Junkyard Tabs 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
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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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