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From [email protected] Fri Jan 19 00:04:01 1996
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E MajorE
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| N N I RRRR V V 
A augmentedA N N A augmentedA |
| NN N I R R V V A augmentedA 
A majorA NN N A augmentedA A majorA |
| N N N I RRRR V V A augmentedA A augmentedA N N N A augmentedA A augmentedA |
| N NN I R R V V A augmentedAAAAAAA N NN A augmentedAAAAAAA |
| N N I R R V A augmentedA A augmentedA N N A augmentedA A augmentedA |
+---------------------------------------------------+
G+G U I T A augmentedA R T A augmentedA 
BB U L A augmentedA T U R E MajorE BB O O K
v. 4.0
Last Updated: 12/30/95
Compiled by John Vettese ([email protected])
A augmentedA big "thank you" to anybody who posted Nirvana tab on the net or on
Prodigy's BB, and to all the good folks who hooked me up with tabs before
and after this book's initial release...
Especially these people:
Patrick Christman ([email protected])
Ilyssa Fisher ([email protected])
Robbie Landis ([email protected])
Steve Meronk ([email protected])
Cris Pasquini ([email protected])
Dan Saalfeld ([email protected])
If anybody has any more tab to rare songs please send it my way...
This book may be freely distributed as long as credit is given to me, and
you let me know beforehand...
It can be downloaded or viewed at the following sites:
Dimension 7 Homepage: http://www.westol.com/~sportif/tabcon.html
O.L.G.A.: ftp://ftp.nevada.edu/pub/guitar/n/nirvana/nirvana_songbook.tab
Mr. Guy Smiley's Homepage: http://www.seds.org/~smiley/nirvana/tabs
If anybody knows of any other web sites that have this book, let me know.
Please try and download it from one of these sites as opposed to mailing
me asking for a copy.
HISTORY OF DA BOOK (For anyone who cares...)
v. 1.0..........original release on 6/4/95. Posted to alt.music.nirvana,
rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature, and alt.guitar tab. It found
it's way to ftp.nevada.edu, missing the rarities section however.
v. 2.0..........second release on 8/11/95. Corrections made in the tab,
power chord chart added, section on feedback and noisemaking added,
and about 12 more rare songs added. Posted to same newsgroups.
v. 3.0..........third release on 10/9/95. More corrections made in the
tab, updated the section on feedback, added charts for major and
minor chords. Posted to same newsgroups. Decision made by me that
this will be posted bimonthly, regardless of changes.
v. 3.5..........followup release on 11/5/95. Fixed some stupid mistakes
on my part that probably confused the hell out of people who use
the chord charts. Posted only to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana
this time around.
v. 4.0..........fourth release to the web on 1/1/96, and to the newsgroups
on 1/18/96. More corrections in tab, decided to kill off the "original
release date" at the top as I had put that there before I had intended
to keep updating this book. Added the section on websites where this
book can be downloaded from as well as the section on tunings. I lost
the rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature for one reason or another,
so it was only posted to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana.
ALL SONGS BY KURT COBAIN EXCEPT:
Plateau, Oh Me, Lake Of Fire
written by Kirkwood (The Meat Puppets)
Molly's Lips, Son Of A augmentedA Gun, Jesus Wants Me For A augmentedA Sunbeam
written by Kelly/McKee (The Vaselines)
D7, Return Of The Rat
written by Greg Sage (The Wipers)
Turnaround
written by Mothersbaugh/Casale (Devo)
Here She Comes Now
written by Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Marigold
written by Dave Grohl
The Man Who Sold The World
written by David Bowie
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
written by Leadbelly
Baba O' Riley
written by Pete Townshend (The Who)
The Money Will Roll Right In
written by Fang
Do You Love Me
written by Frehly/Stanley/Simmons (Kiss)
Table Of Contents
CHORD CHARTS
1) Power Chords
2) Major Chords
3) Minor Chords
TABULATURE DEFINITION
TUNINGS
SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING
1)BLEACH
Blew
Floyd The Barber
About A augmentedA Girl
School
Love Buzz
Paper Cuts
Negetive Creep
Scoff
Swap Meet
Mr. Moustache
Siftings
Big Cheese
Downer
2)NEVERMIND
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come As You Are
Breed
Lithium
Polly
Territorial Pissings
Drain You
Lounge Act
Stay Away
On A augmentedA Plain
Something In The Way
3)INCESTICIDE
Dive
Sliver
Stain
Turnaround
Been A augmentedA Son
Molly's Lips
Son Of A augmentedA Gun
(New Wave) Polly
Beeswax
Downer
Mexican Seafood
Hairspray Queen
Aero Zeppelin
Big Long Now
Aneurysm
4) IN UTERO
Serve The Servents
Scentless Apprentice
Heart Shaped Box
Rape Me
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
Dumb
Very Ape
Milk It
Pennyroyal Tea
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Tourette's
All Apologies
5) MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
Jesus Wants Me For A augmentedA Sunbeam
The Man Who Sold The World
Plateau
Oh, Me
Lake Of Fire
Where Did You Sleep Last Nighgt
6) B-SIDES AND RARITIES
Baba O' Riley
Beans
Blandest
Curmudgeon
D7D7
Do You Love Me
Endless, Nameless
Even In His Youth
Formaldehyde
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
Help Me, I'm Hungry
Here She Comes Now
If You Must
I Hate Myself And Want To Die
Junkyard
Marigold
Misery Loves Company
Moist Vagina
Oh, The Guilt
Opinion
Pen Cap Chew
Return Of The Rat
Spank Thru
Talk To Me
The Money Will Roll Right In
Token Eastern Song
Verse Chorus Verse
CHORD CHARTS
This is basically all the chords used in this book (and more) put in
tabulature form. I did this for the sake of people who don't know how
to read chords, or don't have a chord book.
