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Nirvana
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Riff 2

So come on

Riff 2

So 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

So come on

Riff 2

So come on

Riff 2

So 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.

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||-----------------------------(Keep picking as you slowly

bend)--------------|

||-3---3-3--5b(5.5)n5--3----5--5b(5.5)--5b(6)--5b(6.5)--5b(6)--5b(5.5)--5b(5)-|
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Curmudgeon

Verse:

3: 7

4: )( )(

5: 8 (8) 8

6: 6 (6) 6 0

Chorus: F#5 D#5

G5 E5 A5 8x

D-7

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

E5 F5 G5 F5 (4x)

A5 A#5 B5 A#5 (2x)

E5 F5 G5 F5 (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: +

Do You Love Me

Intro/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

Verse: C5 Bb5

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

Intro:

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

     PM----------|

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

       PM----|       PM----|                PM----------|

)~~~~~ )~~~~~

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

  PM----------|                PM----------|

)~~~~~~~~~~~~

1: 16)

2: 16

Verse:

) ) ) )

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

Chorus:

2: 1

3: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

4:

5: 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2

Outro:

1: @

2: @

3: @ *

4: @

5: @

6: @

(Same as Radio Friendly Unit Shifter...lotsa noise)

Even In His Youth

Verse: C5 G5 G#5 G5

Chorus: F5 (8th Fret) C#5 G#5 D#5

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...": C5 B5 Bb5

Help Me, I'm Hungry

Entire Song: G#5 F#5 A#5 F5

Here She Comes Now

Verse:

2: 7 7 12\(10) 10\9

3: 7 7 7 11 11\(9) 9 9\7

4: 0 0 0

Chorus: D G D G Bb C

In His Hands

**Intro and Verse**

||-------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------------------------||
||-----4-4----------------------------4-4/--7-7-7----||
||-----4-4---5-5-5--4-4--2-2-2--4-4/--7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5-||
||-----2-2---5-5-5--4-4--2-2-2--2-2/--5-5-5--7-7--5-5-5-5---||
||------------3-3-3--2-2--0-0-0-------------------5-5--3-3-3-3---||

**Chorus**(part one)

||----------------------------------------------||
||----------------------------------------------||
||-------------8--8--------------7---7--7---||
||-----6--6---8--8--9--9--9---7--7--7---||
||-----6--6---6--6--9--9--9---5--5--5---||
||-----4--4-----------7--7--7--------------||

Play the chorus part one 6 times then play the chorus part two 1 time.

**Chorus**(part two)

||--------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
||--------------------------------------||
||-6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4---||
||-6--6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4---||
||-4--4--4--4--4----2--2--2--2---||

**Interlude**

||------------------------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------------------------||
||--------4-----------------------------0---------------0----||
||--------------------------5----------------------------------||
||---2---------------------------------------------------------||
||--------------0----3-------------2-----------2-------------||

I'm not sure if I got all the strumming right but to make sure, just listen

to the song.

If You Must

Drop D Tuning

Verse:

3: 5

4: 6 5

5: 6 5

6: 6

Chorus:

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

   PM---------|

play 4x then

chorus riff 4x then

4: 12 7 6

5: 12 7 6

6: 12 7 6

play 4x

I Hate Myself And Want To Die

Drop D

Intro:

4: *

5:

6:

Verse

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

Chorus:

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

-------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------

---4---4-----------------------------------4---4---7---------
---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---2---2---2---4---4---7---------
---2---2---5---5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2---2---5---------
-----------3---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---------!-----------

Slide Here

---------------------------------|---------------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------
----7---7------------------------|---------------------------
----7---7---7---7---5---5---5----|---5---5-----7---7---7-----
----5---5---7---7---5---5---5----|---5---5-----7---7---7-----
------------5---5---3---3---3----|---3---3--!--5---5---5-----

Slide Here

-------------------------------------------------------------

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-------------------------------------------------------------

---4---4-----6---6---6---------------------------------------
---4---4-----6---6---6---------------------------------------
---2---2--!--4---4---4---------------------------------------

Slide Here

Junkyard

Verse:

3: /9 9 9

4: 2 2 /9 9 9

5: 2 2 /7 7 7

6: 0 0

Chorus:

4: 5 5 5 4 4

5: 5 5 5 4 4

6: 3 3 3 2 2

Marigold

Tune Down 1/2 step

Verse:

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:

Chorus:

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)

Verse:

1:

2:

3: 12

4: 0/12 NH 12 1

Chorus:

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

Intro/Verse:

1: 2 2

2: 0 2

3:

4:

5:

6: 0 2 0 2

play 2x, then play A5 C5

Chorus: E5 B5

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:

C#m A F# G# A B

"...And if you save yourself, you'll find, da da da da..."

Here's the chorus ---- C#m A F# A F# A F#

C#m : 446654 -I may have left out something since I'm doing this

A : 577655 from memory. If so, I guess Kurt would

understand...

