Nirvana - Lithium Chords & Tabs

 

Lithium Chords & Tabs

Nirvana Chords & Tabs

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Lithium Tab

   
         Submitted by John K.

         This is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. It is taken from the album 
         Nevermind.Its easy enough to play,its just the same    
         power chords picked and then strummed with distortion.enjoy! 
         
                                                       “Lithium”   

        Tuning:Down one full step (D,A,F,C,G,D)

           Intro          w/slight palm mute
       e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G-----------------------------------------------6---x----------------------------
       D-----------------------------------------------6---x------------------7---------
       A-------------------------6----------------4-----------------------7-------------
       E--0-------x-----0---4----------x----0-------------------0----5-------------0---

       e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G------5-------5---5-----5/7---7---------4-----4--4/7---7-----------------------
       D------5-------5---5-----5/7---7---------4-----4--4/7---7-----------------------
       A------3-------3---3-----3/5---5----0----2-----2--2/5---5----------0------------
       E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Verse
       e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G-----------------------------------------------6---x----------------------------
       D-----------------------------------------------6---x------------------7---------
       A-------------------------6----------------4-----------------------7-------------
       E--0-------x-----0---4----------x----0-------------------0----5-------------0---

       e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G------5-------5---5-----5----------------7----7----------4-----4--4------------
       D------5-------5---5-----5------------7----7--------------4-----4--4------------
       A------3-------3---3-----3----0--5-----5---------0-------2-----2--2---------0--                
       E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
       

       e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G----------------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------
       D-----------7------------7----------------------------------------------------------
       A------5-----------5---------------0-----------------------------------------------
       E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      I’m so happy.......................
    
       .............in a daze cause I’ve found god(break into strumming,then hit the
distortion).
       
       E5                      G#5              C#5               A5                C5             D5          B5 
       Yeah,Yeah........................          
     
       D5
      ......................................
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/lithium_tab.html ]
       Then it goes into the second verse and then the yeah,yeah’s again,then:
           w/distortion
      e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      G----------------------5--5--5------------------------5--5--5-----------------------
      D------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7--------5--5--5-----------------------
      A------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------7--7--7--------3--3--3-----------------------
      E------5--5--5------------------------5--5--5-----------------------0---3---4-------

                       I                like     you           I’m  not          gonna             crack
                       I                miss     you           I’m not           gonna             crack
                       I                love     you           I’m not           gonna             crack                    


      e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      G------------------------5--5--5--------------------------5--5--5--------7--7--7----
      D------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7----
      A------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------5--5--5----
      E------5--5--5--------------------------5--5--5----------------------------------------

                        I’d             Kill    you            I’m not          gonna                craaaaack,
 
       e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       G-----4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------------------
       D-----4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------------------
       A-----2--2--2----------------------------------------------------------------------
       E----------------------0-----3-----------------------------------------------------

              
        Bass solo
        e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        A-------------------------------4------4--------------------------10-----10------
        E-----7-------7--6-------6--------------------5---3---5---5---------------------

        e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        A----12----12\\2---2/5----5----5----5----5-------------------------------
        E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


        After that you do the first verse again,the yeah’s, the I’m not gonna crack part    
        and finish with: 

         e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         G-----4--4--4------------------------------------------------------------------
         D-----4--4--4-----------------------------------------------------------------
         A-----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------------
         E---------------------0-----3b(1/4)*------0---------------------------------
        
         *quarter bend

         Verse 1
         I’m so happy, cause today I’ve found my friends, They’re in my head
         I’m so ugly, but thats okay ‘cause so are you, we’ve broken our mirrors
         Sunday morning, is every day for all I care, and I’m not scared
         Light my candles, in a daze ‘cause I found God, yeah,yeah...

          Verse 2
          I’m so lonely, ‘cause today I shaved my head, and I’m not sad,
          And just maybe, I’m to blame for all I’ve heard, but I’m not sure
          I’m so excited, I can’t wait to meet you there,But I don’t care
          I’m so horny, that’s okay my will is good, yeah,yeah........