I like you I'm not gonna crack I miss you


A5 C5
e---------------------------
a---------------------------
d--2---2-----5---5---5------
g--2---2-----5---5---5------
b--0---0--0--3---3---3----0-
E---------------------------
I'm not gonna crack

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Polly


Verse:

Em G5 D C
e|---------------------------------|----2--2-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----3--3-----5--------5----------|
G|----0--------0--0-----------0----|----2--2--X--5--------5--5--0----|
B|----2--------2--0--5--5-----0----|----0--0--X--5--------5--5--0----|
A|----2--------2--0--5--5--X-------|----------X--3--------3--3-------|
E|----0--------0-----3--3--X-------|---------------------------------|

Polly Wants a Cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch


Chorus:

D C G Bb5 D
e|----2----------------------------|---------------------------2-----|
B|----3------X--5-------5--5-------|---------------------------3-----|
G|----2------X--5-------5--5--0----|-----4--4--X--3------3--3--2-----|
B|----0------X--5-------5--5--0----|-----5--5--X--3------3--3--0-----|
A|-----------X--3-------3--3--0----|-----5--5--X--1------1--1--------|
E|---------------------------------|-----3--3------------------------|

It isn't me
We have some seed
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Don't hurt yourself
I want some help
To please myself
I've got some rope
You have been told
I promise you
I've been true
Let me take a ride
Don't hurt yourself
I want some help
To please myself


Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like more food
She asks me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few


Polly said...
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------0--0--0-------------------
|--------------------------------3---3--3--3---
|--0-----3--3--3-------------------------------


Polly says her back hurts
And she's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
It amazes me, the will of instinct
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Territorial Pissings


(E bar chords on frets 5, 13 and 10)


A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
When I was an alien, cultures weren't opinions.


A5 F5 D5
Gotta find a way, to find a way, I'd better wait.


Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman

Bridge:

|<-- 7x --->|
E |----------------|---------------
B |----------------|--------7------
G |----------------|---------7-----
D |-----7-------7--|------7---7----
A |-----7-------7--|------7----7---
E |-5-5-----5-5----|--5-5----------


Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Drain You


A C# F# B A C# F# B
One baby to another said I'm lucky to have met you...
I don't care what you think unless it is about me
It is now my responsibility to completely drain you
A travel through a tube and end up in your infection


D B
Chew your meat for you
pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss,
from my mouth to yours

A5 G5 F#5
because I like you.

With eyes so dialted I've become your pupil
You've taught me everything with a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful. Vacuum out the fluids.

B
You're my vitamins
A5 G5 F#sus4 F#5
because I like you

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Lounge Act

Truth covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing

I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you

Don't, tell me what I wanna hear
Afraid of never knowning fear
Experience anything yoy need
I'll keep fighting jealousy
Until it's fucking gone

I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you

Truth covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing

I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To make you a deal
We've make a pact
To learn from who
Ever we want
Without new rules
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
They'll go out of their way
To prove they still
Smell her on you
They still, smell her on you
Smell her on you

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Stay Away


Monkey See, monkey do
I'd rather be deal than cool
Every line ends in rhyme
Less is more, love is blind

Stay, stay away

Give an inch, take a smile
Fashion shits, fashion stile
Throw it out and keep it in
Have to have poison skin

I don't know why
I don't know why

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
On A Plain


I'll start this off
Without any words
I got so high that
I scratched 'til I bled

Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?

The finest day
That I ever had
Was when I learned
To cry on command

I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

My mother died
Every night
It's safe to say
Don't quote me on that

The black sheep got
Blackmailed again
Forgot to put
On the zip code

Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory has stored
As defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say?

It is now time
To make it unclear
To write off lines
That don't make a sense

One more special
Message to go
And then I'm done
And I can go home

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Something in the Way

D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|---4-----4---4-4-0-----0---0-0---|
G|---4-----4---4-4-0-----0---0-0---|
C|---4-----4---4-4-0---------0-----|

Underneath the bridge
The tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped
Have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from the ceiling
But it's ok to eat fish
Cause they haven't any feelings



e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------3-3----3-3---|
G|-------------------------2-2----2-2---|
B|---4-----4-4----4-4-0----0-0----0-0---|
A|---4-----4-4----4-4-0----0-0----0-0---|
E|---4-----4-4----4-4-0-----------------|

Something in the way, Mmmm...
Something in the way, yeah, Mmmm...



