Nirvana - Unplugged in ny

Nirvana Unplugged! MTV Unplugged - NIRVANA ----------------------- About A Girl Come As You Are Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam Dumb Man Who Sold The World Pennyroyal Tea Polly On A Plain All Apologies Where Did You Sleep Last Night' Something In The Way (Nevermind) Plateau Oh, Me Lake Of Fire ----- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) About A Girl - Bleach TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) The verse is just struming open E5 & G Voicings: E5 - 022x00 G - 320022 or 320002 Chorus: Repeat this a few times then the bridge once. C# G#/C# F# E ------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|- B --6--6-6--6--6-6--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|- G --6--6-6--6--6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-----|- D --6--6-6--6--6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-----|- A --4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-----|- E ----------4--4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|- Bridge: E5 A G E --0-----0-0-0-0--5-5-5-----------|- B --0-----0-0-0-0--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|- G -----------------6-6-6--5-5-5-5--|- D --2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--|- A --2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7--3-3-3-3--|- E --0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-----------|- The last chord in that progression is strummed twice as long at the end of the song. Solo: Repeat this 3x. E ------------------------------------------|- B ------------------------------------------|- G ------------------------------------------|- D --------5--7------------------------------|- A --5--7--------5-5\7-7-7-7\10-10-10\12-12--|- E ------------------------------------------|- --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) Come As You Are - Nevermind TAB by jesse.scott@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Main Riff: This is repeated for most of the song -|---------------------------------------------|- -|---------------------------------------------|- -|---------------------------------------------|- -|---------------------------------------------|- -|---------------0-----0--------------2--------|- -|--0--0--1--2------2-----2--2--1--0-----0--0--|- <Cont. Next Msg> -- Nirvana Unplugged <Cont.> Pre-Chorus: Memorie-e-e-e-ah -|--2--2--2--2--------------|- -|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|- -|--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--|- -|--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--|- -|--4--4--4--4--0--0--0--0--|- -|--2--2--2--2--------------|- Chorus: And I swear that I don't.. -|--------------------------------|- -|--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--|- -|--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--|- -|--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--|- -|--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--|- -|--------------------------------|- Solo: Repeat the entire solo 2 times. Repeat x3 Every 3rd time play this ending -|----------------------|------------------------------|- -|--5-5/7-7-7/10-10-10--|--10/12-12-12/14-14-12-12-10--|- -|----------------------|------------------------------|- -|----------------------|------------------------------|- -|----------------------|------------------------------|- -|----------------------|------------------------------|- --- Nirvana: Written by The Vaselines Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - As performed by Nirvana TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Voicings: E5 - 022x00 D - xx0232 A - x02220 Asus4 - x02230 Intro: Strum E5, D, and then A, Asus4, A quicky. I do this by sliding my 3rd #finger down the the 3rd fret and back. Verse: This is picked randomly with lots of bass notes: etc.. Chorus: This is strumed normaly. etc.. Outro: Same as intro. --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) Dumb - In Utero TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Voicings: E5 - 022x00 G(i) - 355433 G(ii) - 320033 or 320003 B - x2444x C - x3555x Verse: This is picked in the Polly/Rape Me fashion - Bassnote then high strings.. But this one isn't as random as the others, there's rhythm to it, you'll get it after you listen to the song and play along. (Note: use G(i)) E5 etc.. Chorus: Strum the open E5 and G(ii).. E5 etc... Bridge: Strum the B & C etc.. --- Nirvana: Written By David Bowie Man Who Sold The World - As performed by Nirvana TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Chord Voicings: A - x0222x D5 - xx023x F - 133211 C - x3555x G - 355433 Bb - x1333x Intro: The second guitar plays the chords above the tab. A D F -|-----------------------------------------------------------|- -|-----------------------------------------------------------|- -|--2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-----2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-----2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0--|- -|-----------------------------------------------------------|- -|-----------------------------------------------------------|- -|-----------------------------------------------------------|- Verse: The chords are strumed in a choppy sort of way. We passed upon the stairs... etc.. Chorus: When guitar 1 is playing the C & F chords guitar two plays the C & F major scales over them. C Major scale: -|-------------------|- -|-------------------|- -|------------2-4-5--|- -|------2-3-5--------|- -|--3-5--------------|- -|-------------------|- F Major scale: -|-------------------|- -|-------------------|- -|-------------------|- -|------------0-2-3--|- -|------0-1-3--------|- -|--1-3--------------|- [Repeat intro] Outro Solo: This may not be exact but it's the right notes, play with it. [R1 meaning the intro riff] -|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--R1-9~9~9~9~\-R1-10~10~10~10~\9~9~9~\7~7~7~\-R1-10~10~\9~9~\7~7~7~7~7~/- -|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Continued...