To contact or sugestions: rodrigocobain@hotmail.com
This is what I named The Nirvana Guitar Tabulature Book v. 4.0 plus. I
didn't
find the original author cause I didn't can send a mail to him (I think that
his mail no more exist, cause the songbook was posted on 1996...five years
ago).
So, credits for the guitar players what did the original songbook, cause I
just
added some rare songs as has been posted before and I corrected the lay-out
a
little bit,...so the rare songs' credits for its authors. (sorry if my
english
don't be good, I'm a brazilian guy).
By Rodrigo Melo Mesquita, Teresina - Piauí - Brazil.
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U I T A R T U L A T U R O O K
v. 4.0 plus
Last Updated: 4/8/2001
Compiled by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com) [The v. 4.0 plus was
compiled by Rodrigo Melo Mesquita, but credits to original author]
A big "thank you" to anybody who posted Nirvana tab on the net or on
Prodigy's BB, and to all the good folks who hooked me up with tabs before
and after this book's initial release...
Especially these people:
Patrick Christman (Patrick_M._Christman@thegroup.com)
Ilyssa Fisher (sfsd85b@prodigy.com)
Robbie Landis (adxe96b@prodigy.com)
Steve Meronk (Steve22067@aol.com)
Cris Pasquini (duyn49b@prodigy.com)
Dan Saalfeld (Kurdtdt@aol.com)
If anybody has any more tab to rare songs please send it my way...
This book may be freely distributed as long as credit is given to me, and
you let me know beforehand...
It can be downloaded or viewed at the following sites:
Dimension 7 Homepage: http://www.westol.com/~sportif/tabcon.html
O.L...: ftp://ftp.nevada.edu/pub/guitar/n/nirvana/nirvana_songbook.tab
Mr. Guy Smiley's Homepage: http://www.seds.org/~smiley/nirvana/tabs
If anybody knows of any other web sites that have this book, let me know.
Please try and download it from one of these sites as opposed to mailing
me asking for a copy.
HISTORY OF DA BOOK (For anyone who cares...)
v. 1.0..........original release on 6/4/95. Posted to alt.music.nirvana,
rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature, and alt.guitar tab. It found
it's way to ftp.nevada.edu, missing the rarities section however.
v. 2.0..........second release on 8/11/95. Corrections made in the tab,
power chord chart added, section on feedback and noisemaking added,
and about 12 more rare songs added. Posted to same newsgroups.
v. 3.0..........third release on 10/9/95. More corrections made in the
tab, updated the section on feedback, added charts for major and
minor chords. Posted to same newsgroups. Decision made by me that
this will be posted bimonthly, regardless of changes.
v. 3.5..........followup release on 11/5/95. Fixed some stupid mistakes
on my part that probably confused the hell out of people who use
the chord charts. Posted only to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana
this time around.
v. 4.0..........fourth release to the web on 1/1/96, and to the newsgroups
on 1/18/96. More corrections in tab, decided to kill off the "original
release date" at the top as I had put that there before I had intended
to keep updating this book. Added the section on websites where this
book can be downloaded from as well as the section on tunings. I lost
the rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature for one reason or another,
so it was only posted to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana.
v. 4.0 plus.....fifth release on 4/8/2001, added some rare songs as has
been posted before whith little alterations on lay-out. Songs added:
Blossom; Clean Up Before She Comes; Come On; In His Hands; It's Closing
Soon; My Sharona; No Alternative; Run, Rabbit, Run; The Pill; You Got
No Right.
ALL SONGS BY KURT COBAIN EXCEPT:
Plateau, Oh Me, Lake Of Fire
written by Kirkwood (The Meat Puppets)
Molly's Lips, Son Of Gun, Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
written by Kelly/McKee (The Vaselines)
, Return Of The Rat
written by Greg Sage (The Wipers)
Turnaround
written by Mothersbaugh/Casale (Devo)
Here She Comes Now
written by Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Marigold
written by Dave Grohl
The Man Who Sold The World
written by David Bowie
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
written by Leadbelly
Baba O' Riley
written by Pete Townshend (The Who)
The Money Will Roll Right In
written by Fang
You Love Me
written by Frehly/Stanley/Simmons (Kiss)
My Sharona
written by Fieger/Berton Averre (The Knack)
Come On
(The Jesus and Mary Chain)
Run, Rabbit, Run
(Smack)
Table Of Contents
CHORD CHARTS
1) Power Chords
2) Major Chords
3) Minor Chords
TABULATURE DEFINITION
TUNINGS
SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING
1)BLEACH
Blew
Floyd The Barber
About Girl
School
Love Buzz
Paper Cuts
Negetive Creep
Scoff
Swap Meet
Mr. Moustache
Siftings
Big Cheese
Downer
2)NEVERMIND
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A Plain
Something In The Way
3)INCESTICIDE
Dive
Sliver
Stain
Turnaround
Been A Son
Molly's Lips
Son Of Gun
(New Wave) Polly
Beeswax
Downer
Mexican Seafood
Hairspray Queen
Aero Zeppelin
Big Long Now
Aneurysm
4) IN UTERO
Serve The Servents
Scentless Apprentice
Heart Shaped Box
Rape Me
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
Dumb
Very Ape
Milk It
Pennyroyal Tea
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Tourette's
All Apologies
5) MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
The Man Who Sold The World
Plateau
Oh, Me
Lake Of Fire
Where Did You Sleep Last Nighgt
6) -SIDES AND RARITIES
Baba O' Riley
Beans
Blandest
Blossom [Tab by OJINLAPD@aol.com]
Clean Up Before She Comes [Tab by Billie Clark (Daniel43u2)]
Come On [Tab by Carlos Bustos (cab144@cs.usask.ca)]
Curmudgeon
You Love Me
Endless, Nameless
Even In His Youth
Formaldehyde
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
Help Me, I'm Hungry
Here She Comes Now
If You Must
In His Hands [Tab by Steve22067 (Steve22067@aol.com)]
I Hate Myself And Want To Die
It's Closing Soon [Tab by Charles (guitar@uiuc.edu)]
Junkyard
Marigold
Misery Loves Company
Moist Vagina
My Sharona [Tab by Kevin Scott (bse@nmaa.org)]
No Alternative [Tab by Van Vekris (3EV1@Qucdn.QueensU.CA)]
Oh, The Guilt
Opinion
Pen Cap Chew
Return Of The Rat
Run, Rabbit, Run [Tab by Mike Farmer (mfarmer@mail.coin.missouri.edu)]
Spank Thru
Talk To Me
The Money Will Roll Right In
The Pill [Tab by Steve Miller (millg@bc1.com)]
Token Eastern Song
You Got No Right [Tab by Rick Castronova (lbfprez@hotmail.com)]
CHORD CHARTS
This is basically all the chords used in this book (and more) put in
tabulature form. I did this for the sake of people who don't know how
to read chords, or don't have a chord book.
