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Nirvana
Tab
★4.1(23)

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

Intro

A5 G5 D5 A5 G5

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

let ring

Verse Riff

A5 G5 D5 A5 G5

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

PM__ PM_ PM__ PM

Chorus

D A F5 G5

e|2--2--2--2-2---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B|3--3--3--3-3---|-2--2--2-2-2---|---------------|----------------|
G|2--2--2--2-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|------3--3-----|------5-----5-0-|
D|0--0--0--0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|------3--3---3-|------5-----5-0-|
A|-------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3----3--3-3-3-|-5--5-5---5-5-0-|
E|---------------|-------------0-|-1--1-1--1-1-1-|-3--3-3---3-3-0-|

D A F5 G5

e|2--2--2--2-2---|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-----|
B|3--3--3--3-3---|-2--2--2-2-2---|---------------|-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-----|
G|2--2--2--2-2---|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|---------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
D|0--0--0--0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-0-|-3-------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
A|-------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-3-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|---------------|-------------0-|-1-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|

PM_______________

Heavy Verse Riff

E5 G5

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

Heavy Chorus

B5 A#5A5D5 A5 A#5B5 A#5A5D5 A5 A#5

e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|-------------3-|--3-3-3---------|-------------3-|--3-3-----------|
G|4--4-4-4-3-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|4--4-4-4-3-2-2-|--2-2-----2-2-3-|
D|4--4-4-4-3-2-0-|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|4--4-4-4-3-2-0-|--0-0-----2-2-3-|
A|2--2-2-2-1-0---|--------0-0-0-1-|2--2-2-2-1-0---|----------0-0-1-|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|

B5 A#5A5D5 A5 A#5B5 G5 F5

e|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|-------------3-|--3-3-3---------|--------------|-----------------|
G|4--4-4-4-3-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|4--4-4--4-4-4-|-----------------|
D|4--4-4-4-3-2-0-|--0-0-0-2-2-2-3-|4--4-4--4-4-4-|-----5-0-----3-0-|
A|2--2-2-2-1-0---|--------0-0-0-1-|2--2-2--2-2-2-|-5-5-----3-3---0-|
E|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3-3-----1-1-----|

PM__ PM_

AFTER 2ND HEAVY CHORUS

e|----|---|---|---|
B|----|---|---|---|
G|----|---|---|---|
D|2---|---|---|---|
A|2---|---|---|---|
E|0---|---|---|-/-|

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| PM Palm mute

| / Slide up

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