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Nirvana Tab by Sam Smith

Nirvana tab by Sam Smith

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                             NIRVANA - Sam Smith
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Tabbed by:ndermawan
E-mail:ndermawan@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Attempt at tabbing out the lead guitar in Sam Smith's 'NIRVANA'
Guitar effect reminds me of Beyonce's 1+1 song.
Hazy, smooth, baby-making kind of guitar music.


I use a VOX VT40 amp (guitar modeling amplifier)
and I get something similar to the sound when I use:
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
- US Blues setting
- U-Vibe pedal effect
- Tape echo delay

Email me if you want to hear a sample of me playing it or something.
Corrections to any mistakes I made are always welcome!


*At 14b16br14 - Instead of bending from 14 to 16, feel free to slide, its much easier.


X--- above notes indicate when to PALM MUTE


INTRO: 0:00 - 0:11
                              X-------------            X
e|--------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)--|
B|-------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8---|
G|--7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7---|
D|-----------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE 1: 0:12-0:51
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                   'Oh baby oh baby...'              'If it were the...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13-12-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12--12/14b16br14----12-h14-14/16-------------12-14-12--h14--------------12-(14)-----|
D|----------------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  0:24

                'now the room is so...'               'I feel like its just...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15p12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-14-12h14b16r14-------14-12-12h14/16-------------12-14-12--h14-------------12h14/16----|
D|-12h14----------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  0:38

                'its too late to...'                              'Im done with running...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15p12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-14-12h14b16r14-------14-12-12h14/16-------------12-14-12--h14-------------12h14/16----|
D|-12h14----------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  0:51


CHORUS: 0:52-1:16
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                 'This moment has caused...'                'Resulting in our...'
                                             X-------------            X
e|-----------------------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)------------------|
B|----------------------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8----13-12-10-------|
G|-----------12h14-7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7-------------12----|
D|-----12h14----------------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  1:03

                 'You take me...    ...to Nirvana..                      'but you're here in my arms'
                                             X-------------            X
e|-----------------------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)------------------|
B|----------------------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8----13-12-10-------|
G|-----------------7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7-------------12----|
D|--------------------------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  1:16


VERSE 2: 1:17-
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                   'Oh baby oh baby...'               'I'm not gonna give...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12--12/14b16br14----12-h14-14/16-------------12-14-12--h14--------------12-(14)-----|
D|----------------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  1:29

                'we're in this together...'               'Even if its moving...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15p12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-14-12h14b16r14-------14-12-12h14/16-------------12-14-12--h14-------------12h14/16----|
D|-12h14----------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  1:43

                'its too late to...'                              'Im done with running...'
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------15p12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-14-12h14b16r14-------14-12-12h14/16-------------12-14-12--h14-------------12h14/16----|
D|-12h14----------------------------------------12----12h14--------------h14--p12---------------12-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------14p12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  1:56


CHORUS: 1:57-1:16
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                 'This moment has caused...'                'Resulting in our...'
                                             X-------------            X
e|-----------------------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)------------------|
B|----------------------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8----13-12-10-------|
G|-----------12h14-7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7-------------12----|
D|-----12h14----------------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  2:10

                 'You take me...    ...to Nirvana..                      'but you're here in my arms'
                                             X-------------            X
e|-----------------------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)------------------|
B|----------------------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8-------------------|
G|-----------------7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7-------------------|
D|--------------------------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  2:22



INTERLUDE: 2:23-2:49
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Em   C G Bm Em C G X2  <- First time through is kinda hard to hear



                 'You take me...    ...to Nirvana..                      'but you're here in my arms'
                                             X-------------            X
e|-----------------------------------17--19--15-17-17/19-15------------12-----(7)------------------|
B|----------------------------------17--20---------------------------------13--8-------------------|
G|-----------------7h9----p7-----------------------------------11--12------12--7-------------------|
D|--------------------------h9p7-------------------------------------------14--9-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  3.02



OUTRO: 3:03-End
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Am G D C X2

    Am   G         D   C     Am    G         D   C

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13---12-10-----7---5-----13-15-12-10-----7---5--------------------------|
G|--12---12----12--7-7-5-----12----12----12--7-7-5--------------------------|
D|--14---12--------7---5-----14----12--------7---5--------------------------|
A|--12---10--------5---3-----12----10--------5---3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Or on lower register:

    Am   G       D   C     Am    G       D   C

e|---8---7--5-3-------------8-10-7--5-3------------------------------------|
B|---5---3-------7---5------5----3-------7---5-----------------------------|
G|---5---4-------7-7-5------5----4-------7-7-5-----------------------------|
D|---------------7---5-------------------7---5-----------------------------|
A|---------------5---3-------------------5---3-----------------------------|
E|---5---3------------------5----3-----------------------------------------|



Hope it wasn't too confusing!


Full Lyrics:

Oh baby, oh baby, oh we both know the truth
If it were the real me and you,
This wouldn't be the right thing to do
Now the room is all hazy, we're too lost in the fumes
I feel like it's just me and you,
Yeah we got nothing to lose

It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give in to you

This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in our reattachment

Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
But you're here in my arms

Oh baby, oh baby, oh, we both feel the same
I'm not gonna give you my name
And I don't think you want that to change
We're in this together, we don't know who we are
Even if it's moving too fast,
Baby we should take it too far

It's too late to run away from it all
It's too late to get away from it all
I'm done with running so I give in to you

This moment has caused a reaction
Resulting in our reattachment

Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
But you're here in my arms

Will you take me to nirvana?
I don't think this will last
But you're here in my arms


End.

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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