1) Power Chords
2) Major Chords (bar chords except for not included)
3) Minor Chords
TUNINGS
Standard Tuning:
How To Get It: Tune the low string to a tuner or another guitar
Tune the A string to the 5th fret of the low string
Tune the string to the 5th fret of the A string
Tune the string to the 5th fret of the string
Tune the string to the 4th fret of the string
Tune the high string to the 5th fret of the string
Down 1/2 Step:
How To Get It: Tune the 6th fret of the string to the A string
Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning
Down A Whole Step:
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the string to the A string
Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning
Drop :
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low string to the A string
Alt. Tuning 1:
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low string to the A string
Tune the high string to the 6th fret of the string
Alt. Tuning 2:
How To Get It: Tune the first 4 strings down 1/2 step
Leave the last 2 strings in standard tuning
SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING
When It came to making noise using nothing but his guitar, Kurt Cobain was
a geinus. In fact, IMHO, the only person who I have seen make BETTER noise
would have to be Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. It would impossible to
accuratly re-create alot of the sounds that Kurt achives with his guitar
(ie. Endless Nameless, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Gallons...), since
alot of it was improvised. This is why this book may actually be better than
published tabs...they actually try to tab noise jams like the RFUS outro and
the Scentless Apperentice solo, and it is very frustrating when you are
doing
exactly what the book tells you and it still sounds wrong. My solution to
this problem: create your own feedback.
As you may or may not know, feedback is that ringing noise that occurs when
you play at a high volume, or play too close to the amp, or leave your
guitar
sitting next to the amp when it is still turned on. There is some scientific
explination for this, like it makes the coils in the pickups vibrate, or
something like that. Basically, it occurs in strange situations when you
don't want it, but when you DO want it it is a pain in the ass to get!
There are several techniques that I use that produce decent feedback/noise.
One is bending. I find that if you do a double bend on your high and
strings anywhere above the 10th fret (as you see in Endless Nameless), it
will be loud and ring, and (if you're lucky) echo.
Another is harmonics. Feedback will usually occur instantly when you strike
a high pitched harmonic. This is quite effective when you have to come up
with a certain pitched feedback, if you can remember which harmonics make
which pitches. It doesn't work as well with 12th and 7th fret harmonics,
though. If you want GOOD feedback, go for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th fret
harmonics. Sometimes, depeniding on the kind of guitar you have, you will
be able to take harmonics above the pickups. If you are able to do this, go
for it, cause you can't really get any more high pitched than that!
One method I have seen Kurt do in concert (you can witness this before Breed
on the MTV Live And Loud vid) that is quite effective is tapping the back of
the neck. You should try hitting the upper neck with either your pick or
fingers, behind the first or second fret. If the destortion is high enough,
it will produce a cool sounding rumbling noise at first, then become
screeching feedback.
Another technique used in Oh The Guilt is picking the strings above the nut
or below the bridge. It produces various high-pitched rings, which produce
excellent feedback. However, the strings must be struck somewhat hard, or
the sound may not be picked up.
If you would like to use the natural approach, simply turn up the volume
on your amp. It will eventually start ringing, and as you move your guitar
around in different positions the pitch will change. If you're lucky,
you may actually be able to pick up radio stations with this method!
Two things you should be aware of when doing this are:
1) Feedback occurs much more readily when the pickups are facing away
from the amp. An easy thing to do is take off your guitar and place it
up against the cabinet with the strings facing outward. This would save
lots of waiting.
2) Different pickups create different pitch feedback. You may want to try
using your pickup switch, especially if you have a strat or a strat
imitation. This can produce anything from a low growl to a high scream.
Again, you should expariment on your own.
There are various other noisemaking methods...so many that I will not be
able
to list them all. Two that must not be ignored, however, are the whammy bar
and the pick scrape.
The whammy bar is probably the most useful tool in producing noise. What it
is is a bar attached to the bridge of the guitar which, when depressed,
lowers the pitch of the strings by raising the bridge. You can hear this in
action at the end of Stay Away, where Kurt drops the strings as far as they
go, raises them, and drops them again and again. However, dropping the pitch
of the strings is only one use for the whammy bar, as it can be used to make
exaggerated vibratos and other such noises. Depending on what model guitar
you have, the whammy bar will be built differently. On strat models, the
bridge is pretty well attached to the guitar, and the bar will only be able
to lower the pitch. However, on Ibanezes, the bridge is just sorta floating
there, so the whammy bar can be used both ways...raising AND lowering the
pitch. There is really not a hell of lot I can say about HOW to use this as
it isn't a very complicated tool. (It has two positions...up and down.
How much more simple can it be??) You hould just fool around with your own
and get familiar with it and the noises it can make and soon you will be
able
to produce decent noise with it.
Pick scrapes are very underrated, as they seem to produce one kind of noise.
Actually, there are many things you can do with pick scrapes aside from just
scraping the low or A strings and making the same old usual sound. One is
scraping actually above the pickups (which Kurt does at the end of Heart
Shaped Box) which produces a more high pitched sound. Another is using the
same top to bottom method on your higher strings ( and high ). Or you
could just scrape all the strings over the pickups. This is another method
that must be exparimented with so that you can come up sounds that you like.
Of course there are various other methods that Kurt used that I'm not going
to get into, basically because my knowledge of feedback and noisemaking is
very limited compared to his. However, this should provide you with somewhat
of a guide so that you too can make noise with your guitar!
TABULATURE DEFINITION
What all the little symbols in the tab mean...
