NIRVANA
NERVERMIND:
The Unofficial %100 Acurate Tab Book
Key...
)=Bend
/=slide
~~=vibrato
^=hammeron/pulloff
PM=Palm mute
*=uncontrolled feedback
x\x=pick scrape
NH=Natural Harmonic
+=Tremelo Pick
)=Unison Bend
)
|=ghost bend
|\=ghost bend and release
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Kurt Cobain)
3X Clean then 3X Distortion
Intro/Chorus: F5 A#5 G#5 C#5
e:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:----3-----6----------------:
D:-3--3--6--6----------------:
A:-3--1--6--4----------------:
E:-1-----4-------------------:
slight PM on A#5
Verse:
e:---1-------------------------:
B:-1---------------------------:
G:-----------------------------:
D:-----------------------------:
A:-----------------------------:
E:-----------------------------:
Pre-Chorus:
e:-----1-1----1-1----1-1----1-12:-1-------1------1------1-:
B:--------------------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------------------:
D:--------------------------------------------------------:
A:--------------------------------------------------------:
E:--------------------------------------------------------:
Post-Chorus: )
e:----------------------------:
B:----------------------------:
G:--------------3--5--5-x-5-3-:
D:-3-3-x-3-4-4----5-5-x-5-3--6:
A:-3-3-x-3-4-4----3-3-x-3-1--6:
E:-1-1-x-1-2-2---------------4:
Solo: )
e:------------------------------------------------:
B:------------------------------------------------:
G:----8-10\-----8-8--8-6-5--6-5-----------)(------:
D:-10-------/6------------------8-6--6-8-8-(8)-6-5:
A:------------------------------------------------:
E:------------------------------------------------:
repeat that 2x then play:
e:-----------------------:
B:-----------------------:
G:-----------------------:
D:-6-5--6-5--6-5-6^5-5\3-:
A:-----------------------:
E:-----------------------:
repeat that 3x then play:
e:---------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------:
G:---------------------------------------------------------:
D:-6-5--6-5--6-5-6^5-3~~~~(let feedback ring through verse):
A:---------------------------------------------------------:
E:---------------------------------------------------------:
In Bloom (Kurt Cobain)
Intro: A#5 G5 F5 C#5
e-----------------------------------------------------:
B-----------------------------------------------------:
G-3---------------------------------------------------:
D-3--5---3--6-----------------------------------------:
A-1--5---3--6-----------------------------------------:
E----3---1--4-----------------------------------------:
Verse: A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5
e-------------------------------------------------------:
B-------------------------------------------------------:
G-3-----8--4--------------------------------------------:
D-3--4--8--4--7-----------------------------------------:
A-1--4--6--2--7-----------------------------------------:
E----2--------5-----------------------------------------:
Chorus: A#5 G5 play that 4x then:
e-------------------------------------------------------:
B-------------------------------------------------------:
G-8-----------------------------------------------------:
D-8--5--------------------------------------------------:
A-6--5--------------------------------------------------:
E----3--------------------------------------------------:
Play C5 D#5
e------------------------------------------------------:
B------------------------------------------------------:
G--5---7-----------------------------------------------:
D--5---7-----------------------------------------------:
A--3---5-----------------------------------------------:
E------------------------------------------------------:
Solo:
e-----------------------------------------------------------:
B----)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----)-----(---------------)----(---:
G-----------------------------------------------------------:
D-----------------------------------------------------------:
A-----------------------------------------------------------:
E--8-----------------------8-------8(0)--6-----(6)------(6)-:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
B---------------------)---------------------------)-----------)------(--:
G--6-------6/8--6----8-----8-----------6----8--(8)----8~~6---8-------(8):
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
E---------------------------------6/8-----------------------------------:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
G-6--8------8-----------------------------------------------------------:
D-------------0---------------------------------------------------------:
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------:
e------------------------------------------------------)-----(----------------:
B-----)----------(--------------------8-------8/9----8----9--------(9)----9/11:
G---/10------------(10)-10---------10-----------------------------------------:
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:
e-----)------)-------------:
B--(11)-----11------(11)~~~:
G--------------------------:
D--------------------------:
A--------------------------:
E--------------------------:
e-----)---(---------------------------------------------------------------:
B~~11-------(11)-----11/--------------------8---------8----------8-------7:
G-----------------------------------6----------6----------------------6-:
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------:
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------:
B---6--------------------:
G------------3--------6--:
D------------3--------6--:
A------------1--------4--:
E------------+--------+--:
Come As You Are (Kurt Cobain)
tune down 1 whole step
Intro/Verse:
e-------------------------------------------:
B-------------------------------------------:
G-------------------------------------------:
D-------------------------------------------:
A----------0----0---------2-----2-----------:
E--0--0--1--2----2----2----2-----1---0---0-0:
Pre Chorus:
e:----2-------------------------:
B:----0-0-----------------------:
G:----4-4-4-2^0------6---6-----0:
D:-4-----------------7---7-7---7:
A:-----------------/7----7-7---7:
E: 2--------------/5---5-----5--:
Chorus: B5 D5
Solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------------12)------------------:
G:--6~~~--9--11\6--6~~~--9--11\6--6~~~-9-11--11--11--11~~-9---6:
D--------------------------------------------------------------:
A--------------------------------------------------------------:
E--------------------------------------------------------------:
Breed (Kurt Cobain)
Intro:
e:---------------:
B:---------------:
G:---------------:
D:---------------:
A:--4-4---4-7----:
E:--2-2-0-2-5---0:
play 8x
Verse
e:-------------------------------------------------------------:
B:-------------------------------------------------------------:
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11:
D:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11:
A:---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9:
E:-------------------------------------------------------------:
e:-------------------------------------------------------------:
B:-------------------------------------------------------------:
G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11----)----------------------------------:
D:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11---9-9-7-------------------------------:
A:---9--9--9--9--9--9--9---------------------------------------:
E:-------------------------------------------------------------:
Chorus: D5 A5 C5 B5
e:-------------------------------------------------------------:
B:-------------------------------------------------------------:
G:-7-----5--4--------------------------------------------------:
D:-7--7--5--4--------------------------------------------------:
A:-5--7--3--2--------------------------------------------------:
E:----5--------------------------------------------------------:
Solo:
e:---------------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------------------------:
G:-11------11-10-9-7--14-------14-13-12-10---17-------17-16-15-13:
D:---------------------------------------------------------------:
A:--9-------9--8-7-5--12-------12-11-10--8---15-------15-14-13-11:
E---+------------------+----------------------+------------------:
e:------------------------:
B:------------------------:
G:-19-------20----20/-----:
D:------------------------:
A:-17-------18----18/-----:
E:---+--------+-----+-----:
Lithium (Kurt Cobain)
tune down 1 whole step
Verse:
e:------------------------------------------------------------------:
B:------------------------------------------------------------------:
G:-------------------------------5--5-5-5/7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4/7-7-7-7--:
D:-----------------6---------7---5--5-5-5/7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4/7-7-7-7--:
A:---------6-----4-4-------7-----3--3-3-3/5-5-5-5-2--2-2-2/5-5-5-5--:
E:-0-x-0-4---x-0-----x-0-5-----0------------------------------------:
Chorus: E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/nevermind_tab_ver_4.html ]
e:-----------------------------------------------------:
B:-----------------------------------------------------:
G:-9-----6------5--7--4--7-----------------------------:
D:-9--6--6---7--5--7--4--7-----------------------------:
A:-7--6--4---7--3--5--2--5-----------------------------:
E:----4------5-----------------------------------------:
Bridge: A5 C5
e:---------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------------------:
G:-----5---------------------------------------:
D:--7--5---------------------------------------:
A:--7--3---------------------------------------:
E:--5------------------------------------------:
Polly (Kurt Cobain)
Verse: E5 G5 D5 C5
e:-------------------------------:
B:-------------------------------:
G:--------7--5-------------------:
D:--2--5--7--5-------------------:
A:--2--5--5--3-------------------:
E:--0--3-------------------------:
Chorus: D5 C5 G5 Bb5
e:----------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------:
G:-7--5-----4-----------------------:
D:-7--5--5--4-----------------------:
A:-5--3--5--2-----------------------:
E:-------3--------------------------:
Territorial Pissings (Kurt Cobain)
Verse And Chorus: A5 F5(8th fret) D5
e:----------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------:
G:-----10---------------------------:
D:--7--10---------------------------:
A:--7---8---------------------------:
E:--5-------------------------------:
Bridge:
e:------------------:
B:------------------:
G:------------------:
D:-7-7-7------------:
A:-7-7-7------------:
E:-5-5-5------------:
PM------|
play that 15x then play this:
e:--------------------:
B:--------------------:
G:-7------------------:
D:--7-----------------:
A:---7----------------:
E:----5---------------:
Drain You (Kurt Cobain)
Verse: A5 C#5 F#5 B5
e:------------------------:
B:------------------------:
G:-----6-----4------------:
D:--7--6--4--4------------:
A:--7--4--4--2------------:
E:--5-----2---------------:
Chorus: A5 G5 F#5
e:------------------------:
B:------------------------:
G:------------------------:
D:--7--5--4---------------:
A:--7--5--4---------------:
E:--5--3--2---------------:
A5 F#5 play that 3x
e:-------------------------:
B:-------------------------:
G:-------------------------:
D:--7--4-------------------:
A:--7--4-------------------:
E:--5--2-------------------:
E5 D5 D#5
e:-------------------------:
B:-------------------------:
G:--9--7--8----------------:
D:--9--7--8----------------:
A:--7--5--6----------------:
E:-------------------------:
Solo:
feedback for a few bars then this:
dist. on dist. off
e:-------------------------:
B:-3--------------3--------:
G:-2--------------2--------:
D:-3--------------3--------:
A:---+---------------------:
E:-------------------------:
play that 4x, then play this:
e:---------------------------------------------------:
B:-7\6\5\4\3-----------------------------------------:
G:-6\5\4\3\2--------6/7~~-4~~-5-6~~-7-8~~-9-10~~~~~~~:
D:-7\6\5\4\3-----------------------------------------:
A:---------------------------------------------------:
E:---------------------------------------------------:
Lounge Act (Kurt Cobain)
Verse: B5 C5 G5
e:----------------------------------------------------:
B:----------------------------------------------------:
G:--4-----5-------------------------------------------:
D:--4--5--5-------------------------------------------:
A:--2--5--3-------------------------------------------:
E:-----3----------------------------------------------:
Chorus: E5 A5 D5 C5 play that 4x then
e:-----------------------------------:
B:-----------------------------------:
G:--9-----7--5-----------------------:
D:--9--7--7--5-----------------------:
A:--7--7--5--3-----------------------:
E:-----5-----------------------------:
A5 G#5 G5 play that 2x
e:-------------------:
B:-------------------:
G:-------------------:
D:--7--6--5----------:
A:--7--6--5----------:
E:--5--4--3----------:
Stay Away (Kurt Cobain)
Intro/Chorus:
e:----------------------------:
B:----------------------------:
G:-2-2--4-4-4--------5----5-6-:
D:-0-0--4-4-4---3-3--5----5-6-:
A:-0-0--2-2-----3-3--3--0-3-4-:
E:------------0-1-1-----------:
Verse: )(
e:-----------------:
B:-4/5-5-5-5-(5)---:
G:-----------------:
D:-----------------:
A:-----------------:
E:-----------------:
Bridge:
e:------------------------------:
B:-3------------------------)(--:
G:-2-------------------3-3-3-(3):
D:-0---0---4---4---4------------:
A:-----0---4-----4-4------------:
E:-------0-2--------------------:
On A Plain (Kurt Cobain)
Intro:
e:------------------------------------------------------:
B:--------------------12----------------12--------------:
G:-10---------------10-----------------10---------------:
D:--9--------------9-----------------9------------------:
A:------------------------------------------------------:
E:-11--10^11^10^11-------10^11^10^11-------10^11^10^11--:
Verse:
Riff A
e:-2-----------------------------------:
B:-3--3-----0----0---------------------:
G:-2--2--0--0----0--2------------------:
D:-0--0--0--0-------3--3---3-----------:
A:-0----------------4--3---3--2-2-3-2--:
E:----------3----------1---1--0-0-1-0--:
play that 2x then play:
Riff B
e:-2-----------------------------:
B:-3--3--------------------------:
G:-2--2-0-5-5-5-5-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-:
D:-0--0-0-5-5-5-5-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-:
A:--------3-3-3-3-2--2---0-0-0---:
E:-------------------------------:
play that once, then Riff A once again
Riff A
e:-2-----------------------------------:
B:-3--3-----0----0---------------------:
G:-2--2--0--0----0--2------------------:
D:-0--0--0--0-------3--3---3-----------:
A:-0----------------4--3---3--2-2-3-2--:
E:----------3----------1---1--0-0-1-0--:
Chorus:
e:------------------------------------:
B:-3--3---3--3-----1-1-1-1-1-1--------:
G:-2--2---0--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0------:
D:-0--0-0-0--0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-0------:
A:------0------0-0^1-1-1-1-1-1--------:
E:--------3--3------------------------:
Bridge:
F5 E5 A5 G5
e:------------------------------------:
B:------------------------------------:
G:------------------------------------:
D:--3--2--7--5------------------------:
A:--3--2--7--5------------------------:
E:--1--0--5--3------------------------:
Something In The Way (Kurt Cobain)
Drop d tuning down two whole steps
Verse:
e:--------------------------:
B:--------------------------:
G:--------------------------:
D:-4----0-------------------:
A:-4----0-------------------:
E:-4----0-------------------:
Chorus:
e:--------------------------:
B:------3-------------------:
G:------2-------------------:
D:-4----0-------------------:
A:-4----0-------------------:
E:-4------------------------:
Endless Nameless (Kurt Cobain)
(Secret Song)
Intro:
e:----------------:
B:----------------:
G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
D:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
E:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
PM----------|
play 4x then:
)~~~~~
e:-----------------------------14)-------14--------------:
B:-----------------------------14--------14--------------:
G:-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
D:-x/x-0-0-0-0---x/x-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
A:-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
E:-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
PM----| PM----| PM----------|
)~~~~~ )~~~~~
e:-13)-------13-----------------15)-------15--------------:
B:-13--------13-----------------15--------15--------------:
G:--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
D:--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
A:--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
E:--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0:
PM----------| PM----------|
)~~~~~~~~~~~~
e:-16)----------------------------------------------------:
B:-16-----------------------------------------------------:
G:--------------------------------------------------------:
D:--------------------------------------------------------:
A:--------------------------------------------------------:
E:--------------------------------------------------------:
Verse:
) ) ) )
e:---------14)-----------12)-----------12)-----------15)--:
B:---------14------------12------------12------------15---:
G:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
D:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
A:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
E:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
) ) ) )
e:---------13)-----------11)-----------14)-----------14)--:
B:---------13------------11------------14------------14---:
G:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
D:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
A:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
E:-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------:
Chorus:
e:--------------------------------------------------------:
B:---------------------------1----------------------------:
G:----1----1------1-----1----------1-------1----1---------:
D:--------------------------------------------------------:
A:-3-----3---3-2------2---2-3----3----3--2----2---2-------:
E:--------------------------------------------------------:
NOTES & Thanks:
This Tab book is dedicated to the loving memory of Kurt Cobain, and Nirvanas breakthrough album Nevermind. Although it took me a while to translate the album here it is in its entirety.As you will notice most of the tabs for these songs are incorrect on the internet. Even Smells Like Teen Spirt is usally wrong and never includes the break after the chorus.Here it is though all the solos, all the breaks, all the chords, everything.
Thanks,
Eric Rodriguez
