NIRVANA - "Unplugged In Ny" Tablature

From: tinus@utctu1.ct.utwente.nl (Martijn Oversteegen)

I compiled the songs as has been posted before. I added or altered
the lyrics and corrected the songs and the lay-out a little bit.
Credits for the original TABs go to; Jesse Scott, Christopher Mosher,
Robert Wolsey, Dan Herold, Mark van 't Zet, Wouter Janssen and Guez
Ofer. Thanks for all who posted me lyrics and suggestions as well.

MTV Unplugged In New York - NIRVANA
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All guitars are tuned down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).
On 'On A Plain', 'Something in the way' and 'All Apologies' Kurt
plays with Dropped-D tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).
On 'Plateau', 'Oh me' and 'Lake Of Fire' he lets the Meat Puppets
play the guitar.

The positions of the chords, as played by Kurt, are given for each
song. These are the so called voicings. From left to right are the
positions on the respective strings. The chords are either notated
above the lyrics the first time or above the songs. Notes within
parentheses are single notes played on the lowest string (either
Eb or Db), these are notated as if the guitar was tuned normally.
In the TAB parts, however, parentheses mean the notes are softly
played. All the other notations are as usual (hammer=h, pick=p,
slide up=/, slide down=\, rake=x, bend=b, release bend=r and
trill=~). The TAB parts are only solos or riffs; all the other stuff
can easily be derived by ear from the chords given. Kurt either
strums the chords or picks random notes from them. Most of the time
the picked notes are from the three lowest strings.
Allthough most songs are played by two guitars, only one guitar has
been transcribed. The other plays either the same or plays the chords
as mentioned.

About A Girl
Come As You Are
Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Man Who Sold The World
Pennyroyal Tea
Dumb
Polly
On A Plain
Something In The Way
Plateau
Oh Me
Lake Of Fire
All Apologies
Where Did You Sleep Last Night

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About A Girl (Kurt Cobain) - Bleach

Voicings:

E5 - 022x00
G - 320033 or 320003
C#5 - x466xx
G#5 - 466xxx
F#5 - 244xxx
A5 - x022xx
C5 - x355xx

E5 G E5 G
I need an easy friend
E5 G E5 G
I do with a hand to lend
E5 G E5 G
I do think you fit this shoe
E5 G E5 G
I do what you have a clue

C# G# F#
I'll take advantage while
C# G# F#
You hang me out to dry
E5 A5 C5 E5 G E5 G
But I can't see you every night free
E5 G E5 G
I do

I'm standing in your light
I do hope you have the time
I do pick up number two
I do keep a date with you

[Repeat chorus]

Solo: Repeat 3x
E-------------------------|-
B-------------------------|-
G----------------7--7/9-9-|-
D-----5-7-7/9--9----------|-
A-7-7---------------------|-
E-------------------------|-

[Repeat first verse and chorus]

E5 A5 C5 E5 G E5 G
I can't see you every night free
E5 G E5 G E5 G E5 G E5 G E5 G
I do, I do, I do

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Come As You Are (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind

Voicings:

F# - 244322
A - x0222x
B - 22444x
D - x0023x

Main Riff (with chorus-effect pedal)
E---------------------------------------------|-
B---------------------------------------------|-
G---------------------------------------------|-
D---------------------------------------------|-
A---------------0-----0--------------2--------|-
E--0--0--1--2------2-----2--2--1--0-----0--0--|-

[The 'memoria' part: F# A ]
[The 'And I swear that I don't...' part: B D ]

Intro; Repeat main riff 3x

Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up
The choice is your
Don't be late, take a rest
As a friend
As an old memoria
memoria, memoria, memoria

Come dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend
As an old memoria
memoria, memoria, memoria

And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun

Solo: Repeat 4x
E---------------------|------------------------|-
B--6-9-11-11\6-6-9\11-|-6-9-11-11-13-11-11-9\6-|-
G---------------------|------------------------|-
D---------------------|------------------------|-
A---------------------|------------------------|-
E---------------------|------------------------|-

memoria, memoria, memoria, memoria

And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun [Repeat 5x]

memoria

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Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam (Eugene Kelly/Francis McKee)

Voicings:

E5 - 022x00
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Asus4 - x02230

Intro: E5 D A Asus4 A [Repeat 2x]

E5 D A Asus4 A
Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam
E5 D A Asus4 A
'Cause sunbeams are never made like me
E5 D A Asus4 A
Don't expect me to cry, for all the reasons you had to die
E5 D A Asus4 A
Don't ever ask your love of me

E5 D
Don't expect me to cry
E5 D
Don't expect me to lie
E5 D A Asus4 A
Don't expect me to die for thee

[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
[Repeat Intro]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Intro]

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Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)

Voicings:

A - x0222x
D5 - xx023x
F - 133211
C - x3555x
G - 355433
Bb - x1333x

Intro (with distortion); Repeat 6x
E--------------------|- -|-----|-
B--------------------|- -|-----|-
G--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--|- -|--2~-|-
D--------------------|- -|-----|-
A--------------------|- -|-----|-
E--------------------|- -|-----|-

A
We passed upon the stairs,
D
We spoke of was and when
A
Although I wasn't there
F
He said I was his friend
C
Which came as a surprise
A D
I spoke into his eyes -- I thought you died alone
C
A long long time ago

C - Riff F - Riff
E-----------------|- -|-----------------|-
B-----------------|- -|-----------------|-
G-----------2-4-5-|- -|-----------------|-
D-----2-3-5-------|- -|-----------0-2-3-|-
A-3-5-------------|- -|-----0-1-3-------|-
E-----------------|- -|-1-3-------------|-

F
Oh no, not me,
Bb F
We never lost control,
C F
You're face to face,
Bb A
With the man who sold the world

[Repeat Intro]

A
I laughed and shook his hand,
D
I made my way back home,
A
I searched for form and land,
F
Years and years I roamed,
C
I gazed a gazely stare,
A D
We walked a million hills -- I must have died alone,
C
A long long time ago.

F
Who knows, not me,
Bb F
I never lost control,
C F
You're face, to face,
Bb A
With the man who sold the world.

[Repeat Intro]
[Repeat second chorus]
[Repeat Intro]

Outro: (Not very accurate, but at least the right notes)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--\2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0-/10-10-10-10-10--
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-\9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-/9-9-9-9-9-\2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-/10-10-10-
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-10-10-\9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-/9-9-9-9-9-\2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0--2--
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

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Pennyroyal Tea (Kurt Cobain) - In Utero

Voicings:

Am - x02210
G - 320033 or 320003
C - x3555x
D - x5777x
Bb - 688xxx

Intro; Repeat 2x
Am G (E) (G) (E)

Am G
I'm on my time with everyone
Am G
I have very bad posture

C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D Bb
Distill the life that's inside of me
C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D Bb
I'm anemic royalty

Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally

I'm so tired I can't sleep
I'm anemic royalty
I'm a liar and a thief
I'm anemic royalty

I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids

Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
Distill the life that's inside of me
I'm anemic royalty
I'm anemic royalty

Outro: Am

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Dumb (Kurt Cobain) - In Utero

Voicings:

E5 - 022x00
G(i) - 355433
G(ii) - 320033 or 320003
B - x2444x
C - x3555x

[During Verse strum : E5 G(i)]
[During Chorus strum: E5 G(ii)]
[In bridge switch to: B C]

I'm not like them
But I can pretend
The sun is gone
But I have a light
The day is done
But I'm having fun
I think I'm dumb
Or maybe just happy

Think I'm just happy [Repeat 3x]

My heart is broke
But I have some glue
Help me inhale
And mend it with you
We'll float around
And hang out on clouds
Then we'll come down
And I have a hangover

Have a hangover [Repeat 3x]

Skin the sun
Fall asleep
Wish away
The soul is cheap
Lesson learned
Wish me luck
Soothe the burn
Wake me up

[Repeat first verse and chorus]

I think I'm dumb [Repeat 12x]

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Polly (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind

Voicings:

E5 - 022x00
G - 320033 or 320003
D - x0023x
C - x3555x
Bb - x1333x

[During verse strum each line : E G D C]
[During chorus strum each line: D C G Bb]

Polly Wants a Cracker
I think I should get off her first
I think she wants some water
To put out the blow torch

It isn't me, we have some seed
Let me clip your dirty wings
Let me take a ride, don't hurt yourself
I want some help to help myself
I've got some rope, you have been told
I promise you, I've been true
Let me take a ride, don't hurt yourself
I want some help to help myself

Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like more food
She asks me to untie her
A chase would be nice for a few

[Repeat chorus]

Bass bridge: Repeat 2x
G-------------------------|-
D----------0-0-0----------|-
A----------------3-3-3-3--|-
E--0-3-3-3----------------|-

Polly said
Polly says her back hurts
And she's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
It amazes me, the will of instinct

[Repeat chorus]

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On A Plain (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind

Voicings: (dropped-D tuning!)

D - x 5 7 7 7 x
D/G - 5 5 7 7 7 x
A - x 0 2 2 2 x
F/Bb - 8 8101010 x
F5 - 3 3 3 x x x
E5 - 2 2 2 x x x
G5 - 5 5 5 x x x

[Main Riff: D D/G A (F#) (G) (F#) (E)]
[Chorus : D D/G F/Bb]
[Bridge : F5 E5 A G5]

I'll start this off
Without any words
I got so high that
I scratched 'til I bled

Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?