)=Bend
/=slide
~~=vibrato
^=hammeron/pulloff
PM=Palm mute
*=uncontrolled feedback
x\x=pick scrape
NH=Natural Harmonic
+=Tremelo Pick
)=Unison Bend
)
|=ghost bend
|\=ghost bend and release
@@@@@=Smash Guitar :)
BLEACH
1)Blew
Alt. Tuning 1
4: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
5: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
6: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
1: 0 0
2: 0 0
3: )( 0 0
4: 3 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 3/5 5 3~~~ 5\3/5 5 5\3/5 5
5: 5
6:0 0 0 0
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
play 3x then:
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Solo:
(In standard tuning; I haven't figured it out in the alt. tuning yet)
) )( )(
2:10 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10 10 (10)
) (
2:10~~~10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10
3: 8 10 8 10
2:10/13 12~~ (12) 12/15 15 15/17 17 15
2: 18 (18) 18 18 18 (18)18 (18)18
3:15 15 (18) (18) (18)
2:(18) 18 18 (18)18~~~~18~~~~~18 16
3:(18) (18) (18)
2:16\15 15\13 15 13^15^13^0 11/12 13 13~
2:11
3: 12\11 11 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8
2:
3: 8 8 10 10 8 8 10
4:10\8 0 8 10 10 8 10 10
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11\
3:10 10
"you can do anything"
6:0 0 3 5 5 6 5
play that 1x then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5
play that twice then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5/\0
2) Floyd The Barber
Solo
5: 0 1 3~~ 3 1 0 1 3
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 play that 3x then:
5: 3/5 5/6 6/7 7
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 3 0
3) About Girl
Solo
3: 9/12 12 12
4: 5 7 7/9 9 9/12 12 12 12
5: 5 7
play that 4x, then back to the chorus riff
4) School
6: 0 (0) (0)
) ) )~~~
6: 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
3: 5 5 5 5 x x
4: 5 5 5 5 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
6: 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 x x 3 3 3
Bridge:
4: 11 11 11
5: 10 10 10
6: 0 0 0 0 0
Solo:
) )( )(
2:2 2 (2) 2 (2)
3:2 2 (2) 2 (2) 0 2 0 2
4: 2 0 2 (0)
5:
6: 3/ 0
2: 7
3:(2)0 2/7 7 7 7 79 (11)\ 0
4: /9 9^7^0 9^7^0
5:
) )(
3:2 2 2 2 2 2~~~~~ 0 2 0 0 2 (0)
4: 0 0 2
5:
6: 5 0
2: 11 8 8^10
3: 2 2/7 7 7 7 9 7 0
4: 2 5 5
5: 5
1: ) )10 10 10^9^7 7
2: 8^10 10 10 10 10 10^8
3: 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9~~~~~ 9 7 7 7\6 6 6\4
)
3: 4 2 2^0 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6: (11)\
5) Love Buzz
This was recorded accidently tuned up a half step. The way it is tabbed here
sounds 1/2 step lower than it is on the CD.
(Bass tabbed for guitar):
5: 4^5^4
6: 5 x 3 5 6 play 4x
(Guitar)
chord 4x, then this:
Riff
1: 0 0 5^3^0
2: 5^3^0
3: 2 4^2^0
4: 2
5: 0
play that 4x, then play this:
Riff
3: 6^7^6
4: /7 5 7 8
play that 4x, then Riff A 4x substituting the following strange bend for
the pullofs the last time:
)~~~
6: (5)/17
repeat those riffs a couple of times until the solo at which point it gets
strange and frightening. This part cannot be tabbed...
6) Paper Cuts-
Tune Down 1/2 Step
4:
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 x\x
Same as intro, except replace pick scrape with this riff
1: 0 0
2: 0
3: 3 3
"The lady I feel maternal love for..."
chord with a variation of the above riff.
"I say so..."
4: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9\8 8
5: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9\8 8
6: 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7\6 6
"Nirvana!"
4: 7\6 6 9\8 8
5: 7\6 6 9\8 8
6: 5\4 4 7\6 6
Post Chorus Riff:
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PM--| PM--| PM
7) Negative Creep
Tune Down A Whole step
6: 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\ 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\ 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\
)~~~
6: 0 0 0 5
repeat, except replace the ending bend with this bend:
)~~~
5: 14
5: 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 5
6: 4 4 4 7 7 7
play that 8x
8) Scoff
/Verse:
4:
5: 4 4 3 2 4 4 3
6: 2 2 1 0 2 2 1
"Gimmie Back My Alcohol"
4:
5: 4 4 3 0
6: 2 2 repeat
"Gimmie Baaaaaack!"
4:
5: 4 5 6 7
6: 2 3 4 5
"Heal Million"
3: 5 5 5 5 7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 5 5
6: 5 6 5 3
Post Chorus:
3:
4: 9 9 8 7 9 9 8
5: 7 7 6 5 7 7 6
Solo:
1: 5
2: 5
3: 5
4:
5: 3
6: 2
play that 4x then
3: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
4: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
play that 2x
9) Swap Meet
Alt. Tuning 2
4: 1/2 bend 5 4 1/2 bend 5 4
5: ) 5 4 ) 5 3
6: 3 0 3 3p2p0 3 0 3
4:
5:
6: 3p2p0.
, and then this riff:
5: 5
6: 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0
Solo:
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0
3: 3 3 3 2 3 2
4: 2 2 3 2 3
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 3 7^560 0
3: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 3 2 3 2
4: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 0 7^5^0 0
3: 3 2 3 2 5 5 7 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
4: 7 2 3
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0
3:
4:
5: 2
6: /(12)\ 0
Ending:
3- 2 2 2 2 2
4- 3 3 3 3 3 2
5- 3 3 3 3 3 2
6- 1 1 1 1 1 /(12)\ 0
10) Mr. Moustache
5: 2 1
6: 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2
repeat many times
11) Siftings
6: 0 0 0 0
4: 3 2 1 0
5: 3 2 1 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre Chorus:
4: 5\
5: 5\
6: 0 0 0
Solo:
1: )~~~
2: 8
3: )7( )~~~ )7( )~~~
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: )7( )7( )7(
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
After this it lapses into another Cobain-esque random noise solo, and it is
not possible to tab.
