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Lake of Fire

Nirvana
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
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Tab2

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

Intro

G5 F5 Bb/F G5

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Gb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-----------------|

G5 F5 Bb/F C/G F5 G5

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Gb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5-x-|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-3--3--5-x-|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3-x-|

G5 F5 G5

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3--|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----11~--11~--11~--11~--11~--11~\--6~---6~/8~--|
Gb|-/10---10~--10~--10~--10~--10~--\5~---5~--/7~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse

G5 F5 Bb/F G5

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Gb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-----------------|

G5 F5 Bb/F C/G F5 G5

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Gb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5-x-|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-3--3--5-x-|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3-x-|

G5 F5 G5

eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--5--|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3--5--|
Eb|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1--1--3--|
    PM-------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----11~--11~--11~--11~--11~--11~\--6~---6~/8~--|
Gb|-/10---10~--10~--10~--10~--10~--\5~---5~--/7~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Dm Bbsus2/F Dm A

eb|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-0--0-0---0-0---|
Bb|-3--3-3---3-3---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-3--3-3---3-3---|-2--2-2---2-2---|
Gb|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|
Db|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|
Ab|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1---|----------------|-0--0-0---0-0---|
Eb|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1---|----------------|----------------|

Dm Bbsus2/F Csus2/G Dm/A (Dsus2/A)

eb|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-------5---5------------|
Bb|-3--3-3---3-3---|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-------6-----5h6p5------|
Gb|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-------7-----------7----|
Db|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-7--7--7-------------7--|
Ab|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5--5----------------|
Eb|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5--5----------------|

Verse

G5 F5 Bb/F G5

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Gb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-----------------|

G5 F5 Bb/F C/G F5 G5

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Gb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5-x-|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-3--3--5-x-|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3-x-|

G5 F5 G5

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3--|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----11~--11~--11~--11~--11~--11~\--6~---6~/8~--|
Gb|-/10---10~--10~--10~--10~--10~--\5~---5~--/7~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Dm Bbsus2/F Dm A

eb|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-0--0-0---0-0---|
Bb|-3--3-3---3-3---|-1--1-1---1-1---|-3--3-3---3-3---|-2--2-2---2-2---|
Gb|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|
Db|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-0-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|
Ab|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1---|----------------|-0--0-0---0-0---|
Eb|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1---|----------------|----------------|

Dm Bbsus2/F Csus2/G Dm/A (Dsus2/A)

eb|-1--1-1---1-1---|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-------5---5------------|
Bb|-3--3-3---3-3---|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-------6-----5h6p5------|
Gb|-2--2-2---2-2-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-------7-----------7----|
Db|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5-5---5-5-5-|-7--7--7-------------7--|
Ab|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5--5----------------|
Eb|----------------|-1--1-1---1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-3-|-5--5--5----------------|

Verse

G5 F5 Bb/F G5

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Gb|------------------3-----------------5b6r5b6r5-3-0-|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-5--5-x-5-x---------------|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-----------------|

G5 F5 Bb/F C/G F5 G5

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Gb|------------------3------5--5---5-------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--3----x-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5-x-|
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-3--3--5-x-|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--1----x-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3-x-|

G5 F5 G5

eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--| x2
Ab|-5--5-x-5-x-3--3--5--|
Eb|-3--3-x-3-x-1--1--3--|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----11~--11~--11~--11~--11~--11~\--6~---6~/8~--|
Gb|-/10---10~--10~--10~--10~--10~--\5~---5~--/7~--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------| x2
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Outro Solo

eb|-----3-------3------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-2/3---3-6b-----6---------------|-------------------------3b----|
Gb|------------------5-3-----------|-------------------------3b----|
Db|----------------------5-3-------|-------------------3-3h5-----5-|
Ab|--------------------------5-4-3-|-------------3-4-5-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-6-3-3---3-6-------------------|
eb|-------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------6~~~---6----------------|------------------------|
Gb|-3-5/7------7---7\5-3----------|------------------------|
Db|-----------------------5-5-3---|--3----3----------------|
Ab|-----------------------------5-|----5----5-3------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------6-3-3--3~~-|
eb|-------------3--------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----8~~~-\3---3-6---3------|--------3b-----------|
Gb|-5/7---------------5---3-5--|--------3b-----------|
Db|----------------------------|-3---5------5--3h5~~-|
Ab|----------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|---------------------|
eb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-3b------3b-----------------|------------------------------|
Gb|-3b------3b-----------------|------------------------------|
Db|-----5-------5-3------------|------------3-3h5-------------|
Ab|-----------------5-4-3------|-----3-4-5--------3-----------|
Eb|-----------------------6-3~-|-3-6-----------------6--3~~~--|

************************************

| b Bend

| r Release

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| x Dead note

| ~ Vibrato

| (n) Ghost note

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