Artist: Nirvana
Song: On a Plain
Album: Nevermind/Unplugged in New York
Bassist: Krist Novoselic
Tuning: Drop D (D, A, D, G)*
Tabbed by: Sp00nman94
Verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--5-5-3-3-5-2-0-2-3---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-2---------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5---5-------------------3-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-3-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--5-5-3-3-5-2-0-2-3---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-2---------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5---5-------------------3-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-3-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--5-5-3-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/on_a_plain_btab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-----------------------------|
Interlude
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3-3--5-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-0--7--7-7-7-7-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3-3--5-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-0--7--7-7-7-7-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3-3--5-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-0--7--7-7-7-7-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3-3--5-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-0--7--7-7-7-7-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-3-2-0-|
Song Order:
Cool Guitar Intro Thing
Verse I
Chorus
Verse II
Chorus
Interlude
Verse III
Chorus
*In the Unplugged version, the tuning is a
half step down drop Db (Db, Ab, Db, Gb).
This is a great song. I’d appreciate feedback. Enjoy.