12) Big Cheese
5: ^10\9
6: ^ 8\7
play 4x
2: 0
3: 0
4: 10 9 0
5: 10 9
6: 8 7 7 7
NH-|
play that 7x then play this:
5: 10 9 9 9
6: 8 7 7 7 0 0
PM-|
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
play 8x then:
3: 0
4: 4 1 0
5: 2 3 0
play that 4x
Solo:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 12\10 10 12 12\10 10 7
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 11\9 9 11 11\9 9 6
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 9\7 7 9 9\7 7 4
play that 3x, then:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 13 12 13 12 13 12 12 0
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 0
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 10 9 10 9 9
13) Downer
play that 4x then:
(7th fret) (8th fret) play that 2x
NEVERMIND
1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
/Chorus:
1: 1
2: 1
Pre-Chorus:
1: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2: 1 1 1 1
Post-Chorus: )
3: 3 5 5 x 5 3
4: 3 3 x 3 4 4 5 5 x 5 3 6
5: 3 3 x 3 4 4 3 3 x 3 1 6
6: 1 1 x 1 2 2 4
Solo: )
3: 8 10\ 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 )(
4: 10 /6 8 6 6 8 8 (8) 6 5
repeat that 2x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 5\3
repeat that 3x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 3~~~~(let feedback ring through verse)
2) In Bloom
Solo:
1:
2: )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ) ( ) (
3: 8 8 8(0) 6 (6) (6)
1:
2: ) ) ) (
3: 6 6/8 6 8 8 6 8 (8) 8~~6 8 (8)
4: 6/8
1:
2:
3: 6 8 8
4: 0
1: ) (
2: ) ( 8 8/9 8 9 (9) 9/11
3: /10 (10) 10 10
1: ) )
2:(11) 11 (11)~~~
3:
1: ) (
2:~~11 (11) 11/ 8 8 8 7
3: 6 6 6
1:
2: 6
3: 3 6
4: 3 6
5: 1 4
6: + +
3) Come As You Are
Tune Down A Whole Step
/Verse:
5: 0 0 2 2
6: 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
Pre Chorus:
Solo:
2: 12)
3: 6~~~ 9 11\6 6~~~ 9 11\6 6~~~ 9 11 11 11 11~~ 9 6
4) Breed
)
5: 4 4 4 7
6: 2 2 0 2 5 0
play 8x
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 )
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 7
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Solo:
3: 11 11 10 9 7 14 14 13 12 10 17 17 16 15 13
4:
5: 9 9 8 7 5 12 12 11 10 8 15 15 14 13 11
+ + +
3: 19 20 20/
4:
5: 17 18 18/
+ + +
5) Lithium
Tune Down A Whole Step
3: 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
4: 6 7 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
5: 6 4 4 7 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5
6: 0 x 0 4 x 0 x 0 5 0
Bridge:
6) Polly
7) Territorial Pissings
Bridge:
4: 7 7 7
5: 7 7 7
6: 5 5 5
PM-|
play that 15x then play this:
2: 7
3: 7
4: 7
5:
6: 5
8) Drain You
play that 3x
Solo:
feedback for a few bars then this:
dist. on dist. off
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 3 3
+
play that 4x, then play this:
2: 7\6\5\4\3
3: 6\5\4\3\2 6/7~~ 4~~ 5 6~~ 7 8~~ 9 10~~~~~~~
4: 7\6\5\4\3
9) Lounge Act
play that 2x
10) Stay Away
/Chorus:
3: 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 6
4: 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 6
5: 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 4
6: 0 1 1
3: 4/5 5 5 5 (5)
Bridge:
2: 3 )(
3: 2 3 3 3 (3)
4: 0 0 4 4 4
5: 0 4 4 4
6: 0 2
11) On A Plain
Drop Tuning
Riff
3: 7 7 7 7 2 2
4: 7 7 7 7 2 2
5: 5 5 5 5 0 0
6: 5 5 2 2 3 2
play that 2x then play:
Riff
1: 2
2: 3 3
3: 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
4: 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
5: 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2
play that once, then Riff A once again
2: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3: 7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4: 7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5: 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
6: 5 5
Bridge:
3: 2 2 2 2
4: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
6: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
12) Something In The Way
Drop Tuning Down Two Whole Steps
4: 4 0
5: 4 0
6: 4 0
2: 3
3: 2
4: 4 0
5: 4 0
6: 4
INCESTICIDE
All of the tunings on this album are a little bit off. By this I mean that
when my tuner says that my guitar is in tune, the songs sound about a 1/4
step lower. This may be the result of something that happened in the studio.
These are all fairly accurate tabbings in standard tuning.
1) Dive
3: /9 9 9
4: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
3: /9 9 9
4: 2 /9 9 9
5: 1 /7 7 7
6: 2 2
(7h fr) then intro riff
play this 2x
then intro riff 3x
Solo )( )(
3: 3 1 3 (3) 1 3 (3)^1
4: 2
play that 4x
2) Sliver
Bass Intro:
1:
2:
3: 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 1
4: 1 1 1 3
3) Stain
Drop Tuning
4: 0 1
5: 0 1
6: 0 1
4: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
5: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
6: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
4: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4) Been A Son
Drop Tuning
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 0 0
5: 0 0 3 2 0
6: 0 0
4: 5 3 2
5: 5 3 2 3 2 0
6: 5 3 2
5) Turnaround
Bass Intro:
5: /7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
)hold bend(
2: 3 3 3 3 3 3(3)
6) Molly's Lips
Entire Song:
Ending
1: 3 | 3 |\
2: 3 3 (3)
3:
4: 5\
5: 5\
6: 3\
7) Son Of Gun
8) (New Wave) Polly
Same as Polly on Nevermind, except with heavy distortion and at a
faster tempo
9) Beeswax
4: 9\8 8 8 8\7 7 7 6\5
5: 9\8 8 8 8\7 7 7 6\5 *
6: 7\6 6 6 6\5 5 5 4\3
4: 2 5 5 2
5: 2 5 5 2 2 0 0
6: 0 3 3 0 3^2^0
Bridge: )~~~
3: /3 3 3 3
4: 3 3 3 2
5: 3 3 3 2
6: 1 1 1 0
10) Downer
Same as on Bleach
11) Mexican Seafood
/Chorus:
1: 4 2 1
2: 4 2 1
3: 5 5 3 3 2 0 2 0
4: 6 4 3 2 3 3 2
5: 6 4 3
6: 4 2 1
4: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
5: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
6: 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 2 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 7
Solo:
3:
4: 6 10\9\8 13 12 11
5: 6 8\7\6 11 10 9
6: 4
play that 4x then
4: 2^1^0
5: 0^1^2 2^1^0
6: 0^3^4 3^2
play that 4x
Riff:
6: 5^4^5^4^5^4^3
play that 8x, then a chord
12) Hairspray Queen
Bassline:
1:
2: 8
3: 5 7
4: 0 3/
2: 9
3: 8
4: 7
5: 8
play that chord for a few measures, make up your own rhythm. Then
you play this repeating annoying riff:
1: 4 6 7 8 9 9 13\ /7~~ 7\6 6\4 4/6 6
2: 4 6 7 8 8 9 13\ /7~~ 7\6 6\4 4/6 6
play that 2x, and after the second time play some
harmonics for a few measures.