1) Power Chords
E5E5 
F5F5 
F#5F#5 
G5G5 
G#5G#5 
A5A5 
A#5A#5 
B5B5 
C5C5 
C#5C#5 
D5D5 
D#5D#5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
|------9--------10--------------------2---3---4---5---6---7----2---8---|
|-2----9---3----10---4---5---6---7----2---3---4---5---6---7-or-0---8---|
|-2-or-7---3-or--8---4---5---6---7-or-0---1---2---3---4---5--------6---|
|-0--------1---------2---3---4---5-------------------------------------|
2) Major Chords (bar chords except for 
FF not included)
E MajorE FF G+G A augmentedA BB 
C majorC 
D MajorD
|-0---1---3---0---2---0---2-|
|-0---1---0---2---4---1---3-|
|-1---2---0---2---4---0---2-|
|-2---3---0---2---4---2---0-|
|-2---3---2---0---2---3-----|
|-0---1---3-----------0-----|
3) Minor Chords
E minorEm 
F minorFm 
G minorGm 
A minorAm 
B minorBm 
C minorCm 
DmDm
|-0---1---3---0---2---3---1-|
|-0---1---3---1---3---4---3-|
|-0---1---3---2---4---5---2-|
|-2---3---0---2---4---5---0-|
|-2---3-------0-------------|
|-0---1---------------------|
TUNINGS
Standard Tuning: E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
How To Get It: Tune the low E MajorE string to a tuner or another guitar
Tune the A augmentedA string to the 5th fret of the low E MajorE string
Tune the D MajorD string to the 5th fret of the A augmentedA string
Tune the G+G string to the 5th fret of the D MajorD string
Tune the BB string to the 4th fret of the G+G string
Tune the high E MajorE string to the 5th fret of the BB string
Down 1/2 Step: 
Eb MajorEb 
AbAb 
DbDb 
GbGb 
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
How To Get It: Tune the 6th fret of the E MajorE string to the A augmentedA string
Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning
Down A augmentedA Whole Step: D MajorD G+G C majorC FF A augmentedA D MajorD
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the E MajorE string to the A augmentedA string
Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning
Drop D: D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low E MajorE string to the A augmentedA string
Alt. Tuning 1: D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB FF
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low E MajorE string to the A augmentedA string
Tune the high E MajorE string to the 6th fret of the BB string
Alt. Tuning 2: Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb BB E MajorE
How To Get It: Tune the first 4 strings down 1/2 step
Leave the last 2 strings in standard tuning
SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING
When It came to making noise using nothing but his guitar, Kurt Cobain was
a geinus. In fact, IMHO, the only person who I have seen make BETTER noise
would have to be Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. It would impossible to
accuratly re-create alot of the sounds that Kurt achives with his guitar
(ie. Endless Nameless, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Gallons...), since
alot of it was improvised. This is why this book may actually be better than
published tabs...they actually try to tab noise jams like the RFUS outro and
the Scentless Apperentice solo, and it is very frustrating when you are doing
exactly what the book tells you and it still sounds wrong. My solution to
this problem: create your own feedback.
As you may or may not know, feedback is that ringing noise that occurs when
you play at a high volume, or play too close to the amp, or leave your guitar
sitting next to the amp when it is still turned on. There is some scientific
explination for this, like it makes the coils in the pickups vibrate, or
something like that. Basically, it occurs in strange situations when you
don't want it, but when you DO want it it is a pain in the ass to get!
There are several techniques that I use that produce decent feedback/noise.
One is bending. I find that if you do a double bend on your high E MajorE and BB
strings anywhere above the 10th fret (as you see in Endless Nameless), it
will be loud and ring, and (if you're lucky) echo.
Another is harmonics. Feedback will usually occur instantly when you strike
a high pitched harmonic. This is quite effective when you have to come up
with a certain pitched feedback, if you can remember which harmonics make
which pitches. It doesn't work as well with 12th and 7th fret harmonics,
though. If you want GOOD feedback, go for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th fret
harmonics. Sometimes, depeniding on the kind of guitar you have, you will
be able to take harmonics above the pickups. If you are able to do this, go
for it, cause you can't really get any more high pitched than that!
One method I have seen Kurt do in concert (you can witness this before Breed
on the MTV Live And Loud vid) that is quite effective is tapping the back of
the neck. You should try hitting the upper neck with either your pick or
fingers, behind the first or second fret. If the destortion is high enough,
it will produce a cool sounding rumbling noise at first, then become
screeching feedback.
Another technique used in Oh The Guilt is picking the strings above the nut
or below the bridge. It produces various high-pitched rings, which produce
excellent feedback. However, the strings must be struck somewhat hard, or
the sound may not be picked up.
If you would like to use the natural approach, simply turn up the volume
on your amp. It will eventually start ringing, and as you move your guitar
around in different positions the pitch will change. If you're lucky,
you may actually be able to pick up radio stations with this method!
Two things you should be aware of when doing this are:
1) Feedback occurs much more readily when the pickups are facing away
from the amp. An easy thing to do is take off your guitar and place it
up against the cabinet with the strings facing outward. This would save
lots of waiting.
2) Different pickups create different pitch feedback. You may want to try
using your pickup switch, especially if you have a strat or a strat
imitation. This can produce anything from a low growl to a high scream.
Again, you should expariment on your own.
There are various other noisemaking methods...so many that I will not be able
to list them all. Two that must not be ignored, however, are the whammy bar
and the pick scrape.
The whammy bar is probably the most useful tool in producing noise. What it
is is a bar attached to the bridge of the guitar which, when depressed,
lowers the pitch of the strings by raising the bridge. You can hear this in
action at the end of Stay Away, where Kurt drops the strings as far as they
go, raises them, and drops them again and again. However, dropping the pitch
of the strings is only one use for the whammy bar, as it can be used to make
exaggerated vibratos and other such noises. Depending on what model guitar
you have, the whammy bar will be built differently. On strat models, the
bridge is pretty well attached to the guitar, and the bar will only be able
to lower the pitch. However, on Ibanezes, the bridge is just sorta floating
there, so the whammy bar can be used both ways...raising AND lowering the
pitch. There is really not a hell of lot I can say about HOW to use this as
it isn't a very complicated tool. (It has two positions...up and down.
How much more simple can it be??) You hould just fool around with your own
and get familiar with it and the noises it can make and soon you will be able
to produce decent noise with it.
Pick scrapes are very underrated, as they seem to produce one kind of noise.
Actually, there are many things you can do with pick scrapes aside from just
scraping the low E MajorE or A augmentedA strings and making the same old usual sound. One is
scraping actually above the pickups (which Kurt does at the end of Heart
Shaped Box) which produces a more high pitched sound. Another is using the
same top to bottom method on your higher strings (BB and high E MajorE). Or you
could just scrape all the strings over the pickups. This is another method
that must be exparimented with so that you can come up sounds that you like.
Of course there are various other methods that Kurt used that I'm not going
to get into, basically because my knowledge of feedback and noisemaking is
very limited compared to his. However, this should provide you with somewhat
of a guide so that you too can make noise with your guitar!