F# : 244322

G# : 466544

B : 799877

Oh, The Guilt

Intro:

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 A

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

Verse: Riff A 4x

Chorus: A5 G#5 C#5

Opinion

Entire Song: Bb5 F#5 C#5 F5

Pen Cap Chew

Intro:

Riff A

4: 2 2 2 2

5: 2 2 2 2

6: 0 0 0 0 3~~~

   PM-----|

play that 3x then play

4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~

5: 2 2 2 2 4

6: 0 0 0 0

   PM-----|

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

   PM-----|

then play riff A twice

Verse: E5 palm muted, then later in the verse, Riff A

Chorus: B5 A5 F#5 A5 E5 G5 D5 F5(8th Fret)

Postchorus: B5 D5 F5

Return Of The Rat

Verse: G#5 B5 F#5

Chorus: Bb5 B5 G#5 play 3x then:

Bb5 B5 Bb5 G#5

End Of Chorus: F#5 B5 C#5

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 A'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

Chorus/Bridge thing (just the chords, listen to the song for the # of

times to play each chord):

D F#

D F#

D F# A B

Spank Thru

Quiet Part

Intro/Verse: A G D

Chorus: D5 A5 F5 G5

Loud Part

Verse:

4:

5: 2 )(

6: 0 0 3 (3) 2^5

Chorus:

B5 D5 A5 play 3x then

B5 G5 F5

Talk to Me

Verse: G5 B5 C5 G5\F5 Bb5

Chorus:

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

Intro/Verse:

6: 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3

Chorus: F5 G5 F#5 F5

The Pill

INTRO

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(3)-----R-------1---------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 1

--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- --------------------|
--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- --------------------|
--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- --------------------|
5-------8-------8---10--10------|13 12 13 12 13--8---8---10--10--|
3-------6-------6---8---8-------|11 10 11 10 11--6---6---8---8---|
--------------------------------|-- -- -- -- --------------------|

RIFF 2

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|6-5-6-5-6p5---------------------|
3-------6-------6---8---8-------|------------6---6---8---8-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 3

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------1-------------------|--------------------------------|
3---3---3-----------3-------2---|1---1---1-------0---1---1---2---|
--------------------------------|--------------1-----------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------1-------------------|--------------------------------|
3---3---3-----------3-------2---|1---1---1-----------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 4

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
10------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
8-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 5

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------------------3-4-5---|------------------------3-4-5---|
5---5-------3---3-4-5-----------|5---5-------3---3-4-5-----------|
3---3---3-6---------------------|3---3---3-6---------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 6

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
7---5---------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------7-------6-------5---|----3---------------------------|
--------------------------------|------------3---3-h-5---5-------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

RIFF 7

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(3)-------------R---------------|1-------------------------------|

RIFF 8A

--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
8-p-6---8-------------------6h8-|6-------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|_____3_____-----_____3_____-----|
--------------------------------|5----6----5-----6----5(6)-------|
8-p-6---8-----------------------|--------------------------6-----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

tr.

RIFF 8B (end of song)

--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
8-p-6---8-----------------------|
--------------------------------|

Some explanations:

1.For the intro and RIFF 7 you must fret the low E 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:

[Intro] X3

[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

Verse: B5 G5 F5 E5 B5/D5 A5 C5

Chorus: G#5 D#5 B5 D5

play 6x then

G#5 F#5

Verse Chorus Verse

Verse: C#5 A5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5

Chorus: C#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 G#5

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:

e|------------------------
B|------------------------
G|------------------------   Repeat this the whole verse
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2

Then Do this:

G|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------
D|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------   Do this twice
A|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------

Back to the verse

e|------------------------
B|------------------------
G|------------------------   Repeat this the whole verse
D|------------------------
A|------------------------
E|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2

Then The Chorus:

Part 1 part 2

e|---------------------|----------------------
B|---------------------|----------------------   play part 1 once
G|---------------------|----------------------   play part 2 the
D|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----   rest of the chorus
A|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----
E|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-7-7----

Back to the Main riff:

E|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2

Then Do this:

G|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------
D|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------   Do this twice
A|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------

Then The Chorus:

Part 1 part 2

e|---------------------|----------------------
B|---------------------|----------------------   play part 1 once
G|---------------------|----------------------   play part 2 the
D|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----   rest of the chorus
A|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----
E|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-7-7----

Back to the Main riff:

E|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2

Then Do this:

G|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------
D|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------   Do this twice
A|-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-0-0------

Back to the Main riff:

E|-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2

Then The Chorus:

Part 1 part 2

e|---------------------|----------------------
B|---------------------|----------------------   play part 1 once
G|---------------------|----------------------   play part 2 the
D|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----   rest of the chorus
A|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-7-7----
E|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-7-7----

then do a long improvised solo

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