The finest day
That I ever had
Was when I learned
To cry on command

[Repeat "Love myself..." part]

I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

My mother died
Every night
It's safe to say
Don't quote me on that

[Repeat "Love myself..." part]

The black sheep got
Blackmailed again
Forgot to put
On the zip code

[Repeat "Love myself..." part]
[Repeat chorus]

Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory has stored
As defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say?

It is now time
To make it unclear
To write off lines
That don't make a sense

[Repeat "Love myself..." part]

One more special
Message to go
And then I'm done
And I can go home

[Repeat "Love myself..." part]
[Repeat chorus]

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Something in the Way (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind

Voicings: (Dropped-D tuning!)

F#5 - 444xxx
D5(i) - 000xxx
D5(ii) - x0023x

[Pick during verse : F#5 D5(i)]
[Strum during chorus: F#5 D5(ii)]

Underneath the bridge
The tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped
Have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from the ceiling
But it's ok to eat fish
Cause they don't have any feelings

Something in the way, Mmmm...
Something in the way, yeah, Mmmm...
Something in the way, Mmmm...
Something in the way, yeah, Mmmm...

[Repeat verse]
[Repeat chorus 2x]

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Plateau (Curt Kirkwoord)

Voicings:

G - 320x33
Bb - 650x66
Fsus2 - 1xx011
G# - 4xx044

Main Riff
E--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----|-
B------------------------------------------------------1-|-
G----------------------------------------------------0---|-
D-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--------|-
A---(2)-----(5)-----(2)-----(5)-----(2)-----(5)----------|-
E--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----|-

Pre-chorus Chorus
E--4------|- -|--1/3------------------------3--------|-
B------4--|- -|--1/3-------------3-----3----3-----6--|-
G----0----|- -|------------------3-----3----------7--|-
D---------|- -|---------5--x-----3-----3----------8--|-
A---------|- -|---------5--x--1-----------5----------|-
E--4------|- -|-------3-------------1-----3---/6-----|-

Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills and shake the many hands

There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
You see a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you got words

When you're finished with the mop then you can stop
And look at what you've done
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen
And the work it took was fun

[Repeat Chorus]

Well the many hands began to scan around for the next plateau
Some said it was in greenland and some in mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could

Pre-outro
E--4----------------4---6-----------------6--|-
B---------4-------4------------6--------6----|-
G--------------------------------------------|-
D------0-------0------------0-------0--------|-
A----3-------3------------5-------5----------|-
E--4--------------------6--------------------|-

Outro
E-(0)--------------------------0-----|---------------------------------|-
B--------------0-------2---------1p0-|-----2-------0-------0-------1p0-|-
G------2-----2---2---2-------2-------|---2-------2---2---2-------2-----|-
D----2-----2-------0-------0---------|-2-------2-------3-------0-------|-
A--0-----0---------------3-----------|-------0---------------3---------|-
E------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-

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Oh Me (Curt Kirkwood)

Voicings:

E - x22100
D - x0023x
C - x32010
G - 320003
C5 - x3555x
D5 - x5777x
E5 - x7999x

Main Riff
(NC) E (NC) D (NC) D C E
E-------------0--|---------------|-------------------|------0--------0--|-
B-------------0--|-------------3-|------------3------|------1-0-0----0--|-
G-------------1--|-------------2-|------------2--0-0-|------0-0-0----1--|-
D-------2-2-2----|------2--0-0-0-|------2-0-0-0--0-0-|--2-2--------2----|-
A---0-2---2-2----|--0-2----0-0---|--0-2---0-0--------|--3-3--------2----|-
E-4--------------|-4-------------|-4-----------------|-------------0----|-

Chorus [Repeat 4x] End Of Chorus
G E C D E
E-3--3-3-3-----0-|- -|-------------0-----|---------------0--|-
B-0--0-0-0-----0-|- -|-------------1-----|-----3---------0--|-
G-0--0-0-0-----1-|- -|---------0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-----1--|-
D-----------2-2--|- -|------2--2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0----|-
A-----------2-2--|- -|--0-2----3-3---3-3-|-0-0---0-0-0-0----|-
E-----------0-0--|- -|-4-----------------|------------------|-

If I had to lose a mile
If I had to touch feelings
I would lose my soul
The way I do

I don't have to think
I only have to do it
The results are always perfect
And that's old news

Would you like to hear my voice
Sweetened with emotion
Invented at your birth?