TABULATURE DEFINITION
What all the little symbols in the tab mean...
)=Bend
/=slide
~~=vibrato
^=hammeron/pulloff
PM=Palm mute
*=uncontrolled feedback
xx=pick scrape
NH=Natural Harmonic
+=Tremelo Pick
)=Unison Bend
)
|=ghost bend
|=ghost bend and release
@@@@@=Smash Guitar :)
BLEACH
1)Blew
Alt. Tuning 1
Intro:
4: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
5: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
6: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
Verse:
1: 0 0
2: 0 0
3: )( 0 0
4: 3 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 3/5 5 3~~~ 53/5 5 53/5 5
5: 5
6:0 0 0 0
Chorus:
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
play 3x then:
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Solo:
(In standard tuning; I haven't figured it out in the alt. tuning yet)
) )( )(
2:10 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10 10 (10)
) (
2:10~~~10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10
3: 8 10 8 10
2:10/13 12~~ (12) 12/15 15 15/17 17 15
2: 18 (18) 18 18 18 (18)18 (18)18
3:15 15 (18) (18) (18)
2:(18) 18 18 (18)18~~~~18~~~~~18 16
3:(18) (18) (18)
2:1615 1513 15 13^15^13^0 11/12 13 13~
2:11
3: 1211 11 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8
2:
3: 8 8 10 10 8 8 10
4:108 0 8 10 10 8 10 10
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
3:10 10
"you can do anything"
6:0 0 3 5 5 6 5
play that 1x then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5
play that twice then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5/
2) Floyd The Barber
Verse: F5F5 E5E5
Chorus: C#5C#5 A5A5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Solo
5: 0 1 3~~ 3 1 0 1 3
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 play that 3x then:
5: 3/5 5/6 6/7 7
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 3 0
3) About A augmentedA Girl
Verse: E minorEm G+G
Chorus: C#5C#5 G#5G#5 F#5F#5
C#5C#5 G#5G#5 F#5F#5
E5E5 G5G5 A5A5 C5C5
Solo
3: 9/12 12 12
4: 5 7 7/9 9 9/12 12 12 12
5: 5 7
play that 4x, then back to the chorus riff
4) School
Intro:
6: 0 (0) (0)
Verse:
) ) )~~~
6: 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Chorus:
3: 5 5 5 5 x x
4: 5 5 5 5 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
6: 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 x x 3 3 3
Bridge:
4: 11 11 11
5: 10 10 10
6: 0 0 0 0 0
Solo:
) )( )(
2:2 2 (2) 2 (2)
3:2 2 (2) 2 (2) 0 2 0 2
4: 2 0 2 (0)
5:
6: 3/ 0
2: 7
3:(2)0 2/7 7 7 7 79 (11) 0
4: /9 9^7^0 9^7^0
5:
) )(
3:2 2 2 2 2 2~~~~~ 0 2 0 0 2 (0)
4: 0 0 2
5:
6: 5 0
2: 11 8 8^10
3: 2 2/7 7 7 7 9 7 0
4: 2 5 5
5: 5
1: ) )10 10 10^9^7 7
2: 8^10 10 10 10 10 10^8
3: 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9~~~~~ 9 7 7 76 6 64
)
3: 4 2 2^0 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6: (11)
5) Love Buzz
This was recorded accidently tuned up a half step. The way it is tabbed here
sounds 1/2 step lower than it is on the CD.
Intro (Bass tabbed for guitar):
5: 4^5^4
6: 5 x 3 5 6 play 4x
Intro (Guitar)
A5A5 chord 4x, then this:
Riff A augmentedA
1: 0 0 5^3^0
2: 5^3^0
3: 2 4^2^0
4: 2
5: 0
play that 4x, then play this:
Riff BB
3: 6^7^6
4: /7 5 7 8
play that 4x, then Riff A augmentedA 4x substituting the following strange bend for
the pullofs the last time:
)~~~
6: (5)/17
Verse: Bass Intro Riff
Chorus: Guitar Intro Riff
repeat those riffs a couple of times until the solo at which point it gets
strange and frightening. This part cannot be tabbed...
6) Paper Cuts-
Tune Down A augmentedA 1/2 Step
Intro:
4:
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 xx
PM---------| PM--|
Verse:
Same as intro, except replace pick scrape with this riff
1: 0 0
2: 0
3: 3 3
Chorus:
"The lady I feel maternal love for..."
E5E5 chord with a variation of the above riff.
"I say so..."
4: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 98 8
5: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 98 8
6: 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 76 6
"Nirvana!"
4: 76 6 98 8
5: 76 6 98 8
6: 54 4 76 6
Post Chorus Riff:
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PM--| PM--| PM
7) Negative Creep
Tune Down A augmentedA Whole step
Verse:
6: 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12
PM-| PM-----| PM-| PM-----| PM-| PM-----|
)~~~
6: 0 0 0 5
repeat, except replace the ending bend with this bend:
)~~~
5: 14
Chorus:
5: 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 5
6: 4 4 4 7 7 7
play that 8x
8) Scoff
Intro/Verse:
4:
5: 4 4 3 2 4 4 3
6: 2 2 1 0 2 2 1
PM---------------------|
Chorus:
"Gimmie Back My Alcohol"
4:
5: 4 4 3 0
6: 2 2 repeat
"Gimmie Baaaaaack!"
4:
5: 4 5 6 7
6: 2 3 4 5
"Heal A augmentedA Million"
3: 5 5 5 5 7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 5 5
6: 5 6 5 3
Post Chorus:
3:
4: 9 9 8 7 9 9 8
5: 7 7 6 5 7 7 6
Solo:
1: 5
2: 5
3: 5
4:
5: 3
6: 2
play that 4x then
3: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
4: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
play that 2x
9) Swap Meet
Alt. Tuning 2
Verse:
4: 1/2 bend 5 4 1/2 bend 5 4
5: ) 5 4 ) 5 3
6: 3 0 3 3p2p0 3 0 3
4:
5:
6: 3p2p0.
