WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Nirvana - Nevermind Tabs | Ver. 1
PROPS GO TO: Andy Abbey
Enjoy people!
1.Smells like teen spirit
2.In bloom
3.Come as you are
4.Breed
5.Lithium
6.Polly
7.Territorial p**sings
8.Drain you
9.Lounge act
10.Stay away
11.On a plain
12.Something in the way
13.Endless, nameless
SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
Standard tuning
INTRO/CHORUS
F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
--------------------------I---------------------------I
--------------------------I---------------------------I
---------------3--3-3-0-0-I----------------6--6-6-0-0-I
3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3--3-3-0-0-I-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6--6-6-0-0-I
3--3-3-X-X-X-X-1--1-1-0-0-I-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-4--4-4-0-0-I
1--1-1-X-X-X-X--------0-0-I-4--4-4-X-X-X-X--------0-0-I
VERSES
--------------------------I--------------------------I
-----6--------------------I--------------------------I
---5----------------------I--------------------------I
--------------------------I--------------------------I
--------------------------I--------------------------I
--------------------------I--------------------------I
let ring
PRE-CHORUS
-----------------I
--6---6---6---6--I
5---5---5---5----I
-----------------I
-----------------I
-----------------I
picking may alternate a bit.
POST-CHORUS
F5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5
------------------I----------------I
------------------I----------------I
--------------3b--I----------------I
-3--3-3-4-4-------I-3--3-3/8-8-6-0-I
-3--3-3-4-4-------I-3--3-3/8-8-6-0-I
-1--0-1-2-2-------I-1--0-1/6-6-4-0-I
SOLO
twice
---8--10----8b--6po5-6-5------------------------------------------------------
10-------6-----------------8--6---8(b)-REPEAT----6-5-6-5-6-6-5-3 Repat times 4
IN BLOOM
Standard tuning
INTRO
A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I
-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6-----------I
-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6-----------I
-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5-I-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4-----------I
VERSE
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
------------------------------I--------------------------------I
------------------------------I--------------------------------I
3-3-3-3-3--X-X------------X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-2-2-2-0-I
3-3-3-3-3--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-2-2-2-0-I
1-1-1-1-1--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/6-6-6-6-6--X-X-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-I
---------------2-2-2-2-2------I--------------------------------I
LAST TIME BEFORE CHORUS
A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 D5
------------------------------I--------------------------------I
------------------------------I--------------------------------I
3-3-3-3-3--X-X------------X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-7-7-7-0-I
3-3-3-3-3--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-7-7-7-0-I
1-1-1-1-1--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/6-6-6-6-6--X-X-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I
---------------2-2-2-2-2------I--------------------------------I
w/dist
CHORUS
A#5 G5
---------------I-3--3-3-3-3-3---I
---------------I-3--3-3-3-3-3---I
3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-I 4 times
3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-I
1--1-1-1-1-1-0-I--------------0-I
-------------0-I-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I
C5 D#5
--------------I----------------I
--------------I----8-8-8-8-8---I
5--5--5-5-5/8-I--8-8-8-8-8-8-0-I
5--5--5-5-5/8-I--8-8-8-8-8-8-0-I twice, on final chorus 4 times
3--3--3-3-3/6-I--6-6-6-6-6-6-0-I
--------------I--------------0-I
SOLO
13--------------------I13------------p0-10---------I
12b14-----------------Igr12----------p0-9b11-------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I
-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I
--------11-------------------------------I---------------------------------------0I
-11--------13-11-13b14r13-------11-13-13-I-b14-13-11-13--11-13-13b14-13-11-13-13-0I
--------------------------11-13----------I----------------------------------------I
-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I
15------b16--r15----------------------I-----------------------------I
14b16==-b17--r14----------------------I-----------------------------I
-----------------10--12-10-12/13-12-13I-15-13-15--15gb16----15b17---I
--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I
--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I
--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
15b16--gr-------------I----------------------------I
15b16--gr-------12----I-12----12\11-11\10-10\9-9-\-I
------------11-----11-I----11-11\10-10\9--9-\8-8-\-I
----------------------I----------------------------I
----------------------I----------------------------I
OUTRO
A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5 A#5
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I
------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I
-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6------I8\-I
-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6------I8\-I
-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5-I-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5I6\-I
COME AS YOU ARE
Standard tuning tuned down one whole step (DGCFAD)
Let everything ring troughout the song.