The next time you play that riff, instead of playing
harmonics, do this:
4: 9~~~ 9\8 8\6 6/8 8
5: 9~~~ 9\8 8\6 6/8 8
6: 7~~~ 7\6 6\5 5/6 6
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0
6: 6\5 5 5\4 4 4\3 3 3\2 2\1 1\0
play that 4x, then an
13) Aero Zeppelin
/Verse
Riff
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0
play that 2x as an intro
during verse, play 3x, then play
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
on repeat, play the second half on the above riff 2x
Bridge
Riff
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
6: 0 0 0 0 3 3
play that 4x as a brigde, then play
Riff
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
play that 3x, then play
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
then play
4: 2 2
5: 2 2
6: 0 0 5 5 4 0 5^4
play that 4x
that was all Riff in case you were wondering :)
After solo: Riff 4x, Riff , then Riff A 2x
14) Big Long Now
/Verse:
2:
3: 0
4: 0 8
5: 8 8 8
6: 9 9
"Can We Show Our Faces Now?"
End Of Chorus
15) Aneurysm
/Outro:
play that 4x then:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/
+
Solo:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/10 10 10 10 10/11 11 11 11 11/12 12 12 12
3: 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19
IN UTERO
1)Serve The Servents
1: 14 0 9\
2: 14 14 x 14 9\
3: 13 x 13 9\
4: 12 x 12
5: x 11
6: 0 0
1: 0 0 0 0
2: 3 0 0 0 0 3
3: 2 2 3 2 2
4: 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4/5 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
5: 2 2 4 4/5 2 2 0 2 2 2
6: 0 2 2 0 0
1: 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0
3: 3
4: 2 2 4 4/5 2 0
5: 4 4/5 2 2 0
6: 0 2 2 0 0 0
1: 0
2: 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6
3: 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6
4: 7 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4
6: 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1: 0 0
2: 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0
3: 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
5: 4 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
6: 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1:
2: 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
4: 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 x x 3 3 3
6: 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 x x
Post Chorus:
2: 11 x/ 13 x/
3: 11 x/ x/
4: 10 x/ x/
5: 9 x/
Solo :
.........hold bend............................
2: ) 0 0 (
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1: 0 0
2: 0 0
3: 4 2 0 0 0 0 )
4: 0 2 0 6 / 7 7 7) 7
5: 0 ) 0 7 7 0 2 2 2
6: 3 3 3 0 7
4: ) ) )
5: /4 4 4 4 4 4\2 2 2 2 2 /10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
6: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
1: ~~~0
2: 0 0
3: 4 6 6/7 6 7
4: 14 4 5
5: 16 16\ ) )(
6: 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7\
2: 7/9 10 10 10 8 0 0 0 0
3: 9 9 9 7\ 6 6 6/7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7\6 6\4 4 4 4 \ 2 2
2: 0 0 0
3: 2 2 2 0
2) Scentless Apprentice
Drop Tuning Down 1/2 step
/Chorus:
1: 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3/
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 0
4:
play that 4x then play:
4: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
5: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
6: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
2: 0)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pre Chorus:
5: 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8 8/10 10 10 10 10/12 12 15 12
3) Heart Shaped Box
Drop Tuning
/Verse
3: 2 2
4: 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 3
5: 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
6: 3 0 3
4: 3/4 4 4 4 0
5: 3 3
6: 0
2: ) ) )
3: 2 2 4 4 4
4: 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
play that 4x then: )
3 3
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
Solo
2: )( )( )
3: 8 (8) 6 (6) 5 3
4: 7 5 3 5 4 2
4) Rape Me
/2nd & 3rd Verse/Chorus:
1st Verse:
3: 5
4: 7 5 5 5 2 5
5: 7 3 2 5 5 5
6: 5 5 0 0 3
Bridge:
5) Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
play that 3x then:
Solo:
3: 9 9 9 9
4: 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
5: 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
6: 4 4 4
play 3x then
3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 4 2 0
play that whole thing 2x, then play the end of the chorus
6) Dumb
Bridge:
7) Very Ape
Rhythm Guitar
2: x 0
3: x
4: x
5: 5 / 7 7 5 / 8 8
6: 3 / 5 5 3 / 6 6
Repeat intro until " I'm very ape .. " Then play this
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 \ 3 3 3 10 9 5
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 \ 1 1 1 8 7 3
3: 8 / 12 12 \
4: 8 / 12 12 \
5: 6 / 10 10 \ 5 4 5 / 7 7 x
6: 3 2 3 / 5 5 x
Lead Guitar
3: 14 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14
First Verse :
3: 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14 14 12 14/15 15 15 12
Second Verse :
1: /17 17 15 17/18 18 15
"I've seen it all, I was here first " :
3: 12 12 12 12\10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8/14 14 14 12 12 / 15
2: 16/20 20\
2: 13 16 16 16 / 19
3: 12 11 12 12 14 14
8) Milk It
Guitar 1
1: 12 11 5 x x x 7
2: 11 12 10 5 6 7/9 8 6/7
3: 9 6 8 5 4 7/6 8
4: 9
5: 0
Guitar 2
1: 7 5 7 7 7 7/9 6 4 10 11 16dontpick
2: 6 7 6 5 4 3 8 5 5/0 rake- 9
3: 5 6 4/ /x
4: 7 8 /x
5: 0
2: 9 9
3: 9 9
4: 9 9
5: 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 2 2 2
6: 6 6 6 3 3 0 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0
Bridge:
1: 8 3
2: 5 5
3: 8 8 2
4: 7
5: 1 3 3
6: 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0
1: 3\
2:
3: 2
4:
5:
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
9) Pennyroyal Tea
Solo
1: 3 3 3 3 2 0
2: )( )( 3 2 0
3: 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 0 0 2 0
10) Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
)( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )(
3: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
)( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )(
2: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
3:
4: )()(
5: 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4: )()()()()()(
5:4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:
End Of Intro/Chorus:
1:
2:
3: 5 5 4 4
4: 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
5: 7 7 3 3 x 5 5 2 2 4 4 4
6: 5 5 3 3 x x2 2 0 2 0
1:
2: 13
3: 14
4: 14 )(
5: 0 0 0 )( )( )( )( )( )( )( 11 11
6: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3: 0
4: )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( 0
5: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0
6:
Bridge:
1:
2:
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 0 7 7 7 7 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
6: 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
1:
2: 9
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6 6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1:
2: 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7
4: 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 /13 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7\ 5 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
1:
2: 9 9 9
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
5: 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11\
6: /7 0 3 3 3 3 3 0
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(yeah, right. Like I was gonna tab THAT...)