Chorus:
A, C majorC and then this riff:
5: 5
6: 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0
Solo:
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0
3: 3 3 3 2 3 2
4: 2 2 3 2 3
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 3 7^560 0
3: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 3 2 3 2
4: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 0 7^5^0 0
3: 3 2 3 2 5 5 7 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
4: 7 2 3
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0
3:
4:
5: 2
6: /(12) 0
Ending:
3- 2 2 2 2 2
4- 3 3 3 3 3 2
5- 3 3 3 3 3 2
6- 1 1 1 1 1 /(12) 0
10) Mr. Moustache
Intro:
5: 2 1
6: 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2
repeat many times
Verse: G5G5 F5F5
Chorus: B5B5 A5A5 C majorC G5G5 F#5F#5 F5F5
11) Siftings
Intro:
6: 0 0 0 0
PM-----|
Verse:
4: 3 2 1 0
5: 3 2 1 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---|
Pre Chorus:
4: 5
5: 5
6: 0 0 0
PM---|
Chorus: C5C5 A5A5
Solo:
1: )~~~
2: 8
3: )7( )~~~ )7( )~~~
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---| PM---| PM---| PM---|
3: )7( )7( )7(
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---| PM---|
After this it lapses into another Cobain-esque random noise solo, and it is
not possible to tab.
12) Big Cheese
Intro:
5: ^109
6: ^ 87
play 4x
Verse:
2: 0
3: 0
4: 10 9 0
5: 10 9
6: 8 7 7 7
NH-|
play that 7x then play this:
5: 10 9 9 9
6: 8 7 7 7 0 0
PM-|
Chorus:
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
play 8x then:
3: 0
4: 4 1 0
5: 2 3 0
play that 4x
Solo:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 1210 10 12 1210 10 7
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 119 9 11 119 9 6
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 97 7 9 97 7 4
play that 3x, then:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 13 12 13 12 13 12 12 0
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 0
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 10 9 10 9 9
13) Downer
Verse: E5E5 C5C5
Chorus: A5A5 A#5A#5 B5B5 A#5A#5 play that 8x then:
E5E5 C5C5 play that 4x then:
A5A5 A#5A#5 E5(7th fret) F5(8th fret) play that 2x
NEVERMIND
1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
Intro/Chorus: F5F5 A#5A#5 G#5G#5 C#5C#5
Verse:
1: 1
2: 1
Pre-Chorus:
1: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2: 1 1 1 1
Post-Chorus: )
3: 3 5 5 x 5 3
4: 3 3 x 3 4 4 5 5 x 5 3 6
5: 3 3 x 3 4 4 3 3 x 3 1 6
6: 1 1 x 1 2 2 4
Solo: )
3: 8 10 8 8 8 6 5 6 5 )(
4: 10 /6 8 6 6 8 8 (8) 6 5
repeat that 2x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 53
repeat that 3x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 3~~~~(let feedback ring through verse)
2) In Bloom
Intro: A#5A#5 G5G5 F5F5 G#5G#5
Verse: A#5A#5 F#5F#5 D#5D#5 B5B5 A5A5
Chorus: A#5A#5 G5G5 play that 4x then:
C5C5 D#5D#5
Solo:
1:
2: )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ) ( ) (
3: 8 8 8(0) 6 (6) (6)
1:
2: ) ) ) (
3: 6 6/8 6 8 8 6 8 (8) 8~~6 8 (8)
4: 6/8
1:
2:
3: 6 8 8
4: 0
1: ) (
2: ) ( 8 8/9 8 9 (9) 9/11
3: /10 (10) 10 10
1: ) )
2:(11) 11 (11)~~~
3:
1: ) (
2:~~11 (11) 11/ 8 8 8 7
3: 6 6 6
1:
2: 6
3: 3 6
4: 3 6
5: 1 4
6: + +
3) Come As You Are
Tune Down A augmentedA Whole Step
Intro/Verse:
5: 0 0 2 2
6: 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
Pre Chorus: 
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
Chorus: B5B5 D5D5
Solo:
2: 12)
3: 6~~~ 9 116 6~~~ 9 116 6~~~ 9 11 11 11 11~~ 9 6
4) Breed
Intro: )
5: 4 4 4 7
6: 2 2 0 2 5 0
play 8x
Verse
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 )
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 7
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Chorus: D5D5 A5A5 C5C5 B5B5
Solo:
3: 11 11 10 9 7 14 14 13 12 10 17 17 16 15 13
4:
5: 9 9 8 7 5 12 12 11 10 8 15 15 14 13 11
+ + +
3: 19 20 20/
4:
5: 17 18 18/
+ + +
5) Lithium
Tune Down A augmentedA Whole Step
Verse:
3: 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
4: 6 7 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
5: 6 4 4 7 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5
6: 0 x 0 4 x 0 x 0 5 0
Chorus: E5E5 G#5G#5 C#5C#5 A5A5 C5C5 D5D5 B5B5 D5D5
Bridge: A5A5 C5C5
6) Polly
Verse: E5E5 G5G5 D5D5 C5C5
Chorus: D5D5 C5C5 G5G5 
Bb5Bb5
7) Territorial Pissings
Verse And Chorus: A5A5 F5(8th fret) D5D5
Bridge:
4: 7 7 7
5: 7 7 7
6: 5 5 5
PM-|
play that 15x then play this:
2: 7
3: 7
4: 7
5:
6: 5
8) Drain You
Verse: A5A5 C#5C#5 F#5F#5 B5B5
Chorus: A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
A5A5 F#5F#5 play that 3x
E5E5 D5D5 D#5D#5
Solo:
feedback for a few bars then this:
dist. on dist. off
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 3 3
+
play that 4x, then play this:
2: 76543
3: 65432 6/7~~ 4~~ 5 6~~ 7 8~~ 9 10~~~~~~~
4: 76543
9) Lounge Act
Verse: B5B5 G5G5 C5C5
Chorus: E5E5 A5A5 D5D5 C5C5 play that 4x then
A5A5 G#5G#5 G5G5 play that 2x
10) Stay Away
Intro/Chorus:
3: 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 6
4: 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 5 5 6
5: 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 3 4
6: 0 1 1
Verse: )(
3: 4/5 5 5 5 (5)
Bridge:
2: 3 )(
3: 2 3 3 3 (3)
4: 0 0 4 4 4
5: 0 4 4 4
6: 0 2
11) On A augmentedA Plain
Drop D MajorD Tuning
Verse:
Riff A augmentedA
3: 7 7 7 7 2 2
4: 7 7 7 7 2 2
5: 5 5 5 5 0 0
6: 5 5 2 2 3 2
play that 2x then play:
Riff BB
1: 2
2: 3 3
3: 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
4: 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
5: 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2
play that once, then Riff A augmentedA once again
Chorus:
2: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3: 7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4: 7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5: 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
6: 5 5
Bridge:
3: 2 2 2 2
4: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
6: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5
12) Something In The Way
Drop D MajorD Tuning Down Two Whole Steps
Verse:
4: 4 0
5: 4 0
6: 4 0
Chorus:
2: 3
3: 2
4: 4 0
5: 4 0
6: 4
INCESTICIDE
All of the tunings on this album are a little bit off. By this I mean that
when my tuner says that my guitar is in tune, the songs sound about a 1/4
step lower. This may be the result of something that happened in the studio.
