Tuning:

This is a lovely song - in fact my favourite nirvana song - and i still havent found a tab for it that is quite right yet so i thought id try. I think this is mostly correct, but note that I tabbed this from listening to the NIRVANA UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK album. I havn't heard the Bleach version so this may be slightly different. First of all, on the unplugged album, the guitars are tuned down a semi-tone for some reason which means the tuning will look like this: D# (E) A# (B) F# (G) C# (D) G# (A) D# (E) Although these are the notes that the guitar will be playing, I will still write them as E A D G B E because it's just easier. Here is a chord table for anyone who doesn't know them Chord Fingering E A D G B E --------------------- Em 0-2-2-0-0-0 G 3-2-0-0-0-3 E 0-2-2-1-0-0 A 0-0-2-2-2-0 C 0-3-2-0-1-0 Intro - play Em, G FOUR times. After the third time you play them, the drums come in, then after the fourth, the bass comes in. After that you play Em, G another FOUR times before starting the verse. VERSE 1

^EmI need ^Gan ^Emeasy friend^G ^GI ^Emdo, with ^Gan ^Emear to lend^G

^GI ^Emdo think ^Gyou ^Emfit this shoe^G ^GI ^Emdo but ^Gyou ^Emhave a clue^G

CHORUS I know these next chords are wrong but it fits in nicely. (where there is nothing written on a string, that means you don't play that string on that chord. Other people put an 'x' but I think that makes it harder to read for the less experienced people) Take advantage while You hang me out to dry if E---0-0-0----0-2--2----0----------0-0-----0----0--2-2----0----0--- A---2-2-2----2-2--2----2----------2-2-----2----2--2-2----2----2--- D---1-1-1----1-3--3----3----------1-1-----1----1--3-3----3----3--- G---2-2-2----2-4--4----4----------2-2-----2----2--4-4----4----4--- B--------------4--4----4--------------------------4-4----4----4--- E-----------------------------------------------------------------

If ^EI can't see you ^Aevery ^Cnight ^Emfree^G ^Em ^G ^GI ^Emdo ^G ^Em ^G

VERSE 2

^EmI'm stan^Gding ^Emin your light^G ^GI ^Emdo hope ^Gyou ^Emhave the time^G

^GI ^Emdo pick ^Ga ^Emnumber two^G ^GI ^Emdo keep ^Ga ^Emdate with you^G

CHORUS Take advantage while You hang me out to dry if E---0-0-0----0-2--2----0----------0-0-----0----0--2-2----0----0--- A---2-2-2----2-2--2----2----------2-2-----2----2--2-2----2----2--- D---1-1-1----1-3--3----3----------1-1-----1----1--3-3----3----3--- G---2-2-2----2-4--4----4----------2-2-----2----2--4-4----4----4--- B--------------4--4----4--------------------------4-4----4----4--- E-----------------------------------------------------------------

If ^EI can't see you ^Aevery ^Cnight ^Emfree^G ^Em ^G ^GI ^Emdo ^G ^Em ^G

SOLO E-------2-24-4-333--- A--------------333--- D------02-24-4------- X4 G---020-------------- B-------------------- E-------------------- (same as 'Take advantage while...) E---0-0-0-0-22-0----0-0-0-0-22-0--- A---2-2-2-2-22-2----2-2-2-2-22-2--- D---1-1-1-1-33-3----1-1-1-1-33-3--- G---2-2-2-2-44-4----2-2-2-2-44-4--- B-----------44-4------------44-4--- E---------------------------------- E, E, E, E, A-A, C, C-C-C Em G Em G Em G Em G VERSE 3 (Repeat of VERSE 1)

^EmI need ^Gan ^Emeasy friend^G ^GI ^Emdo, with ^Gan ^Emear to lend^G

^GI ^Emdo think ^Gyou ^Emfit this shoe^G ^GI ^Emdo but ^Gyou ^Emhave a clue^G

If ^EI can't see you ^Aevery ^Cnight E A C *C C C C C C C C C C C C C C (play C 14 times from *) If I can't see you every night___________________________

^EmFree^G ^Em ^G ^GI ^Emdo ^G ^Em ^G

^GI ^Emdo ^G ^Em ^G ^GI ^Emdo ^G ^Em ^G

^GI ^Emdo______

NOTES In the verses, try not to just play the chords straight like they're written. Try to elaborate a bit. You will see what I mean when listening to the song. Put an emphasis on beats 2 and 4. The Em chord should be played so that you strum it once then play the top E string then the B string like this: Beat 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E---0-0--33-0-0--33-0-0--33-0-0--33--- A---0--0-00-0--0-00-0--0-00-0--0-00--- D---0----00-0----00-0----00-0----00--- G---2----00-2----00-2----00-2----00--- B---2----22-2----22-2----22-2----22--- E---0----33-0----33-0----33-0----33--- In the solo, the bit which is played four times is played very stacato (short, sharp notes). Play it so that when you play a note, you quickly release your finger from the fretboard to mute it again. Like I said before, listen to the song whilst reading this. You will get the gist of what I'm trying to say! E-------2-24-4-333--- A--------------333--- D------02-24-4------- G---020-------------- B-------------------- E-------------------- Well thats about it I think. If there's anything you would like to say about this tab then feel free to email me with your comments.

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