Lounge Act (Ver2) by Nirvana

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Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate



LEGEND:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
X = muted pick strike
h = hammer on
()= ghost note
a = accacciatura (will appear above bar)
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)

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INTRO (x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-7---5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1 (x2):                           ___________________________________
              a                         /1
G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5h7-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------0---------7-|-5-------------5-|-7---7-----0-3/4-|-5---5-----------|
E |-0---X-------------|-----5-3---5-7---|-------5-r-------|---5---3---0-3-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3   & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   ___________________________________
  /2
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------5---5-5---|
A |-7---7-----0-3-4-|-5---5-----------|
E |-------5-r-------|---5-----------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7---7-7-|-6-6-6-5---5-/(9)\|
A |-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5-5-|-4-4-4-3---3-3---|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &  4 &


VERSE 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-7---5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:
              a                         
G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5h7-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------0---------7-|-5-------------5-|/7---7-----0-3-4-|-5---5-----------|
E |-0---X-------------|-----5-3---5-7---|-------5-r-------|---5---3---0-3-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3   & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              a                          a
G |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5h7-5---|-----------------|------------------|-------5---5-5---|
A |-------0---------7-|-5-------------5-|5/7---7-----0-3-4-|-5---5-----------|
E |-0---X-------------|-----5-3---5-7---|--------5-r-------|---5-----------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3   & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7---7-7-|-6-6-6-5---5-/(9)\|
A |-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|------------------|
E |-5---5---5---5-5-|-4-4-4-3---3-3---|-----------------|------------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 &  4 &


PRE-VERSE:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (repeat 1st staff x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|-----5-4---------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-10--9-7-5-|-7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-8---7-5-3-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------4---------|-----------------|
A |-----5-----------|-----------------|
E |/7-------2---3-2-|-3---/-7---5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:
              a                         
G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5h7-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------0---------7-|-5-------------5-|-7---7-----0-3-4-|-5---5-----------|
E |-0---X-------------|-----5-3---5-7---|-------5-r-------|---5---3---0-3-/-|
    1 & 2 & 3   & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              a                          
G |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------5h7-5---|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---5-5---|
A |-------0---------7-|-5-------------5-|/7---7-----0-3-4-|-5---------------|
E |-0---X-------------|-----5-3---5-7---|-------5-r-------|---5-5---------0-|
    1 & 2 & 3   & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(repeat next section X2)

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7-----7---|-------5---5-5---|-------7-----7---|-----------------|
A |-7---7-----7---0-|-5-0-5---------0-|-7---7-----7---0-|-5---5---------5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---3---5-7---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO (Repeat first staff x2):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7---7-7-|-6-6-6-5---5/(9)\|
A |-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-5---5---5---5-5-|-4-4-4-3---3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
   s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|
E |05---------------|(5)--------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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