NIRVANA- MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK ALBUM Ok, most of this, I've done in chords, but some of it is done in tab. Anyway, here's the set list: 1- About a Girl 2- Come a you are 3- Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam 4- Man who sold the world 5- Pennyroyal Tea 6- Dumb 7- Polly 8- On a Plain 9- Something in the way 10- Plateau 11- Oh me 12- Lake of fire 13- All apologies 14- Where did you sleep last night NOTE: This isn't a pinpoint perfect tab. I'm only gonna give the basic choruses, verses and intro's etc. but I'm not gonna say the song structure, as that's not to hard to work out for yourself. ________________________________________________________ Track 1- About a Girl Obviously, like all songs on this album, this sounds best acoustic. The chords needed for About a Girl:

e|^Em---|-^G3-|^C#5---|^G#5---|^F#5---| b|-0-|-0-|---|---|---| g|-0-|-0-|-6-|---|---| d|-2-|-0-|-6-|-6-|-4-| a|-2-|-2-|-4-|-6-|-4-| e|-0-|-3-|---|-4-|-2-|

Inro: Em G Em G

^EmI----- ^Gneed an ^Emeasy ^Gfriend, I ^Emdo, ^Gwith an ^Emear to ^Glend...

Chorus:

^C#5 ^G#5Take ad^F#5vantage while, ^C#5 ^G#5you hang me ^F#5out to dry,

^C#5but I can't ^G#5see you ^F#5every night, free^Em. ^G

Then play Verse two and chorus: After second chorus:

^EmI ^Gdo, ^EmI ^Gdo...

Then go into solo: e|-----------------------0-----------3--3--3--| b|-----------------0--0-----3--3--3--3--3--3--| Play this 4x for g|-----------0--2-----------------------------| the solo. d|-----0--2-----------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------| e|--0-----------------------------------------| Then play the first verse again, then a final chorus. After final chorus play:

^EmI ^Gdo, ^EmI ^Gdo... Play about 8x until end of song. ________________________________________________________ Track 2- Come as you are

Intro: e|--------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------| d|--------------------------------------------| a|--------------0-----0--------------2--------| e|--0--0--1--2-----2-----2--2--1--0-----0--0--|

^F#Come as you ^Eare, as you ^F#were, as I ^Awant ^Gyou to ^Ebe, as a ^F#friend, as a ^Etrend, as an ^F#old memory...

A D Em A D Em Memor--------y, Memor--------y...

^G When I ^Aswear, I ^F#don't have a ^Egun, ^Ano I ^F#don't have a ^Egun... ________________________________________________________

Track 3- Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam (Lightly strummed chords)

^DJesus don't ^Amwant me for a ^Csunbeam, ^Dsunbeams, aren't ^Ammeant to be like ^Cme.

^DmDon't expect me to ^Amcry, for ^Creasons, are to ^Emdie, ^Dmdon't ever ^Amask a guy like ^Cme.

Chorus:

^E5Don't expect ^D5me to cry, ^E5don't expect ^D5me to lie,

^E5don't expect ^D5me to ^Bmdie, for ^Amthee. K, there's the verse and chorus, that's all I know of that song. ________________________________________________________

Track 4- Man who sold the world Intro: h- hammer on e|------------------------| |-----| b|------------------------|Repeat|-----| g|--2--2--2--0--2-h-3--0--|three |--2--|Let this note ring d|------------------------|times |-----| a|------------------------| |-----| e|------------------------| |-----|

We passed upon the ^Astairs, spoke of was and when^Dm, although I wasn't ^A7there, he said I was his friend^F

which came as some ^Csurprise, I spoke into his ^Aeyes, I thought you died a^Dmlone, a long, long time ago^C.

