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
I do with a hand to lend
I do think you fit this shoe
I do what you have a clue
C# G# F#
I'll take advantage while
You hang me out to dry
E5 A5 C5 E5 G E5 G
But I can't see you every night free
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---------------------|-
[Repeat first verse and chorus]
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
Come As You Are (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind
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 a trend, as a friend
And I swear that 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---------------------|------------------------|-
memoria, memoria, memoria, memoria
No I don't have a gun [Repeat 5x]
memoria
Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam (Eugene Kelly/Francis McKee)
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
'Cause sunbeams are never made like me
Don't expect me to cry, for all the reasons you had to die
Don't ever ask your love of me
E5 D
Don't expect me to cry
Don't expect me to lie
Don't expect me to die for thee
[Repeat Verse and Chorus]
[Repeat Intro]
[Repeat Chorus]
Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
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--------------------|- -|-----|-
A
We passed upon the stairs,
D
We spoke of was and when
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
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-------------|-
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
I laughed and shook his hand,
I made my way back home,
I searched for form and land,
Years and years I roamed,
I gazed a gazely stare,
We walked a million hills -- I must have died alone,
A long long time ago.
Who knows, not me,
I never lost control,
You're face, to face,
With the man who sold the world.
[Repeat second chorus]
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-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--\2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0-/10-10-10-10-10--
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
G-\9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-/9-9-9-9-9-\2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-/10-10-10-
G-10-10-\9-\7-7-7-7-7-7-/9-9-9-9-9-\2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0--2--
Pennyroyal Tea (Kurt Cobain) - In Utero
Am - x02210
D - x5777x
Bb - 688xxx
Intro; Repeat 2x
Am G (E) (G) (E)
Am G
I'm on my time with everyone
I have very bad posture
C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
Distill the life that's inside of me
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 a liar and a thief
I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids
Outro: Am
Dumb (Kurt Cobain) - In Utero
G(i) - 355433
G(ii) - 320033 or 320003
B - x2444x
[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
I think I'm dumb [Repeat 12x]
Polly (Kurt Cobain) - Nevermind
[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 m...
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