NIRVANA - "lithium" Tablature
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Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 17:17:44 -0500
From: cg084@freenet.carleton.ca (Alex Morrow)
Subject: Tab: Lithium by Nirvana
LITHIUM
Lithium by NIRVANA
On the Nevermind CD and Lithium single.
From: Alex Morrow
I'm not too sure if this is correct but the last post of Lithium
didn't sound quite right, so here's how I play it..
Sounds good with a clean electric or light strumming on an acoustic..
Intro/Verses (Main Riff)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-2-------6--------11-------7--------10---------12--------9---------12----|
a-2------6-------11--------7-------10---------12---------9--------12------|
e-0-x-x-4---4/--9-----9/--5---5/--8-----8/--10-----10/--7---7/--10-----10/|
I'm so happy cause today I've found my friends, ...
Chorus:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------5--5----------5--5--5-----------4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2----------|
d--7--7---5--5---7--7---5--5--5---7-------4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2----------|
a--7--7---3--3---7--7---3--3--3---7-------2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--1--2--0-|
e--5--5----------5--5-------------5-------------------------------------|
..Crack..
I like it I'm not gonna crack...
Instead of the 1--2--0 on the A-string, play:
d--------2--|
a--------2--|
e--0--3-----|
after the Chorus to end the song
Lyrics:
I'm so happy cause today
I've found my friends,
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's 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've found god-
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna crack
I'm so lonely but that's okay
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,
But that's okay, My willies good
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Lithium - by Nirvana
Well after looking everywhere and not being satisfied with what I found
I decided to just do it myself. This is my first attempt at writing
tablature so be kind. I'm sure there is some intricate picking going on
that you can add but I believe this is very close to the way it was played
live.
Intro:
Em G# C# A C D B D
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X---------------------------------2----------------------------------------
X-----------------------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------4------------------3-------5--------2-------5------
X--------------4-----------------------------------------------------------
I'm so happy.......Cause today I found my friends....They're
There it is. I'm pretty sure the second to last chord is called B, I did
this off the top of my head.
I play them all as bar-chords except Em and A. Some palm muting helps also.
I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends,
they're in my head.
I'm so ugly, that's ok cause so are you,
we broke our mirrors.
Sunday morning, is everyday for all I care,
and I'm not scared.
Light my candles, in a daze cause I found God,
Yeah
I'm so happy, cause today I shaved my head,
and I'm not sad.
And just maybe, I'm to blame for all I've heard,
I'm not sure.
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there,
and I don't care.
I'm so horny, that's ok my will is good
Yeah
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna crack
**Any corrections or comments please send to:
Curt_page@non-hp-corvallis.om.hp.com
Lithium - by Nirvana 31 Oct 1995
Intro:
Em G# C# A C D B D
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X---------------------------------2----------------------------------------
X-----------------------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------4------------------3-------5--------2-------5------
X--------------4-----------------------------------------------------------
I'm so happy........
Chorus:
A C A C A
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
X--------------5---5-----------------5-----5-----5-------------------------
-
X---7---7------5---5-----7----7------5-----5-----5--------7----------------
-
X---7---7------3---3-----7----7------3-----3-----3--------7----------------
-
X---5---5----------------5----5---------------------------5----------------
-
I like it I'm not gon - na crack
I miss you I'm not gon - na crack
I love you I'm not gon - na crack
I kill you I'm not gon - na crack
On the last line do this:
A C A C A B
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------5---5-----------------5-----5-----5--------7-----------4----
X---7---7------5---5-----7----7------5-----5-----5--------7-----------4----
X---7---7------3---3-----7----7------3-----3-----3--------5-----------2----
X---5---5----------------5----5--------------------------------------------
I kill you I'm not gon - na craaaaaaaaaaaaaack
(strum each several x's)
Immediately after last chord do this to go back to the Em and start over:
Em
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X------------2-------------------------------------------------------------
X------------2-------------------------------------------------------------
X---O---3------------------------------------------------------------------
(Open E, then third string and into Em)
There it is, I play them all as bar-chords except Em and A.
