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Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip

Nirvana
Tab
★4.5(27)

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

Song

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

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NIRVANA - GALLONS OF RUBBING ALCOHOL FLOW THROUGH THE STRIP

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Transcribed by Adam Morris

Tuned 1/2 step down (Eb, Ab, C#, A#, Bb, Eb)

This is the basic riff. There are a couple variations

to this, but it is all based around it.

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

The "ever" part

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

Then the solo is:

|----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-/-16---16--18-18-18-18-18-18-16-18-18-18-18-18-18|
|-2-/-16---------------------------------------------|
|-2-/-16--------------------------------------------|
|-2-/-16---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Hold

|------------------------------------16b-(18)--------|
|--16--16-14-13-12~~~~~~---16\-/16-------------------|
|--------------------------16\-/16-------------------|
|--------------------------16\-/16-----------16b-(16)|
|--------------------------16\-/16-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Gradual release

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-(16)-(16)-(16)-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

There is a bit after that that I just cannot remember.

E-mail with comments /corrections

Benmo@deakin.edu.au

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