From: Christopher Mosher <camosher@delphi.com>

Nirvana
"About a Girl"
Bleach (SP34a)
Copyright 1989 Sub Pop
Transcribed by Chris Mosher <camosher@delphi.com>
-------------------------------------------------
 
This is a close approximation of the way I play Nirvana's
"About a Girl", which is a close approximation of how
Nirvana plays it on their Bleach album.
 
The chords are generally 5's (i.e., no 3rd),
not minor or major, except for the open G in the verse
(but even that omits the 3rd usually played on the
5th string and has only the 3rd on the 2nd string).
 
The chords played during the chorus are "power chords"
in the true sense on the phrase. In the second measure
(during "...vantage while."), note that the F#5 is
strummed twice and then the strings are muffled with the
palm of the picking hand on the second count, during
which time there is feedback. This is cool.
 
There are two different forms of the E5 chord played one
after the other in the chorus (during "I can't see you").
First is the "open" E5 (022xxx). He then slides up to the
alternate E5' at the 7th fret (x799xx). This is really cool.
I play the A5 at the 5th fret (577xxx). This is what it
sounds like to me on the album, although I know Kurt seems
to play an open A (x022xx) often, so it may be that way
instead. Also, I think it's easier to play (577xxx).
 
This stuff can all be heard clearly after the lead, when
there's no singing over top of it.
 
The first note in the lead is an open E (6th string) held
for a full count. There are two slides-up. The first slide,
from 7 to 9, is "slow"; play the 7, but don't slide up to
9 until the next beat. The second slide, from 9 up to 12,
is "fast"; play the 9 and slide up to the 12 right away
during that beat. On the next beat, play the 12 on the
3rd string (letting both notes ring). Play 12 on 4th string
and 12 on 3rd string again, letting them ring, and then
slide both notes down on the last up-beat in the measure.
 
Just before the lead starts, he turns up the distortion, and
seemingly leaves it up during the remainder of the song.
 
I lifted the lyrics from some other messages posted
to A.G.T. They're the best I can do; I never could
understand what Kurt was saying!
 
ANY CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Thank you and have fun.
 
 
 
TAB
---
 
part A (verse):
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  E5          G          |  E5          G          |
   E|-----------0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
   B|-----------0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
   G|-----------x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
   D|--2--h--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
   A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
   E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|
 
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  E5          G          |  E5          G          |
   E|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
   B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
   G|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
   D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
   A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
   E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|
 
 
 
part B (chorus):
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  C#5         G#5        |  F#5                    |
   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
   D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
 
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  C#5         G#5        |  F#5                    |
   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
   D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
 
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  E5          E5'        |  A5       C5            |
   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--x-|
   D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--x-|
   A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--x-|
   E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|
 
 
 
part C (lead):
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +      3  +  4  +  |
 crd|  E5          G          |  E5              G           |
   E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------|-----------------12--h-12--h\-|
   D|--------------5--7--7--7-|/(9)-9--9--9/(12)-h-12--h--h\-|
   A|--------5--7-------------|------------------------------|
   E|--0--h-------------------|------------------------------|
    (turn up distortion just before lead)
 
 
part D (coda):
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  E5          E5'        |  A5       C5            |
   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--5-|
   D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--5-|
   A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--3-|
   E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|
 
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |  1  +  2  + |
 crd|  C5                     |             |
   E|-------------------------|-------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------|
   G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
   D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
   A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--x-|
   E|-------------------------|-------------|
                      (slows down a bit here)
 
 
part E (coda):
beat|  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  + |
 crd|  E5
   E|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|
   G|-------------------------|
   D|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-| (hold for about four measures total)
   A|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
   E|--0--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
 
 
 
TAB Legend:
  h    = hold fretted note (or let open note ring), do not pick
  m/(n)= pick note at fret m, slide up to fret n (do not pick twice)
  n\   = pick note at fret n, slide down (to wherever)
  x    = pick string, but muffle with finger so note doesn't sound
 
 
 
