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Milk It

Nirvana
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.8(78)

2 versions

Tab2

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

Intro

(Clean guitar)

eb|-12---------------11--------5--x-x-x-|-7-----5--------------------------|
Bb|----11-12-----10----------5----------|-----6----------7--6--5--4--3-----|
Gb|------------9------------------------|---5--------6------------------4\-|
Db|---------------------9---------------|----------7-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------0-------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Riff

(with distortion)

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------| x2
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5--------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3h4-4-4-4-0-0-0--|

Pre-Verse

(Clean guitar)

eb|-----|---------------------3/-|
Bb|-----|------------------------|
Gb|-----|------------------2-----|
Db|-----|------------------------|
Ab|-----|------------------------|
Eb|-6-0-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-0-------|
eb|----------------------3--|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------2-----|
Db|-------------------------| x2
Ab|-------------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-------|

Verse

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--0-0-0-0-0--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--6--6-6--6-6--|

I am my own parasite, I don't need a host to live, we feed off of

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0--0-0----6--6-6---6-6---6---0--0---0----|

each other, we can share our endorphns

Chorus

(with distortion)

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

Doll

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

steak Test

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5--------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3h4-4-4-4-0-0-0--|

meat

Post-Chorus

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Look on the bright side, suicide, lost eyesight, I'm on your side

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and or sleeping

Verse

(Clean guitar)

D#|-----|--------------------3/-|----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----|------------------2----|----------------------------------------------|
C#|-----|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G#|-----|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D#|-6-0-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-0------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0--6--6-6---6-6-6--0--0-|

I own my own pet virus, I get to pet and name her

D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-0-0---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--0-0-0-0-0-0----|

Her milk is my shit, my shit is her milk

Chorus

(with distortion)

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

Test

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

meat Doll

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5--------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3h4-4-4-4-0-0-0--|

steak

Post-Chorus

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Look on the bright side, suicide, lost eyesight, I'm on your side

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and or sleeping

Solo

(Clean guitar)

eb|----------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---5--5----5--4---4--4--4--4/8--8-8-8--7--7/14--14--14--14--13--13--16---|
Gb|-3-------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-16--16\15-16\15-16-15--11-11--10-10--7--6-5-4--5-5--4-4--2--0-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

hold bend

eb|-----------------------------0---12--12--12---------------------16--18-----|
Bb|-4--5b-------------------r---0-------12--12---12--12/13--14--16--------16--|
Gb|-4--------4----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------0--2--3---|
Bb|-17--18--17--17/18--18--19--0--17--15--15--14--13--12b-------0-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-4---3--0--0--0--0--5--5---6--6---7---8----5\0---5b-------5-5-5--|
Gb|--------------------5--5---6--6---7---8-------------------4-4-4--|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(with distortion)

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

Doll

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|---------------------|--r--------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9----------|--e--------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-|--s--------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-|--t--------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-|-----------------|

steak Test

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5

eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9---------------------------|--------9-9-------------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9--5-5--------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5---5-5-5--6-6--2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7--5-5--------------------|
Eb|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3-3-3--4-4--0-0-0--|-6-6-6-------3-3-0-3h4-4-4-4-0-0-0--|

meat

Post-Chorus

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Look on the bright side, suicide, lost eyesight, I'm on your side

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and or sleeping

Outro Verse

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Protector of the kennel, ecto-plasma, ecto-skeletal

Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 Bb5 E5 G5 G#5 E5

eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|--------9-9-9-9---------------------|
Db|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Ab|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|-8-8-8--7-7-7-7--5-5-5--6--2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|-6-6-6-----------3-3-3--4--0-0-0-0--|

Ob-it-u-ary birth-day, your scent is still here in my place of recovery

G5

eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-5\--------------|
Ab|-5\--------------|
Eb|-3\--------------|

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| r Release

| x Dead note

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