I can't see the end of me
My whole expanse I cannot see
I formulate infinity
And store it deep inside of me

Solo
E---------------------------3/2-----------2/5-5-5-3-2---------------------|-
B-------------------3-3^5~------5--(3-5)-5-------------5/3-----------3-5~-|-
G------------2-4~------------------------------------------4-2-2-2/4------|-
D------2-2h4--------------------------------------------------------------|-
A--0-2--------------------------------------------------------------------|-
E-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-

[Repeat verses and chorus]

Outro: C5 D5 E5

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Lake Of Fire (Curt Kirkwood)

Voicings:

Gm - 3553xx
G5 - 355xxx
F5 - 133xxx
Bb5 - x133xx
Bb - x13331
C5 - x355xx
Dm - xx0231
Dsus2 - xx0230
A - x02220

Main Riff
Gm G5\F5 Bb5 Gm C5 Bb5
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3---------
G-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3---------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Gm G5\F5 Bb5 C5 F5 G5
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------5--5-----5------------
D---------------------------------5--5-----5--3--3--5---
A---------------------------------3--3-----3--3--3--5---
E---------------------------------------------1--1--3---

Gm F5 G5 Gm F5 G5
E------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
B------------------------------|----11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~\--6~--6~/8~--
G------------------------------|-/10--10~-10~-10~-10~-10~--\5~--5~--/7~--
D---------------------3--------|-----------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---1---5----|-----------------------------------------
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------3----|-----------------------------------------


Gm F Bb
Where do bad folks go when they die?
Gm C5 Bb
They don't go to heaven where the angels fly
Gm F Bb
They go down to the lake of fire and fry
C F Gm Gm F G F G5
Won't see 'em again till the fourth of july

Dm Bb
I knew a lady who came from duluth
Dm A
She got bit by a dog with a rabid tooth
Dm Bb
She went to her grave just a little too soon
C Dm Dsus2
And she flew away howling on the yellow moon

[Repeat Chorus]

Now the people cry and the people moan
And they look for a dry place to call their home
And try to find some place to rest their bones
While the angels and the devils
Fight to claim them for their own

[Repeat Chorus] Gm F G5 Gm F G5

SOLO
E------3---------3---------------------------------------
B--2-3---3--6b7------6-----------------------------------
G----------------------5-3-------------------------------
D--------------------------5-3----------------------3-5--
A------------------------------5-4-3----------3-4-5------
E------------------------------------6-3----6------------

E--------------------------------------------------------
B--3b4---------------6~----6~----------------------------
G--3b4-------(0)-5/7----7~----7\5--3---------------------
D-------5----------------------------5-------0-3---3-----
A-----------------------------------------/5-----5---5---
E--------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------3------------------------
B--------------------6~------/3---3-7-3------------------
G----------------5/7----7\--------------3-5--------------
D-------------------------------------------3---5--------
A--3-----------------------------------------------------
E----6-3-3-3----------------------------------3----------

E--------------------------------------------------------
B--3b4------3b4-----3b4----------------------------------
G--3b4------3b4-----3b4----------------------------------
D------5-5------5-------5-3------------------------3-----
A---------------------------5-4-3------------3-4-5-------
E---------------------------------6-3----3-6-------------

E----------------------
B----------------------
G------(3)-----(4)-----
D--3h5-----(3)-----5---
A----------------------
E----------------------

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All Apologies (Kurt Cobain) - In Utero

Voicings: (Dropped-D tuning!)

G5 - 555xxx
D5 - 000xxx
A5 - 777xxx or x022xx

Main Riff
E----------------------|----------------------|-
B----------------------|----------------------|-
G----------------------|----------------------|-
D----------------------|----------12-12-9-10--|-
A---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|---9-10-9-------------|-
D-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-

E----------------------|----------------------|-
B----------------------|----------------------|-
G----------------------|----------11-11-9-----|-
D----------------------|------------------12--|-
A---9-10-9-12-12-9-10--|---9-10-9-------------|-
D-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-

Chorus
G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 D5 A5 D5 A5
E---------------------------------------------|-
B---------------------------------------------|-
G---------------------------------------------|-
D-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-7--0-7--|-
A-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-7--0-7--|-
D-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-5-5-5--0-7--0-7--|-

What else should I be
All apologies
What else should I say
Everyone is gay
What else could I write
I don't have the right
What else should I be
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
I'm married
Buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqur scafoam shame
Sunburn with freezeburn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

[Repeat Chorus]

I'm married
Buried, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

All in all we all are [Repeat 13x]

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Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Huddie Ledbetter)

Voicings:

E5 - 022x0x or 022x00
A - x0222x
G - 320033 or 320003
B - x2444x
B/F# - 22444x

Intro: E5 (E) (F#) (G) (E) A G B B/F# E5 [Repeat 2x]

E5 A G
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
B B/F# E5
Tell me where did you sleep last night
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

Her husband, was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body never was found

[Repeat first verse]

Interlude: play verse progression

[Repeat second verse gently]
[Repeat first verse loudly]

My girl, my girl, where will ya go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, the pines
The sun, the shine
I'll shiver the whole night through

[Repeat Interlude]

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