CRD chart
---------
      E A D G B E
E5:   0 2 2 x 0 0
G:    3 x 0 0 0 3
C#5:  x 4 6 6 x x
G#5:  4 6 6 x x x
F#5:  2 4 4 x x x
E5':  x 7 9 9 x x
A5:   5 7 7 x x x
C5:   x 3 5 5 x x
 
 
 
LYR
---
verse 1:
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1    +   2  +     3 + 4 +   |
| I          need  an      | ea---sy     friend    I     |
| do         with  a       | hand to     lend      I     |
| do         think you     | fit  this   shoe      I     |
| do         what  you     | have a      clue            |
 
verse 2:
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1    +   2  +     3 + 4 +   |
| I'm        stand-ing     | in   your   light     I     |
| do         hope  you     | have the    time      I     |
| do         pick  up      | num--ber    two       I     |
| do         keep  a       | date with   you             |
 
chorus:
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1    +   2  +     3 + 4 +   |
|      I'll  take  a---ad--|-van--tage   while           |
|      You   hang  me      | out      to dry         But |
| I    can't see       you | ev'--ry     night           |
| Free                     |                      (I     |
| do)                      |                             |
 
coda:
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1    +   2  +     3 + 4 +   |
|      I'll  take  a---ad--|-van--tage   while           |
|      You   hang  me      | out      to dry         But |
| I    can't see       you | ev'--ry     night       No  |
| I    can't see       you | ev'--ry     nigh------------|
 
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1   +    2  +  |
| ----------(t)            |                |
 
| 1 +  2   + 3     +   4 + | 1   +    2  +     3 + 4 +   |
| Free                     |                       I     |
| do                       |                       I     |
| do                       |                       I     |
| do                       |                       I     |
| do                       |                             |
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT
-----------
             LYR       TAB part
             ---       --------
intro         -        A A
verse        verse 1   A A
chorus       chorus    B A
verse        verse 2   A A
chorus       chorus    B A
lead          -        C C C C
chorus        -        B A
verse        verse 1   A A
chorus/coda  coda      B D A A E


From: psalzman@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Peter Salzman)
Subject: CRD: About A Girl

If someone emails me the lyrics, I'll turn this into a really nice TAB
(instead of a spartan CRD).  I don't want to offend anyone, but I can't
imagine this taking someone more than 2 min to strumm out, unless they
don't have the album I guess.  Oh well.  Have no clue to the lyrics,
sorry.   There doesn't seem to be any chorus.

Song: About A Girl
Artist: Nirvana    written by Kurt Cobain
CRD'er: Peter Jay Salzman psalzman@stars.sfsu.edu

cut time                 <----    
E-G back and forth 8 times   | 
drum roll on 4; enter on 5   | 
                             | 
E-G back and forth 8 times   |  
lyrics start on 1            | 
                             |  back to here 
C# G# F#  2 times            | 
                             | 
E  A  C   1 time  ------------


This loop is done 4 times, then the E-G thing back and forth 8 times
while he sings (what I think is) Adieu.  The drum queues apply only to
the first time the loop is played.  Guitar solo is done during the 3rd
loop, on the 2nd E-G thing, for the rest of the loop.  I'll transcribe 
the guitar solo on the tab if someone sends me the lyrics, but the solo 
is based on the Em scale for the E-G thing and then goes into power chords, 
following the song chords (ie- C# G# F# C# G# F# E A C).

