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The Black Album: NIRVANA
Contents:
1.you know youre right 2.about a girl 3.been a son 4.slive 5.smells like teen spirit 6.come as you are 7.lithium 8.in bloom 9.heart shaped box 10.pennyroal tea 11.rape me 12.dumb 13.all apologies 14.the man who sold the world
You Know You're Right:
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:4---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:4-5-7-----7-5-7-----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- E:------0-0-------0-0----------------------------===---------------------------
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A:-5-7-----7-----------5-7-----7--------/10-10-10-10----5-7-----7--------------- E:-----0-0---3-3-3-3-3------0-0---3-3-3---------------0-0-----/5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
G:-------------------------- D:-------------------------- A:-5-7-----7---------------- E:-----0-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
"About A Girl"
Intro G|-----------------------------| D|*---------------------------*| A|*---------------------------*| E|--0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--| Verses: G|---------------------------| D|*-----------------5-5-5-5-*| A|*-------------5/7---------*| E|--0-0-0-3-3-3--------------| Chorus: G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-----------------------| A|-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-----------------------7-7-7---3-3-3-3-| E|-------4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-----------0-0-0-------5---------|
Been A Son
Verse riff G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|5--5-5-3-2-0-5--5-5-5-3-2-0--| E|-----------------------------|
Chorus riff G|------------------------------| D|---5--3-3-3-0-2-0-2-----------| A|--------------------3-3-2-0---| E|3---------------------------4-|
Sliver: This is played through the whole song.
G-----------------------------|---------------------------| D-----------------------------|---------------------------| A--3--3-3--------3--3-0-----2-|-3--3-3-------3--1-0-----2-| E---------1--1-1--------3-5---|-------1--1-1--------3-5---|
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A---------1-1-1-----------4-4-4-0 E-1-1-1---------3-4-4-4----------
REPEATED THROUGH WHOLE SONG
Come as You are
Verse
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
Chorus
G------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
Verse
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
Bridge
G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 E--------------------------------
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
Lithium
no bass until the 2nd first verse.
Bass comes in at the first chorus:
G----------------------------------------------------------| D------------7----5-5-5----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------| A-------4----------------7-----------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| E--0--0----0----0------------------------------------------|
Then, the second (and third) verse:
G-----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------7--7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------| A--7--7-6--6-4--4---------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| E-----------------5--5--------------------------------|
The last time you play the above (last one before the chorus):
G------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------7-------5-------------------| A--7--7-6--6-4--4------5-5---5-3-3---3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| E-----------------5--5---------------------------------|
Play the chorus again, then the _other chorus_:
G------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------5-7--7-7-5---5--------------------| A---------3--3-3-----3-5-7------------7---7--7-5-3-0-3-0-3-5-| E--5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------|
The bridge part, going into the third verse of ending the song:
G---------------------------------||---| D---------------------------------||---| A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0------||---| E----------------------------0-3--||-0-| ^ End of song only.
Oh, and one time, the very last repetition of the _other chorus_ part during the second time its played, there is a variation that goes like this:
G----------------------------------------------5-------------| D--------------------------5--7--7-7-5---5-7-7---7-5---------| A---------3--3-3-----3-5-7-------------7-------------7-6-5-3-| G--5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------| Then go into the above bridge part.
IN BLOOM
Intro:
G-----------------|--------------|| D*-8\-------------|-------------*|| A*---1--1-1-------|-------------*|| E------------/3---|-1--0-1-0-4---||
Verse:
G---------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|| D*--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1--1-|-----------------*|| A*-1-1-1-1-1--1-|--------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-*|| E---------------|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|--------------|------------------||
Chorus:
G------------------------|---------------------------|| D*-----------------------|----5---------------------*|| A*-3--1-3-1-3------------|-3---1-3-1-2--------------*|| E-------------3--0-1-2-3-|-------------3--0-3-0-3-0--||
Then, the bridge:
G----------8----8\-|-----------8----8\--|| D*--------------8\-|----------------8\-*|| A*-----------------|-------------------*|| E--8-8-8-8-9-------|-1/8-8-8-8-9--------||
Come as You are
Verse
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
Chorus
G------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
Verse
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
Bridge
G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-------------------------------- E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
G-------------------------------- D-------------------------------- A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 E--------------------------------
G------------------------------- D--------7---7-----------9-----9 A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------ E-------------------------------
"Heart Shaped Box"
"Dropped D" + 1/2 step down (Db,Ab,Db,Gb)
Rest 4 measures 1st,2nd,3rd verses A F5 G:-----|----|----|----||--------------------------| D:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------| A:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------| D:-----|----|----|----||--7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-| She eyes me... I've been drawn...
