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From SPEX49D@prodigy.com Fri Jan 19 00:04:01 1996

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   G U I T A R  T A B U L A T U R E  B O O K
    v. 4.0
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Last Updated: 12/30/95
Compiled by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)

A big "thank you" to anybody who posted Nirvana tab on the net or on
Prodigy's BB, and to all the good folks who hooked me up with tabs before
and after this book's initial release...
Especially these people:
Patrick Christman (Patrick_M._Christman@thegroup.com)
Ilyssa Fisher (sfsd85b@prodigy.com)
Robbie Landis (adxe96b@prodigy.com)
Steve Meronk (Steve22067@aol.com)
Cris Pasquini (duyn49b@prodigy.com)
Dan Saalfeld (Kurdtdt@aol.com)
If anybody has any more tab to rare songs please send it my way...
This book may be freely distributed as long as credit is given to me, and
you let me know beforehand...
It can be downloaded or viewed at the following sites:
Dimension 7 Homepage: http://www.westol.com/~sportif/tabcon.html
O.L.G.A.: ftp://ftp.nevada.edu/pub/guitar/n/nirvana/nirvana_songbook.tab
Mr. Guy Smiley's Homepage: http://www.seds.org/~smiley/nirvana/tabs
If anybody knows of any other web sites that have this book, let me know.
Please try and download it from one of these sites as opposed to mailing
me asking for a copy.

HISTORY OF DA BOOK (For anyone who cares...)
v. 1.0..........original release on 6/4/95. Posted to alt.music.nirvana,
   rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature, and alt.guitar tab. It found
   it's way to ftp.nevada.edu, missing the rarities section however.
v. 2.0..........second release on 8/11/95. Corrections made in the tab,
   power chord chart added, section on feedback and noisemaking added,
   and about 12 more rare songs added. Posted to same newsgroups.
v. 3.0..........third release on 10/9/95. More corrections made in the
   tab, updated the section on feedback, added charts for major and
   minor chords. Posted to same newsgroups. Decision made by me that
   this will be posted bimonthly, regardless of changes.
v. 3.5..........followup release on 11/5/95. Fixed some stupid mistakes
   on my part that probably confused the hell out of people who use
   the chord charts. Posted only to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana
   this time around.
v. 4.0..........fourth release to the web on 1/1/96, and to the newsgroups
   on 1/18/96. More corrections in tab, decided to kill off the "original
   release date" at the top as I had put that there before I had intended
   to keep updating this book. Added the section on websites where this
   book can be downloaded from as well as the section on tunings. I lost
   the rec.music.makers.guitar.tabulature for one reason or another,
   so it was only posted to alt.guitar.tab and alt.music.nirvana.

ALL SONGS BY KURT COBAIN EXCEPT:
Plateau, Oh Me, Lake Of Fire
 written by Kirkwood (The Meat Puppets)
Molly's Lips, Son Of A Gun, Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
 written by Kelly/McKee (The Vaselines)
D7, Return Of The Rat
 written by Greg Sage (The Wipers)
Turnaround
 written by Mothersbaugh/Casale (Devo)
Here She Comes Now
 written by Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Marigold
 written by Dave Grohl
The Man Who Sold The World
 written by David Bowie
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
 written by Leadbelly
Baba O' Riley
 written by Pete Townshend (The Who)
The Money Will Roll Right In
 written by Fang
Do You Love Me
 written by Frehly/Stanley/Simmons (Kiss)

Table Of Contents

CHORD CHARTS
1) Power Chords
2) Major Chords
3) Minor Chords
TABULATURE DEFINITION
TUNINGS
SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING
1)BLEACH
  Blew
  Floyd The Barber
  About A Girl
  School
  Love Buzz
  Paper Cuts
  Negetive Creep
  Scoff
  Swap Meet
  Mr. Moustache
  Siftings
  Big Cheese
  Downer
2)NEVERMIND
  Smells Like Teen Spirit
  In Bloom
  Come As You Are
  Breed
  Lithium
  Polly
  Territorial Pissings
  Drain You
  Lounge Act
  Stay Away
  On A Plain
  Something In The Way
3)INCESTICIDE
  Dive
  Sliver
  Stain
  Turnaround
  Been A Son
  Molly's Lips
  Son Of A Gun
  (New Wave) Polly
  Beeswax
  Downer
  Mexican Seafood
  Hairspray Queen
  Aero Zeppelin
  Big Long Now
  Aneurysm
4) IN UTERO
  Serve The Servents
  Scentless Apprentice
  Heart Shaped Box
  Rape Me
  Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
  Dumb
  Very Ape
  Milk It
  Pennyroyal Tea
  Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
  Tourette's
  All Apologies
5) MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
  Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
  The Man Who Sold The World
  Plateau
  Oh, Me
  Lake Of Fire
  Where Did You Sleep Last Nighgt
6) B-SIDES AND RARITIES
  Baba O' Riley
  Beans
  Blandest
  Curmudgeon
  D7
  Do You Love Me
  Endless, Nameless
  Even In His Youth
  Formaldehyde
  Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
  Help Me, I'm Hungry
  Here She Comes Now
  If You Must
  I Hate Myself And Want To Die
  Junkyard
  Marigold
  Misery Loves Company
  Moist Vagina
  Oh, The Guilt
  Opinion
  Pen Cap Chew
  Return Of The Rat
  Spank Thru
  Talk To Me
  The Money Will Roll Right In
  Token Eastern Song
  Verse Chorus Verse

CHORD CHARTS
This is basically all the chords used in this book (and more) put in
tabulature form. I did this for the sake of people who don't know how
to read chords, or don't have a chord book.

1) Power Chords
 E5    F5    F#5 G5 G#5 A5    A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5    D#5
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
|------9--------10--------------------2---3---4---5---6---7----2---8---|
|-2----9---3----10---4---5---6---7----2---3---4---5---6---7-or-0---8---|
|-2-or-7---3-or--8---4---5---6---7-or-0---1---2---3---4---5--------6---|
|-0--------1---------2---3---4---5-------------------------------------|

2) Major Chords (bar chords except for F not included)
 E  F  G  A  B  C  D
|-0---1---3---0---2---0---2-|
|-0---1---0---2---4---1---3-|
|-1---2---0---2---4---0---2-|
|-2---3---0---2---4---2---0-|
|-2---3---2---0---2---3-----|
|-0---1---3-----------0-----|

3) Minor Chords
 Em Fm Gm Am Bm Cm Dm
|-0---1---3---0---2---3---1-|
|-0---1---3---1---3---4---3-|
|-0---1---3---2---4---5---2-|
|-2---3---0---2---4---5---0-|
|-2---3-------0-------------|
|-0---1---------------------|

TUNINGS
Standard Tuning: E A D G B E
How To Get It: Tune the low E string to a tuner or another guitar
    Tune the A string to the 5th fret of the low E string
    Tune the D string to the 5th fret of the A string
    Tune the G string to the 5th fret of the D string
    Tune the B string to the 4th fret of the G string
    Tune the high E string to the 5th fret of the B string

Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
How To Get It: Tune the 6th fret of the E string to the A string
    Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning

Down A Whole Step: D G C F A D
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the E string to the A string
    Retune the rest of the guitar as in standard tuning

Drop D: D A D G B E
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low E string to the A string

Alt. Tuning 1: D A D G B F
How To Get It: Tune the 7th fret of the low E string to the A string
    Tune the high E string to the 6th fret of the B string

Alt. Tuning 2: Eb Ab Db Gb B E
How To Get It: Tune the first 4 strings down 1/2 step
    Leave the last 2 strings in standard tuning

SOME NOTES ON FEEDBACK AND NOISEMAKING

When It came to making noise using nothing but his guitar, Kurt Cobain was
a geinus. In fact, IMHO, the only person who I have seen make BETTER noise
would have to be Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. It would impossible to
accuratly re-create alot of the sounds that Kurt achives with his guitar
(ie. Endless Nameless, Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Gallons...), since
alot of it was improvised. This is why this book may actually be better than
published tabs...they actually try to tab noise jams like the RFUS outro and
the Scentless Apperentice solo, and it is very frustrating when you are doing
exactly what the book tells you and it still sounds wrong. My solution to
this problem: create your own feedback.
As you may or may not know, feedback is that ringing noise that occurs when
you play at a high volume, or play too close to the amp, or leave your guitar
sitting next to the amp when it is still turned on. There is some scientific
explination for this, like it makes the coils in the pickups vibrate, or
something like that. Basically, it occurs in strange situations when you
don't want it, but when you DO want it it is a pain in the ass to get!
There are several techniques that I use that produce decent feedback/noise.
One is bending. I find that if you do a double bend on your high E and B
strings anywhere above the 10th fret (as you see in Endless Nameless), it
will be loud and ring, and (if you're lucky) echo.
Another is harmonics. Feedback will usually occur instantly when you strike
a high pitched harmonic. This is quite effective when you have to come up
with a certain pitched feedback, if you can remember which harmonics make
which pitches. It doesn't work as well with 12th and 7th fret harmonics,
though. If you want GOOD feedback, go for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th fret
harmonics. Sometimes, depeniding on the kind of guitar you have, you will
be able to take harmonics above the pickups. If you are able to do this, go
for it, cause you can't really get any more high pitched than that!
One method I have seen Kurt do in concert (you can witness this before Breed
on the MTV Live And Loud vid) that is quite effective is tapping the back of
the neck. You should try hitting the upper neck with either your pick or
fingers, behind the first or second fret. If the destortion is high enough,
it will produce a cool sounding rumbling noise at first, then become
screeching feedback.
Another technique used in Oh The Guilt is picking the strings above the nut
or below the bridge. It produces various high-pitched rings, which produce
excellent feedback. However, the strings must be struck somewhat hard, or
the sound may not be picked up.
If you would like to use the natural approach, simply turn up the volume
on your amp. It will eventually start ringing, and as you move your guitar
around in different positions the pitch will change. If you're lucky,
you may actually be able to pick up radio stations with this method!
Two things you should be aware of when doing this are:
1) Feedback occurs much more readily when the pickups are facing away
  from the amp. An easy thing to do is take off your guitar and place it
  up against the cabinet with the strings facing outward. This would save
  lots of waiting.
2) Different pickups create different pitch feedback. You may want to try
  using your pickup switch, especially if you have a strat or a strat
  imitation. This can produce anything from a low growl to a high scream.
  Again, you should expariment on your own.
There are various other noisemaking methods...so many that I will not be able
to list them all. Two that must not be ignored, however, are the whammy bar
and the pick scrape.
The whammy bar is probably the most useful tool in producing noise. What it
is is a bar attached to the bridge of the guitar which, when depressed,
lowers the pitch of the strings by raising the bridge. You can hear this in
action at the end of Stay Away, where Kurt drops the strings as far as they
go, raises them, and drops them again and again. However, dropping the pitch
of the strings is only one use for the whammy bar, as it can be used to make
exaggerated vibratos and other such noises. Depending on what model guitar
you have, the whammy bar will be built differently. On strat models, the
bridge is pretty well attached to the guitar, and the bar will only be able
to lower the pitch. However, on Ibanezes, the bridge is just sorta floating
there, so the whammy bar can be used both ways...raising AND lowering the
pitch. There is really not a hell of lot I can say about HOW to use this as
it isn't a very complicated tool. (It has two positions...up and down.
How much more simple can it be??) You hould just fool around with your own
and get familiar with it and the noises it can make and soon you will be able
to produce decent noise with it.
Pick scrapes are very underrated, as they seem to produce one kind of noise.
Actually, there are many things you can do with pick scrapes aside from just
scraping the low E or A strings and making the same old usual sound. One is
scraping actually above the pickups (which Kurt does at the end of Heart
Shaped Box) which produces a more high pitched sound. Another is using the
same top to bottom method on your higher strings (B and high E). Or you
could just scrape all the strings over the pickups. This is another method
that must be exparimented with so that you can come up sounds that you like.
Of course there are various other methods that Kurt used that I'm not going
to get into, basically because my knowledge of feedback and noisemaking is
very limited compared to his. However, this should provide you with somewhat
of a guide so that you too can make noise with your guitar!

TABULATURE DEFINITION
What all the little symbols in the tab mean...
)=Bend
/=slide
~~=vibrato
^=hammeron/pulloff
PM=Palm mute
*=uncontrolled feedback
xx=pick scrape
NH=Natural Harmonic
+=Tremelo Pick
)=Unison Bend
)
|=ghost bend
|=ghost bend and release
@@@@@=Smash Guitar :)

BLEACH

1)Blew
Alt. Tuning 1

Intro:
4: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
5: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6
6: 0 0 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 0 5/6 6

Verse:
1:                   0         0
2:                   0         0
3:     )(            0         0
4: 3 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 3/5 5 3~~~ 53/5 5      53/5 5
5: 5
6:0                    0 0 0

Chorus:
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 6
play 3x then:
4: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Solo:
(In standard tuning; I haven't figured it out in the alt. tuning yet)
  ) )(             )(
2:10 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10 10 (10)
  )  (
2:10~~~10 10 10 10 8 0     8 10
3:          8 10 8 10

2:10/13 12~~ (12) 12/15 15 15/17 17 15

2:   18 (18) 18 18 18 (18)18 (18)18
3:15 15       (18) (18)   (18)

2:(18) 18 18 (18)18~~~~18~~~~~18 16
3:(18)  (18) (18)

2:1615 1513 15 13^15^13^0 11/12 13 13~

2:11
3: 1211 11 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8

2:
3:      8 8 10 10 8     8 10
4:108 0 8 10      10 8 10 10

2:   11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
3:10 10

"you can do anything"
6:0 0 3 5 5 6 5
play that 1x then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5
play that twice then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5/