I verified this by watching Kurt play it on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
The only difference I noticed was that he sometimes played the A as a
bar-chord and the D as a regular chord, otherwise the chords are the way
he played them live.
**Any corrections please send to:
Curt_page@non-hp-corvallis.om.hp.com * Best if viewed/printed from DOS
prompt
.......................................................................
from: jamesj@svpal.org
Nirvana-Lithium
Ok, I downloaded this song for a thing I'm doing with my band
to find out one part, which I did. But the rest of it was
completely friggen wrong soooooooooooooo.
I will do it.
<little clean tone bit>
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----X---------X-----------------------------5----------7------------|
|--2--X---------X-------4-----------5---------5-----------------------|
|--2--X-------4-X--0--6----------5-----0--3-------3/5-----------------|
|--0--X--0--6---X----------0--7---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-/---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-/---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-/---5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
the rest is simple and probably described below
************************************************************************
Lithium By Nirvana Written by Kurt Cobain from the Nevermind Album
Chris M
GoatMan176@aol.com
Intro
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------7-------------------7------
----------------------6-x---------7---5-5-5/-7--7------4-4-4-4/7-7--7------
-------------6------4-6-x-------7-----3-3-3/-5--5---0--2-2-2-2/5-5--5-0----
--0---x--0-4----x-0-------0---5-----0--------------------------------------
Verse ** *
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------4---------7------
------------------------------------5---------------------4--4/7----7------
------------------6---------7-------5-5--5/7-7-7-------4--4--4/7-----------
----------6-----4---------7-------3------3/5-5-5-------2----------5--------
-0--x-0-4---x-0------0--5------0------------------0-------------------0----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------4----------------
------------------6------------------5-------------5------4--------7-------
----------6-------6---------7----------------------5----2-------7--7-------
--------4----4--4---------7---0--3------5--3/5--5-----0-----2/5-5----------
-0--x-0--------------0--5---------------------------------------------0----
Then, play from verse to *, then from verse to **, then:
Dist. $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------7--7-7-7----------------6--6-6--2--2--0---5--5-5--5/7-7-7-7-----
--4--4--4/-7--7-7-7--2--2-2/6-6-6--6--6-6--2--2--0---5--5-5--5/7-7-7-7-----
--2--2--2/-5--5-5-5--2--2-2/6-6-6--4--4-4--0--0--0---3--3-3--3/5-5-5-5-----
---------------------0--0-0/4-4-4------------------------------------------
$$
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
-4---4--4--4/7---7--7------
-4---4--4--4/7---7--7------
-2---2--2--2/5---5--5------
Then play from $ to $$ twice, then:
---------------------------
---------------------------
-4--4-4-4/7--7--7\---------
-4--4-4-4/7--7--7\---------
-2--2-2-2/5--5--5\---------
---------------------------
Then repeat from Verse, then:
@
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-----5--5----2-2---5-------2-2-2--5--5-----2-2---5-5-5---2------5-5------
-2-----5--5----2-2---5-------2-2-2--5--5-----2-2---5-5-5---2------5-5------
-0-0-0-3--3-0--0-0-0-3-------0-0-0--3--3--0--0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0--0-0-3-3-0----
-----------------------0-3-4-----------------------------------------------
@@
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2---2-----5----------2---------5--5---------2--2----5---------------------
-2---2-----5----------2---------5--5---------2--2----5---------------------
-0---0--0--3----------0---0--0--3--3--0------0--0--0-3---------------------
--------------0--3--4-----------------------------------0--3--4------------
Then play from @ to @@, then:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2--2-----5-5-5-5--7---7--7--7--7-7--------4--4-4--4-----------------------
-2--2-----5-5-5-5--7---7--7--7--7-7--------4--4-4--4-----------------------
-0--0--0--3-3-3-3--5---5--5--5--5-5--0-----2--2-2--2-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------0--3--0--------------
/---/---/
***BASS SOLO*** /
/
After Bass solo, play from Verse to end, and the / 3 bends, and the last note
holds at the end.
From: cg084@freenet.carleton.ca (Alex Morrow)
Subject: Tab: Lithium by Nirvana
LITHIUM
Lithium by NIRVANA
On the Nevermind CD and Lithium single.