Bridge: e|--------------------| |-----------------------------------------| b|--------------------| |--3---1------3---1---1--1----------1-----| g|-----------------0--|x2|--------------------------3---3-------2--| d|--------0--2--3-----| |-----------------------------------------| a|--0--3--------------| |-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Who knows, not me, we never lost control... e|------------------------------------------------------| b|--3------1-----3--1--------------1------------1-------| g|------------------------2----2-------3---3--------2---| d|------------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| ...your'e face, to face, with the man who sold the world. For the outro, play the following chords, then play the intro riff, after each chord. (Listen to CD for timing)

^A7_________^Dm_________^F________^Dm__________________________________ Track 5- Pennyroyal Tea

Intro: Am G

^AmI'm on my time with ^Geveryone, ^AmI have, very bad ^Gposture.

^CSit and drink, penny^Droyal ^Bbtea, ^Cdestill the life that's in^Dside of ^Bbme,

^Csit and drink penny^Droyal ^Bbtea, ^CI'm anemic, ^Droyal^Bbty.

Then play verse 2 and second chorus. Verse 3:

^AI'm on, warm milk and ^Glaxatives, ^Acherry flavour anta^Gcids.

Play the final chorus then the outro. Outro:

^G_______^A________^G________^Am____________________________________ Track 6- Dumb

^EmI'm not like them, ^Gbut I can pretend, the ^Amsun is gone, ^Cbut I have a light,

^Emthe day is done, but ^GI'm having fun, ^AmI think I'm dumb, or ^Cmaybe just ^Emhappy.

Riff One: Cello arranged for guitar. This is the cello bit, that plays after each line of the chorus. I'm not entirely sure of the accuracy of this riff, but it's the closest I could get. Played on a second guitar. e|--------------------| b|-----------3--1--0--| g|--------3-----------| d|--3--5--------------| a|--------------------| e|--------------------| Chorus:

^AmThink I'm just happy, (cello bit) ^EmThink I'm just happy, (cello bit)

^AmThink I'm just happy, (cello bit) There's the bare essentials to that song. ___________________________________________________________________________

Track 7- Polly If there's one song in this tab that I'm 1 million percent sure of the accuracy, it's this one. Intro: E5 G5 D5 C5 Verse:

^E5 ^G5Polly wants a ^D5cracker^C5, ^E5 ^G5think I should get ^D5off her ^C5first,

^E5 ^G5I think she wants some ^D5water^C5, ^E5 ^G5to put out the ^D5blow - ^C5torch.

Chorus:

^D5 ^C5Isn't me^G5, ^Bb5have some seed, ^D5 ^C5let me clip^G5, your ^Bb5dirty wings,

^D5 ^C5let me take a ride^G5, ^Bb5hurt yourself, ^D5 ^C5want some help^G5, ^Bb5help myself.

This whole song is entirely made up of those two chord sequences. _____________________________________________________________________ Track 8- On a Plain

^D I'll ^Gsus2start this off,^F5 with^E5out any words, ^D I ^Gsus2got so high,^F5 I ^E5scrathed til I bled.

^D ^CLove myself,^B ^Abetter than you, ^D I ^Gsus2know it's wrong,^F5 so ^E5what should I do'

Chorus: D Gsus2

^Bbsus2 I'm on a plain, D Gsus2

^Bbsus2 I can't complain. ^F5 Somewhere ^E5I have heard this be^A5fore,

^F5 in a day^E5dream, memory has ^A5stored... That's pretty much it. ____________________________________________________________________

Track 9- Something in the way Ah, now, Something in the way is one of my least favourite Nirvana songs, so I can't be bothered tabbing it. If someone emails me a tab for it, (address is at foot of page) I will add it to this album tab, (and of course give that person credit) Anyway moving swiftly on... _______________________________________________________________________ Track 10- Plateau Intro/Verse: e|--------------------------------| b|--------------------------------| g|--3--6--3--6--3--6--1--1--1--1--| d|--------------------------------| a|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| Play that 3 times then play: e|-----------------------| b|-----------------------| g|--3--6--3--1--3--------| d|-----------------6--3--| a|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| For the verse, guitar one plays the intro riff, while guitar two plays the following chord sequence:

^AMany a hands, have scaled the grand ol' faceth off ^Gplateau, some belong to ^Gstrangers, some the folks you ^E5know...