Before anyone argues with me whether it's E or Em, I'm 90% sure it's
E.  The reason for the minor tonality is a pretty ingenious (or lucky?) 
trick Cobain played with chords.  G happens to be the minor 3rd of E.  
Therefore, even though he plays an E, the tonality of the passsage is 
minor.  I wonder if he was aware of this...
-------
From: wolser@rpi.edu

CRD-About A Girl

>From Nirvana's Bleach 
(also featured on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance)


Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G

Em G      Em   G
I need an easy friend

Em   G      Em      G
I do with a hand to lend

Em   G         Em       G
I do think you fit this shoe

Em   G        Em     G
I do what you have a clue

C#        G#        F#
I'll take advantage while

C#          G#     F#
You hang me out to dry

Em                  A     C     Em  G  Em  G
But I can't see you every night free

Em  G  Em  G
I do

Em  G        Em      G
I'm standing in your light

Em   G        Em       G
I do hope you have the time

Em   G       Em     G
I do pick up number two

Em   G      Em        G
I do keep a date with you


C#        G#        F#
I'll take advantage while

C#          G#     F#
You hang me out to dry

Em                  A     C     Em  G  Em  G
But I can't see you every night free

Em  G  Em  G
I do

Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)
E ------------------------|-
B ------------------------|-
G ----------------7--7s9--|-
D -----5-7-7s9--9---------|-
A -7-7--------------------|-
E ------------------------|-

(Repeat verse 1)

C#        G#        F#
I'll take advantage while

C#          G#     F#
You hang me out to dry

Em                  A     C     
But I can't see you every night

Em              A     C     
I can't see you every night

Em  G  Em  G
Free

Em  G  Em  G
I do

Em  G  Em  G
I do

Em  G  Em  G  Em
I do


Notes:
All apologies for incorrect lyrics -- this is just how I hear 
them.  No one knows for sure what they are, anyway.

On Bleach, they play this song in standard tuning (EADGBE), 
but on Unplugged they played it a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb 
Bb Eb).  

Some say the Em is actually an E or an E5.  Try 'em all and see what
sounds best to you.

Robert Wolsey
wolser@rpi.edu


Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 00:26:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andy Martone <amartone@CapAccess.org>
Subject: about_a_girl.btab

Nirvana - "About A Girl"
>From the album _Bleach_
TAB by Andy Martone (amartone@capaccess.org)
 
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---------|


Andy Martone					We stand alone	
amartone@capaccess.org		  		   -Pantera



From: ppalmer@ironwood.cray.com (Peter Palmer)

Nirvana:
All Apologies - In Utero
TAB by billy.corgan@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net

- with some stuff from Pete Palmer added


TUNING: Low/High Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Eb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-
Bb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-
Gb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-
Db ----------------------|----------12-12-9-10--|----------------------|-
Ab ---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|---9-10-9-------------|---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|-
Db -0--------------------|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-


Eb ---------------------|-
Bb ---------------------|-
Gb ----------11-11-9----|-
Db ------------------12-|-
Ab ---9-10-9------------|-
Db -0-------------------|-

That's the main riff.. Then the Chorus (According to Billy):

Eb ----------------------------------------|-
Bb ----------------------------------------|-
Gb ----------------------------------------|-
Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|-
Ab -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|-
Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|-

*****Then the Chorus (According to Pete) 

Eb ----------------------------------------|-
Bb ----------------------------------------|-
Gb --------------------------------------2-|-
Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--2-|-
Ab -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--0-|-
Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--0-|-

   In the sun ...                        Married, burried ....                
********************

Verse 1:
What else should I be
All apologies
What else should I say
Everyone is gay
What else could I write
I don't have the right
What else should I be
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun I feed as one
In the sun
In the sun

married
buried

Verse 2:
I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqur scafoam shame
Sunburn with freezeburn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

Ending:

Oh no is all we are (?)
All in all we all are



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Pete Palmer                     (ppalmer@cray.com)
---------------------------------------------------------------
They may say those were the days, but in a way, y'know,
For us these are the days - Yeah, for us these are the days ... 
                                       Jane's Addiction `90
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%




From: ag725@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Rick Scaia)


In a previous article, jonriley@indirect.com (Jon Riley) says:

