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Pen Cap Chew

Nirvana
Tab
★4.1(8)

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

Song

PEN CAP CHEW

by: Kurt Cobain and Nirvana

Transcribed by: Steve22067@aol.com

INTRO-part 1

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-3rvsb-|

INTRO-part 2

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2----/4b-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3/-----|

INTRO-part 3

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2---5sb--3b-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-------------|

VERSE

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-5r-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5r-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3r-|

CHORUS-part 1

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--4-4-2-2-----2-2-|
D|--4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-|
A|--2-2-0-0-4-4-0-0-|
E|-----------2-2----|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----------7-7-7/10101010-|
D|-2-2-5-2-7-7-7/10101010--|
A|-2-2-5-2-5-5-5/-8-8 -8-8-|
E|-0-0-3-0-----------------|

CHORUS-part 2

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------7-7-7-7/10101010--|
D|-9-9-x-7-7-7-7/10101010--|
A|-9-9-x-5-5-5-5/-8-8 -8-8-|
E|-7-7-x-------------------|

Intro 1 - 3 times

Intro 2 - 1 time

Intro 1 - 1 time

Intro 3 - 1 time

intro 1 faded into verse - 26 times

chorus part 1 - 6 times

chorus part 2 - 4 times

verse fades to intro 1 - 17 times to fade out completely

Send comments, suggestions, and corrections to Steve22067@aol.com

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| x Dead note

| b Bend

| sb Slight bend

| r Release

| / Slide up

| rvsb Let note ring with very slight bend

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