NIRVANA - "Return Of The Rat" Tablature

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From v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:41:59 1997
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 14:18:06 GMT-400
From: OSWALD LEE HARVEY <v7b39@unb.ca>
To: guitar@olga.net
Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com
Subject: Return of the Rat - Nirvana

Return of the Rat
as performed by Nirvana
from the compilation
"Eight Songs for Greg Sage & the Wipers"
written by Greg Sage & the Wipers
tabbed by Lee Harvey Oswald <v7b39@unb.ca>

I don't think a decent tab of this song exists so I've written one.
It's a simple song to play and fun, too. One of my favorite Nirvana
ditties. Here goes nothin'.

Standard tuning

[verse 1]
A5 C5 G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware

[chorus]
*1 Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Ah no no no no

*2 Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Ah no no no no no no no no no no

*1
B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------
D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-

*2
B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 A5 G5 Em A5
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\\0//5-
[the slide from Em
to A5 is a sort of bridge
from chorus to verse
Just roll right into the
verse without slowing
down]

[verse 2]
A5 C5 G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better confess
Oh You better confess
You try to confess and I've seen em do it
You better confess

[chorus] same as before

[solo]

e|-------------------------------------------
B|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
G|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------
B|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
G|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
D|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
A|-------------------------------------------- more]
E|--------------------------------------------

Repeat the first verse [an old Nirvana trick] and that's it.

I hope you have found this usefull. If you come across any glaring
errors mail me and I'll fix them. I don't have my guitar right here
so the solo may be fucked. If you have difficulties mail me and
I'll get you a proper copy.
From v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:42:05 1997
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:35:25 GMT-400
From: OSWALD LEE HARVEY <v7b39@unb.ca>
To: guitar@olga.net
Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com
Subject: Return of the Rat - Nirvana (solo correction)

Yep, I scewed up the solo. It's not played on the 2nd and 3rd
strings but on the 3rd and 4th strings. Everything else is ok.

e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
D|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
D|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
A|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
E|-------------------------------------------- more]