These are all fairly accurate tabbings in standard tuning.
1) Dive
Intro
3: /9 9 9
4: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Verse
3: /9 9 9
4: 2 /9 9 9
5: 1 /7 7 7
6: 2 2
Chorus
B5B5 C#5C#5 G5G5 E5(7h fr) then intro riff
play this 2x
then intro riff 3x
Solo )( )(
3: 3 1 3 (3) 1 3 (3)^1
4: 2
play that 4x
2) Sliver
Bass Intro:
1:
2:
3: 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 1
4: 1 1 1 3
Verse: C5C5 F5F5 C5C5 A5A5
Chorus: A5A5 C5C5
3) Stain
Drop D MajorD Tuning
Intro:
4: 0 1
5: 0 1
6: 0 1
Verse:
4: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
5: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
6: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
Chorus
4: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4) Been A augmentedA Son
Drop D MajorD Tuning
Verse:
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 0 0
5: 0 0 3 2 0
6: 0 0
Chorus
4: 5 3 2
5: 5 3 2 3 2 0
6: 5 3 2
5) Turnaround
Bass Intro:
5: /7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verse:
)hold bend(
2: 3 3 3 3 3 3(3)
Chorus: D5D5 C5C5 A5A5 D5D5 C5C5 G5G5 F5F5 G5G5 A5A5 F5F5 G5G5 D5D5
6) Molly's Lips
Entire Song: G5/C5
Ending
1: 3 | 3 |
2: 3 3 (3)
3:
4: 5
5: 5
6: 3
7) Son Of A augmentedA Gun
Verse: A5A5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Chorus: G5G5 C5C5 D5D5 C5C5
8) (New Wave) Polly
Same as Polly on Nevermind, except with heavy distortion and at a
faster tempo
9) Beeswax
Verse:
4: 98 8 8 87 7 7 65
5: 98 8 8 87 7 7 65 *
6: 76 6 6 65 5 5 43
Chorus:
4: 2 5 5 2
5: 2 5 5 2 2 0 0
6: 0 3 3 0 3^2^0
Bridge: )~~~
3: /3 3 3 3
4: 3 3 3 2
5: 3 3 3 2
6: 1 1 1 0
10) Downer
Same as on Bleach
11) Mexican Seafood
Intro/Chorus:
1: 4 2 1
2: 4 2 1
3: 5 5 3 3 2 0 2 0
4: 6 4 3 2 3 3 2
5: 6 4 3
6: 4 2 1
Verse:
4: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
5: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
6: 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 2 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 7
Solo:
3:
4: 6 1098 13 12 11
5: 6 876 11 10 9
6: 4
play that 4x then
4: 2^1^0
5: 0^1^2 2^1^0
6: 0^3^4 3^2
play that 4x
Outro Riff:
6: 5^4^5^4^5^4^3
play that 8x, then a B5B5 chord
12) Hairspray Queen
Bassline:
1:
2: 8
3: 5 7
4: 0 3/
Intro:
2: 9
3: 8
4: 7
5: 8
play that chord for a few measures, make up your own rhythm. Then
you play this repeating annoying riff:
1: 4 6 7 8 9 9 13 /7~~ 76 64 4/6 6
2: 4 6 7 8 8 9 13 /7~~ 76 64 4/6 6
play that 2x, and after the second time play some
harmonics for a few measures.
The next time you play that riff, instead of playing
harmonics, do this:
4: 9~~~ 98 86 6/8 8
5: 9~~~ 98 86 6/8 8
6: 7~~~ 76 65 5/6 6
Chorus:
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0
Outro:
6: 65 5 54 4 43 3 32 21 1
play that 4x, then an E5E5
13) Aero Zeppelin
Intro/Verse
Riff A augmentedA
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0
play that 2x as an intro
during verse, play 3x, then play
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
on repeat, play the second half on the above riff 2x
Bridge
Riff BB
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
6: 0 0 0 0 3 3
play that 4x as a brigde, then play
Riff C majorC
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
play that 3x, then play
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
then play
4: 2 2
5: 2 2
6: 0 0 5 5 4 0 5^4
play that 4x
that was all Riff C majorC in case you were wondering :)
Verse: E5E5 B5B5 E5E5 G5G5
Chorus: Riff C majorC
After solo: Riff BB 4x, Riff C, then Riff A augmentedA 2x
14) Big Long Now
Intro/Verse:
2:
3: 0
4: 0 8
5: 8 8 8
6: 9 9
PM-| PM---| PM
"Can We Show Our Faces Now?"
Bb5Bb5 A5A5 G#5G#5
Chorus
D5D5 C#5C#5 D5D5 C#5C#5 G5G5
End Of Chorus
F#5F#5 F5F5 F5
15) Aneurysm
Intro/Outro: F#5F#5 C5C5 B5B5 A5A5
play that 4x then:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/
+
Verse: B5B5 (palm muted) D5D5
Chorus: F#5F#5 A5A5 B5B5 A5A5
Solo:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/10 10 10 10 10/11 11 11 11 11/12 12 12 12
3: 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19
IN UTERO
1)Serve The Servents
Intro:
1: 14 0 9
2: 14 14 x 14 9
3: 13 x 13 9
4: 12 x 12
5: x 11
6: 0 0
Verse:
1: 0 0 0 0
2: 3 0 0 0 0 3
3: 2 2 3 2 2
4: 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4/5 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 2
5: 2 2 4 4/5 2 2 0 2 2 2
6: 0 2 2 0 0
1: 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0
3: 3
4: 2 2 4 4/5 2 0
5: 4 4/5 2 2 0
6: 0 2 2 0 0 0
Chorus:
1: 0
2: 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6
3: 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6
4: 7 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4
6: 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1: 0 0
2: 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0
3: 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
5: 4 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
6: 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1:
2: 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
4: 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 x x 3 3 3
6: 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 x x
Post Chorus:
2: 11 x/ 13 x/
3: 11 x/ x/
4: 10 x/ x/
5: 9 x/
Solo :
.........hold bend............................