11) Tourettes
3: 4 3 4^3^0
4: 3
5: 3
6: 1
12) All Apologies
Drop tuning down 1/2 step
/Verse
3:
4: /12 12 10 9
5: 9 10 9 /12 12 10 9 10 9
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
play that 3x then play this:
3: 11 11 9
4: 0 0 0 12
5: 9 10 9 /12 12 10 9 10 9 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
"Married"
Play verse riff about a million times
UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
All guitars in this preformance were tuned down 1/2 step.
Since the versions of their own songs preformed are pretty much
the same, all I am including is the 6 cover songs.
1) Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
/Verse:
2) The Man Who Sold The World
/Post Chorus Riff:
3: 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
play 6x
play Intro 8x, then play
3:/9~~~~~\ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 /10~~~~~
3: 9 9\7 7~~~~~ 7 7/9 9~~~~~\2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
3: /10~~~~~ 9 9\7 7~~~~~ 9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2~~~
3) Plateau
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 1 1
3: 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1 1
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
play that 3x, then play
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1
2: 1 1 1 1 1
3: 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0 0
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1 1
2: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
Pre Chorus:
1: 4
2: 4
3: 0
4:
5:
6: 4
1: 1/3 3
2: 1/3 3 6
3: 3 3 7
4: 5 3 3 8
5: 5 1 5
6: 3 1 3 /6
Pre Outro:
1: 4 4 6 6
2: 4 4 6 6
3:
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 5 5
6: 4 6
Guitar 1
1: 0
2: 0 2 1^0
3: 2 2 2 2 2
4: 2 2 2 0 0
5: 0 0 3
6:
Guitar 2
1: 0 2 0
2: 2 3 1
3: 2
4: 2
5:
6:
play that a few times.
4) Oh Me
/Verse:
Riff
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
3: 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
5: 7\ 2 2 2 7\5 7\5 3 3 3
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
play that 1x as an intro.
During the verse, play Riff 2x, then play this:
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0
3: 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
4: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
5: 7\ 2 2 2 7\3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
End Of Chorus:
1: 0
2: 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 1
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 2
5: 7\ 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 2
6: 4/5 7 0 0
Solo:
Guitar 1 plays Riff
Guitar 2
1: 3\2 2/5 5 5 3 2
2: 3 3^5~ 5 3 5 5 5\3 3 5~~
3: 2 4~ 4 2 2 2/4
4: 2 2^4
5: 0^2
6: 4
5) Lake Of Fire
/Chorus:
Guitar 1
3: 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 5 5 5\3 3 3 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 3 5 5 5\3 3 3 5 5
5: 5 5 5\3 3 1 5 5 x x x 3 3 3 1 5 5 5\3 3 1 3 3
6: 3 3 3\1 1 3 3 x x x 3 3 3\1 1
Guitar 2 )( )(
2: 5 (5) 5 3
3: 5 (5) 5 3
Guitar 1
3: 3
4: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
5: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3
6: 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
Guitar 1
(not really this slow...tabbed this way because of Guitar 2's part)
3:
4: 5 5 3 3 5
5: 5 5 3 3 5
6: 3 3 1 1 3
Guitar 2
(very fast)
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11\ 6 6/8~
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 /7~
Solo:
1:
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11\ 6 6/8~ 11 11 11 11 11 11
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 /7~ /10 10 10 10 10 10
4:
5:
6:
1: 3 ) 3 )
2: 6 6/8 2/3 3 6 6 3)
3:5 5 /7 5 3 3
4: 5 3 3 5 5
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5
6: 6 3 6
1: 3
2: 6~~ 6~ 6~~ /3 3
3: 0 5/7 7~ 7\5 3 5/7 7\
4: 5 0 3 3
5: /5 5 5 3
6: 6 3 3 3
1: ) ) )
2: 3 7 3 3) 3) 3)
3: 3 5 3 3 3
4: 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5 3^5 3 5
6: 3 6 3 3 6
6) Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Riff:
1: 0
2: 0 0
3: x x 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
4: 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 2
5: 2 2 0 0 0 x x x 2 2 2 2 0 x 2
6: 0 0 0 0^2^3 3 3 3 2 2 2^3 0
the rest of the song is simply variations on that chord progression
( )
-SIDES AND RARITIES
Baba O'Riley
2: 9 10 12 10
Beans
5: 6 6 6 6
6: 6 6 6 6
End Of Verse
5: 6 6
6: 6 6 4
Blandest
/Verse:
4: 8
5: 7 8
6: 9 9 6~~~
3: /12 /12
4: /12 3 /12
5: /10 3 4 5 4 3~~ 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 /10
6: 3 3 3
play 4x, replacing the verse riff for the final chord the last time
Solo:
4: 8~~~
5: ) )
6: 8 8 6~~~
Blossom
(INTRO)
PLAY THIS ONCE
riff[1]:
1: 0
2: 3 3
3: 0 0
4: 4 4 4
5: 5 5
6: 0 0
THEN PLAY THIS 5 TIMES
riff[2]:
1: 0
2: 3 3
3: 0 0
4: 4 4 4
5: 5 5
6: 0 5
RYTHM
LIGHTS, THEY WASHFACE PALE ON MISTY WHITE COLOR FLOWERS YOUR EYES SEEM
EVER
fill[1]:
1: 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3 3 3
3: 0 0
4: 4 4 4
5: 5 5
CHANGING IN MY MIND
OH
fill[2]:
1: 0
2: 3 3
3: 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 2 2 4 4 4
5: 5 8 3 5 5 5
6: 5 8 0
COLORS BLEED TO RED AS I KISS YOUR FACE WANT TO TELL YOU I
LOVE YOU EVERY
play fill[1]
DAY YEAH AS WE GROW
SEE I
play fill[2]
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW ITS ALL ON MY OWN
3: 0 0 0
4: 0 0 2
5: 5 5 / 8 8 3
6: 5 8
HEY AND I
play riff[1]
KNOW NOW
play riff[1]
CAN YOU FEEL MY PAIN AS YOU WALK ON BY WILL YOU TELL ME YOU NEED ME
EVRY TIME
play fill[1]
3: 0 0 0
4: 4 0 2 2
5: 5 5 8 8 3
6: 5 8
