Junkyard Tab by Nirvana

Junkyard tab by Nirvana

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This one is not as acurate as the D.7. I did earlier. It's because
this version is live and I had a hard time making out certain parts
especially the solo.  It's decent enough to play with a band, I feel,
so don't be discouraged.  It will help you if you have this version
available to listen to (especially for playing the solo since it's
kind of played rather loosely and even has a little swing to it). I
still don't know if the majority of the lyrics are correct. I couldn't
make out what Kurt was singing.  He mumbled more than my ears could
distinguish.  If anyone has these lyrics please post them and mail
me a copy too, if you don't mind.

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Title: Junkyard by Nirvana
CD Title: Unhappy
Transcribed by: Michael Hylton   hylton@runet.edu
********

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

🏷Legend:

  / -> slide up  \ -> slide down  ~ -> tremolo
  v -> downstroke   ^ -> upstroke *# -> author's note
  b -> bend string up to following note  r-> release back to
  following note    #. -> note preceding a '.' means staccato
  X -> don't play this string   M -> mute these after picking them

  distorted electric through out song
  slightly fast tempo
  *1 *1                   E5     vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G --|--|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|
  drums play a bar then
  with the bass 2 more


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
                                         I'm not...


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   You may ...        I'm not ...        You may ...


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   I'm not ...        You may ...        I'm not ...

                   G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v      vvv      v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |---0--------0-----|------------------|------------------|
B |-0---0----0---0---|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |0------000------22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   You may ...     Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 E5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv
e |------------------|------------------|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|------------------|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...     got

   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
                      I'm not ...        You may ...

   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   I'm not ...        You may ...        I'm not ...
                                                         G5
   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      v^
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------22|
   You may ...        I'm not ...        You may ...     Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--4-4-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 E5
   v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------000--------|
   y...   Only...     got

  solo
  N.C.

e |-------------------|-----------------|---------0-53--7b9|
B |-------------------|-----------------|-------------5----|
G |-1----1----1--123b4|r32-1----1----1--|12--121-----------|
D |2-2222-2222-2------|---2-2222-2222-2-|---2---2----------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

                                                         G5
                                               end solo  v^
e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|
B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|
G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|
D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|
A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|
E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|
                                                         Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 E5
   v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |------------------|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
   y...   Only...     got      got       got    goooooooot


   v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^  v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------0000000000-|0------000------00|
   got      got       got    goooooooot  got      got

   v      v^v^v^v^v^  v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^
e |---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |0------0000000000-|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
   got    goooooooot  got      got       got    goooooooot

  outro
  N.C.(?)      *2 *3
   v^v^v^v^v^v^v v        v^v
e |999999999999129 --|----999---9--M----|
B |999999999999 9911-|9---999---9--M----|
G |999999999999 99 --|----999---9--M----|
D |999999999999 99 -9|----999---9--M----|
A |------------ -- --|------------------|
E |------------ -- --|--------------0---|

  *1 -> Full bars of time. I shortened them for less typing.
  *2 -> that fret on 'e' is twelve not one then two.
  *3 -> that fret on 'B' is eleven not one then one.

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