NIRVANA - "Greatest Hits" Tablature

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Greetings,fellow guitarists. The new greatest hits record from Nirvana (which is
simply called Nirvana) is a fantastic collection of the bands best work, including
three tracks from the amazing unplugged record. Therefore it’s only fair that
someone should tab it out. (R.I.P Kurt Cobain)

Song order- You know you’re right
About a girl
Be a son
Sliver
Smells like teen spirit
Come as you are
Lithium
In bloom
Heart-shaped box
Pennyroyal tea
Rape me
Dumb
All apologies
The man who sold the world
Where did you sleep last night?

Chords- E F G A C D
1:0 1 3 0 0 3
2:0 1 3 2 1 2
3:0 2 0 2 0 3
4:2 3 0 2 2 0
5:2 3 2 0 3 -
6:0 1 3 - - -

Power Chords- E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5
3: - - - - - 2 3 4 5 6 7
4: 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7
5: 2 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 3 4 5
6: 0 1 2 3 4 - - - - - -

Notation- b- bend
r- release
~- vibrato
\- slide down
/- slide up
()- Palm mute
h- hammer on
p- pull off

Tunings- Standard-(E,A,D,G,B,E)
Drop D-(tune top string down whole step)
Half step down-(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)
Whole stap down-(D,G,C,F,A,D)

1.you know you're right (previously unreleased)
half step down
Riff one
4:-----------------------------------4------
5:-------4---4-------4---4-------4-----4----
6:-0h2-2-2-2---0h2-2-2-2---0h2-2-2-2-----2-2
Riff 2
3:-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
4:-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
6:---------------------------------
Riff 3
4:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
5:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
6:-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-

2.about a girl (bleach)
Riff 1
E5,G
Riff 2
C#5,G#5,F#5 x3 then
3:-----9-9-----------
4:-2-2-9-9-7-7-101010
5:-2-2-7-7-7-7-101010
6:-0-0-----5-5-8-8-8-
Solo
3:---------------------11-11
4:-------5-7-7/9-9-9-9/11-11
5:---5-7--------------------
6:-0------------------------ x4

3.be a son (incesticide)
Drop-D
Riff 1
2:-3---3-----------3---2------
3:-2---2-----------2---2------
4:-0---0-----------0---0------
5:-0---0---3-2-0-0-0---0-3-2-0
6:-0---0-----------0---0------
riff 2
4:-5---5---3-3--2--2-2-2------
5:-5---5---3-3--2--2-2-2-3-2-0
6:-5---5---3-3--2--2-2-2------

4.sliver (incesticide)
standard
intro (bass arranged for guitar)
5:-3--3-3--------3--3-0----0-1-3--3-3--------3--1-0----0-1
6:--------1--1-1---------3------------1--1-1---------3----
chorus
A5,C5
2nd & 3rd verse
C5,F5,C5,A5
last verse
C5

5.smells like teen spirit (nevermind)
standard
main riff
3:--------x-x-x-x-3--3---------x-x-x-x-6--6--
4:-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3--3--6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6--6--
5:-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1--1--6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4--4--
6:-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------
chorus
1:---1-
2:-1---
3:-----
4:-----
_____________________________________________
5:---------1-1-1-1/--------4-4-4-4\
6:-1-1-1-1---------4-4-4-4---------
(bass arranged for guitar)
pre chorus
1:----1-------1--
2:-1----1--1----1
post chorus
3:--------------3b--5-5-5-5-3-----
4:-3-3-3--3-4-4-----5-5-5-5-3--6--
5:-3-3-3--3-4-4-----3-3-3-3-1--6--
6:-1-1-1--1-2-2----------------4--
solo
3:---8-10\---8-8b10r8-6-5~~6-5-------------------
4:-10-----6~-------------------8--6--8-8b9r8-6-5~
5:-----------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------- x2
then
4:-6-5~-6-5~-6-5~-6p5-5\3~~
5:-------------------------
6:------------------------- x4

6. come as you are (nevermind)
whole step down
main riff
5:----------0---0---------2-------2
6:-0-0-1-2----2---2-2-1-0---0-0----
pre-chorus
F#5,A5
chorus
B5,D5
solo
2:-------------------------------0--------
3:6~6~~~9~11~~6~~~9~11~~6~~~9~11~11b~11~9~
4:----------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------- x4

7.lithium (nevermind)
whole step down
main riff
3:--------------6---2-2-------5--------7------4--------7
4:--------------6---2-2---5-5-5--------7--4-4-4--------7
5:-------6----4-----0-0-0-3-3----3/5-5----2-2----2/5-5--
6:-0---0-4--0------0------------------------------------
chorus
E5,G#5,C#5,A5,C5,D5,B5,D5
interlude
A5,C5