D5 A F5 G:---------------------------------|-------------------------| D:---------------------------------|-------------------------| A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------| D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
D7 A F5 G:---------------------------------|-------------------------| D:---------------------------------|-------------------------| A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------| D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
D5 A F5 G:---------------------------------|-------------------------| D:---------------------------------|-------------------------| A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------| D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
_____________________________ ____________________________ / 1. / 2. D7 D7 G:------------------------------||------------------------------|| D:-----------------------------o||------------------------------|| A:---------5-----5-------------o||---------5-------5--5--5------|| D:-0----------7-----7-------5/--||-0---/--------------------7-7-||
Chorus
A5 F5 D7 G:----------------------------|-----------------------------| D:o---------------------------|-----------------------------| A:o------8b(9)--------3b(4)b3-|---------5-------5\----3-----| D:--7--7--------3--3----------|-0-0-0-0------------5-----5--|
Hey Wait...
____________________________ / 1.,2. A5 F5 D7 G:------------------------------|------------------------------|| D:------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3-|--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----o|| D:-7--7-----------3--3----------|-0--0-0-------------------5---||
________________________ / 3. D7 F D7 G:--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------| D:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------7--------| A:--------5-----5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|-------5--------| D:-0--0-0----0--------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3/-----|-0--------------|
F G:--------------------------|----------------| D:--------------------------|-------7--------| A:--------------------------|-------5--------| D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0--------------|
Now repeat the verses again for verse 2, but instead of taking the chorus again, play this:
(Repeat 3 times) A5 F5 D7 G:||--------------------------------|----------------------------| D:||o-------------------------------|----------------------------| A:||o-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----| D:||--7--7-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5--|
Hey Wait...
A5 F5 D7 G:-------------------------------|-----------------------------|| D:-------------------------------|----------------------------o|| A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----o|| D:-5--5-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5---||
F D7 G:---------------------------|-----------------------||| D:o--------------------------|-7--------------------o||| A:o--------------------------|-5--------------------o||| D:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-/----|-0---------------------|||
Guitar solo time! During this part, play the first four bars of the chorus, then end with this:
A F5 D5 A F5 G:-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| D:-------------------------|----0--------------|-------------------------| A:-------------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------| D:-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|----------------5/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3--|
G:-------------------------|| D:-0-----0-----0-----0-----|| A:----0-----0-----0-----0--|| D:-------------------------||
Near the end already! Now just go back and play verse 3, then play the chorus as written, but on the third repeat of the chorus play only the first three bars (don't play the 3rd ending!!) Instead, jump to the following and play to the end:
(play 3 times) D7 F D7 G:--------------------------||---------------------------|------------------| D:--------------------------||o--------------------------|-------7---------o| A:--------5--5--5--5--5-----||o--------------------------|-------5---------o| D:-0--0-0----------------5--||--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0----------------|
F5 D7 G:|--------------------------|---------------||| D:|--------------------------|---------------||| A:|--------------------------|---------------||| D:|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|-0-------------|||
Pennyroyal Tea
Verse G----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------- E-5--5-555-5--5-5--55-3--3-333-3--3-3--333
Chorus G----------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------- A-3--33333/55555555111111111010102/3------ E-----------------------------------------
Rape me:
START PLAYING WHEN THE GUITAR HIT'S DISTORTION
G------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- A-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-3------------------------- E-------------------0--0--0-0-0-3-3-3-------
CHORUS G-1-1--4-4----------------------------------- D----------1-1--4-4-------------------------- A-------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------
DUMB:
VERSE -----------------------|----------------------| -----------------------|----------------------| -----------------333-0|----------------333-0| --00-555-0-33-------|--00-555-0-33-------|
CHORUS x4 -------------|-------------| -------------|-------------| -------------|-------------| --0-00-000-|--3-33-333-|
MIDDLE x3 ------------------------|-------------| ------------------------|-------------| -2-22-222-|-3-33-333-|-22222--3-| ------------------------| ------------|
Back To verse
"All Apologies" by Nirvana Bass Tab
Dropped D + 1/2 step down tuning (Db,Ab,Db,Gb)
Rest 3 measures G:------|-----|-----|-----------7---|-------------------|-----------------| D:4-----|-----|-----|---------------|-------------------|-----------------| A:4-----|-----|-----|---------------|-5-----5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5-----5---| D:------|-----|-----|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Verses _______________________________ /Rhythm Fig. 1 \ D D7 G:---------|---------||-----------------|-----------7---|| D:---o-/---|---o-/---||-----------------|---------------|| A:----/-o--|----/-o--||-5-----5---------|-5-----5-------|| D:---------|---------||-----------------|---------------|| What else...
Play Rhythm Fig 1 a total of 8 times for the whole verse.