2) Floyd The Barber
Verse: F5 E5
Chorus: C#5 A5 C5 G#5

Solo

5:      0 1 3~~ 3 1 0 1 3
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3          play that 3x then:

5:         3/5 5/6 6/7 7
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 3 0


3) About A Girl
Verse: Em G
Chorus: C#5 G#5 F#5
 C#5 G#5 F#5
 E5 G5 A5 C5

Solo

3:        9/12 12  12
4:   5 7 7/9 9 9/12 12 12 12
5: 5 7

play that 4x, then back to the chorus riff


4) School
Intro:
6: 0  (0)   (0)

Verse:
  )  )     )~~~
6: 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5

Chorus:
3: 5 5 5 5 x x
4: 5 5 5 5 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
6:        5 5 5 0 0 0 0 x x 3 3 3

Bridge:
4:    11  11  11
5:    10  10  10
6: 0 0 0  0  0

Solo:
 ) )( )(
2:2 2 (2) 2 (2)
3:2 2 (2) 2 (2) 0        2 0 2
4:         2 0 2 (0)
5:
6:              3/ 0

2:       7
3:(2)0 2/7 7 7 7 79 (11)  0
4:            /9  9^7^0 9^7^0
5:
   )         )(
3:2 2 2 2 2 2~~~~~   0 2 0 0 2 (0)
4:         0 0        2
5:
6:                   5 0

2:             11 8  8^10
3:    2  2/7 7 7 7 9 7    0
4:  2 5  5
5: 5

1:  ) )10 10 10^9^7  7
2: 8^10 10       10  10 10 10^8

3: 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9~~~~~ 9 7 7 76 6 64
  )
3: 4 2 2^0 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6: (11)


5) Love Buzz
This was recorded accidently tuned up a half step. The way it is tabbed here
sounds 1/2 step lower than it is on the CD.
Intro (Bass tabbed for guitar):
5:      4^5^4
6: 5 x 3 5 6    play 4x

Intro (Guitar)
A5 chord 4x, then this:
Riff A
1:  0 0 5^3^0
2:      5^3^0
3: 2        4^2^0
4: 2
5: 0
play that 4x, then play this:
Riff B
3:       6^7^6
4: /7  5 7 8
play that 4x, then Riff A 4x substituting the following strange bend for
the pullofs the last time:
 )~~~
6: (5)/17

Verse: Bass Intro Riff
Chorus: Guitar Intro Riff
repeat those riffs a couple of times until the solo at which point it gets
strange and frightening. This part cannot be tabbed...


6) Paper Cuts-
Tune Down A 1/2 Step
Intro:
4:
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2  2 2 2
6: 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 xx
  PM---------| PM--|

Verse:
Same as intro, except replace pick scrape with this riff
1:    0   0
2:   0
3:  3    3

Chorus:
"The lady I feel maternal love for..."
E5 chord with a variation of the above riff.
"I say so..."
4: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 98 8
5: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 98 8
6: 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 76 6
"Nirvana!"
4: 76 6 98 8
5: 76 6 98 8
6: 54 4 76 6

Post Chorus Riff:
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  PM--|  PM--|  PM


7) Negative Creep
Tune Down A Whole step
Verse:
6: 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12
  PM-|  PM-----|  PM-|  PM-----|  PM-|  PM-----|
 )~~~
6: 0 0 0 5
repeat, except replace the ending bend with this bend:
  )~~~
5: 14

Chorus:
5: 7 7 5 6 6 6   5 8 8 5
6:    4 4 4 7 7     7
play that 8x


8) Scoff
Intro/Verse:
4:
5: 4 4  3 2 4 4  3
6: 2 2  1 0 2 2  1
 PM---------------------|
Chorus:
"Gimmie Back My Alcohol"
4:
5: 4 4  3  0
6: 2 2       repeat
"Gimmie Baaaaaack!"
4:
5: 4 5 6 7
6: 2 3 4 5
"Heal A Million"
3: 5 5 5 5 7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 5 5
6:       5 6 5 3

Post Chorus:
3:
4: 9 9 8 7 9 9 8
5: 7 7 6 5 7 7 6

Solo:
1:    5
2:    5
3:    5
4:
5:   3
6: 2
play that 4x then
3: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
4: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
play that 2x


9) Swap Meet
Alt. Tuning 2
Verse:
4: 1/2 bend 5     4     1/2 bend 5     4
5: )    5     4      )   5     3
6: 3       0 3   3p2p0  3     0 3

4:
5:
6: 3p2p0.

Chorus:
A, C and then this riff:
5:        5
6: 0 3 2 1 0 1 3  0 3 2 1 0 1 0

Solo:
1:
2:             7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0
3: 3   3   3 2 3  2
4:   2   2 3 2 3

1:              0
2:         7^5^0   3  7^560   0
3: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2    5       5   3 2 3 2
4: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2


1:         0
2:     7^5^0   0  7^5^0   0
3: 3 2 3 2    5       5 7   3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
4:                 7      2 3

1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0
3:
4:
5:        2
6:          /(12) 0

Ending:
3- 2 2 2 2 2
4- 3 3 3 3 3    2
5- 3 3 3 3 3    2
6- 1 1 1 1 1 /(12) 0


10) Mr. Moustache
Intro:
5:  2        1
6: 3  3 2 1 0 1 2 3  3 2 1 0 1 2
repeat many times

Verse: G5 F5
Chorus: B5 A5 C G5 F#5 F5


11) Siftings
Intro:
6: 0 0 0 0
  PM-----|
Verse:
4:    3     2 1 0
5:    3     2 1 0
6: 0 0 0   0 0 0
  PM---|  PM---|
Pre Chorus:
4:    5
5:    5
6: 0 0 0
  PM---|
Chorus: C5 A5
Solo:
1:    )~~~
2:    8
3:         )7(    )~~~    )7(   )~~~
4:         7  7    7      7  7   7
5:
6: 0 0 0   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0 0
  PM---|   PM---|   PM---|   PM---|   PM---|

3:    )7(    )7(    )7(
4:    7  7    7  7    7  7
5:
6: 0 0 0     0 0 0    0 0 0
  PM---|    PM---|    PM---|

After this it lapses into another Cobain-esque random noise solo, and it is
not possible to tab.


