Smells Like Teen Spirit bass tab by Nirvana

Bass tabs

Intro

G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-1/6\-|

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x4
A|---------1111/3---------4444\3-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4---------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x2
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Verse 1

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x8
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x5
A|---------1111/3---------4444\3-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4---------|

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------1111/3---------444-4-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4--------|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x2
A|------------3-3-3-1-1-----|
E|-1-1-0-2-2------------4-3-|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x2
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Verse 2

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x8
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x6
A|---------1111/3---------4444\3-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4---------|

G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| x2
A|------------3-3-3-1-1-----|
E|-1-1-0-2-2------------4-3-|

Guitar solo

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x7
A|---------1111/3---------4444\3-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4---------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---------1111/3---------444444\-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4----------|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x2
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Verse 3

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x8
A|--------1-1-1-1/3--------4-4-4-4\3-|
E|-1--1-1-----------4--4-4-----------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x10
A|---------1111/3---------4444\3-|
E|-1--1-1---------4--4-4---------|

G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|-1-|

🏷Legend
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| / = slide up
| \ = slide down

Smells Like Teen Spirit bass tab

"Smells like teen spirit" was the final step for Nirvana to enter mega stardom and success. It was also a turning point for alternative rock and the whole musicbusiness in general. Here is the Nirvana Smells like teen spirit bass tabs.

It is hard to explain why the song is so good, but it might be that Nirvana and Cobain was full of anger when recording it. The song shifts in volume and dynamics, going back and forth from quiet and this makes it fun to play on bass. Check out the Nirvana �Smells like teen spirit� bass tabs below. The tempo and lyrics where often changed during concerts but these bass tabs are for the original studio version.

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