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BEESWAX
As recorded by Nirvana
Transcribed by Doetje2
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 H Q Q
|------------|----------0---|
|------------|----------0---|
|------------|---------<2>--|
|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
|------------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q +Q
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----10s=6----|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----10s=6----|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------1-(1)b2--(1)--|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3----------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E H.
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-----------------|-----<6>----------|-----------------|-----<3>----||
|-----------------|----------<8>\----|-----------------|------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------||
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3--------------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3--------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E H. E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----/10-------|-----------------|-----/8s=9----|
|-----------------|-----/10-------|-----------------|-----/8s=9----|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-----------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3----------|
G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----/7-------|-----------------|---------7-7-7---||
|-----------------|-----/7-------|-----------------|-5---5---7-7-7-0-||
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-5-5-0-||
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3----------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5p0-|-3---3-----------||
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5---------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|
Em
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------2---|
|--------/7------|-------------------|--------/7------|-----------2---|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-0---|
Verse
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q +E Q.
|-----------------|------------------<2>--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----x-<3>-(<3>)-------|-----------------|-----8--(8)s9----|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----8--(8)s9----|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-------------------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-------------|
~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----/9----------|
|-----------------|-----/8s9-(9)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-------------|
D5
E E E E E E E E a E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------0---||
|-----------------|-11s10---11s10---7-7-7-0---||
|-----------------|-10s=9---10s=9---7-7-7-----||
|-----------------|-----------------5-5-5-----||
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5p0-|---------------------------||
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5---------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|
Em
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------2---|
|--------/7------|-------------------|--------/7------|-----------2---|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-0---|
Bridge
F5 F5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E a +E a +E a +E a +E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------1---|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------1---|
|-----------2-2-2-|-2b2.5-2b2.5-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-----|
|-3-3-3-3-x-------|---------------------------------------------------3-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-------|---------------------------------------------------3-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-------|---------------------------------------------------1-|
E E E E E E E E a +Q a +E +E S S E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------2-2-2-|-2b3-(2)--2b3==(2)r(2)---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-<2>-------|-----------------------3p1-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-----------|---------------------------1---------|
|-1-1-1-1-----------|-----------------------------3p2p1---|
F5
4/4
E E E E E E E E a +W
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|
|-----------2-2b2.5-2b2.5-|-2b3-(2)--------|
|-3-3-3-3-x---------------|----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-x---------------|----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-x---------------|----------------|
F5
E E E E E a +E +S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|---------<2>-2b3==(2)-(2)r-----|---------7-7-0-----||
|-3-3-3-3-------------------x-2-|-5---5---7-7-0-----||
|-3-3-3-3-----------------------|-5---5---5-5-0-----||
|-1-1-1-1-----------------------|-3---3---------0---||
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5---------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|
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Em
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------2---||
|--------/7------|-------------------|--------/7------|-----------2---||
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-0---||
Verse
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|--------<2>----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----/9s=10--(10)--|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-----------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3---------------|
G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E E E H.
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|----------9-----|-----------------|-----/9------||
|-----------------|-----/9s=10s==9-|-----------------|-----/9------||
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3------------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5p0-|-4s3---------||
E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q. +E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--/9s=10--(10)---(10)\-|-----------------|-------/8-(8)----|
|-----------------|-/10s=11--(11)---(11)\-|-----------------|-------/8-(8)----|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-----------------------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4-5-------------|
G5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7---||
|-----------------|-----/7--(7)s=8--|-----------------|-5---5---7-7-7-0-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5---5-5-5-0-||
|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5s4-|-4s3-------------|-7s6-6-6-5-5-5p0-|-3---3-----------||
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5---------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|
Em
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---||
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------2---||
|--------/7------|-------------------|--------/7------|-----------2---||
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-0---||
Bridge
F5 F5
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E a +E a +E a +E a +E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------1---|
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------1---|
|-----------2-2-2-|-2b2.5-2b2.5-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-2pb3-(2)-----|
|-3-3-3-3-x-------|---------------------------------------------------3-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-------|---------------------------------------------------3-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-------|---------------------------------------------------1-|
E E E E E E E E a +Q a +E +E S S E S S E
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------2-2-2-|-2b3-(2)--2b3==(2)r(2)---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-<2>-------|-----------------------3p1-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-----------|---------------------------1---------|
|-1-1-1-1-----------|-----------------------------3p2p1---|
F5
4/4
E E E E E E E E a +Q E E +H
|-------------------------|---------------0--(0)------|
|-------------------------|-----------3---------------|
|-----------2-2b2.5-2b2.5-|-2b4==(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)r-----|
|-3-3-3-3-x---------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-x---------------|---------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-x---------------|---------------------------|
F5
E E E E E a +E +S S E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------||
|---------<2>-2b3==(2)-(2)r-----|---------7-7-0-----||
|-3-3-3-3-------------------x-2-|-5---5---7-7-0-----||
|-3-3-3-3-----------------------|-5---5---5-5-0-----||
|-1-1-1-1-----------------------|-3---3---------0---||
Chorus
3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5---------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|
Em
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E Q
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------0---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------2---|
|--------/7------|-------------------|--------/7------|-----------2---|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-0---|
4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------/7------|---------4---------|--------/7------|---------5----------|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0-|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5---3b3.5p0--|
4/4 3/4
Q. E E E Q +E E E E E E W
|----------------|-------------------|------*|
|----------------|-------------------|------*|
|----------------|-------------------|------*|
|----------------|-------------------|------*|
|--------/7------|-------------------|------*|
|-0----3------0--|-(0)-6-5-4-3b3.5p0-|------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
