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Even in His Youth

Nirvana
Tab
4.6(52)

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

Intro

Feedback on 12 fret, 1st string (high E).

The following riff is the vamp and verse. For those who want to do it

just like the recording, vamp the 2 measures 2 times, then drums enter

on the third time. Vocals enter on the fifth repeat.

C G G# G C G G# G

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---5---------------  s  ---  s  ---|---5---------------  s  ---  s  --.|
D|---5-----------5---5---6---6---3---|---5-----------5---5---6---6---3--.|
A|---3-----------5---5---6---6---5---|---3-----------5---5---6---6---5---|
E|---------------3---3---4---4---5---|---------------3---3---4---4---5---|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

On the 5th repeat of the above riff, continue the riff and start vocals

as shown:

1 2 3 4

C G G# G

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

Ev en in his

youth. Ev en in his

youth. Ev en in his

youth he was noth ing.

Kept his bo dy

clean. Kept his bo dy

clean. Kept his bo dy

clean going no where.

Da dy was a

shamed. Da dy was a

shamed. Da dy was a

shamed he was some thing.

Strippedhimof his

name. Strippedhimof his

name. Familynamewassomething.

Chorus

all power chords. repeat 1st measure 4 times. after playing

the 2nd measure (the B) go back to start of the song. go through the

whole thing twice.

E C G D B

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------5---------------7------.|----------------------------------------|
D|---2-------5-------5-------7------.|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
A|---2-------3-------5-------5-------|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
E|---0---------------3---------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Chorus (1st time around): Chorus (2nd time around):

Lead this poor boy on through. Lead this poor boy on through.

I've got nothing left to prove. I've got nothing left to prove.

If I die before I wake If I die before I wake

Hope I don't come back again. Hope I don't come back the same.

After the chorus is done the 2nd time, go back and play the verse part.

The song fades from here while Kurt just sings "even in his youth even in

his youth even in his youth even in his youth". If you can't fade

gracefully (I'm not good at it myself), chop it off at the C.

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