Chorus
G:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| D:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| A:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| D:-5p(3)-5---5-3---3-|-5p(3)-5-5-5-2-3-3-|-5---5-5---3-5-5-| In the sun...
G:-----------------|----------------|-------------------| D:-----------------|----------------|-------------------| A:-----------------|----------------|-------------------| D:-5-3-5-3-5-2-3---|5---5---5-2-3-3-|-5-3-5-3-5p(2)-3-5-|
G:---________________---------------|--_________________----------------|| D:--/--------------|-\--------------|-/---------------|-\---------------|| A:-0---------------|(0)-------------|-0---------------|(0)--------------|| D:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Easy so far! Now just repeat back to the verses for verse 2 (Rhythm Fig 1 eight times). Then play the chorus. Finally, play the outro:
_________________________________ Outro / Rhythm Fig.2 \
G:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-5-5---5---5-7---|-5------5---5-7---|-5-5---5---5-7---|-5-5---5----5-7--| D:---------------7-|----------------7-|---------------7-|----------------7| All in all...
Play Rhythm Fig 2 eight more times
G:-------------------------------------|| D:-------------------------------------|| A:-------------------------------------|| D:-------------------------------------||
_______________ / Rhythm Fig 3 \
G:||------------------|------------------||-----------------| D:||o---________________----------------o||-----------------| A:||o--/--------------|-\---------------o||-5-5---5---5---5-| D:||--0---------------|(0)---------------||-----------------|
Play Rhytm Fig 3 17 more times, then fade
G:-------------------------------------------||| D:-------------------------------------------||| A:-------------------------------------------||| D:-------------------------------------------|||
The Man Who Sold the World
|-----------|---0---------|----------------------|---------------------| |-----------|-------------|--3--3--3-----------2-|-3--3--3-----3--2--1-| |-----------|-------------|-----------3--3--3----|----------3----------| |-----------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------| Verses |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------------------| |--0-------|------------|-----------7-------|--------------------------| |----------|------------|--------7-----7--7-|--------------------------| |----------|-----0------|--5--5-------------|--5----5--5--4--5--7------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------| |--------7---------7----|-------------5--3----|----7-------------------| |-5---5---------5-----5-|-5--5--5--5--------7-|-------7----------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|-5-------------5--5--5--| |---------------------|--------5-----------|---------------------------| |----------------5--4-|-3---3------3--3--3-|--3--3--3----5--3--0-------| |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| |-5----5--5---5-------|--------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |----------5-----------|----------------------|------------------------| |-3----3-------3--0--3-|--3---3--3----5--3--0-|----7------------7------| |----------------------|----------------------|-5-----5------5-----5---| |-------------|---------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------|----------7--------7-|-----------7----------------------| |----------7--|--5----5-------5-----|--5----5-----------5--5--5--------| |--5---5------|---------------------|----------------------------------| Chorus |----------------2--3--5-|----------------2--3--5-|----------------2--3--5| |-------2--3--5----------|-------2--3--5----------|-------2--3--5---------| |-3--5-------------------|-3--5-------------------|-3--5------------------| |------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------| |----------------0--2--3-|-------3-----|----------------0--2--3--------| |-------0--1--3----------|-4--4-----4--|-------0--1--3-----------------| |-1--3-------------------|-------------|-1--3--------------------------| |-----------------2--3--5-|------------------------|-------------------| |--------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3-|---------3---------| |--3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3----------|-4----4-----4------| |-------------------------|-1--3-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |----7----------|-------------------|------7----------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------| Who knows... |--7-------7--7----|-----------------2--3--5-|-------------------------| |------7-----------|--------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3--| |----------------0-|--3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3-----------| |------------------|-------------------------|-1--3--------------------| |-----------------|----------------2--3--5-|---------------------------| |---------3-------|-------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3----| |-4----4-------4--|-3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3-------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-1--3----------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----7----|-----7--7------| |----------3------|-7-----------|-----------|----------|--7------------| |-4-----4-------4-|-------------|-----------|----------|---------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------|----------|------------0--| ||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| ||o--3-----3----------2-|-3-----3-------3--2--1-|-0--0--0--------------| ||o-----3-----3----3----|----3-----3------------|----------0----0---4--| ||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|----------2----------| |--0--0--0-------0-------|----------2------------|---------------------| |-----------0-------4--2-|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|-0--0--0-----0--2--4-| |------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| 1.2. 3. |---------------------|----------------------||------------------------| |-0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0-------0--2-o||-0--0--0-----------0--2-| |----------0----0---4-|-------------0-------o||----------0--0--0-------| |---------------------|----------------------||------------------------| |---------------|--------------| |---3-----------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| |---------------|--------------| ===================================================================== Good luck
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