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DIVE
As recorded by Nirvana
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Kurt Cobain
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
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Wx2 H +H +H Q Q
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|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-([2])----([2])----|-([2])--------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------<2>--<2>--|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
F#5 E5
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E E E Q E E
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|---------(2)----------||
|----------------------------|---------(2)-/7-------||
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--------------||
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0---------5S0--||
Verse
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
||-----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
||o----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
||-----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
||--------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
||o-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
||--2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E
E E E E +H +E E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
Chorus
$
B5 C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5 G#5
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
F#5 E5
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
B5 C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5 G#5
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
F#5 E5
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
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B5 C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5 G#5
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
F#5 E5 E
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
1.
To Coda
F#5 E5
~~
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E +E Q Q E E
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|----------------------------|---------------------o||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)-|-(4)r(4)-2--/9--4----o||
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-(2)-0--------2---||
Interlude
2.
E5 E E5 E
E E E E +Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--|
|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2--|
|-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-------2-----------|
|-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0-----------|
E5 E E5 E
E E E E +Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|--------------0---|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--|
|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)------2-2-2-2--|
|-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-----2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E5 E
~
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
E5 E
~
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--|
E5 E
~
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
D.S. al Coda
E5 E
~
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--||
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--||
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--||
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--||
&
F#5 E5 E
~~
E +E Q Q E E Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4r(4)-2--/9--4---|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2-(2)-0--------2-|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
F#5 E5 E
/
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E Q +Q +Q +Q
|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9---|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|-4--(4)--(4)--(4)--*|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--*|
Duration Legend
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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
Kurt Cobain 1967-1994