-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    no_alter.crd


From: 3EV1@QUCDN.QUEENSU.CA

As far as I know, this song is nameless but is on the "No Alternative" CD. I
don't even own the CD so this might be transcribed in a totally wrong key, and
don't send me hate-mail telling me that it is :)

Here's the chord progression:

C#m A F# G# A B
"...And if you save yourself, you'll find, da da da da..."

Here's the chorus ----> C#m A F# A F# A F#


C#m : 446654 -I may have left out something since I'm doing this
A : 577655 from memory. If so, I guess Kurt would understand...
F# : 244322
G# : 466544
B : 799877

- Van Vekris , 3EV1@Qucdn.QueensU.CA

    oh_me.tab



From: Wouter Janssen


OH ME
=====
As performed by Nirvana & the Meat Puppets
On 'Nirvana Unplugged in New York'
Written by the Meat Puppets
Transcription by Wouter Janssen (wjanssen@cs.vu.nl)

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


=============================================================================
Comments and corrections are always welcome at wjanssen@cs.vu.nl.
=============================================================================
-------------------------------------------------------------------
In real life : Wouter Janssen | Take a step outside yourself
E-mail : wjanssen@cs.vu.nl | and turn around
Irc : Tijgertje | Take a look at who you are
URL: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~wjanssen/| it's pretty scary (K. Cobain)
--------------------------------------------------------------------

From: tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl (Zet van 't TM)
Subject: TAB: "Oh me" - Nirvana w/ Meat Puppets

As this is done totally from memory, I'll see what I can do..

Opening riff


-------------
-------------
-------------
-------------
---------7\--
--4-5-7------


Followed by E D D C

The rest is also a combination of C, D and E. I bet this has
been really helpful. I'll post it in its glorious fullness and
completeness later this week :-)

Mark (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)

    oh_the_g.tab


From: Greg A Diehl
Subject: Oh, the Guilt TAB

This is the tablature to Nirvana's "Oh the Guilt"
_____________________________________________________________________________
"Oh, The Guilt"
Written By: Kurt Cobain
From: "Puss/Oh, The Guilt" EP
Tabbed By: Greg Diehl (greg@america.com)
____________________________________________________________________________

Opening:

+--0-------0-0-0-------+ You play this part with
|--0-------0-0-0-------| the guitar sound off,
|--0-------0-0-0-------| then after the last one
|--0-------0-0-0-------| turn the distortion and
|--0-------0-0-0-------| sound up all the way and
+--0-------0-0-0-------+ let the feedback ring.


Opening II:

+----------------------------------------------------+
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--6-6-6/5-5-5-5/---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/--|
|--6-6-6/5-5-5-5/---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/--|
+--4-4-4/3-3-3-3/---4-4-4/3-3-3-3/---4-4-4/3-3-3-3/--+

Verse:

+---------X---------X---------X---------------------+ The X's are a
|---------X---------X---------X---------------------| replacement for
|---------X---------X---------X---------------------| the sciscors sound
|--6-6-6--X--6-6-6--X--6-6-6--X---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/----|
|--6-6-6--X--6-6-6--X--6-6-6--X---6-6-6/5-5-5-5/----|
+--4-4-4--X--4-4-4--X--4-4-4--X---4-4-4/3-3-3-3/----+


Verse II:

+------------------+
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--6-6-6/5-5-5-5/--|
|--6-6-6/5-5-5-5/--|
+--4-4-4/3-3-3-3/--+


Chorus:

+--------------------------------------------+
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
|--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
+--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--------------------------+


Solo/Background:

+-----------------------------------------------+ This is actually
|-----------------------------------------------| the part the Bass
|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar is playing
|---------X---------X---------X-----------------| durring the solo,
|---------X---------X---------X-----------------| but I can't figure
+--4-4-4--X--4-4-4--X--4-4-4--X--4-4-4/3-3-3-3/-+ the solo out, so it
will have to do :)


Ending:

+--------------+
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--6-6-6-------|
|--6-6-6-------|
+--4-4-4-------+


That's is. To make it easier to play, here's the order to play each one
and how many times...