Chorus:

^DNothing on the top, but a ^Dsus4bucket and a mop, and an ^Gillustrated book about ^Abirds,

see ^Calot up there but ^Amdon't be scared, who needs ^Dactions when you've got ^E5words. _____________________________________________________________________

Track 11- Oh Me OK, since this song DOES have a second guitar in it, and it seems nobody has tabbed the second guitar part, I decided to take the liberty of doing it myself. So here it is, the second (or background) guitar to Oh, Me. The chords in oh, Me are:

e|--^G3--|--^C0--|-^Am-1--|-^Dm-0--| b|--0--|--1--|--3--|--1--| g|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--| d|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--| a|--2--|--3--|-----|--0--| e|--3--|--0--|-----|-----|

If I had to lose a ^Gmind, if I had to touch ^Cfeeling, I would lose my ^Dmsoul, the way I ^Amdo. I don't have to ^Gthink, I only have to ^Cdo it, the results are always ^Dmperfect, that's all^Am new...

This chord sequence continues throughout the song. __________________________________________________________________ Track 12- Lake of Fire Intro: (~~~~~~- vibrato) e|--------------------|------------------| b|--------------------|------------------| g|-----------------3--|------------5--3--| d|--5--5--5--3--3-----|--5--5--3--~~~----| a|--------------------|------------------| e|--------------------|------------------|

^AWhere do bad folks ^Ggo when they ^Cdie, ^Athey don't go to heaven where the ^Gangels ^Dfly,

^Athey go to a lake of ^Gfire and ^E5fry, ^Adon't see em again 'til the ^Gfourth of ^CJuly.

Verse:

^AmPeople cry and people mourn, ^Glook for a drive place to call their home,

^Ctry to find some place to rest their bones, ^Dall the angels and the devils try to make em their own. _________________________________________________________________

Track 13- All Apologies Intro: e|-----------------------------------|--------------| b|-----------------------------------|--3--3--1--0--| g|--------0-----2--2--0--------0-----|--------------| d|--4--4-----4--0--------4--4-----4--|--------------| a|-----------------------------------|--------------| e|-----------------------------------|--------------| Repeat first bar, then play: |--2--2--0-----| |-----------3--| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| Verse: e|-----------------|--2--0-----------| b|-----------------|--------3--0-----| g|-----------0--2--|--------------2--| d|--4--4--4--------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus: e|--3--3--3-----------|--------2--0-----------|-----------|--------2--| b|--0--0--0--0--1--3--|--0--3--------3--0-----|-----0--0--|-----0-----| g|--0--0--0-----------|--------------------2--|--2--------|--2--------| d|--0--0--0-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------| a|--2--2--2-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------| e|--3--3--3-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------| e|--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--2--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| b|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--| g|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--| d|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-----------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--| a|-----------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| e|-----------|--------------------|-----------|--------------------| e|--2--0-----------| b|--------3--0-----| g|--------------2--| d|-----------------| a|-----------------| e|-----------------| End of song: (This is the "All in all is all we are" bit) e|-----------------------| b|-----------------------| g|--2--2--2--0-----------| d|--------------4--2--0--| a|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| ____________________________________________________________________ Track 14- Where did you sleep last night K, luckily this song only has one chord sequence throughout the entire song, and is really easy but fun to play.

My ^Emgirl, my girl, don't ^Alie to ^Gme, tell me ^Bwhere did you ^F#sleep last ^Emnight,

in the ^Empines, in the pines, where the ^Asun don't ever ^Gshine, I would ^Bshiver the ^F#whole night ^Emthrough...

Repeat til end of song. _______________________________________________________________ Right it's taken me a while, but I'm finished. Hope you enjoy the tab. Any questions or comments, (or a tab for something in the way) please send to the_legend_kurt@hotmail.com Also please rate this tab, cos I worked really hard on it and it took me ages! Later.

Nirvana - Unplugged in ny