>  Hmm... Well, I've been playing it a bit differently. The way I
play it
>seems to fit perfectly with the version on the album, but I think
the
>unplugged version is a bit different... 
>
>Here's mine:
>
>1/2 step down, dropped D tuning
>
>Eb|----------------------------------------------------------
>Bb|----------------------------------------------------------
>Gb|----------------------------------------------------------
>Db|-------------------------------------------12--12--10--9--
>Ab|-----9--10--9--12--12--10--9-----9--10--9-----------------
>Db|--0---------------------------0---------------------------
>
>
>Eb|----------------------------------------------------------
>Bb|----------------------------------------------------------
>Gb|-------------------------------------------11--11--9------
>Db|------------------------------------------------------12--
>Ab|-----9--10--9--12--12--10--9-----9--10--9-----------------
>Db|--0---------------------------0---------------------------  

Hmmm...  take everything on the 4th and 5th strings and move
it up 2 frets, and you'e got the way _I_ play it.  Doesnt'
mean anything, buy hey, it's my two cents.  Try it...  I really
think the open low Db and an 11th fret A on the next string sound
right together.


All Apologies  by  Nirvana
--------------------------
(Normal tuning)

*
#
*
#
*
What else should I be
*
All apologies
*
What else should I say
*
Everyone is gay
*
What else could I write
*
I don't have the right
*
What else could I be
%
All apologies

F#
In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
G#sus4
I'm married
buried

*
I wish I was like you
#
Easily amused
*
Find my nest of salt
*
Everything is my fault
* $
I'll take all the blame
*
Aqua seafoam shame
* $
Sunburn with freezerburn
%(almost)
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

(Chorus)

*
#
All in all is all we are * # * # * # etc.

     |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |
* |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------/6---6---4---3----|
  |------3---4---3--/6---6---4---3---|------3---4---3--------------------|
  |--4-------------------------------|--4--------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |
# |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------/6---6---4---2----|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |------3---4---3--/6---6---4---3---|------3---4---3--------------------|
  |--4-------------------------------|--4--------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |
% |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-------------------/6---6----------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  |------3---4---3--/6---6---4---3---|------3---4---3--------------------|
  |--4-------------------------------|--4--------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


               |-----|-----|-----|-----|   
               |-----|-----|-----|-----|     Play this the last time
               |-----|-----|-----|-----|       
$ Cello bit:   |--9--|--6--|--9--|--11-| *2 |--9--|--6--|--3--|-----|
               |-----|-----|-----|-----|    |-----|-----|-----|--4--|
               |-----|-----|-----|-----|    
  	         >>> >>> >>> >>>   Volume Swells.  Turn volume knob off
		 		   hammer on note and turn volume on,
				   repeat with every note. Use distortion.

BYE!

From: "Marino M. Regalado" <MARINO@colossus.ics.hawaii.edu>

"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:-------------------------------------------|||



Done!  (Chris Novoselic is still a cool bassist.) 


=========================================================================
marino@uhunix4.uhcc.hawaii.edu

"Take time for a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal
I'm half the man I used to be (yes I feel as the dawn, it fades to gray)
I'm half the man I used to be, half the man I used to be"  -- STP
=========================================================================

THE CONTINUUM


From: ujclarke@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (John Clarke)
Subject: TAB: Breed
Date: 22 May 1994 08:29:29 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]


BREED by Kurt Cobain


Intro:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-*-----------------------------*-|-*-------------------------------|
B|-*--4--4--4--4--7-----------2--*-|-*--4--4--4--4--7----------------|
A|----4--4--4--4--7-Bend------2----|----4--4--4--4--7-Bend-----------|
E|----2--2--0--2--5-----------0----|----2--2--0--2--5-----------0----|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------*-|
B|----4--4--4--4--7----------------|----4--4--4--4--7--------------*-|
A|----4--4--4--4--7-Bend-----------|----4--4--4--4--7-Bend-----------|
E|----2--2--0--2--5-----------0----|----2--2--0--2--5-----------0----|
                  

Riff 1:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-*-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-*--4--4-------------------------|----4--4-------------------------|
A|----4--4-------------------------|----4--4-------------------------|
E|----2--2--0--2--5-Bend------0----|----2--2--0--2--5-Bend------0----|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------*-|
B|----4--4-------------------------|----4--4-----------------------*-|
A|----4--4-------------------------|----4--4-------------------------|
E|----2--2--0--2--5-Bend------0----|----2--2--0--2--5-Bend------0----|