2: ) 0 0 (
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1: 0 0
2: 0 0
3: 4 2 0 0 0 0 )
4: 0 2 0 6 / 7 7 7) 7
5: 0 ) 0 7 7 0 2 2 2
6: 3 3 3 0 7
4: ) ) )
5: /4 4 4 4 4 42 2 2 2 2 /10 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
6: 0 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
1: ~~~0
2: 0 0
3: 4 6 6/7 6 7
4: 14 4 5
5: 16 16 ) )(
6: 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7
2: 7/9 10 10 10 8 0 0 0 0
3: 9 9 9 7 6 6 6/7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 76 64 4 4 4 2 2
2: 0 0 0
3: 2 2 2 0
2) Scentless Apprentice
Drop D MajorD Tuning Down 1/2 step
Intro/Chorus:
1: 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3/
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 0
4:
play that 4x then play:
4: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
5: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
6: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
Verse: (gradual bend)
1/4---1/2-----1-------1&1/2-->
2: 0)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pre Chorus:
5: 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8 8/10 10 10 10 10/12 12 15 12
3) Heart Shaped Box
Drop D MajorD Tuning
Intro/Verse
3: 2 2
4: 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 3
5: 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3
6: 3 0 3
4: 3/4 4 4 4 0
5: 3 3
6: 0
Chorus:
2: ) ) )
3: 2 2 4 4 4
4: 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
play that 4x then: )
3 3
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
Solo
2: )( )( )
3: 8 (8) 6 (6) 5 3
4: 7 5 3 5 4 2
4) Rape Me
Intro/2nd & 3rd Verse/Chorus: A5A5 C5C5 E5E5 G5G5
1st Verse:
3: 5
4: 7 5 5 5 2 5
5: 7 3 2 5 5 5
6: 5 5 0 0 3
Bridge: C#5C#5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5 F5F5 G#5G#5 E5E5 G5G5 F#5F#5 F5F5
5) Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
Verse: G#5G#5 E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 G5G5 G#5G#5 E5E5 G5G5 E5E5 G5G5 B5B5
Chorus: C#5C#5 E5(7th fret) D5D5 B5B5
play that 3x then:
B5B5 A5A5 B5B5 A5A5 G5G5 F#5F#5
Solo:
3: 9 9 9 9
4: 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
5: 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
6: 4 4 4
play 3x then
3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 4 2 0
play that whole thing 2x, then play the end of the chorus
6) Dumb
Verse/Chorus: E5E5 A5A5 G5G5 C5C5
Bridge: B5B5 C5C5
7) Very Ape
Rhythm Guitar
Intro :
2: x 0
3: x
4: x
5: 5 / 7 7 5 / 8 8
6: 3 / 5 5 3 / 6 6
Verse:
Repeat intro until " I'm very ape .. " Then play this
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 9 5
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 7 3
Chorus:
3: 8 / 12 12
4: 8 / 12 12
5: 6 / 10 10 5 4 5 / 7 7 x
6: 3 2 3 / 5 5 x
Lead Guitar
Intro:
3: 14 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14
First Verse :
3: 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14 14 12 14/15 15 15 12
Second Verse :
1: /17 17 15 17/18 18 15
"I've seen it all, I was here first " :
3: 12 12 12 1210 10 10 9 9 9 8 8/14 14 14 12 12 / 15
Chorus:
2: 16/20 20
2: 13 16 16 16 / 19
3: 12 11 12 12 14 14
8) Milk It
Intro:
Guitar 1
1: 12 11 5 x x x 7
2: 11 12 10 5 6 7/9 8 6/7
3: 9 6 8 5 4 7/6 8
4: 9
5: 0
Guitar 2
1: 7 5 7 7 7 7/9 6 4 10 11 16dontpick
2: 6 7 6 5 4 3 8 5 5/0 rake- 9
3: 5 6 4/ /x
4: 7 8 /x
5: 0
Chorus:
2: 9 9
3: 9 9
4: 9 9
5: 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 2 2 2
6: 6 6 6 3 3 0 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0
Bridge:
1: 8 3
2: 5 5
3: 8 8 2
4: 7
5: 1 3 3
6: 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0
1: 3
2:
3: 2
4:
5:
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0
Verse:
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
9) Pennyroyal Tea
Verse: A minorAm G+G
Chorus: C5C5 D5D5 Bb5Bb5
Solo
1: 3 3 3 3 2 0
2: )( )( 3 2 0
3: 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 0 0 2 0
10) Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Intro:
)()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
3: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
)()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
2: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
3:
4: )()(
5: 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4:)()()()()()(
5:4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:
End Of Intro/Chorus:
1:
2:
3: 5 5 4 4
4: 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
5: 7 7 3 3 x 5 5 2 2 4 4 4
6: 5 5 3 3 x x2 2 0 2 0
Verse:
1:
2: 13
3: 14
4: 14 )(
5: 0 0 0 )()()()()()()(11 11
6: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3: 0
4: )()()()()()()()( 0
5: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0
6:
Bridge:
1:
2:
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 0 7 7 7 7 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
6: 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
1:
2: 9
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6 6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
1:
2: 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
4: 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 /13 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
1:
2: 9 9 9
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
5: 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11
6: /7 0 3 3 3 3 3 0
Outro:
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(yeah, right. Like I was gonna tab THAT...)
11) Tourettes
Verse: F5F5 A5A5 Bb5Bb5 F#5F#5
Chorus:
3: 4 3 4^3^0
4: 3
5: 3
6: 1
12) All Apologies
Drop D MajorD tuning down 1/2 step
Intro/Verse
3:
4: /12 12 10 9
5: 9 10 9 /12 12 10 9 10 9
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
play that 3x then play this:
3: 11 11 9
4: 0 0 0 12
5: 9 10 9 /12 12 10 9 10 9 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chorus: G5G5 (3rd fret bar on low D MajorD A augmentedA and D MajorD strings)
"Married" A5A5
Outro: Play verse riff about a million times
UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
All guitars in this preformance were tuned down 1/2 step.
Since the versions of their own songs preformed are pretty much
the same, all I am including is the 6 cover songs.