12) Big Cheese
Intro:
5: ^109
6: ^ 87
play 4x
Verse:
2:      0
3:      0
4: 10  9    0
5: 10  9
6: 8  7 7 7
  NH-|
play that 7x then play this:
5: 10 9 9 9
6: 8  7 7 7 0 0
 PM-|

Chorus:
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
play 8x then:
3:  0
4: 4  1  0
5: 2      3 0
play that 4x

Solo:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 1210 10 12 1210 10 7
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 119 9 11 119  9 6
4: 9  9 10 10 10 10 7  97 7  9 97  7 4
play that 3x, then:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 13 12 13 12 13 12 12 0
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 0
4: 9  9 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 10 9 10 9 9


13) Downer
Verse: E5 C5
Chorus: A5 A#5 B5 A#5 play that 8x then:
 E5 C5 play that 4x then:
 A5 A#5 E5(7th fret) F5(8th fret) play that 2x

NEVERMIND

1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
Intro/Chorus: F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
Verse:
1:  1
2: 1

Pre-Chorus:
1:   1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1
2: 1    1   1   1

Post-Chorus:  )
3:       3 5 5 x 5 3
4: 3 3 x 3 4 4  5 5 x 5 3 6
5: 3 3 x 3 4 4  3 3 x 3 1 6
6: 1 1 x 1 2 2        4

Solo:       )
3:  8 10   8 8 8 6 5 6 5     )(
4: 10    /6         8 6 6 8 8 (8) 6 5
repeat that 2x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 53
repeat that 3x then play:
4: 6 5 6 5 6 5 6^5 3~~~~(let feedback ring through verse)


2) In Bloom
Intro: A#5 G5 F5 G#5
Verse: A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
Chorus: A#5 G5 play that 4x then:
 C5 D#5
Solo:
1:
2: )~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  )   (       )  (
3: 8           8    8(0) 6   (6)   (6)

1:
2:          )             )     )   (
3: 6   6/8 6  8   8      6  8 (8)  8~~6  8    (8)
4:                 6/8

1:
2:
3: 6 8   8
4:       0


1:                           )   (
2:  )     (         8   8/9  8  9    (9)  9/11
3: /10      (10) 10    10

1:  )   )
2:(11)   11   (11)~~~
3:


1:  )  (
2:~~11   (11)  11/           8    8      8    7
3:                  6     6           6

1:
2: 6
3:      3    6
4:      3    6
5:      1    4
6:      +    +


3) Come As You Are
Tune Down A Whole Step
Intro/Verse:
5:     0  0     2   2
6: 0 0 1 2  2  2 2 1 0  0 0

Pre Chorus: F#m A
Chorus: B5 D5

Solo:
2:                   12)
3: 6~~~ 9 116 6~~~ 9 116 6~~~ 9 11 11 11 11~~ 9 6


4) Breed
Intro:   )
5: 4 4  4 7
6: 2 2 0 2 5 0
play 8x

Verse
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

3: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 )
4: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 7
5: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Chorus: D5 A5 C5 B5

Solo:
3: 11   11 10 9 7 14    14 13 12 10  17    17 16 15 13
4:
5: 9    9 8 7 5 12    12 11 10 8  15    15 14 13 11
  +         +           +

3: 19    20  20/
4:
5: 17    18  18/
  +    +   +


5) Lithium
Tune Down A Whole Step
Verse:
3:                5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
4:         6     7  5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7
5:     6   4 4    7   3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5
6: 0 x 0 4  x 0   x 0 5   0

Chorus: E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
Bridge: A5 C5

6) Polly
Verse: E5 G5 D5 C5
Chorus: D5 C5 G5 Bb5

7) Territorial Pissings
Verse And Chorus: A5 F5(8th fret) D5
Bridge:
4: 7 7 7
5: 7 7 7
6: 5 5 5
  PM-|
play that 15x then play this:
2: 7
3: 7
4:  7
5:
6:  5


8) Drain You
Verse: A5 C#5 F#5 B5
Chorus: A5 G5 F#5
 A5 F#5 play that 3x
 E5 D5 D#5

Solo:
feedback for a few bars then this:
  dist. on    dist. off
2: 3       3
3: 2       2
4: 3       3
  +
play that 4x, then play this:
2: 76543
3: 65432    6/7~~ 4~~ 5 6~~ 7 8~~ 9 10~~~~~~~
4: 76543


9) Lounge Act
Verse: B5 G5 C5
Chorus: E5 A5 D5 C5 play that 4x then
 A5 G#5 G5 play that 2x


10) Stay Away
Intro/Chorus:
3: 2 2 4 4 4    5  5 6
4: 0 0 4 4 4  3 3 5  5 6
5: 0 0 2 2   3 3 3 0 3 4
6:      0 1 1

Verse:   )(
3: 4/5 5 5 5 (5)

Bridge:
2: 3           )(
3: 2         3 3 3 (3)
4: 0  0  4  4  4
5:   0  4   4 4
6:    0 2


11) On A Plain
Drop D Tuning
Verse:
Riff A
3: 7 7  7 7 2 2
4: 7 7  7 7 2 2
5: 5 5  5 5 0 0
6:    5 5     2 2 3 2
play that 2x then play:
Riff B
1: 2
2: 3 3
3: 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
4: 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2 0
5:    5 5 5 5 4 4 0 2 2 2
play that once, then Riff A once again

Chorus:
2:         10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3:  7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
4:  7 7 7 7 x 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
5:  5 5 5 5   8  8 8 8 8 8 8
6:     5 5

Bridge:
3:           2 2 2 2
4: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  5 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0  5 5 5 5
6: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2       5 5 5 5

12) Something In The Way
Drop D Tuning Down Two Whole Steps
Verse:
4: 4  0
5: 4  0
6: 4  0

Chorus:
2:   3
3:   2
4: 4  0
5: 4  0
6: 4


INCESTICIDE
All of the tunings on this album are a little bit off. By this I mean that
when my tuner says that my guitar is in tune, the songs sound about a 1/4
step lower. This may be the result of something that happened in the studio.
These are all fairly accurate tabbings in standard tuning.

1) Dive
Intro
3:          /9 9 9
4: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0

Verse
3:          /9 9 9
4:    2      /9 9 9
5:   1       /7 7 7
6: 2 2

Chorus
B5 C#5 G5 E5(7h fr) then intro riff
play this 2x
then intro riff 3x

Solo  )(   )(
3: 3 1 3 (3) 1 3 (3)^1
4:            2
play that 4x


2) Sliver
Bass Intro:
1:
2:
3: 3 3 3    3 1 0  0 1
4:    1 1 1     3

Verse: C5 F5 C5 A5
Chorus: A5 C5


3) Stain
Drop D Tuning
Intro:
4: 0 1
5: 0 1
6: 0 1

Verse:
4: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
5: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
6: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2

Chorus
4: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


4) Been A Son
Drop D Tuning
Verse:
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 0 0
5: 0 0  3 2 0
6: 0 0

Chorus
4: 5 3 2
5: 5 3 2 3 2 0
6: 5 3 2


5) Turnaround
Bass Intro:
5:          /7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verse:
  )hold bend(
2: 3 3 3 3 3 3(3)

Chorus: D5 C5 A5 D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 A5 F5 G5 D5


6) Molly's Lips
Entire Song: G5/C5
Ending
1:   3 | 3 |
2:    3   3 (3)
3:
4: 5
5: 5
6: 3


7) Son Of A Gun
Verse: A5 E5 D5 E5
Chorus: G5 C5 D5 C5


8) (New Wave) Polly
Same as Polly on Nevermind, except with heavy distortion and at a
faster tempo