From: Alex Morrow
I'm not too sure if this is correct but the last post of Lithium
didn't sound quite right, so here's how I play it..
Sounds good with a clean electric or light strumming on an acoustic..
Intro/Verses (Main Riff)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-2-------6--------11-------7--------10---------12--------9---------12----|
a-2------6-------11--------7-------10---------12---------9--------12------|
e-0-x-x-4---4/--9-----9/--5---5/--8-----8/--10-----10/--7---7/--10-----10/|
I'm so happy cause today I've found my friends, ...
Chorus:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------5--5----------5--5--5-----------4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2----------|
d--7--7---5--5---7--7---5--5--5---7-------4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2--2----------|
a--7--7---3--3---7--7---3--3--3---7-------2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0--0--1--2--0-|
e--5--5----------5--5-------------5-------------------------------------|
..Crack..
I like it I'm not gonna crack...
Instead of the 1--2--0 on the A-string, play:
d--------2--|
a--------2--|
e--0--3-----|
after the Chorus to end the song
Lyrics:
I'm so happy cause today
I've found my friends,
They're in my head
I'm so ugly, but that's 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've found god-
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna crack
I'm so lonely but that's okay
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,
But that's okay, My willies good
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Lithium - by Nirvana
Well after looking everywhere and not being satisfied with what I found
I decided to just do it myself. This is my first attempt at writing
tablature so be kind. I'm sure there is some intricate picking going on
that you can add but I believe this is very close to the way it was played
live.
Intro:
Em G# C# A C D B D
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X---------------------------------2----------------------------------------
X-----------------------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------4------------------3-------5--------2-------5------
X--------------4-----------------------------------------------------------
I'm so happy.......Cause today I found my friends....They're
There it is. I'm pretty sure the second to last chord is called B, I did
this off the top of my head.
I play them all as bar-chords except Em and A. Some palm muting helps also.
I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends,
they're in my head.
I'm so ugly, that's ok cause so are you,
we broke our mirrors.
Sunday morning, is everyday for all I care,
and I'm not scared.
Light my candles, in a daze cause I found God,
Yeah
I'm so happy, cause today I shaved my head,
and I'm not sad.
And just maybe, I'm to blame for all I've heard,
I'm not sure.
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there,
and I don't care.
I'm so horny, that's ok my will is good
Yeah
I like it I'm not gonna crack
I miss you I'm not gonna crack
I love you I'm not gonna crack
I kill you I'm not gonna crack
**Any corrections or comments please send to:
Curt_page@non-hp-corvallis.om.hp.com
Lithium - by Nirvana 31 Oct 1995
Intro:
Em G# C# A C D B D
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X---------------------------------2----------------------------------------
X-----------------------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------6---------2--------5-------7--------4-------7------
X----2---------6--------4------------------3-------5--------2-------5------
X--------------4-----------------------------------------------------------
I'm so happy........
Chorus:
A C A C A
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
X--------------5---5-----------------5-----5-----5-------------------------
-
X---7---7------5---5-----7----7------5-----5-----5--------7----------------
-
X---7---7------3---3-----7----7------3-----3-----3--------7----------------
-
X---5---5----------------5----5---------------------------5----------------
-
I like it I'm not gon - na crack
I miss you I'm not gon - na crack
I love you I'm not gon - na crack
I kill you I'm not gon - na crack
On the last line do this:
A C A C A B
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------5---5-----------------5-----5-----5--------7-----------4----
X---7---7------5---5-----7----7------5-----5-----5--------7-----------4----
X---7---7------3---3-----7----7------3-----3-----3--------5-----------2----
X---5---5----------------5----5--------------------------------------------
I kill you I'm not gon - na craaaaaaaaaaaaaack
(strum each several x's)
Immediately after last chord do this to go back to the Em and start over:
Em
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X--------------------------------------------------------------------------
X------------2-------------------------------------------------------------
X------------2-------------------------------------------------------------
X---O---3------------------------------------------------------------------
(Open E, then third string and into Em)
There it is, I play them all as bar-chords except Em and A.