MAIN RIFF:(3 first notes aren't included in MAIN RIFF)
(F#m) (E)
------II---------------I----------------II
------II---------------I----------------II
------II---------------I----------------II
------II---------------I----------------II
------II---0---0-------I---2------2-----II
0-0-1-II2----2---2-2-1-I-0---0-0----0-1-II
(The last time on verse, right before Pre-chorus:)
(F#m) (E) E
---------------I-------0--0------I
---------------I-------0--0------I
---------------I--------------0--I
---------------I-------2--2---0--I
---0---0-------I---2---2--2---0--I
2----2---2-2-1-I-0---0-0--0-0-0--I
PRE-CHORUS
F#5 A
---0-------I-----------------I
---0-------I---2---2---2-2---I
---------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I
4--4---4-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I
4--4---4-0-I-0---0---0---0-0-I
2--2-------I-----------------I
first pre-chorus, last time:
F#5 A
---0-------I-----------------I
---0-------I---2---2-2-------I
---------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-------I
4--4---4-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-------I
4--4---4-0-I-0---0---0-------I
2--2-------I-----------0-0-1-I
CHORUS
B D
------7---------I-----------------I
------7---------I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I
9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I-----------------I
SOLO
--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I
--------------I--------------I-----------12---I--12---------I
6--/9--/11---\I6--/9--/11---\I6--/9--/11-11b13I-r11-\-9--\6-I
--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I
--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I
--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I
The ending chord:
F#7sus4
0
0
-
4
4
2
BREED
Standard tuning
INTRO/POSTCHORUS
F#5 A5
---------------I
---------------I
---------------I
-4-4-4-4-7-----I
-4-4-4-4-7--0--I
-2-2-0-2-5--0--I
VERSE
3 TIMES
F#
-------------------------I-------------------------I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I
-------------------------I-------------------------I
-------------------------I-----------------I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-----(0)I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-----(0)I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-10~~(0)I
-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9---------I
-------------------------I-----------------I
4TH TIME:
-------------------------I-------------------------I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I
/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I
-------------------------I-------------------------I
F#5
------------------------I-----------------I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---I-----------------I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-I-----------------I
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--0-I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
----------------------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I
CHORUS
D A5 C5 H5
----------------I----------------I
-7-7-7----------I----------------I
-7-7-7----------I-5-5-5-4-4--4-0-I
-7-7-7-7-7--7-0-I-5-5-5-4-4--4-0-I
-5-5-5-7-7--7-0-I-3-3-3-2-2--2-0-I
-------5-5--5-0-I--------------0-I
SOLO
---------I----I----I--------------------I
---------I----I----I--------------------I
-11------I----I----I-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-0-I
-10------I----I----I-10-9--9--8-8-7-7-0-I
-9-------I----I----I-9--8--8--7-7-6-6-0-I
---------I----I----I--------------------I
trem pick................................
---------I----I----I------------------------I
---------I----I----I------------------------I
/14------I----I----I-14-13-13-12-12-11-11-0-I
/13------I----I----I-13-12-12-11-11-10-10-0-I
/12------I----I----I-12-11-11-10-10-9--9--0-I
---------I----I----I------------------------I
trem pick................................
---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-----------------I
---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-----------------I
/17------I----I----I-17-16-16-15-15-14-0-I-20------I----I---/I-----------------I
/16------I----I----I-16-15-15-14-14-13-0-I-19------I----I---/I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
/15------I----I----I-15-14-14-13-13-12-0-I-18------I----I---/I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I
trem pick.....................................................