9) Beeswax
Verse:
4: 98 8 8 87 7 7 65
5: 98 8 8 87 7 7 65 *
6: 76 6 6 65 5 5 43

Chorus:
4: 2  5 5 2
5: 2  5 5 2 2 0 0
6: 0  3 3 0    3^2^0

Bridge:      )~~~
3:     /3 3 3 3
4: 3 3 3 2
5: 3 3 3 2
6: 1 1 1 0


10) Downer
Same as on Bleach


11) Mexican Seafood
Intro/Chorus:
1:  4   2 1
2:  4   2 1
3: 5 5 3 3 2    0 2 0
4: 6   4   3  2 3    3 2
5: 6   4   3
6: 4   2   1

Verse:
4: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
5: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
6: 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 2 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 7

Solo:
3:
4: 6 1098 13 12 11
5: 6  876 11 10 9
6: 4
play that 4x then
4:          2^1^0
5:     0^1^2     2^1^0
6: 0^3^4            3^2
play that 4x

Outro Riff:
6: 5^4^5^4^5^4^3
play that 8x, then a B5 chord


12) Hairspray Queen
Bassline:
1:
2:     8
3: 5     7
4:  0 3/

Intro:
2: 9
3: 8
4: 7
5: 8
play that chord for a few measures, make up your own rhythm. Then
you play this repeating annoying riff:

1: 4  6   7  8   9  9 13 /7~~ 76 64 4/6 6
2:  4  6   7  8 8  9  13 /7~~ 76 64 4/6 6
play that 2x, and after the second time play some
harmonics for a few measures.
The next time you play that riff, instead of playing
harmonics, do this:
4: 9~~~ 98 86 6/8 8
5: 9~~~ 98 86 6/8 8
6: 7~~~ 76 65 5/6 6

Chorus:
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0

Outro:
6: 65 5 54 4 43 3 32 21 1
play that 4x, then an E5


13) Aero Zeppelin
Intro/Verse
Riff A
1:   0 0 0        0 0 0    0
2:      3  3        3  3
3:       3  3        3
4: 2 2         2 2
5: 2 2         2 2
6: 0 0         0 0
play that 2x as an intro
during verse, play 3x, then play
1:   0 0 0        0 0      0 0
2:      3  3       3       3
3:       3  3       3       3
4: 2 2         2 2      2 2
5: 2 2         2 2      2 2
6: 0 0         0 0      0 0
on repeat, play the second half on the above riff 2x

Bridge
Riff B
4: 2 2        2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1  1
6: 0 0        0 0     3  3
play that 4x as a brigde, then play

Riff C
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4   3   2   1
6:              4 4  3 3  2 2  1 1
play that 3x, then play
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4   3   2   1
6:              4 4  3 3  2 2  1 1

5: 4   3   2   1   4   3   2   1
6:  4 4  3 3  2 2  1 1  4 4  3 3  2 2  1 1

5: 4   3   2   1
6:  4 4  3 3  2 2  1 1
then play
4: 2 2
5: 2 2
6: 0 0 5 5 4 0 5^4
play that 4x
that was all Riff C in case you were wondering :)

Verse: E5 B5 E5 G5
Chorus: Riff C
After solo: Riff B 4x, Riff C, then Riff A 2x


14) Big Long Now
Intro/Verse:
2:
3:       0
4:   0     8
5:  8  8  8
6: 9    9
  PM-| PM---| PM

"Can We Show Our Faces Now?"
Bb5 A5 G#5

Chorus
D5 C#5 D5 C#5 G5

End Of Chorus
F#5 F5 F5


15) Aneurysm
Intro/Outro: F#5 C5 B5 A5
play that 4x then:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8

3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/
   +
Verse: B5 (palm muted) D5
Chorus: F#5 A5 B5 A5
Solo:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8

3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/10 10 10 10 10/11 11 11 11 11/12 12 12 12

3: 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19

IN UTERO

1)Serve The Servents
Intro:
1:    14      0  9
2: 14   14  x  14  9
3: 13      x  13  9
4: 12      x  12
5: x         11
6: 0         0

Verse:
1:           0 0    0 0
2:       3    0 0    0 0          3
3:  2 2       3            2 2
4: 1  0 2 2 2 2 2 4   4/5    2 0  1  0 0 2 2 2
5: 2 2       4   4/5 2   2 0 2 2 2
6:         0 2 2    0 0


1:     0  0 0      0  0
2:     0  0 0      0  0
3:   3
4: 2 2 4     4/5       2 0
5:   4     4/5 2     2 0
6:  0 2 2       0 0 0

Chorus:
1:                     0
2:        0 6 6 6 6       0  0 6 6 6 6
3:        0 6 6 6 6         0 6 6 6 6
4: 7  7 7 7 7 0 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  7 0 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7   4 4 4 4 7 7 7    7  4 4 4 4
6: 5 5 5 5 5 5    4 4 4 5 5 5    5    4 4 4

1:         0                 0
2: 6        0   0 6 6 6 6 6 6      0
3: 6           0 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 7 7 7     7  0 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
5: 4 7 7 7  7   7   4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
6: 4 5 5 5     5    4 4     5 5 5

1:
2: 6 6 6 6 6  6             5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
3: 6 6 6 6 6  6             5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
4: 6 6 6 6 6  6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4   5 5 5 x x 5 5 5
5: 4 4 4 4 4  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4   3 3 3 x x 3 3 3
6:     4 4  4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3    x x

Post Chorus:
2: 11    x/ 13      x/
3: 11    x/        x/
4: 10    x/        x/
5: 9    x/

Solo :
   .........hold bend............................
2: )   0  0                  (
3: 4  4  4  4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

1:           0 0
2:           0 0
3: 4 2 0 0      0 0        )
4:    0         2 0 6 / 7 7 7) 7
5:    0 )         0    7 7  0 2 2 2
6:      3 3 3 0              7

4:   )           ) )
5: /4 4 4  4 4 42 2 2 2 2  /10 14  14 14 14 14 14 14 14
6:             0   16  16 16 16 16 16 16 16


1:            ~~~0
2:             0         0
3:                   4 6 6/7  6 7
4: 14               4 5
5: 16 16     ) )(
6:    5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7   7

2: 7/9 10 10 10 8                0 0 0   0
3:   9 9 9 7 6 6 6/7 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 76 64 4 4 4 2 2

2: 0 0  0
3: 2 2 2 0


2) Scentless Apprentice
Drop D Tuning Down 1/2 step
Intro/Chorus:
1: 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3/
2: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 0
4:
play that 4x then play:
4: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
5: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4
6: 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4

Verse: (gradual bend)
  1/4---1/2-----1-------1&1/2-->
2: 0)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Pre Chorus:
5: 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8 8/10 10 10 10 10/12 12 15 12


3) Heart Shaped Box
Drop D Tuning
Intro/Verse
3:   2                2
4:  2  2   3     0  0  2 2  2   3
5: 0     3  3   0  0  0 0     3  3
6:     3    0           3

