Polly (Ver2) by Nirvana

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Tuning: EADG




LEGEND:
r = rest
/ = slide up


INTRO:
       (rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

      (rest x8)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS :

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

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

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

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


PRE-VERSE (x2):

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


VERSE 2 (x4):
                     _________________ __________________
                    /1,2,3            /4
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|-5-5-r-3---3-3-2-|-5-5-r-3---3-3-0-|
E |-0---r-0-3-3-r-2/|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

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

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

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

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


PRE-VERSE (x2):

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


VERSE 3 (x4):

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


CHORUS:

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

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

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

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


OUT:

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

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025