Verse:

e|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|
B|---11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|--%--|--%--|--11-11-11---------------|
A|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|-----|-----|--9--9--9--9-Bend--9-7---|
E|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------------|


e|-----------------------------|---|---|---|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---|---|---|-------------------------|
G|-*---------------------------|---|---|---|-----------------------*-|
B|-*-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|-%-|-%-|-%-|--11-11-11-------------*-|
A|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|---|---|---|--9--9--9--9-Bend--9-7---|
E|-----------------------------|---|---|---|-------------------------|


e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
B|----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-0--------|
A|----4-4-4-4---4-4-4-1--------|
E|----2-2-2-2---2-2-2----------|

I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care,
care if I'm old

I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind, I don't mind,
if I don't have a mind

Get away, get away, get away, get away, get away, get away, get away,
way, way from your home

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid,
of a ghost 


Chorus:
  
      D           A                    C5          B5
e|----2--2--2----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----3--3--3--X--2------2--X------|---------------------------------|
G|----2--2--2--X--2------2--X------|---5--5--5--X--4------4--X-------|
B|----0--0--0--X--2------2--X------|---5--5--5--X--4------4--X-------|
A|---------------------------------|---3--3--3--X--2------2--X-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Even if you have
Even if you need
I don't mean to stare
We don't have to breed
We could plant a house
We could build a tree
I don't even care
We could have all three

She said (with Riff 1)





--ujclarke@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

                                By Kurt Cobain
        
        Oh my God! Hereos another song from Nirvana,
  the greatest group of all this world (even if Kurtos
  body is not here, his soul will be with us every single 
  day).Letos start with this wonderfull song titled "Breed"
  
  rhy.fig 1
  ------------------------------------------------   
  ------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------
  --4--4--4--4---/7----2--------------------------
  --4--4--4--4---/7----2--------------------------
  --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 donot care,I donot care,I donot care,I donot care,I donot care,
  care if itos old.  (fill A)
  I donot mind,I donot mind,I donot mind,I donot mind,    (rhy.fig. 1)
  mind donot have a mind.  (fill A)
  Get away,get away,get away,get away,way     (rhy.fig. 1)
  way from your home.  (fill A) 
  Iom afraid,Iom afraid,Iom afraid,Iom afraid,afraid   (rhy.fig. 1)
  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 donot mean to stare...
  We donot have to breed.
  We can plant a house...
  We could build a tree...
  I donot 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---------
  ----------


From: SHOULDED@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 20:15:53 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Come As You Are btab
This is the btab to "Come As You Are" by Nirvana. It's an easy tab and I'm 
suprised no one has posted it...oh well...here it is.

G -----------------------------  This is the verse part. Play it however
D -----------------------------  many times your supposed to.
A ---------0---0---------2---2-
E -0-0-1-2---2---2-2-1-0---0---


G -----------------------------  This is the "Memories Yeah" chorus.
D -----------------------------  Play it however many X's your supposed
A -------------0-0-0-0-0-------  to play it. The tempo isn't tabbed out
E -2-2-2-2-2-3-----------3-----  to scale but you can figure it out.


G -----------------------------  This is the "swear I...gun" chorus.
D -------------0-0-0-0-0-------  Play it however many X's your supposed to.
A -2-2-2-2-2-3-----------3-----
E -----------------------------

Play the verse part during the guitar solo. That's it. No G-string needed.
Send corrections, comments or btab's to Shoulded@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us.
Thanx and enjoy.  -That funky four stringer Ryan


From: s892011@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Mr.Scary)

Drain You - Nirvana
---------

Chords used:

  A   B   C#  G   F#  E   D
--0---2---4---3---2---0---2--
--2---4---6---3---2---0---3--
--2---4---6---4---3---1---2--
--2---4---6---5---4---2---0--
--0---2---4---5---4---2------
--------------3---2---0------

Verse:

A       C# F#    B    A          C#        F#       B
  One baby to another said I'm happy to've met you...