4:  3/4 4 4 4   0
5:       3 3
6: 0

Chorus:
2:   )   )      )
3: 2 2 4   4       4
4: 2 2  3 3  0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0  3 3  0 0 0 0 0 0
6:    3 3  0 0 0 0 0 0
play that 4x then:  )
3           3
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0

Solo
2:  )(  )(  )
3:  8 (8)  6 (6)  5 3
4: 7    5    3   5 4 2


4) Rape Me
Intro/2nd & 3rd Verse/Chorus: A5 C5 E5 G5
1st Verse:
3:      5
4:  7   5 5 5  2    5
5:  7  3     2   5 5 5
6: 5  5     0  0 3
Bridge: C#5 A5 G5 F#5 F5 G#5 E5 G5 F#5 F5

5) Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
Verse: G#5 E5 G5 E5 G5 G#5 E5 G5 E5 G5 B5
Chorus: C#5 E5(7th fret) D5 B5
 play that 3x then:
 B5 A5 B5 A5 G5 F#5
Solo:
3:     9 9 9 9
4: 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
5: 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
6: 4 4 4
play 3x then
3: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 4 2 0

play that whole thing 2x, then play the end of the chorus


6) Dumb
Verse/Chorus: E5 A5 G5 C5
Bridge: B5 C5

7) Very Ape
Rhythm Guitar
Intro :
2:    x      0
3:    x
4:    x
5: 5 / 7 7  5 / 8 8
6: 3 / 5 5  3 / 6 6

Verse:
Repeat intro until " I'm very ape .. " Then play this
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 10 9 5
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1  8 7 3

Chorus:
3: 8 / 12 12
4: 8 / 12 12
5: 6 / 10 10  5 4 5 / 7 7 x
6:       3 2 3 / 5 5 x


Lead Guitar
Intro:
3: 14 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14

First Verse :
3: 14 14 12 14/15 15 12 12 14 14 12 14/15 15 15 12

Second Verse :
1: /17 17 15 17/18 18 15

"I've seen it all, I was here first " :
3: 12 12 12 1210 10 10 9 9 9 8 8/14 14 14 12 12 / 15

Chorus:
2: 16/20 20

2:           13 16 16 16 / 19
3: 12 11 12 12 14 14


8) Milk It
Intro:
Guitar 1
1: 12    11  5 x x x 7
2:  11 12 10  5     6 7/9    8 6/7
3:    9           6 8 5 4   7/6 8
4:       9
5:       0
Guitar 2
1: 7 5       7 7 7 7/9 6 4      10 11 16dontpick
2:  6  7 6 5 4 3      8 5 5/0 rake- 9
3: 5  6     4/                 /x
4:   7                     8  /x
5:               0

Chorus:
2:    9 9
3:    9 9
4:    9 9
5: 8 8 8 7 7 5 5  5 5 5 6 6 2 2 2
6: 6 6 6   3 3 0 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0

Bridge:
1:         8        3
2:  5 5
3:       8 8        2
4:        7
5: 1  3 3
6: 0  6 6 6 0  6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0

1:           3
2:
3:           2
4:
5:
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0

Verse:
6: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0


9) Pennyroyal Tea
Verse: Am G
Chorus: C5 D5 Bb5
Solo
1:                    3 3 3 3 2 0
2:   )(       )(             3 2 0
3: 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 2 0 2 (2)^0 2 0 0 0          2 0


10) Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Intro:
   )()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
3: 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

  )()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(
2: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
3:
4:                          )()(
5:                          4 4 4


1:
2:
3:
4:)()()()()()(
5:4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:

End Of Intro/Chorus:
1:
2:
3:   5 5     4 4
4: 7 7 5 5  5 5  4 4  4 4
5: 7 7 3 3 x 5 5  2 2  4 4  4
6: 5 5    3 3 x   x2 2 0 2 0

Verse:
1:
2:      13
3:      14
4:      14                  )(
5: 0     0    0  )()()()()()()(11 11
6:             4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

1:
2:
3:                    0
4: )()()()()()()()(   0
5: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0
6:

Bridge:
1:
2:
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  8 8 8 9 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  8 8 8 9 9 9 0 7 7 7 7   5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7   7 7 7 7   5 5
6:                    5 5 5 5  4 3 3

1:
2:                 9
3:       5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9     7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6 6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3                 5 5 5 5 5 5

1:
2:                 9 9 9 9 9 9 7
3:        5 5 5 5 5 5 5   9 9 9 9 9 9 7
4: 5 5 5   0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 /13 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7  7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3                      5 5 5 5

1:
2:                      9 9 9
3:          5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
4:    5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
5:    5 5 5 5 5  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11
6: /7 0 3 3 3 3 3 0

Outro:
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(yeah, right. Like I was gonna tab THAT...)


11) Tourettes
Verse: F5 A5 Bb5 F#5
Chorus:
3:  4 3 4^3^0
4: 3
5: 3
6: 1


12) All Apologies
Drop D tuning down 1/2 step
Intro/Verse
3:
4:                /12 12 10 9
5:  9 10 9 /12 12 10 9   10 9
6: 0  0 0  0     0 0  0
play that 3x then play this:
3:                11 11 9
4:                 0 0 0 12
5:  9 10 9 /12 12 10 9   10 9      0
6: 0  0 0  0     0 0  0

Chorus: G5 (3rd fret bar on low D A and D strings)
 "Married" A5
Outro: Play verse riff about a million times

UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
All guitars in this preformance were tuned down 1/2 step.
Since the versions of their own songs preformed are pretty much
the same, all I am including is the 6 cover songs.

1) Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
Intro/Verse: E D A Asus4 A
Chorus: E D E D E D A Asus4 A


2) The Man Who Sold The World
Intro/Post Chorus Riff:
3: 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
play 6x

Verse: A D A F C A D C
Chorus: C C#

Outro:
play Intro 8x, then play
3:/9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 /10~~~~~

3: 9 97 7~~~~~ 7 7/9 9~~~~~2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0

3: /10~~~~~ 9 97 7~~~~~ 9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2~~~


3) Plateau
Verse:
Guitar 1
1: 3   6   3   6   3   6   1
2:                        1   1
3:                       0   0
4:   0   0   0   0   0   0
5:  2   5   2   5   2   5
6: 3   6   3   6   3   6   1    1
Guitar 2
1: 3   6   3   6   3   6   1
2: 3   6   3   6   3   6   1
3:
4:
5: 2   5   2   5   2   5
6: 3   6   3   6   3   6   1
play that 3x, then play
Guitar 1
1: 3   6   3   1   3   1
2:            1       1 1  1   1
3:           0       0   0   0
4:   0   0   0      0
5:  2   5   2      2
6: 3   6   3   1   3   1    0   0
Guitar 2
1: 3   6   3   1   3   1    1
2: 3   6   3   1   3   1    0
3:
4:
5: 2   5   2      2
6: 3   6   3   1   3   1    0


Pre Chorus:
1: 4
2:   4
3:  0
4:
5:
6: 4

Chorus:
1: 1/3             3
2: 1/3             3    6
3:        3   3        7
4:    5   3   3        8
5:    5  1      5
6:   3     1    3    /6

Pre Outro:
1: 4       4 6       6
2:    4   4     6   6
3:
4:   0   0     0   0
5:  3   3     5   5
6: 4        6

Outro:
Guitar 1
1:                0
2:        0    2     1^0
3:   2    2  2  2    2
4:  2  2  2    0    0
5: 0    0        3
6:
Guitar 2
1:     0       2    0
2:       2      3   1
3:        2
4:         2
5:
6:
play that a few times.