Opening (x1)
Opening II (x1)
Verse (x2)
Verse II (x8)
Chorus (x4)
Verse (x2)
Verse II (x8)
Solo/Background (x4)
Verse (x2)
Verse II (x8)
Chorus (x8)
Ending (x1)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If anyone knows the guitar solo, I'd appreciate you mailing it to:
greg@america.com
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------





    on_a_pla.tab


Sender: "KLeonard"
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 15:11:22 EDT
Subject: Tab for "On a Plain" by Nirvana

"On a Plain" by Nirvana

h = hammer on
p = pull off

This is undoubtedly the hardest song to figure out on the album and it's
still a pain in the arse when you know how to play it. This transcription is
taken from the Nevermind tablature book thing.

Intro (w/distortion)
B(b5)/D# (fdbk pitch D#)
----------------|---------------------------
----------------|----------------------h12--
--10------------|------------------h10------
---9------------|----------------h9---------
----------------|---------------------------
--11------------|--10h11p10h11-------------

play that second part three times and hammer-on all notes with the fretting
hand.

Verse
D G F E5 F5 E5
--2--------------------------------------------------
--3---3-------0----0---------------------------------
--2---2---0---0----0---2---2----2----------------0--
--0---0---0---0--------3---3----3----------------0--
--0--------------------4---3----3---2--2--3--2------
--------------3------------1----1---0--0--1--0------

it goes like this (dashes included to line up some syllables with notes):
D G F E5 F5 E5
I'll start this off with-out an-y words...

then the "I love myself line...":
D C5 B5 A5
--2---------------------------------------------
--3---3-----------------------------------------
--2---2--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--
--0---0--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--
------------3--3--3--3--2---2-----0--0--0------
------------------------------------------------

D C5 B5 A5
I love myself better than you...

So the verse follows the first rythym figure twice, then the second figure
for the refrain, then back to the first figure for the "I know it's wrong..."
line.
D G F E5 F5 E5
D G F E5 F5 E5
D C5 B5 A5
D G F E5 F5 E5

As the chorus starts, play this figure and repeat it for the chorus:
D5 G5 Bb6sus2
--------------------------------------------------
--3---3-----3---3----------1--1--1--1--1--1------
--2---2-----0---0----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
--0---0--0--0---0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--
---------0---------0--0h1--1--1--1--1--1--1------
------------3---3---------------------------------

D5 G5 Bb6sus2 D5 G5 Bb6sus2
I'm on a plain I can't complain

The bridge is the only easy part:
F5 (133xxx) E5 (022xxx) A5 (x022xx) G5 (355xxx)

Lyrics:
I'll start this off without any words
I got so high [that] I scratched 'till I bled
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do
The finest day that I've ever had
Is when I learned to cry on command

I'm on a plain, I can't complain

My mother died every night
It's safe to say don't quote me on that
The black sheep got blackmailed again
Forgot to put on the zip code

Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory has stored
As defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say

It is now time to make it all clear
To write off lines that don't make sense
One more special message to go
And then I'm done and I can go home

-keith

    opinion.crd


From alt.guitar.tab Sat Oct 22 16:00:35 1994
From: greg@peach.america.net (Greg A Diehl)
Date: 21 Oct 1994 18:59:58 -0400
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: CRD: Nirvana - Opinion

This song is from a radio broadcast Nirvana did...
_____________________________________________________________________________


Opinion
Written By: Kurt Cobain
Tabbed By: Greg Diehl (greg@america.net)
______________________________________________

Chords:

A#5 B C#5 F#5
+-----+------+-----+-------+
|-----|------|-----|-------|
|--3--|--4---|--6--|-------|
|--3--|--4---|--6--|---3---|
|--1--|--4---|--4--|---3---|
+-----+--2---+-----|---1---+

Just follow the chords below, and you should
pretty much have the song:



A#5 B C#5 F#5
Congradulations, you have won

A#5 B C#5 F#5
It's a useless discretion of that kind

A#5 B C#5 F#5
If it makes your story, I'm concerned

A#5 B C#5 F#5
You set it up, your glory burns



A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
My opinions... hmmmm... My opinion... mhmmm

A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
My opinions... hmmmm... My opinion... mhmmm



A#5 B C#5 F#5
There seems to be a problem here

A#5 B C#5 F#5
When you scared them all off, it seemed real clear

A#5 B C#5 F#5
Now the risen follower watches tough

A#5 B C#5 F#5
And they haven't plauged the hope he saw



A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
I got opinions... hmmmm... My opinions... mhmmm