LITHIUM
Standard tuning dropped down one whole step
INTRO/VERSE
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
-----------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------I----------2-2---I----------------I----4-----------I
-----------I---6------2-2-0-I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4----4-4/7-7-0-I
-------6---I-4------0-----0-I-3--3-3-3/5-5-0-I-2------2/5-5-0-I
0--0-4---0-I------0---------I--------------0-I--------------0-I
CHORUS
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
--------------I-6--6---2-2-2---I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4--4-4-4/7-7-0-I
2--2-0-6--6-6-I-6--6-0-2-2-2-0-I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4--4-4-4/7-7-0-I
2--2-0-6--6-6-I-4--4-0-0-0-0-0-I-3--3-3-3/5-5-0-I-2--2-2-2/5-5-0-I
0--0-0-4--4-4-I------0-------0-I--------------0-I--------------0-I
BRIDGE
A5 C5
----------------I
----------------I
2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I
2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I
0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-I
------0-------0-I
INTERLUDE
D5 B5
----------------I----------------I
3-3-3-3-3-3-3---I----------------I
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I-4-4-4-4-4------I
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4-4-4-4-4------I
--------------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-0----I
----------------I-----------0-3'-I
POLLY
VERSE
E5 G5 D5 C5
|----------------I--------------I
|----------------I--------------I
|----X-------X---I7-7-X-5--5-5-0I
|-2--X-0-5-5-X-0-I7-7-X-5--5-5-0I
|-2--X-0-5-5-X-0-I5-5-X-3--3-3-0I
|-0--X-0-3-3-X-0-I----X---------I
CHORUS
D C5 G5 A#5
|----------------I--------------I
|---7-X----------I--------------I
|-7-7-X-5--5-5-0-I----X-3--3-3-0I
|-7-7-X-5--5-5-0-I5-5-X-3--3-3-0I
|-5-5---3--3-3-0-I5-5-X-1--1-1-0I
|----------------I3-3-X---------I
TERRITORIAL p**sINGS
Standard tuning
INTRO/VERSES/CHORUS
A5 F5 D5
----------------I------------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I
----------------I------------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I
----------------I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I-------------------------I----------------0-0-0-I
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-I-12-12-12-12-12-0-0-0-I
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-I-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-I-12-12-12-12-12-0-0-0-I
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-I------------------------I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-I-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-I
INTERLUDE
A5
-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I
-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I
-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I
7--7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I
7--7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I
5--5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
--------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I
--------------I--------------I--------------I-------7------I
--------------I--------------I--------------I---------7----I
7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7------7--I
7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--------7I
5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5---------I
PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_
DRAIN YOU
Standard tuning dropped down one whole step
VERSES
B5 D#5 G#5 C#5
---------------I----------------I
---------------I----------------I
4--4-4-4/8-8-0-I----------6-6---I
4--4-4-4/8-8-0-I-6--6-6-6-6-6-0-I
2--2-2-2/6-6-0-I-6--6-6-6-4-4-0-I
---------------I-4--4-4-4-----0-I
CHORUS
F#5 E5
--------------I
--------------I
--------------I
4--4-0-2--2-0-I
4--4-0-2--2-0-I
2--2-0-0--0-0-I
C#5 E5
----------------I-----------------II
----------------I-----------------II
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I-----------------II 7 times
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-II
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-II
----------------I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-II
C#5 B5 A5 G#5
----------------I-----I-------I---I---------------I
----------------I-----I-------I---I(only on 1st chorus)
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I4----I-2-----I---I---------------I
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I4----I-2-----I-6-I---------------I
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I2----I-0-----I-6-I---------------I
----------------I-----I-------I-4-I------------/x\I
INTERLUDE
G#5 (troughout)
--I
--I
--I
6-I let the chord sustain (the last chord of chorus)
6-I
4-I
THEN THIS 4 TIMES
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I
----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I
----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I
----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I