1) Jesus Wants Me For A augmentedA Sunbeam
Intro/Verse: E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA 
Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Chorus: E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
2) The Man Who Sold The World
Intro/Post Chorus Riff:
3: 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
play 6x
Verse: A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA FF C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
Chorus: C majorC 
C#C#
Outro:
play Intro 8x, then play
3:/9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 /10~~~~~
3: 9 97 7~~~~~ 7 7/9 9~~~~~2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
3: /10~~~~~ 9 97 7~~~~~ 9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2~~~
3) Plateau
Verse:
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 1 1
3: 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1 1
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
play that 3x, then play
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1
2: 1 1 1 1 1
3: 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0 0
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1 1
2: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
Pre Chorus:
1: 4
2: 4
3: 0
4:
5:
6: 4
Chorus:
1: 1/3 3
2: 1/3 3 6
3: 3 3 7
4: 5 3 3 8
5: 5 1 5
6: 3 1 3 /6
Pre Outro:
1: 4 4 6 6
2: 4 4 6 6
3:
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 5 5
6: 4 6
Outro:
Guitar 1
1: 0
2: 0 2 1^0
3: 2 2 2 2 2
4: 2 2 2 0 0
5: 0 0 3
6:
Guitar 2
1: 0 2 0
2: 2 3 1
3: 2
4: 2
5:
6:
play that a few times.
4) Oh Me
Intro/Verse:
Riff A augmentedA
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
3: 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
5: 7 2 2 2 75 75 3 3 3
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
play that 1x as an intro.
During the verse, play Riff A augmentedA 2x, then play this:
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0
3: 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
4: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
5: 7 2 2 2 73 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
Chorus: G+G E MajorE
End Of Chorus:
1: 0
2: 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 1
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 2
5: 7 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 2
6: 4/5 7 0 0
Solo:
Guitar 1 plays Riff A augmentedA
Guitar 2
1: 32 2/5 5 5 3 2
2: 3 3^5~ 5 3 5 5 53 3 5~~
3: 2 4~ 4 2 2 2/4
4: 2 2^4
5: 0^2
6: 4
5) Lake Of Fire
Intro/Chorus:
Guitar 1
3: 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 5 5 53 3 3 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 3 5 5 53 3 3 5 5
5: 5 5 53 3 1 5 5 x x x 3 3 3 1 5 5 53 3 1 3 3
6: 3 3 31 1 3 3 x x x 3 3 31 1
Guitar 2 )()(
2: 5 (5) 5 3
3: 5 (5) 5 3
Guitar 1
3: 3
4: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
5: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3
6: 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
Guitar 1
(not really this slow...tabbed this way because of Guitar 2's part)
3:
4: 5 5 3 3 5
5: 5 5 3 3 5
6: 3 3 1 1 3
Guitar 2
(very fast)
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 6/8~
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 /7~
Verse: DmDm Bb majorBb DmDm A augmentedA
DmDm Bb majorBb C majorC DmDm
Solo:
1:
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11 6 6/8~ 11 11 11 11 11 11
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 /7~ /10 10 10 10 10 10
4:
5:
6:
1: 3 ) 3 )
2: 6 6/8 2/3 3 6 6 3)
3:5 5 /7 5 3 3
4: 5 3 3 5 5
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5
6: 6 3 6
1: 3
2: 6~~ 6~ 6~~ /3 3
3: 0 5/7 7~ 75 3 5/7 7
4: 5 0 3 3
5: /5 5 5 3
6: 6 3 3 3
1: ) ) )
2: 3 7 3 3) 3) 3)
3: 3 5 3 3 3
4: 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5 3^5 3 5
6: 3 6 3 3 6
6) Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Riff:
1: 0
2: 0 0
3: x x 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
4: 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 2
5: 2 2 0 0 0 x x x 2 2 2 2 0 x 2
6: 0 0 0 0^2^3 3 3 3 2 2 2^3 0
the rest of the song is simply variations on that chord progression
(E minorEm A augmentedA G5G5 BB F#5F#5 E minorEm)
B-SIDES AND RARITIES
Baba O'Riley
Intro:
2: 9 10 12 10
Verse/Outro: E5E5 B5B5 A5A5
Beans
Verse:
5: 6 6 6 6
6: 6 6 6 6
End Of Verse
5: 6 6
6: 6 6 4
Blandest
Intro/Verse:
4: 8
5: 7 8
6: 9 9 6~~~
Chorus:
3: /12 /12
4: /12 3 /12
5: /10 3 4 5 4 3~~ 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 /10
6: 3 3 3
play 4x, replacing the verse riff for the final chord the last time
Solo:
4: 8~~~
5: ) )
6: 8 8 6~~~
Curmudgeon
Verse:
3: 7
4: )()(
5: 8 (8) 8
6: 6 (6) 6 0
Chorus: F#5F#5 D#5D#5
G5G5 E5E5 A5A5 8x
D-7
Quiet Part
4: 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
5: 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2
6: 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
3: 2 2 x x 0 2 3
4: 3 2 2 x x 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 0
5: 3 3 0 0 x x 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 3
6: 1 0 1
4: 2 0
5: 2 2 3 3
6: 0 1
Loud Part
E5E5 F5F5 G5G5 F5F5 (4x)
A5A5 A#5A#5 B5B5 A#5A#5 (2x)
E5E5 F5F5 G5G5 F5F5 (2x)
Solo:
1: )~~~~)~~~~) )~~~~~~~~ )
2: 4 4 4 3 )~~~~~~~~ 4 4 3 )~~~~~~~
3: 0 3 0 3
1: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77777 77
2: 7/8888888 6 888888 7/8888888 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66666 66
3: 6/7777777 777777 6/7777777
1: 7 7 7 7 10
2: 6 6 6 6 9
3: +
Do You Love Me
Intro/Chorus
3: 3 3/8
4: 3 3 3 3/8 83
5: 3 1 3 1/6 83
6: 1 1 61
Verse: C5C5 Bb5Bb5
Solo:
2: 8 6 5 6 8 6
play 4 times then:
2: 10 8 7 8 10 8
play 3 times then:
2: 10 8 7 8 7 6
Endless Nameless
Intro:
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM----------|
play 4x then:
)~~~~~
1: 14) 14
2: 14 14
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: x/x 0 0 0 0 x/x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM----| PM----| PM----------|