4) Oh Me
Intro/Verse:
Riff A
1:      0 0 0
2:      0 0 0      2 2 2      2 2
3:      1 1 1      3 3 3      3 3  5 5
4:      2 2 2      0 0 0      0 0  5 5
5:    7 2 2 2    75       75   3 3 3
6: 4/5 7  0 0 0 0 4/5 7      4/5 7

1:  0
2:  0
3:  1
4:  2
5:  2
6: 0 0
play that 1x as an intro.
During the verse, play Riff A 2x, then play this:
1:      0 0 0
2:      0 0 0
3:      1 1 1      5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   7 7 7 7 7
4:      2 2 2      5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   7 7 7 7 7
5:    7 2 2 2    73 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5
6: 4/5 7  0 0 0 0 4/5 7

1:  0
2:  0
3:  1
4:  2
5:  2
6: 0 0

Chorus: G E
End Of Chorus:
1:                     0
2:                     0
3:     5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7  1
4:     5 5 5 5 5 5  7 7 7 7 7  2
5:    7 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5  2
6: 4/5 7                0 0

Solo:
Guitar 1 plays Riff A
Guitar 2
1:              32     2/5 5 5 3 2
2:          3 3^5~   5 3 5 5       53      3 5~~
3:       2 4~                   4 2 2 2/4
4:    2 2^4
5:  0^2
6: 4


5) Lake Of Fire
Intro/Chorus:
Guitar 1
3: 3 3     3 3 3    5 5 5 3 3 3     3 5 5
4: 5 5 53 3 3 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 3 5 5 53 3 3 5 5
5: 5 5 53 3 1 5 5 x x x 3 3 3 1 5 5 53 3 1 3 3
6: 3 3 31 1   3 3 x x x      3 3 31 1
Guitar 2            )()(
2:               5 (5) 5 3
3:               5 (5) 5 3

Guitar 1
3:             3
4: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
5: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3
6: 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1  1

Guitar 1
(not really this slow...tabbed this way because of Guitar 2's part)
3:
4: 5      5      3  3  5
5: 5      5      3  3  5
6: 3      3      1  1  3
Guitar 2
(very fast)
2:  11 11 11 11 11 11 6  6/8~
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 5  5 /7~

Verse: Dm Bb Dm A
    Dm Bb C Dm

Solo:
1:
2:  11 11 11 11 11 11 6  6/8~  11 11 11 11 11 11
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 5  5 /7~ /10 10 10 10 10 10
4:
5:
6:

1:        3  ) 3                  )
2: 6  6/8 2/3  3 6  6                 3)
3:5  5 /7         5 3               3
4:               5 3           3 5  5
5:                 5 4 3     3 4 5
6:                    6 3  6

1:                               3
2:    6~~  6~                  6~~  /3  3
3: 0 5/7   7~ 75 3              5/7   7
4:           5  0 3  3
5:            /5   5  5 3
6:                    6 3 3 3

1:         )  )  )
2: 3 7 3      3)  3)  3)
3:    3 5    3   3  3
4:      3  5  5 5  5  5 3            3   3  4
5:                  5 4 3      3 4 5  3^5  3  5
6:       3              6 3  3 6


6) Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Riff:
1:  0
2: 0 0
3: x x      2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
4: 2 2      2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0    0 2
5: 2 2      0 0 0 x x x 2 2 2 2 0    x 2
6: 0 0 0 0^2^3     3 3 3       2 2 2^3 0
the rest of the song is simply variations on that chord progression
 (Em A G5 B F#5 Em)

B-SIDES AND RARITIES

Baba O'Riley
Intro:
2: 9 10 12 10

Verse/Outro: E5 B5 A5


Beans
Verse:
5: 6 6   6 6
6:   6 6   6 6
End Of Verse
5: 6 6
6:   6 6 4


Blandest
Intro/Verse:
4:       8
5:  7    8
6: 9  9 6~~~

Chorus:
3:   /12                 /12
4:   /12           3      /12
5:   /10 3 4 5 4 3~~ 1 3 4 5  5 4 3 1  /10
6: 3 3                  3
play 4x, replacing the verse riff for the final chord the last time

Solo:
4:  8~~~
5: )   )
6: 8    8 6~~~


Curmudgeon
Verse:
3:      7
4: )()(
5: 8 (8) 8
6: 6 (6) 6 0

Chorus: F#5 D#5
 G5 E5 A5 8x


D-7
Quiet Part
4:   2    0    2    0    2    0    2
5:  2  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  3  3  2  2
6: 0    1    0    1    0    1    0

3:     2 2 x x   0    2    3
4:   3  2 2 x x  3  3  2  2  3  3 2  2    0
5:  3  3 0 0 x x 1    0    1    2 2  2  3  3
6: 1                    0    1

4:   2    0
5:  2  2  3  3
6: 0    1

Loud Part
E5   F5 G5 F5 (4x)
A5   A#5 B5 A#5 (2x)
E5   F5 G5 F5 (2x)

Solo:
1: )~~~~)~~~~)        )~~~~~~~~ )
2: 4   4   4 3  )~~~~~~~~ 4     4 3  )~~~~~~~
3:         0 3             0 3

1:      7         7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77777 77
2: 7/8888888 6 888888 7/8888888 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66666 66
3: 6/7777777  777777 6/7777777

1: 7 7 7 7 10
2: 6 6 6 6 9
3:     +


Do You Love Me
Intro/Chorus
3:   3   3/8
4: 3  3 3  3/8  83
5: 3  1 3  1/6  83
6: 1   1     61
Verse: C5 Bb5
Solo:
2: 8 6 5 6 8 6
play 4 times then:

2: 10 8 7 8 10 8
play 3 times then:

2: 10 8 7 8 7 6


Endless Nameless
Intro:
3: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   PM----------|
play 4x then:
  )~~~~~
1:               14)    14
2:               14    14
3   0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4: x/x 0 0 0 0  x/x 0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:   0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:   0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    PM----|    PM----|        PM----------|

  )~~~~~           )~~~~~
1: 13)    13         15)    15
2: 13    13         15    15
3:       0 0 0 0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4:       0 0 0 0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:       0 0 0 0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6:       0 0 0 0 0 0 0        0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 PM----------|        PM----------|

  )~~~~~~~~~~~~
1: 16)
2: 16

Verse:
   )      )      )      )
1:     14)      12)      12)      15)
2:     14      12      12      15
3: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
   )      )      )      )
1:     13)      11)      14)      14)
2:     13      11      14      14
3: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0    0 0 0 0