A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
My opinions... hmmmm... My opinions... hmmmm




A#5 B C#5 F#5
Congradulations, you have won

A#5 B C#5 F#5
It's a useless discretion of that kind

A#5 B C#5 F#5
If it makes your story, I'm concerned

A#5 B C#5 F#5
You set it up, your glory burns




A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
Your opinions... hmmmm... Your opinion... hmmmm

A#5 B C#5 F#5 A#5 B C#5 F#5
Your opinions... hmmmm... Your opinion... mhmmm

A#5
Your Opinions....



Corrections or suggestions are welcomed...


    pennyroy.crd


From: wolser@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Robert Wolsey)
Subject: CRD: Pennyroyal Tea-Nirvana

Reposted by request:

Pennyroyal Tea
from Nirvana *In Utero*
Music and words by Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by Robert Wolsey

Tune down 1/2-step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

NOTE: These are the chords you are pretending to play; the
actual chords that come out are a half-step lower because of
the tuning. Play A-barre chords on the chorus.


Am G
Im on my time with everyone

Am G
I have very bad posture

C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea

C D A#
Distill the life thats inside of me

C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea

C D A#
Im anemic royalty


Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally

Im so tired I cant sleep
Im a liar and a thief
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
Im anemic royalty

Im on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids

(End on Am)


Tips: Slide up fron the C barre to the D barre during the
chorus. During the verse, play F# G E on the low E string as
the change between the G and Am.


E A D G B e
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C x 3 5 5 5 3
D x 5 7 7 7 5
A# x 1 3 3 3 1


Any and all feedback appreciated at wolser@rpi.edu

    pennyroy.tab


Pennyroyal Tea By Nirvana
Lyrics and Tab written by Curt Cobain
Transcribed (Kelly Kristek)

All Comments and Corrections are welcome so please mail me if i am
wrong!!!
My mailing adress is



This is the main acoustic strumming part just repeat this riff. The
strumming may not be exact, just listen to cd and you'll get it.
e:0------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------3-----3----------3-----3--|
B:1------1-----1-----------1-----1-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|
G:2------2-----2-----------2-----2-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|
D:2---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------0----------------0-----|
A:0----0-------------0---------------------2----------------2------------|
E:--------------------------------------3----------------3---------------|
I'm on ..... My time... With Everyone......

Start the
Distortion
this note
e:----3---|
B:----0---|
G:----0---|
D:----0---|
A:----2---|
E:----3---|


Play this with distortion. (Sing verse 1 and 2 then 1 agian then go
to verse three and play that..)
sit and drink penny... Tea.................
Steal...thats inside.. Me..............
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|
D:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|
A:---|>3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0/|-|
E:---|----------------------------------------------------------------|-|
|-------<------<----<---Back To Begining<--<----<----<-----------|



I'm anemic Royal......Ty....................
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A:-3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to Acoustic

SOLO
This is the best i can figure out for the solo.If you have a better
Version of it please send me a copy.
e:-----------------------------------------------------------3----3-3-2-0----|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2|
G:--------2b(3)--2/3\2-------------2b(3)---2b(3)-----------------------------|
D:-----2----------------2-------2--------2-------2---------------------------|
A:--0------------------------0----------------------------2------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------|





e:----3-3-2-0-----------|
B:------------3-2-0-----|
G:------------------2-0-|
D:----------------------|
A:----------------------|
E:----------------------|
Play this solo twice then go to next riff


e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|
G:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|
D:---5----5-----5-5/7-----7----7------3----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5----|
A:-3------------3-3/5---5----5------1-----------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-----3------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


B:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D:5-----5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A:------3-3/5---5----5------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E:----------------------------------------|

After the solo go back to the Acoustic part and play
the part under verse's 1 and 2 three times...



OUTRO P=pulloff

Distorded Normal guitar
e:--------------------------------------------------|--|
B:------1-Hit-this-chord--------1-------------1p0---|--|
G:------2-a-few-times-then------2----------2--------|--|
D:------2-go-to-this...---------2-------2-----------|--|
A:--------------------------------------------------|--|
E:--------------------------------------------------|--|
Let Ring

    plateau.tab


From: tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl (Zet van t TM)

"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-------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------


    polly.tab


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Subject: Re: POLLY NIRVANA
Message-ID:
From: "Philip F. Gomez"
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 15:36:36 -0400
Organization: Freshman, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: 108

Paul McManus writes:

>I missed the original posting of the 'acoustic' version of this song.
>
>so if i could get it i would be eternally grateful ta.