A       C#   F#       B       A         C#           F#        
I don't care what you think unless it is about me

(more lyrics that I've forgotten and can no longer decipher)

Chorus:

E  D      B              D         B
      Too good for you.  Pass it   back and forth...  
                         Here's my passionate kiss...
                         From my   mouth to yours,
A G    F#
I like you...

The rest is pretty much the same

---
Transcribed by...
Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
----------------------------    NOTE:  Stay tuned for
s892011@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au           my new e-mail address.

From: JeremiahM@aol.com

Drain You
Nirvana

Jeremiah M@Aol.com


Here is what I play for Drain You.

 A#A#A#   D D D       G G G   C C C
--------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
----------------7--7--7-0----------------5--5--5-0
---8--8--8----7--7--7-0----5--5--5---5--5--5-0
---8--8--8----5--5--5-0-- -5--5--5---3--3--3-0
---6--6--6------------------ -3--3--3--------
                                          ^
                          About here on the second time the distortion 
                          comes in.

A#   A#    A#   D  D  D   G  G  G   C  C  C
One baby to another says I'm lucky to have met you

A#   A#    A#    D  D  D   G  G  G  C  C  C
I don't care what you think unless it's about me

A#  A#  A#  D  D  D  G  G  G  C  C  C
It is now my duty to completely drain you etc...

Chorus


E       E      E     D    D     D    B     B     B
Chew your meat for you, pass it back and forth

E       E       E      D    D   D    B    B       B
Here's my passionate kiss,from my mouth to yours


                   A      G         F#     
                    I    LIKE     YOU

             *Hit each cord real hard here*


                               By Kurt Cobain

     Here we go again, I hope someone is really reading this
  ocause if not I may feel kind of stupid writting this
  to no one, I hope there is still people that hear Nirvana
  and that play guitar, if possible. Well letos start with 
  the song titled "Drain You" that is wonderful, the music
  the lyrics, etc.

   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 Iom lucky to meet you.  
  I donot 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--------1--1--1--1---------------              
  --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

  ocause I   like     you     (w/dist.)
  ------------------------------------------------              
  ------------------------------------------------
  --4---------2-----------------------------------              
  --4---------2--------6--------------------------
  --2---------0--------6--------------------------             
  ---------------------4--------------------------

  w/rhy.fig 1  w/distortion
  With eyes so dilated Iove become your pupil.
  Youove thaught me everything without a poison apple.
  The water is so yellow, Iom 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
                           
  ocause 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, thatos what they used to do
  in a concert,then is the following

  w/distortion & flanger       (dist off)
  -0----------------------------0-----------------
  -0----------------------------0-----------------
  -0----------------------------0-----------------
  ------------------------------------------------  X4
  ------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------

  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/---------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------
  
  One baby to another says Iom lucky to meet you.  
  I donot 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


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Nirvana:
Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain)
Dumb - In Utero

TUNING: Down a Half-Step, Low/High Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Here's the verse riff.

      E5        G5
Eb -------------------|--
Bb -------------------|--
Gb -------------------|--
Db -----2--------5----|--
Ab -----2--------5----|--
Eb -0-----0--3-3---0--|--

The chorus is just the same chords, except open.

      E   G
Eb ---0---3--|-
Bb ---0---3--|-
Gb ---1---0--|-
Db ---2---0--|-
Ab ---2---2--|-
Eb ---0---3--|-

On the second chorus this bridge appears, the last time strum C once.

      B         C
Eb ---2-2-2-2-2\3-3-3-3-3--|-
Bb ---4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5--|-
Gb ---4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5--|-
Db ---4-4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5-5--|-
Ab ---2-2-2-2-2\3-3-3-3-3--|-
Eb ------------------------|-

That's it, no solo or anything :)
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That's it, no solo or anything :)
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