8.In bloom
standard
Riff 1
A#5,G5,F5,G#5
Riff 2 (pick scrape between each chord)
A#5,F#5,C#5,B5,A5
chorus
A#5,G5
then
3:-5--5-5-5--5-8--8-----
4:-5--5-5-5--5-8--8-----
5:-3--3-3-3--3-6--6-----
6:----------------------
solo
1:----------------------------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------6b~~~------------------------
3:-8bbbbbbbb10rrrrrrrrrrrr\\\\\\\////6b~~~8--8b-8-6-8-8~-----6-8b-
4:-------------------------------------------------------6-8------
5:----------------------------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------------------

1:----------------------------------------------------------------
2:--------------------------10bb--------------8-9--8-9-9--9b10r9~~
3:-8~-6-8--6-8-8b-8-6-8-8---10bb-10-10-10-8-0---------------------
4:-----------------------0----------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------------------

1:-11bbb-------------------------------------
2:-11bbb-------8---8---8-7~------------------
3:-------6~--6---6---6------3333333366666666-
4:--------------------------3333333366666666-
5:--------------------------1111111144444444-
6:-------------------------------------------

9.heart-shaped box (in utero)
half step down and drop D (Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)
Riff 1
3:-----2------------------------------2---------------------------
4:---2---2-----3---------0----0-----2---2-----3-----/4-4---4-----0
5:-0---------3---3-----0----0---0-0---------3---3--------0---3-3--
6:---------3-------0----------------------3-------0---------------
Riff 2
3:-2-2-4b------4b-----------4b
4:-2-2-----3-3-----0--0--0----
5:-0-0-----3-3-----0--0--0----
6:---------3-3-----0--0--0----
riff 3
3:-----------------------4bbbbb-----------------------------
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--0--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-4-4-4-4----
5:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--0--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--0--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------------
solo
2:---8b\--6b\--4bb----------8b\--6b\--4bb---------------3
3:------------------------------------------------------2
4:-7~---5~---3~-----5-4-2-0----5~---3~-----5-4-2-0~~----0
5:-------------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------------

10.Pennyroyal tea (in utero)
half step down
verse
1:------0------0-------0------0------3------3------3-------
2:------1------1-------1------1------3------3------3-------
3:-2--2----2-2----2--2----2-2---0--0----0-0---0--0-0-------
4:-2--2----2-2----2--2----2-2---0--0----0-0---0--0-0-------
5:-0--0----0-0----0--0----0-0---2--2----2-2---2--3-2-------
6:------------------------------3--3----3-3---3--3-3--2-3-0
chorus
C5,D5,A#5
solo
1:------------------------------------------3----3-3-2-0----------
2:------------------------------------------0------------3-2-0----
3:-2--2--2b-2p0--2-0-2--2--2b-2p0-2b-0------0------------------2~0
4:-2--2--------------2--2--------------5--5----0------------------
5:-0--0--------------0--0--------------5--5----0------------------
6:-------------------------------------3--3----0------------------ x2

11.Rape me (in utero)
half step down
main riff
A5,C5,E5,G5
bridge
3:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2-----------
4:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2---2-----------
5:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0---0-----------
6:-------------------------3-2-1-0- x4
then
1:------------------------------------0-----0----
2:------------------------------------0-----0----
3:-----------------------------------------------
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2------2------
5:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2------2------
6:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------0------

12.dumb (in utero)
half step down
verse
E5,G5,A5,C5
chorus
E,G
Bridge
B5,C5

13.all apologies (unplugged)
half step down and drop D
main riff
3:---------------------------------------------------------------------
4:------------------------------12-12-10-9-----------------------------
5:---9-10-9-12-12-10-9---9-10-9--------------9-10-9-12-12-10-9---9-10-9
6:-0---0----0--0-------0---0---------------0---0----0--0-------0---0---

3:-11-11-9---
4:---------12
5:-----------
6:-----------
chorus
1:-----------------------------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------------------------------------
4:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
6:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

1:-0---0--------0-----------
2:-2---2--------2----2-2----
3:-2---2----------2--2-2---2
4:-2---2------2----------2--
5:-0---0------0-------------
6:--------------------------
(just play around with the A chord)

14. The man who sold the world (unplugged)
half step down
main riff
3:-2-2-2-0---2h3p2-0-2-2-2-0---2h3p2-0-
verse
A,D,A,F,C,A,D,
chorus
c,F,B5
Solo (roughly)
3:-2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-\2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0-2-2-2-0-2/10-10-10-10-10-

3:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\

3:-2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-2-2-2-0-2/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-

3:-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\2-2-2-0

3:-2h3p2-0-2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-2-------

15.Where did you sleep last night? (unplugged)
half step down
intro
1:-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-------0---0-0-0---------------------------
2:-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-------x---x-x-x-0---0-0-0-----------------
3:-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-------2---2-2-2-0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-
4:-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-------2---2-2-2-0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-
5:-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-------0---0-0-0-x---x-x-x-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-
6:-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0h2h3-----------3---3-3-3-----------2-2-2-
the rest of the song is just variations of these chords

Enjoy!

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