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Pennyroyal Tea

Nirvana
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★4.5(89)

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

Intro/Verse

Am G

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

Am G

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

G

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

Chorus

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-0-| x3
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-0-|

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|

Verse

Am G

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

Am G

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

G

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

Chorus

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-0-| x3
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-0-|

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|

Solo

A5 ½ ½

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-2----0--2b--rp0-2brp0--|
Db|-2----0-----------------| x2
Ab|-0----------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

G

eb|---------3-----------|-3--2--0-----------------|
Bb|----------------0----|----------3--2--0--------|
Gb|-0-------------------|-------------0--0--3p2p0-|
Db|-0-------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-3----3--------------|-------------------------|

A5 ½ ½

eb|------------------------|
Bb|------------------------|
Gb|-2----0--2b--rp0-2brp0--|
Db|-2----0-----------------| x2
Ab|-0----------------------|
Eb|------------------------|

G

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

Instrumental Chorus

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-0-|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-5-6-0-|

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|

Verse

Am G

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

Am G

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

G

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

Chorus

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-0-| x3
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-5-6-0-|

C D Bb5

eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7---|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|---------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5/7-7-7---7-7-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3/5-5-5---5-5-0-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|
Eb|---------------------------------|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|

Outro

Am

eb|------0--0-0-0--|
Bb|------1--1-1-1--|
Gb|-2----2--2-2-2--|
Db|-2----2--2-2-2--| x4
Ab|-0----0--0-0-0--|
Eb|----------------|

Am (Asus2)

eb|----------------|
Bb|---------1-0-0--|
Gb|-2--------------|
Db|-2--------------| x2
Ab|-0--------------|
Eb|----------------|

Am (Asus2)

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

Am (Asus2)

eb|-0-----------------|
Bb|-1----------1--p0--|
Gb|-2-------2---------|
Db|-2-----------------|
Ab|-0-----------------|
Eb|-------------------|

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

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| b Bend

| r Release

| p Pull-off

| ½ Half tone

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