Tabs
From [email protected] Wed Apr 30 09:41:59 1997
Cc: [email protected]
Return of the Rat
as performed by Nirvana
from the compilation
"Eight Songs for Greg Sage & the Wipers"
written by Greg Sage & the Wipers
tabbed by Lee Harvey Oswald
I don't think a decent tab of this song exists so I've written one.
It's a simple song to play and fun, too. One of my favorite Nirvana
ditties. Here goes nothin'.
Standard tuning
[verse 1]
A5A5 
C5C5 
G5G5
e|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------o|
G+G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E MajorE|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better watch ...
[chorus]
*1 Return of the ....
*2 Return of the ....
*1
B5B5 C5C5 B5B5 C5C5 B5B5 C5C5 A5A5
e|-----------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------
G+G|-----------------------------------------
D MajorD|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
A augmentedA|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
E MajorE|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-
*2
B5B5 C5C5 B5B5 C5C5 B5B5 C5C5 A5A5 G5G5 
E minorEm A5A5
e|-------------------------------------------------------
BB|-------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
A augmentedA|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
E MajorE|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\\0//5-
[the slide from E minorEm
to A5A5 is a sort of bridge
from chorus to verse
Just roll right into the
verse without slowing
down]
[verse 2]
A5A5 C5C5 G5G5
e|----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------o|
G+G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E MajorE|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better confess....
[chorus] same as before
[solo]
e|-------------------------------------------
BB|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
G+G|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------
BB|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
G+G|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------- more]
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------
Repeat the first verse [an old Nirvana trick] and that's it.
I hope you have found this usefull. If you come across any glaring
errors mail me and I'll fix them. I don't have my guitar right here
so the solo may be fucked. If you have difficulties mail me and
I'll get you a proper copy.
From [email protected] Wed Apr 30 09:42:05 1997
Cc: [email protected]
Yep, I scewed up the solo. It's not played on the 2nd and 3rd
strings but on the 3rd and 4th strings. Everything else is ok.
e|-------------------------------------------
BB|-------------------------------------------
G+G|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
D MajorD|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------
BB|--------------------------------------------
G+G|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
D MajorD|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------- more]
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