Now, I posted an all power chord version of this song not too long ago
which is the way the song is played on the album (Nevermind). When you
ask for the 'acoustic' version of this song I'm not sure what you mean.
Do you mean the open chord version?
If so, then here's what you can do. I'm sending at the end of this
letter the power chord version that I posted before. The open chord
version has basically the same chords: E G D C for the lyrics and D C G
A# for the chorus. These are all simple major open chords chords and
when I play it this way, I use a barre major shape on the 6th fret for
the A# chord of the chorus. I hope this helps, please let me know of
any problems.

Thanx,
-Philip F. Gomez

PS. -Here's the power chord version of "Polly."
Note: Played as it is, it does sound good on an acoustic as well.

Polly
by Nirvana
Main Line:

Polly wants a cracker...
E G D C
e|----------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------
D|--------------------7--7--7-----5---5--5--5---
G|--2-----5--5--5-----7--7--7-----5---5--5--5---
B|--2-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----3---3--3--3---
E|--0-----3--3--3-------------------------------


Chorus:

It isn~t me, We have some seed...
D C G A#
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--7--7----5--5--5--5--------------------------
|--7--7----5--5--5--5----5--5----8--8--8--8----
|--5--5----3--3--3--3----5--5----8--8--8--8----
|------------------------3--3----6--6--6--6----


Interlude: (optional)

Polly said...
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------0--0--0-------------------
|--------------------------------3---3--3--3---
|--0-----3--3--3-------------------------------

(the song ends with an E power chord.)

Playing order:
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 3
Chorus

Lyrics (according to the Lithium single):

Polly wants a cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch

Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like more food
She asks me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few

Polly said...
Polly says her back hurts
And she's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
It amazes me, the will of instinct

It isn't me
We have some seed
Let me clip
Your dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Don~t hurt yourself
I want some help
To help myself
I~ve got some rope
You have been told
I promise you
I have been true
Let me take a ride
Don~t hurt yourself
I want some help
To please myself





    radio_fr.tab


Sender: "KLeonard"
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 94 13:24:04 EDT
Subject: TAB for "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana

"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana
tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

p = pull off
h = hammer on

the intro is something like this but with some weird effects. this is the
closest i could get:

---------------11p10h11p10--
--11p10h11p10---------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------

then the main riff:

B5 F#5 A#5 F5
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
--5--5---------------4---4--4-------------------
--5--5---5----5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4---4--
--3--3---5----5--5---2---2--2--4--4--0--2---4--
---------3----3--3--------------2--2--0--2---2--

that last chord (F5) is played out a little longer than the other chords
(listen to the cd for timing). plus, i'm not sure if that chord in the
middle of F5 is what i have listed or 044xxx, but it shouldn't really
matter.

bridge:

B5 D#5 G#5 F#5
--------------------
--------------------
--5----9------------
--5----9----7----5--
--3----7----7----5--
------------5----3--

there's a slide between B5 and D#5. and on the last line of the bridge, only
B5 and D#5 are played.

to even mention the verse is a joke.

-keith

    rape_me.crd


Return-Path:
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:20:36 BST
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Subject: Guitar CHORDS for Rape Me by Nirvana

Rape Me by Nirvana

Transcribed by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) from the album "In Utero".


Main riff used during intro, verses and choruses

G#sus4 Bsus4 D#sus4 F#sus4


Bridge (You're my favourite inside source...)

