2 |o----2----X---2--2----2--0---5-----5-----0-----3----3---3----0--o| |-------------------------0---3-----3-----0-----------------------| w/rhy. fig 1 (clean) Thruth, covered in security, I can't let you smoother me. I'd like to but it wouldn't work, trading off and taking turns. (only one time the C5 chord) Chorus (w/dist) A5 E A And I've got this friend, D5 G E you see who makes me feel A D5 G E and I wanted more than I could steal. A D5 G E I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield. A D5 G I'll go out my way to prove I still smell her on you |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |o-2---------------------------------------o|----------------------------| |--2----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--2-------------------0-------5----5-------|----0-----------------------| |o-0---------------3-----------5----5------o|----0-----------------------| |------------4-----------------3----3-------|----0-----------------------| X2 w/rhy. fig. 1 (clean) Don't tell me what I want to hear. Afraidof never knowing fear, experience anything you need. I'll keep fighting jelousy. Until it's fucking gone Repeat chorus PLay rhy. fig 1 w/dist X2 Repeat verse 1, but with distortion. Chorus (w/dist) A5 E A And I've got this friend, D5 G E you see who makes me feel A D5 G E and I wanted more than I could steal. A D5 G E I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield. A D5 G E I'll go out my way to make you a deal. A D5 G E We've made a pact to learn from who - A D5 G E ever we want without new rules. A D5 G E We'll save what's lost and what we grew. A D5 G They'll go out their way to prove they Dive w/bar |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |o-2---------------------------------------o|----2-----------------------| |--2----------------------------------------|----2-----------------------| |--2-------------------0-------5----5-------|----2-----------------------| |o-0---------------3-----------5----5------o|----0-----------------------| |------------4-----------------3----3-------|----------------------------| X4 "My mom would take me to school, and I wouldn't even look kids in the eye. I knew everyone knew I had only one parent. That probably isn't a big deal in a big town, but it is in a small town" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** Stay Away By Kurt Cobain Tune normally ***************************************************************************** Intro w/dist Rhy. fig 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---3----3-------------------------------------------------------o| |---2----2----X-----4----4-----------------------5---5---5-----6--| X4 |---0----0----X-----4----4----------3----3---0---5---5---5-----6--| |---0----0----X-----2----2----0-----3----3---0---3---3---3-----4-o| |-----------------------------0-----1----1------------------------| In the verses the guitar only plays this.- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----4/5----5----5---5brf------(5)----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Monkey say, monkey do. I don't know why! I'd rather be dead than cool. I don't know why! Ev'ry line ends in rhyme. I don't know why! Less is more, love is blind. I don't know why! Chorus w/rhy. fig 1 Stay, stay away... (etc) Give an inch take a smile. I don't know why! Fashion shifts, fashion style. I don't know why! Throw it out and keep it in. I don't know why! Have to have poison skin. I don't know why! Chorus w/rhy. fig 1 Stay, stay away... (etc) Bridge.- I don't know why! |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3---------------------------------------------------------------------o| |---2-------------------------------------------------------3------3br½-(3)| |---0-------------------4------------4--------------4----------------------| |-----------------------4--------------------4------4---------------------o| |-----------------------2--------------------2-----------------------------| X2 Repeat chorus, then bass and drums play, then Trem-----------------------¬ Ah! |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------0---------0--------0---------------------------------------------| |---------0---------0--------0---------------------------------------------| |---------0---------0--------0---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fade in Repeat chorus several times, and then it ends like this.- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------| here you dive with bar and play the chord sometimes while diving until you reach the pickups. "I haven't felt the excitement for so many years, I felt guilt for so many years. I felt guilty beyond words about these things. When we are backstage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowd begins, it doesn't affect me. The fact is, I can't fool you, any one of you. It simply isn't fair to you or to me. The worst crime I can think of would be to (trick) people by faking it and pretending as I were having 100% fun" -Kurt Cobain ***************************************************************************** On A Plain By Kyrt Cobain TAB by jesse.scott@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net TUNING: Dropped-D (D A D G B E) ***************************************************************************** Jesse made this one for the unplugged album, so he didn't include the beggining, so I'll put it, and the rest was done by him, so I don't take credit for this one. The intro and "*" were made or corrected by me, I changed that chord (it was orginally (x0222x), I don't know if it was wrong or what, but it sounds better with this chord. let ring |------|-------------------------| |------|o-------------------12--o| |-10---|-----------------10------| X3 |--9---|---------------9---------| |------|o-----------------------o| |-13---|--12h13p12h13------------| Main Riff: Repeat this until the first chorus. -|--------------------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--3-3-3-----------|- -|--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3-----------|- -|---------5-5-5--3-3-3--2-3-2-0--|- * Chorus: -|-----------------------------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--5-5-5--5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|- -|---------5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|- Bridge: Play this after the second chorus -|------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------|- -|----------------------2--2-2-2------------|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--5--5-5-5--|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--5--5-5-5--|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2------------5--5-5-5--|- Lyrics I'll start this off Without any words I got so high that I scratched 'til I bled I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? The finest day That I ever had Was when I learned To cry on command I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? I'm on a plain I can't complain I'm on a plain My mother died Every night It's safe to say Don't quote me on that I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? The black sheep got Blackmailed again Forgot to put On the zip code I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? I'm on a plain I can't complain I'm on a plain Somewhere I have heard this before In a dream my mem'ry has stored As defense I'm neutered and spayed What the hell am I trying to say? It is now time To make it unclear To write off lines That don't make a sense I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? One more special Message to go And then I'm done And I can go home I love myself Better than you I know it's wrong So what should I do? I'm on a plain I can't complain I'm on a plain "His music touched lots of people. It got me through my own stuff. He was a spokesperson for our generation. He represented what we all feel in our lives, but he lived it" -Shawn Euzelio ***************************************************************************** Something in the way By Kurt Cobain Tune one step below with dropped-d (dropped-c, in this case), (C G C F A D) Acoustic, steel strings ***************************************************************************** Verses |--------------------------------------------| |o------------------------------------------o| |--------------------------------------------| |---4----4-----4--4-----0----0-----0--0------| |o--4----4-----4--4-----0----0-----0--0-----o| |---4----4-----4--4-----0----0-----0--0------| Chorus |--------------------------------------------| |o----------------------3----3-----3--3-----o| |-----------------------2----2-----2--2------| |---4----4-----4--4-----0----0-----0--0------| |o--4----4-----4--4-----0----0-----0--0-----o| |---4----4-----4--4--------------------------| Verse Underneath the bridge the trap has sprung a leak and the animals I've trapped have all become my pets and I'm living of off grass and the dripings from the ceiling but it's okay to eat fish, 'cause they haven't any feelings (use chorus bar in this line instead of verse bar) Chorus Something in the way mmmmmh something in the way yeah mmmmmh Repeat verse and chorus " I hate mom, I hate dad Dad hates mom, mom hates dad It simply makes you want to be so sad" - Kurt's first poetry quote ***************************************************************************** "Never believe that music was some instrument to go at the extreme in any cases where you can say yourself how many people around of you think that it is true but the imagination should be in your mind for the complete control" - Kurt Cobain Well that's it! Bye!