The Man Who Sold The World (Ver2) by Nirvana

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Song: The Man Who Sold the World
Artist: Nirvana
Album: MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)

Eb tuning (1/2 step down)

LEGEND:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up


INTRO:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-r---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------5-----|
Ab |-------7-------7-|-----------------|-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----8-7-|
Eb |-5---5-----5-5---|-5-5-r-5-5-4-5-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-------7---7-6-5-|-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|
Ab |-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                        6/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Db |-------5---------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab |-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
    4/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-------7---------|-------7---------|
Ab |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----5-5-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-|
Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------------|
Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5---------------|(5)--------------|
Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-----------------|---------------0-|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------5-----|
Ab |-------7-------7-|---------------4-|-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----8-7-|
Eb |-5---5-----------|-5-5-r-5-5-4-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-------7---7-6-5-|-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|
Ab |-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                        6/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Db |-------5---------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Ab |-3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
    4/4
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-------7---------|-------7---------|
Ab |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----5-5-0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-|
Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------7-7---|
Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4---4-----|
Eb |-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------|
Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-|
Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


LEAD-IN TO OUTRO:

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------7-7---|
Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


OUTRO (x3):

Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5-5-5---------4-|-5-5-5-----5-4-3-|
Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-------5---5-5---|-------5---------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                                                           (Play after 3rd time)
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
Ab |-------7---------|-----------0-3-4-|-5-5-5---------4-|-5-5-5---------7-||-8---------------|
Eb |-5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-------5---5-5---|-------5---5-5---||-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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