I verified this by watching Kurt play it on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
The only difference I noticed was that he sometimes played the A as a
bar-chord and the D as a regular chord, otherwise the chords are the way
he played them live.
**Any corrections please send to:
Curt_page@non-hp-corvallis.om.hp.com * Best if viewed/printed from DOS
prompt
.......................................................................
from: jamesj@svpal.org
Nirvana-Lithium
Ok, I downloaded this song for a thing I'm doing with my band
to find out one part, which I did. But the rest of it was
completely friggen wrong soooooooooooooo.
I will do it.
<little clean tone bit>
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----X---------X-----------------------------5----------7------------|
|--2--X---------X-------4-----------5---------5-----------------------|
|--2--X-------4-X--0--6----------5-----0--3-------3/5-----------------|
|--0--X--0--6---X----------0--7---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-/---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4-4-/---7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-/---5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
the rest is simple and probably described below
************************************************************************
Lithium By Nirvana Written by Kurt Cobain from the Nevermind Album
Chris M
GoatMan176@aol.com
Intro
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------7-------------------7------
----------------------6-x---------7---5-5-5/-7--7------4-4-4-4/7-7--7------
-------------6------4-6-x-------7-----3-3-3/-5--5---0--2-2-2-2/5-5--5-0----
--0---x--0-4----x-0-------0---5-----0--------------------------------------
Verse ** *
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------4---------7------
------------------------------------5---------------------4--4/7----7------
------------------6---------7-------5-5--5/7-7-7-------4--4--4/7-----------
----------6-----4---------7-------3------3/5-5-5-------2----------5--------
-0--x-0-4---x-0------0--5------0------------------0-------------------0----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------4----------------
------------------6------------------5-------------5------4--------7-------
----------6-------6---------7----------------------5----2-------7--7-------
--------4----4--4---------7---0--3------5--3/5--5-----0-----2/5-5----------
-0--x-0--------------0--5---------------------------------------------0----
Then, play from verse to *, then from verse to **, then:
Dist. $
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------7--7-7-7----------------6--6-6--2--2--0---5--5-5--5/7-7-7-7-----
--4--4--4/-7--7-7-7--2--2-2/6-6-6--6--6-6--2--2--0---5--5-5--5/7-7-7-7-----
--2--2--2/-5--5-5-5--2--2-2/6-6-6--4--4-4--0--0--0---3--3-3--3/5-5-5-5-----
---------------------0--0-0/4-4-4------------------------------------------
$$
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
-4---4--4--4/7---7--7------
-4---4--4--4/7---7--7------
-2---2--2--2/5---5--5------
Then play from $ to $$ twice, then:
---------------------------
---------------------------
-4--4-4-4/7--7--7\---------
-4--4-4-4/7--7--7\---------
-2--2-2-2/5--5--5\---------
---------------------------
Then repeat from Verse, then:
@
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-----5--5----2-2---5-------2-2-2--5--5-----2-2---5-5-5---2------5-5------
-2-----5--5----2-2---5-------2-2-2--5--5-----2-2---5-5-5---2------5-5------
-0-0-0-3--3-0--0-0-0-3-------0-0-0--3--3--0--0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0--0-0-3-3-0----
-----------------------0-3-4-----------------------------------------------
@@
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2---2-----5----------2---------5--5---------2--2----5---------------------
-2---2-----5----------2---------5--5---------2--2----5---------------------
-0---0--0--3----------0---0--0--3--3--0------0--0--0-3---------------------
--------------0--3--4-----------------------------------0--3--4------------
Then play from @ to @@, then:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2--2-----5-5-5-5--7---7--7--7--7-7--------4--4-4--4-----------------------
-2--2-----5-5-5-5--7---7--7--7--7-7--------4--4-4--4-----------------------
-0--0--0--3-3-3-3--5---5--5--5--5-5--0-----2--2-2--2-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------0--3--0--------------
/---/---/
***BASS SOLO*** /
/
After Bass solo, play from Verse to end, and the / 3 bends, and the last note
holds at the end.
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