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Milk It Tab by Nirvana

Milk It tab by Nirvana (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab 

Artist: Nirvana
Track: 8 - 'Milk it'
Album: In Utero

Please note!

To play this song exactly how Cobain played it on the studio version tune your
guitar down a full step, so the 'E' string becomes an 'Eb'.

This tab can still be played in normal tuning although personally i prefer to play
this particular song in drop D because it sounds deeper and i just like it.
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I have also posted the drop D version of this tab at the bottom.
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My first tab, enjoy!



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SECTION 1 - INTRO

(00:14) - While bass plays in intro just improvise with light tapping, pulling off
and experiment with different noises. This is played after 14 seconds.
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5----------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5----------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3~3~3~4~4-0-0-0----------------------------

_______________________________
SECTION 2 - Verse

   NOTE: Palm mute these notes and/or improvise those weird random noises again
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

NOTE: Palm mute STOPS AFTER LAST NOTE IN THIS BAR
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------------------------------------------

_______________________________
SECTION 3 - Chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Test meat!' --------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Doll Steak!' -------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5----------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5----------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3~3~3~4~4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Look on the bright side, suicide'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lost eyesight I'm on your side'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lack of iron and I'm not sleeping.'

________________________________
SECTION 4 -Verse

 NOTE: Palm mute these notes and/or improvise those weird random noises again
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

NOTE: Palm mute STOPS AFTER LAST NOTE IN THIS BAR
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------------------------------------------

__________________________________
SECTION 5 - Chorus

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Test meat!' --------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Doll Steak!' -------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5----------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5----------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3~3~3~4~4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Look on the bright side, suicide'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lost eyesight I'm on your side'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lack of iron and I'm not sleeping.'

__________________________________
SECTION 6 - Solo? / Weird scales and notes

NOTE: Palm mute these notes and/or improvise those weird random noises again.
NOTE: This part has improvised random notes of a creepy scale, if you don't
             wanna improvise just ay this palm muted piece. (CBA to work out what he's
             playing because he plays it differently every time.)

I GUESS YOU COULD CALL THIS PART AN IMPROVISED, SLOW, CREEPY SOLO?
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-------------------

NOTE: Palm mute STOPS AFTER LAST NOTE IN THIS BAR
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|-7-7--------7-7-0-------------------------------------------

___________________________________
SECTION 7 - Chorus / Outro
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Test meat!' --------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3------------------------------------------

                                                                          'Doll Steak!' -------->

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5----------------------------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5----------------------------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3~3~3~4~4-0-0-0----------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Look on the bright side, suicide'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lost eyesight I'm on your side'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Lack of iron and I'm not sleeping.'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Protector of the kennel'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Ecto plasma, Ecto skeletal'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Obituary birthday'

E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------9-9--------------------------------------------------
D|-8-8-8-9-9---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
A|-8-8-8-7-7---5---5-5-5-6-6-2-2-2----------------------------
E|-6-6-6-0-0-0-3-0-3-3-3-4-4-0-0-0----------------------------

                  'Your scent is still here (in my) place of recovery.'


NOTE: Now end on this chord instantaneously after the last chord on the bar above,
            and a bit of sliding up the neck afterwards with your fingers on one hand
            and a pick / nail scrape with the other hand... if that makes sense, if not,
            just end on this note and slide up the neck to a stop.
E|------
B|------
G|------
D|--5---
A|--5---
E|--3---



I can assure you that this version (that i worked out myself i might add) when
played correctly does sound exact to the studio version and i hope this helped
you in every way possible.

Any questions on the track, album, tab, or if your not sure on a piece of my tab
just email me at joe.xxx@hotmail.co.uk. You can call me Joe or J ;)

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