w/dist clean
Then, the huge crescending part is just this strumming:
G#5
----------------I
----------------I
----------------I
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I
LOUNGE ACT
Standard tuning
VERSES
B5 G5 C5
--------------I-----------------I
--------------I-----------------I
4--X-4--4-4-0-I--------5--5-5---I
4--X-4--4-4-0-I-5-5-X--5--5-5-0-I
2--X-2--2-2-0-I-5-5-X--3--3-3-0-I
------------0-I-3-3-X---------0-I
CHORUS
E5 A5 D G5
0-------------I-2-2--3--3-3---I
0-------------I-3-3--3--3-3---I
X----2--2-2-0-I-2-2--0--0-0-0-I
2----2--2-2-0-I-0-0--0--0-0-0-I
2----0--0-0-0-I------X--X-X-0-I
0-----------0-I------3--3-3-0-I
POST-CHORUS
A5 G# G
------I-------I
------I-------I
2-----I-----0-I
2-----I---0-0-I
0-----I--3--2-I
------I-4---3-I
STAY AWAY
Standard tuning
INTRO/CHORUS
D5 B5 F5 C5
--------------I----------------I
3-3-----------I----------------I
2-2--4-4-4----I------5-5---5/6-I
0-0--4-4-4--3-I-3-3--5-5-0-5/6-I
0-0--2-2-2--3-I-3-3--3-3-0-3/4-I
------------1-I-1-1------0-----I
VERSE
--------------I----------------I
--------------I----------------I
--------------I-5----b7--------I
--------------I----------------I
--------------I----------------I
--------------I----------------I
BRIDGE
D5 F#5
--------------I-----------------I---------------I---------------I
3--3--3-3-3-3-I---3-3-3-3-3-3---I---------------I---------------I
2--2--2-2-2-2-I---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I---------------I--3---b4-------I
0--0--0-0-0-0-I---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4--4--4-4-4-4-I4-------------0I
0--0--0-0-0-0-I---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4--4--4-4-4-4-I4-------------0I
--------------I-----------------I-2--2--2-2-2-2-I2--------------I
ON A PLAIN
DROP-D TUNING
VERSE RIFF A
D5 G5 F5 E5
---------------I----------------I
---------------I----------------I
-7--7-0--------I----------------I
-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I
-5--5-0-5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I
--------5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I
VERSE RIFF B
D5 C5 B5 A5
---------------I----------------I
---------------I----------------I
-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-I
-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-I
-5--5-0-3--3-0-I-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-I
---------------I----------------I
CHORUS
D5 Gsus2 A#sus2
---------------I------------------------I
---------------I----10-10-10-10-10-10---I
-7--7-7-7--7-7-I/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I
-7--7-7-7--7-7-I/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I
-5--5-5-5--5-5-I/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I
--------5--5-5-I/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I
BRIDGE
(three times)
----------I----------I----------I-----------------I
----------I----------I----------I-----------------I
----------I----------I-2--2---2-I-----------------I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-2--2---2-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-0--0---0-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I----------I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I
(fourth time)
----------I----------I----------I-----------------I
----------I----------I----------I-----------------I
----------I----------I-2--2---2-I-----------------I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-2--2---2-I-5-5-5-5-5-------I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-0--0---0-I-5-5-5-5-5-------I
-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I----------I-5-5-5-5-5-------I
SOMETHING IN THE WAY
DROP-D TUNING dropped down one whole step
VERSES
F#5 D5
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4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I
4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I
4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I
CHORUS
F#5 D5
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4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I
4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I
4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I
ENDLESS, NAMELESS
Low E string is tuned WAY down...
MAIN RIFF
bend everything
--------16-16-16-16-
--------15-15-15-15- higher fret numbers are totally improvisated high up the neck.
--------14-14-14-14-
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0-0-0-0-------------
0-0-0-0-------------
PM_____
SECOND "RIFF"
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2b3r2p02b3r2p02b3r2p0-I
2b3r2p02b3r2p02b3r2p0-I
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QUIET RIFF
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-----0-----0-I--------0--I
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3--3----3----I2--2--2----I
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Just mess about with strings brake stuff and kick things over for real effect lol