Chorus:
2:              1
3:  1  1   1   1     1    1  1
4:
5: 3   3  3 2   2  2 3  3  3 2  2  2

Outro:
1: @
2: @
3: @ *
4: @
5: @
6: @
(Same as Radio Friendly Unit Shifter...lotsa noise)

Even In His Youth
Verse: C5 G5 G#5 G5
Chorus: F5 (8th Fret) C#5 G#5 D#5
Solo:
2:           3 2 0
3:      1 1~~  1    1
4:    2 4    4      4
5: 2/4 4
play that 7x then play
1:        )   3 2 0
2:      1 4 4 4 6 3   3
3:    2 4
4: 2/4 4
5:


Formaldehyde
Bassline:
1:
2:     9       9 9
3:    9   9    9   9
4: 7        7

Guitar Part:
3: 12 11 9 8  9  8 7 6  7 6 5 4 4  4 5 4 3

3: 8 7 7 6  7 6 5 4  5 4 3 2 2  2 2/4 3 1

3: 14 15 14 12  14 13 12 11  12 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 8

3: 14 12 11 10  11 10 9 8  9 8 7 6 6 5 6 7 6 5


Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip
Main Riff:
2:       3 0
3:   2 0  0 0
4:
5: 3
6:     2
"I haven't had a date forever...": C5 B5 Bb5


Help Me, I'm Hungry
Entire Song: G#5 F#5 A#5 F5


Here She Comes Now
Verse:
2:   7  7      12(10)   109
3:  7  7  7  11 11(9)  9  97
4: 0       0       0
Chorus: D G D G Bb C


If You Must
Drop D Tuning
Verse:
3:      5
4:  6   5
5:   6 5
6: 6

Chorus:
4: 6 6 0 0
5: 6 6 0 0
6: 6 6 0 0

Bridge:
4: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
  PM---------|
play 4x then
chorus riff 4x then
4: 12   7 6
5: 12   7 6
6: 12   7 6
play 4x


I Hate Myself And Want To Die
Drop D
Intro:
4: *
5:
6:

Verse
3: 5 5      5 5
4: 5 5 00 2 2 1 2 5 5 00 2 2 1 0
5: 3 3 00 2 2 1 2 3 3 00 2 2 1 0
6:   00 2 2 1 2   00 2 2 1 0

Chorus:
4: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
5: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
6: 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 8

Solo:
3:      0                 3 2
4:     0  4 3 2          3202    5 3 2
5:  2 3
6: /5


Junkyard
Verse:
3:    /9 9 9
4: 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 0 0
Chorus:
4: 5 5 5  4 4
5: 5 5 5  4 4
6: 3 3 3  2 2


Marigold
Tune Down 1/2 step
Verse:
1:  0      0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0
2:  0      0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0 0 0
3: 9  (9)6  6 6 6 6 6 4   5 5 5 5 5 5
4: 9  (9)6  6 6 6 6 6 4   5 5 5 5 5 5
5: 7  (7)4  4 4 4 4 4 2   3 3 3 3 3 3
6:
Chorus:
1:
2:
3:
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

1:
2:
3: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 96 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 96 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
5: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 74 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6:

1: 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  0 0  0 0
2: 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  0 0  0 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5   5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5/7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 5   5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5/7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 3   3 3 3 3  3 3 3 3 3/5 5
6:
(the strumming might be a bit off, but you get the idea)


Misery Loves Company
(This entire song is Bass)
Verse:
1:
2:
3:   12
4: 0/12 NH 12 1

Chorus:
1:
2: 5 5
3:   7 5
4:     5
play 4x then
1:
2: 5   5  5
3:  7   6
4:        5


Moist Vagina
Tune down 1/2 step
Intro/Verse:
1:    2     2
2:    0    2
3:
4:
5:
6: 0 2   0 2
play 2x, then play A5 C5
Chorus: E5 B5


Oh, The Guilt
Intro:
Pick strings below the bridge, twice clean, once with destortion, then play:
3:       6
4: 7 7 7  6 6 6
5: 7 7 7  6 6
6: 5 5 5 0 4 4
play 4x, then play
Riff A
3:                      6
4: 7 7 7   7 7 7   7 7 7  7 7 7  6 6 6
5: 7 7 7   7 7 7   7 7 7  7 7 7  6 6
6: 5 5 5   5 5 5   5 5 5  5 5 5 0 4 4
Verse: Riff A 4x
Chorus: A5 G#5 C#5


Opinion
Entire Song: Bb5 F#5 C#5 F5


Pen Cap Chew
Intro:
Riff A
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 3~~~
  PM-----|
play that 3x then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4
6: 0 0 0 0
  PM-----|
play Riff A once again, then play
4: 2 2 2 2 )~~~
5: 2 2 2 2 4  4 2
6: 0 0 0 0
  PM-----|
then play riff A twice

Verse: E5 palm muted, then later in the verse, Riff A
Chorus: B5 A5 F#5 A5 E5 G5 D5 F5(8th Fret)
Postchorus: B5 D5 F5


Return Of The Rat
Verse: G#5 B5 F#5
Chorus: Bb5 B5 G#5 play 3x then:
 Bb5 B5 Bb5 G#5
End Of Chorus: F#5 B5 C#5
Solo:
4: 4/6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2: /12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9/11 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 11 9 9 9

2: /14 12
3:    12~~~ 11 11^12^11
4:             14
play that 4x, then play:
4: 6  5
5:    6  5 4 3


Spank Thru
Quiet Part
Intro/Verse: A G D
Chorus: D5 A5 F5 G5

Loud Part
Verse:
4:
5: 2  )(
6: 0 0 3 (3) 2^5
Chorus:
B5 D5 A5 play 3x then
B5 G5 F5


Talk to Me
Verse: G5 B5 C5 G5F5 Bb5
Chorus:
3: 3 3 3 3 3 3  3 4 4 4 4 4 4  4 5 5 5 5 5 5  5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7


The Money Will Roll Right In
Intro/Verse:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Chorus: F5 G5 F#5 F5


Token Eastern Song
Verse: B5 G5 F5 E5 B5/D5 A5 C5
Chorus: G#5 D#5 B5 D5
 play 6x then
 G#5 F#5


Verse Chorus Verse
Verse: C#5 A5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
Chorus: C#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 F#5 A5 G#5
Solo:               )     ) ) )(
3:         4/6 6 6 6/8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 (8)^6
4:   2 4 4/6 4^6
5: 2/4

5: 1^2 2       )(
6:    4 4 2 2 0 2 2 (2)^0 2 2 2/4 4 4 4/6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7/9 9 9

3:                       11 11/13 11
4:             )(   13 13 14 14     14 11 13
5: )(   11  11 11 13 13 (13) 11
6: 11 (11) 9

3: ) ) ))                ) ) ) )
4: 13 13 13 13 13 11 13^11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 11

4: 11^13 13 13^11 1110 98 86 62
5:                 4~~~

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