LONE OH
play riff[1]
SEE I'LL SHOW YOU THINGS NEVER SEEN BEFORE FOR YOUR MIND TO UNTANGLE ON
YOUR
play fill[1]
OWN NOW ALL A LONE
YES I
play fill[2]
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW ITS ALL ON MY OWN
3: 0 0 0
4: 0 0 2 2
5: 5 5 8 8 3
6: 5 8
YES I KNOW NOW I'LL WATCH AS YOU GO
3: 0 0 0
4: 0 0 2 2
5: 5 8 8 3
6: 5 8
YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL
3: 0 0 0
4: 0 0 2 2
5: 5 8 8 3
6: 5 8
RIGHT AND I
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL ON MY OWN WHOA
AS YOU
-5--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-4- 4- 4-4-4-4-0-0-
LOSSOM AS YOU BLOSSOM EVERY DAY
AND I
-5--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-4- 4- 4-4-4-4-0-0-
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL ON MY OWN
AS YOU
-5--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-4- 4- 4-4-4-4-0-0-
LOSSOM AS YOU BLOSSOM EVERY DAY
EVERY DAY
NOW PLAY THIS LIGHTLY WITH FLANGER OR WAH WAH 5-6 TIMES
AND THEN PICK SCRAPES
I DONT FEEL MY ARMS ARE BREAKING UP I DONT
-5/7-7-7-7- 5-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-7-5-5--5/7-7-7-7-
-3/5-5-5-5- 5-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-
FEEL MY ARMS THEY ARE TURN IN RED I DONT
FEEL MY ARMS ARE BREAKING UP I DONT
-- 5-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-7-5-5--5/7-7-7-7-
-- 5-5-5-5-2-2-2-0-5-5-5--3/5-5-5-5-
I DONT FEEL YOU SLIPPING FROM MY HANDS________________
NOW TIME FOR THE SOLO YOU NEED A REVERB PEDAL AND A WAH WAH PEDAL FOR TONE
LISTEN TO THE CD TO KNOW WHEN TO USE THE WAH WAH THE SOLOS RIGHT BUT YOU
NEED RYTHM AND TIMING ITS GONA TAKE FOR EVER TO TYPE THIS CRAP OUT
YES AND I
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL ON MY OWN
AS YOU
BLOSSOM EVERY
DAY
YEAH YES I
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL ON MY
AS YOU BLOSSOM
EVERY DAY
YEAH YEAH
NOW
I
-5--5--5--8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-4- 4- 4-4-4-4-0-0-
KNOW NOW YES I KNOW NOW IT'S ALL ON MY OWN
AS YOU
BLOSSOM EVERY
DAY
Clean Up Before She Comes
Droped in -Tuning
Clean up Before She Comes.
Clean up Before She Comes.
** You Hear The Song You Can Easily Play This Directly on the Note**
play Riff #1
and #2 As you hear Kurt Play It In The Song.
Come On
[Riff 1]:
v v v ^ v v v ^
[Riff 2]:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[Riff 1]: Repeated
We've got nothing but that's alright
Nothing could be something if the feeling's right
Holding onto something doesn't make it mine
Got to get to heaven but we don't have time
come on
[Riff 2]
come on
[Riff 2]
come on
[Riff 2]
Yah baby, come on
[Riff 2]
[Riff 1]: Repeated
Bright light city set my soul on fire
Couldn't get me worried, couldn't get me higher
Scream for me baby 'cause I'm going down
Got to get to heaven when the sun goes down
come on
[Riff 2]
come on
[Riff 2]
come on
[Riff 2]
Yah baby, come on
[Riff 2]
Yah baby, come on
[solo]: Keep playing [Riff 2] under the solo.
For the acual solo, repeat below over and over.
Curmudgeon
3: 7
4: )( )(
5: 8 (8) 8
6: 6 (6) 6 0
8x
Quiet Part
4: 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
5: 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
6: 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
3: 2 2 x x 0 2 3
4: 3 2 2 x x 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 0
5: 3 3 0 0 x x 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 3
6: 1 0 1
4: 2 0
5: 2 2 3 3
6: 0 1
Loud Part
(4x)
(2x)
(2x)
Solo:
1: )~~~~ )~~~~ ) )~~~~~~~~ )
2: 4 4 4 3 )~~~~~~~~ 4 4 3 )~~~~~~~
3: 0 3 0 3
1: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77777 77
2: 7/8888888 6 888888 7/8888888 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66666 66
3: 6/7777777 777777 6/7777777
1: 7 7 7 7 10
2: 6 6 6 6 9
3: +
You Love Me
/Chorus
3: 3 3/8
4: 3 3 3 3/8 8\3
5: 3 1 3 1/6 8\3
6: 1 1 6\1
Solo:
2: 8 6 5 6 8 6
play 4 times then:
2: 10 8 7 8 10 8
play 3 times then:
2: 10 8 7 8 7 6
Endless Nameless
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
play 4x then:
)~~~~~
1: 14) 14
2: 14 14
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: x/x 0 0 0 0 x/x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
)~~~~~ )~~~~~
1: 13) 13 15) 15
2: 13 13 15 15
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
)~~~~~~~~~~~~
1: 16)
2: 16
) ) ) )
1: 14) 12) 12) 15)
2: 14 12 12 15
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
) ) ) )
1: 13) 11) 14) 14)
2: 13 11 14 14
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 1
3: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4:
5: 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(Same as Radio Friendly Unit Shifter...lotsa noise)
Even In His Youth
Solo:
2: 3 2 0
3: 1 1~~ 1 1
4: 2 4 4 4
5: 2/4 4
play that 7x then play
1: ) 3 2 0
2: 1 4 4 4 6 3 3
3: 2 4
4: 2/4 4
5:
Formaldehyde
Bassline:
1:
2: 9 9 9
3: 9 9 9 9
4: 7 7
Guitar Part:
3: 12 11 9 8 9 8 7 6 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 3
3: 8 7 7 6 7 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2/4 3 1
3: 14 15 14 12 14 13 12 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 8
3: 14 12 11 10 11 10 9 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 6 7 6 5
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
Main Riff:
2: 3 0
3: 2 0 0 0
4:
5: 3
6: 2
"I haven't had a date forever...":
Help Me, I'm Hungry
Entire Song:
Here She Comes Now
2: 7 7 12\(10) 10\9
3: 7 7 7 11 11\(9) 9 9\7
4: 0 0 0
In His Hands
**Intro and Verse**
**Chorus**(part one)
Play the chorus part one 6 times then play the chorus part two 1 time.
