Return Of The Rat tab by Nirvana

From v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:41:59 1997
Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com

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]
  A5   C5   G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
  You better watch ...

 [chorus]
*1 Return of the ....

*2 Return of the ....

 *1
  B5  C5  B5  C5  B5  C5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------
D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-

 *2
  B5  C5  B5  C5  B5  C5 A5   G5    Em A5
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|--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|--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|--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 Em
                      to A5 is a sort of bridge
                      from chorus to verse
                      Just roll right into the
                      verse without slowing
                      down]

 [verse 2]
  A5   C5   G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
  You better confess....

 [chorus] same as before

 [solo]

e|-------------------------------------------
B|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
G|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------
B|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
G|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
D|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
A|-------------------------------------------- more]
E|--------------------------------------------

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 v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:42:05 1997
Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com

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|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
D|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
D|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
A|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
E|-------------------------------------------- more]