)~~~~~ )~~~~~
1: 13) 13 15) 15
2: 13 13 15 15
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM----------| PM----------|
)~~~~~~~~~~~~
1: 16)
2: 16
Verse:
) ) ) )
1: 14) 12) 12) 15)
2: 14 12 12 15
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
) ) ) )
1: 13) 11) 14) 14)
2: 13 11 14 14
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chorus:
2: 1
3: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4:
5: 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Outro:
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(Same as Radio Friendly Unit Shifter...lotsa noise)
Even In His Youth
Verse: C5C5 G5G5 G#5G#5 G5G5
Chorus: F5F5 (8th Fret) C#5C#5 G#5G#5 D#5D#5
Solo:
2: 3 2 0
3: 1 1~~ 1 1
4: 2 4 4 4
5: 2/4 4
play that 7x then play
1: ) 3 2 0
2: 1 4 4 4 6 3 3
3: 2 4
4: 2/4 4
5:
Formaldehyde
Bassline:
1:
2: 9 9 9
3: 9 9 9 9
4: 7 7
Guitar Part:
3: 12 11 9 8 9 8 7 6 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 3
3: 8 7 7 6 7 6 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2/4 3 1
3: 14 15 14 12 14 13 12 11 12 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 8
3: 14 12 11 10 11 10 9 8 9 8 7 6 6 5 6 7 6 5
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
Main Riff:
2: 3 0
3: 2 0 0 0
4:
5: 3
6: 2
"I haven't had a date forever...": C5C5 B5B5 Bb5Bb5
Help Me, I'm Hungry
Entire Song: G#5G#5 F#5F#5 A#5A#5 F5F5
Here She Comes Now
Verse:
2: 7 7 12(10) 109
3: 7 7 7 11 11(9) 9 97
4: 0 0 0
Chorus: D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G Bb majorBb C majorC
If You Must
Drop D MajorD Tuning
Verse:
3: 5
4: 6 5
5: 6 5
6: 6
Chorus:
4: 6 6 0 0
5: 6 6 0 0
6: 6 6 0 0
Bridge:
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---------|
play 4x then
chorus riff 4x then
4: 12 7 6
5: 12 7 6
6: 12 7 6
play 4x
I Hate Myself And Want To Die
Drop D MajorD
Intro:
4: *
5:
6:
Verse
3: 5 5 5 5
4: 5 5 00 2 2 1 2 5 5 00 2 2 1 0
5: 3 3 00 2 2 1 2 3 3 00 2 2 1 0
6: 00 2 2 1 2 00 2 2 1 0
Chorus:
4: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
5: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
6: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
Solo:
3: 0 3 2
4: 0 4 3 2 3202 5 3 2
5: 2 3
6: /5
Junkyard
Verse:
3: /9 9 9
4: 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 0 0
Chorus:
4: 5 5 5 4 4
5: 5 5 5 4 4
6: 3 3 3 2 2
Marigold
Tune Down 1/2 step
Verse:
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 9 (9)6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
4: 9 (9)6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
5: 7 (7)4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
6:
Chorus:
1:
2:
3:
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1:
2:
3: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 96 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 96 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 74 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5
6:
(the strumming might be a bit off, but you get the idea)
Misery Loves Company
(This entire song is Bass)
Verse:
1:
2:
3: 12
4: 0/12 NH 12 1
Chorus:
1:
2: 5 5
3: 7 5
4: 5
play 4x then
1:
2: 5 5 5
3: 7 6
4: 5
Moist Vagina
Tune down 1/2 step
Intro/Verse:
1: 2 2
2: 0 2
3:
4:
5:
6: 0 2 0 2
play 2x, then play A5A5 C5C5
Chorus: E5E5 B5B5
Oh, The Guilt
Intro:
Pick strings below the bridge, twice clean, once with destortion, then play:
3: 6
4: 7 7 7 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 6 6
6: 5 5 5 0 4 4
play 4x, then play
Riff A augmentedA
3: 6
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
6: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 4 4
Verse: Riff A augmentedA 4x
Chorus: A5A5 G#5G#5 C#5C#5
Opinion
Entire Song: Bb5Bb5 F#5F#5 C#5C#5 F5F5
Pen Cap Chew
Intro:
Riff A augmentedA
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 3~~~
PM-----|
play that 3x then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4
6: 0 0 0 0
PM-----|
play Riff A augmentedA once again, then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4 4 2
6: 0 0 0 0
PM-----|
then play riff A augmentedA twice
Verse: E5E5 palm muted, then later in the verse, Riff A augmentedA
Chorus: B5B5 A5A5 F#5F#5 A5A5 E5E5 G5G5 D5D5 F5(8th Fret)
Postchorus: B5B5 D5D5 F5F5
Return Of The Rat
Verse: G#5G#5 B5B5 F#5F#5
Chorus: Bb5Bb5 B5B5 G#5G#5 play 3x then:
Bb5Bb5 B5B5 Bb5Bb5 G#5G#5
End Of Chorus: F#5F#5 B5B5 C#5C#5
Solo:
4: 4/6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2: /12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9/11 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 9 9 9
2: /14 12
3: 12~~~ 11 11^12^11
4: 14
play that 4x, then play:
4: 6 5
5: 6 5 4 3
Spank Thru
Quiet Part
Intro/Verse: A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Chorus: D5D5 A5A5 F5F5 G5G5
Loud Part
Verse:
4:
5: 2 )(
6: 0 0 3 (3) 2^5
Chorus:
B5B5 D5D5 A5A5 play 3x then
B5B5 G5G5 F5F5
Talk to Me
Verse: G5G5 B5B5 C5C5 G5F5 Bb5Bb5
Chorus:
3: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
The Money Will Roll Right In
Intro/Verse:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Chorus: F5F5 G5G5 F#5F#5 F5F5
Token Eastern Song
Verse: B5B5 G5G5 F5F5 E5E5 B5/D5 A5A5 C5C5
Chorus: G#5G#5 D#5D#5 B5B5 D5D5
play 6x then
G#5G#5 F#5F#5
Verse Chorus Verse
Verse: C#5C#5 A5A5 F#5F#5 G#5G#5 A5A5 B5B5
Chorus: C#5C#5 A5A5 F#5F#5 A5A5 F#5F#5 A5A5 F#5F#5 A5A5 G#5G#5
Solo: ) ) ) )(
3: 4/6 6 6 6/8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 (8)^6
4: 2 4 4/6 4^6
5: 2/4
5: 1^2 2 )(
6: 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 (2)^0 2 2 2/4 4 4 4/6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7/9 9 9
3: 11 11/13 11
4: )( 13 13 14 14 14 11 13
5: )( 11 11 11 13 13 (13) 11
6: 11 (11) 9
3: ) ) )) ) ) ) )
4: 13 13 13 13 13 11 13^11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 11
4: 11^13 13 13^11 1110 98 86 62
5: 4~~~