**Chorus**(part two)
**Interlude**
I'm not sure if I got all the strumming right but to make sure, just listen
to the song.
If You Must
Drop Tuning
3: 5
4: 6 5
5: 6 5
6: 6
4: 6 6 0 0
5: 6 6 0 0
6: 6 6 0 0
Bridge:
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
play 4x then
4: 12 7 6
5: 12 7 6
6: 12 7 6
play 4x
I Hate Myself And Want To Die
Drop
4: *
5:
6:
3: 5 5 5 5
4: 5 5 00 2 2 1 2 5 5 00 2 2 1 0
5: 3 3 00 2 2 1 2 3 3 00 2 2 1 0
6: 00 2 2 1 2 00 2 2 1 0
4: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
5: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
6: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
Solo:
3: 0 3 2
4: 0 4 3 2 3202 5 3 2
5: 2 3
6: /5
It's Closing Soon
Slide Here
Slide Here
Slide Here
Junkyard
3: /9 9 9
4: 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 0 0
4: 5 5 5 4 4
5: 5 5 5 4 4
6: 3 3 3 2 2
Marigold
Tune Down 1/2 step
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 9 (9)\6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
4: 9 (9)\6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
5: 7 (7)\4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
6:
1:
2:
3:
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1:
2:
3: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9\6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9\6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7\4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5
6:
(the strumming might be a bit off, but you get the idea)
Misery Loves Company
(This entire song is Bass)
1:
2:
3: 12
4: 0/12 NH 12 1
1:
2: 5 5
3: 7 5
4: 5
play 4x then
1:
2: 5 5 5
3: 7 6
4: 5
Moist Vagina
Tune down 1/2 step
/Verse:
1: 2 2
2: 0 2
3:
4:
5:
6: 0 2 0 2
play 2x, then play
My Sharona
Repeat that a lot
s=slide
3: 4 4 4 2
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
5: 2 2 2 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 1s2 2 2
No Alternative
(As far as I know, this song is nameless but is on the "No Alternative" CD)
Here's the chord progression:
"...And if you save yourself, you'll find, da da da da..."
: 446654 -I may have left out something since I'm doing this
: 577655 from memory. If so, I guess Kurt would
understand...
: 244322
: 466544
: 799877
Oh, The Guilt
Pick strings below the bridge, twice clean, once with destortion, then play:
3: 6\
4: 7 7 7 6 6 6\
5: 7 7 7 6 6
6: 5 5 5 0 4 4
play 4x, then play
Riff
3: 6\
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6\
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
6: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 4
Opinion
Entire Song:
Pen Cap Chew
Riff
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 3~~~
play that 3x then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4
6: 0 0 0 0
play Riff A once again, then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4 4 2
6: 0 0 0 0
then play riff A twice
Postchorus:
Return Of The Rat
End Of Chorus:
Solo:
4: 4/6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2: /12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9/11 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 9 9 9
2: /14 12
3: 12~~~ 11 11^12^11
4: 14
play that 4x, then play:
4: 6 5
5: 6 5 4 3
Run, Rabbit, Run
Most of the song: intro/verses
3: 2 2 2 (There is a very short pause
between 's)
4: 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
5: 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
times to play each chord):
Spank Thru
Quiet Part
/Verse:
Loud Part
4:
5: 2 )(
6: 0 0 3 (3) 2^5
play 3x then
Talk to Me
3: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
The Money Will Roll Right In
/Verse:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
The Pill
RIFF 1
RIFF 2
RIFF 3
RIFF 4
RIFF 5
RIFF 6
RIFF 7
RIFF 8A
tr.
RIFF 8B (end of song)
Some explanations:
1.For the intro and RIFF 7 you must fret the low string on the 1st
fret, prebend a whole step and then release (that's what the R means).
2.Blank columns (as in Riff 1) do not count in timing. They are used
only to distinguish the tab numbers.
3.p=p
ull-off h=hammer on
Song flow and lyrics:
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind?
Can he walk at all? Or if he moves will he fall?
[Riff 1]
w/Riff 2
Is he 'live or dead? Has he thoughts within his head?
We'll just pass him there. Why should we even care?
[Riff 3]
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
He was turned to steel in a great magnetic field
Where he traveled time for the future of mankind
w/Riff 4
Nobody wants him. He just stares at the world
[Riff 5]
w/Riff 4
Planning his
vengeance that he will soon unfold
[Riff 5]
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Now the time is here for Iron Man to spread fear
Vengeance from the grave kills all the people he once saved
w/Riff 4
Nobody wants him. They just turn their heads
[Riff 5]
w/Riff 4
Nobody hepls him. Now he has his revenge
[Riff 5]
{Double Time}
[Riff 6] X2
[Solo 1]
[Riff 6] X2
{Half Time}
[Riff 5] X2
[Riff 1] X2
w/Riff 2
Heavy bolts of lead, fills his victims full of dread
Running as fast as they can, Iron Man lives again
[Riff 3]
{Double Time
. Bass enters}
[Riff 7] X2
[Riff 8A] X2
[Solo 2]
[Riff 8A] X3
[Riff 8B]
Token Eastern Song
play 6x then
Solo: ) ) ) )(
3: 4/6 6 6 6/8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 (8)^6
4: 2 4 4/6 4^6
5: 2/4
5: 1^2 2 )(
6: 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 (2)^0 2 2 2/4 4 4 4/6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7/9 9 9
3: 11 11/13 11
4: )( 13 13 14 14 14 11 13
5: )( 11 11 11 13 13 (13) 11
6: 11 (11) 9
3: ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
4: 13 13 13 13 13 11 13^11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 11
4: 11^13 13 13^11 11\10 9\8 8\6 6\2
5: 4~~~
You Got No Right
Main riff:
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2
Then this:
Back to the verse
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2
Then The Chorus:
Part 1 part 2
Back to the Main riff:
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2
Then this:
Then The Chorus:
Part 1 part 2
Back to the Main riff:
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2
Then this:
Back to the Main riff:
|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2
Then The Chorus:
Part 1 part 2
then do a long improvised solo
https://lyrics.primoaccordo.net/nirvana/nirvana-songbook.htm