Csus4 G#sus4 F#sus4 Esus4 (four times)

D#sus4 F#sus4 D#sus4(XII)


Positions of chords as follows (this is how I play them anyway)

Tune all strings down 1 fret

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
__________________
D#sus4 | 0 2 2 2 x x
Esus4 | 1 3 3 3 x x
F#sus4 | 3 5 5 5 x x
G#sus4 | 5 7 7 7 x x
Bsus4 | 8 10 10 10 x x
Csus4 | 9 11 11 11 x x
D#sus4(XII) | 12 14 14 14 x x

The chords are similar to root 5th chords but played across 4 strings.

    rape_me.tab


From: craigl@resmel.bhp.com.au (Craig Lawton)


Heres a TAB of RAPE ME that somebody worked
out and I found somewhere !?! Since a few people
seemed to want it, I posted it. Hope the original
author doesn't mind ????? Oh well,

Intro And 1st Verse
-------------------
Clean Guitar/No Drums


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-------2---2-----|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----0-----------|---0-3-----------|-----------------|------5-----5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------|-0-3-----------0-|

Rape Me...

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-------2---2-----|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----0-----------|---0-3-----------|-----------------|------5-----5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------|-0-3-----------0-|

Rape Me My Friend...


|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-------2---2-----|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----0-----------|---0-3-----------|-----------------|------5-----5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------|-0-3-----------0-|

Rape Me...

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------2--------|---------0-------|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----------------|-------2---2-----|---------2-------|---------5-------|
|-----0-----------|---0-3-----------|-----------------|------5-----5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|------0----------|-0-3-----------0-|

Rape Me Again...

1st Chorus
----------

Heavy Distorted Guitar w/Drums - Do 4 Times

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

I'm Not The Only One... Ahhh....

2nd Verse
---------

Clean Guitar w/Drums - Do 4 Times With Lyrics (Same Beat As In 1st Verse)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|


2nd Chorus
----------

1 - Do 1st Chorus

2 - Do This After 1st Chorus:

Heavy Distorted Guitar w/Drums (Drums Change To Fit This Riff)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|--2-2-2----------|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|--2-2-2----------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|--0-0-0--3-2-1-0-|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|--0-0-0--3-2-1-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


My Favorite Inside Source... I Kiss Your Open Sores...

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|--2-2-2----------|---6-6-6-6-6-6---|--2-2-2----------|
|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|--0-0-0--3-2-1-0-|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|--0-0-0--3-2-1-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Appreciate Your Concern... You'll Always Stink And Burn...

|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----X-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----2-----------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----0-----------|-----------------|

(Open E Rings Out For An 8 Count)

3rd Verse
---------

Clean Guitar/ No Drums - Do 4 Times With Lyrics (Same Beat As In 1&2 Verses)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|


Final Chorus
------------

Heavy Distorted Guitar w/Drums

4 Times:
--------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

I'm Not The Only One... Ahhh....

4 Times:
--------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------7---7------|-X-X-X-X-10-10---|------2---2------|-X-X-X-X-5-5-----|
|------5---5------|-8-8-8-8-8--8----|------0---0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
Rape Me!... Rape Me!...


--
/\/\
/ / /\
/ / / \ Craig Lawton
/ / / /\ \ BHP Research
\ \/ / / / E-mail : craigl@resmel.bhp.com.au
\ / / /
\/\/\/








    school.crd


From: Keith17NJ@aol.com

"School" by Nirvana
(standard tuning and everything)

hb = half bend fb = full bend
/ = slide up

for the intro, bang the back of the neck so the strings vibrate and all that.
then play the main riff:

--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--------------------------------------
--0--0-0-5hb-0-0-5hb-0-0-0-0-0-5fb--

chorus:
C5 (x355xx) A5 (577xxx) E5 (022xxx) D5 (x577xx)

i'm not sure about the bridge, but it's something like this:
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------7------7----7---7--7--7--7/--
--7--7-7----7-7----7-------------------
----------------------------------------

that's about it for the tab. i have no idea on the solo. here's the lyrics
(all 15 words):
Won't you believe it is just my luck
No recess
You're in high school again

-keith

    school.tab


From: cohend@birisc.cs.biu.ac.il

NIRVANA ========> S C H O O L
---from the album ''bleach''--
Transcribed by D. Cohen (cohend@birisc.cs.biu.ac.il)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The directory has a school.crd already , but i'm sure
this one sounds better , check it out :)

/ = Slide
^^^^ = Vib

Intro/Verse RIFF
1|-------------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------------|
5|----------7--------6--------------------------7^^^^----|
6|-0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------|
Wont you...

Or it might go like this:
1|-------------------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------------------|
3|-------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------|
5|----------7--------6--------5-----------7^^^-----|
6|-0--0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----------|

Chorus:
C5 B5 E5 A5 G5