> -|---------------------|- -|---------------------|- -|--9~9~9~9~9\-R1-R1~--|- -|---------------------|- -|---------------------|- -|---------------------|- --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) Pennyroyal Tea - In Utero TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Voicings: Am - x02210 G - 320033 (or 320003) C - x3555x D - x5777x Bb - 688766 Verse: Random pick/struming Am & G etc.. Chorus: Open struming of C, D & Bb. etc.. --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) Polly - Nevermind TUNING: Standard (E A D G B E) <Cont. Next Msg> Nirvana Unplugged During the chorus the tune is slightly palm muted, pick the bass notes first then the high string in the fashion as Rape Me. For the chorus strum openly. I have no idea what the correct lyrics are, that's just what they sound like to me. Voicings: E5 - 022x00 G - 320033 or 320003 D - x5777x C - x3555x A# - x1333x etc.. --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) On A Plain - Nevermind TUNING: Dropped-D & Down a Half-Step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Main Riff: Repeat this until the first chorus. -|--------------------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--2-2-2-----------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--2-2-2-----------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--2-2-2-----------|- -|--5-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0-----------|- -|---------5-5-5---------2-3-2-0--|- Chorus: -|-----------------------------------------|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--7-7-7--7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|- -|--5-5-5--5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|- -|---------5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|- Bridge: Play this after the second chorus -|------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------|- -|----------------------2--2-2-2------------|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--5--5-5-5--|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--5--5-5-5--|- -|--3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2------------5--5-5-5--|- --- Nirvana: Copyright The End of Music(Kurt Cobain) All Apologies - In Utero TUNING: Dropped-D & Down a Half-Step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Eb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|- Bb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|- Gb ----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|- Db ----------------------|----------12-12-9-10--|----------------------|- Ab ---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|---9-10-9-------------|---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|- Db -0--------------------|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|- Eb ---------------------|- Bb ---------------------|- Gb ----------11-11-9----|- Db ------------------12-|- Ab ---9-10-9------------|- Db -0-------------------|- That's the main riff.. Then the Chorus: -- Nirvana Unplugged Eb ----------------------------------------|- Bb ----------------------------------------|- Gb ----------------------------------------|- Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|- Ab -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|- Db -5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0--7-|- --- TAB: Where Did You Sleep Last Night' Written by Leadbelly Where Did You Sleep Last Night' - As performed by Nirvana TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Chord Voicings: E5: 022x0x or 022x00 (Either is find but I think Kurt uses the first) A: x0222x G: 320022 or 320002 B: x2444x B/F#: 22444x Okay, the song starts off strumming the E5, then Kurt does the following little run: E-|-----------------|- B-|-----------------|- G-|-----------------|- D-|--------------2--|- A-|--------------0--|- E-|--0--2--3--0-----|- he then strums the A, G, B then B/F#.. That's the entire progression, the little run is done only the first two times... Here's the progression simplified: My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, where will you go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through Her husband, was a hard working man Just about a mile from here His head was found in a driving wheel But his body never was found My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through <Sing it for me> My girl, my girl, where will you go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine I will shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, where will ya go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, the pines The sun, the shine I'll shiver the whole night though Something In The Way drop d tuning down two whole steps Verse: 4: 4 0 5: 4 0 6: 4 0 Chorus: 2: 3 3: 2 4: 4 0 5: 4 0 6: 4 "Plateau" - Nirvana with the Meat Puppets From Nirvana's Unplugged Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl) INTRO - Main riff --3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----- ------------------------------------------------------1- ----------------------------------------------------0--- ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------- ----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------- --3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----- This is played with the following (movable) shapes: G 320x33 Bb 650x66 Fsus2 1xx011 Sometimes the riff is varied by playing the highest note on string 2 (B) instead of string 1 (E). Takes a bit of practising at first. Play it fingerstyle and use you thumb to rake the E, A and D strings. VERSE - w/ main riff PRE-CHORUS - 2/4 time, chordshape is similar to main riff. --4--------- ---------4-- -------0---- ------------ ------------ --4--------- CHORUS 'Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an.. --1/3-------------------------------------------------- --1/3------------------------3---------3--------------- -----------------------------3---------3--------------- ------------5---x------------3---------3--------------- ------------5---x-----1-------------------------------- ---------3-------------------------1------------------- ..illustrated book about birds' ---------------3--------------------------------------- ---------------3-----------------6--------------------- ---------------------------------7--------------------- ---------------------------------8--------------------- ---5--------------------------------------------------- ---3----------------------/6--------------------------- etc. PRE-OUTRO --4----------------4---6-----------------6------------- ---------4-------4------------6--------6--------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------0-------0------------0-------0------------------- ----3-------3------------5-------5--------------------- --4--------------------6------------------------------- OUTRO * repeat from * ------------------------------0-----|------------------ --------------0-------2---------1p0-|-----2------------ ------2-----2---2---2-------2-------|---2-------------- ----2-----2-------0-------0---------|-2---------------- --0-----0---------------3-----------|------------------ ------------------------------------|------------------ While the line above is played by a Meat Puppet, Krist plays: --------0-------------2-------0----- ------------2-----------3-----1----- --------------2--------------------- ----------------2------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ OH ME ===== As performed by Nirvana & the Meat Puppets On 'Nirvana Unplugged in New York' Written by the Meat Puppets Tune down a *whole* step to play along with the CD. NB : This song is actually played with 2 guitars, this transcription is just for one guitar, however it's rather easy to transform it into the 2-guitar version. Let one guitar play the chords on the higher strings (G/B/e) throughout the song and the other should play the tab below. (omitting some of the strokes on the higher strings, just listen to CD PART A : INTRO + VERSES E D D C E e -------------0--|--------------|------------------|-----0-----|---0--- B -------------0--|------------3-|------------3-----|-----1-0-0-|---0--- G -------------1--|------------2-|------------2--0-0|-----0-0-0-|---1--- D ------2--2-2----|------2-0-0-0-|------2-0-0-0--0-0|-2-2-------|-2----- A --0-2----2-2----|--0-2---0-0---|--0-2---0-0-------|-3-3-------|-2----- E -4--------------|-4------------|-4----------------|-----------|-0----- If I had to loose a mile, if I had to touch feelings I would loose my soul, the way I do .... PART (B) : CHORUS G E G E e -3--3-3-3-----0-|-3--3-3-3----0-| B -0--0-0-0-----0-|-0--0-0-0----0-| Repeat this until : G -0--0-0-0-----1-|-0--0-0-0----1-| D -----------2-2--|----------2-2--| A -----------2-2--|----------2-2--| E -----------0-0--|----------0-0--| PART (C) : END_OF_CHORUS C D E e -------------0-----|---------------0--- B -------------1-----|-----3---------0--- G ---------0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-----1--- D ------2--2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0----- A --0-2----3-3---3-3-|-0-0---0-0-0-0----- E -4-----------------|------------------- PART (D) : SOLO e ---------------------------3/2-----------2/5-5-5-3-2----------------------- B -------------------3-3^5~------5--(3-5)-5------------5/3-----------3-5~---- G ------------2-4~-----------------------------------------4-2-2-2/4--------- D ------2-2^4---------------------------------------------------------------- A --0-2---------------------------------------------------------------------- E -4------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART (E) : OUTRO Use the same chords as part (C) : C-D-E (but now as powerchords and slide from C to D and from D to E. ~ = vibrato | Sequence : Intro / = slide | Verse 1 + Chorus ^ = push | Solo ( ) = play very softly | Verse 2 + Chorus | Outro Lyrics (taken from ftp.uwp.edu) : if i had to lose a mile if i had to touch feelings i would lose my soul the way i do i don't have to think i only have to do it the results are always perfect and that's old news would you like to hear my voice sweetened with emotion invented at your birth' i can't see the end of me my whole expanse i cannot see i formulate infinity and store it deep inside of me "Lake of Fire" - Nirvana w/ Meat Puppets From Nirvana's Unplugged session USED CHORDS A x02220 Bb x13331 C5 x355xx D5 x577xx Dm xx0231 Dsus2 xx0230 F5 133xxx Gm 3553xx INTRO/MAIN - Chord names refer to parts of this tab so the second 'GFC' is the same as the first 'GFC' etc. GFC GDC |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-3--3------------3-----3--3--------5---5---5-3--------- |-5--5----5-3--3--3-----5--5--x-x-x-5---5---5-3--------- |-5--5----5-3--3--1-----5--5--x-x-x-3---3---3-1--------- |-3--3----3\1--1--------3--3---------------------------- | |------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3--------- |-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3--------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- GFC DFC |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-O/-------5--5-----5------------ |-/O-------5--5-----5--3--3--5--- |----------3--3-----3--3--3--5--- |----------------------1--1--3--- GFG |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-3---3-------------------------- |-5---5-------5---3---3---5------ |-5---5-------5---3---3---5------ |-3---3-------3---1---1---3------ | |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |-------------------------------- |---------------------3---------- |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---1---5------ |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------3------ GFG |----- |----- |-O/-- |-/O-- |----- |----- | |----------------------------------------- |----11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~\--6~--6~/8~-- |-/10--10~-10~-10~-10~-10~--\5~--5~--/7~-- |----------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------- VERSE 1 - Play main part CHORUS Dm - Bb - Dm - A - Dm - Bb - C - Dm Dsus2 VERSE 2 - Play main part CHORUS VERSE 3 - Play main part, but play both GFG parts twice! SOLO - Transcribed for the sake of completeness ------3---------3--------------------------------------- --2-3---3--6b7------6----------------------------------- ----------------------5-3------------------------------- --------------------------5-3----------------------3-5-- ------------------------------5-4-3----------3-4-5------ ------------------------------------6-3----6------------ -------------------------------------------------------- --3b4---------------6~----6~---------------------------- --3b4-------(0)-5/7----7~----7\5--3--------------------- -------5----------------------------5-------0-3---3----- -----------------------------------------/5-----5---5--- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------3------------------------ --------------------6~------/3---3-7-3------------------ ----------------5/7----7\--------------3-5-------------- -------------------------------------------3---5-------- --3----------------------------------------------------- ----6-3-3-3----------------------------------3---------- -------------------------------------------------------- --3b4------3b4-----3b4---------------------------------- --3b4------3b4-----3b4---------------------------------- ------5-5------5-------5-3------------------------3----- ---------------------------5-4-3------------3-4-5------- ---------------------------------6-3----3-6------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ------(3)-----(4)----- --3h5-----(3)-----5--- ---------------------- ----------------------