I've seen a few interesting version of Radio Friendly Unit Shifter by
Nirvana, and so far I haven't seen one that I could see was correct.
I have tabbed' out this one from the Live New Years' concert from a year
ago. I hope someone can use it..
(Remember, that if you want to be correct, tune your instrument down
half a step. I tabbed it out in the chords you're "supposed" to be
playing.)
RADIO FRIENDLY UNIT SHIFTER
---------------------------
<The beginning noise is up to you, I can't figure it out>
THE GUITAR PART
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During verses: (A)
e o--5-- --0--
B o--5-- --2--
G o--6-- Or --2--
D o--7-- --2--
A o--7-- --0--
E o--5-- --0--
"Use Just Once And Destroy
Invasion Of Our Piracy
Afterbird Of A Nation
Starve Without Your Skeleton Key"
During chorus:
e o----------------|---------------0-|
B o----------------|---------------0-|
G o------5---4-----|-4-4-4---------0-|
D o--7-7-5---4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
A o--7-7-3---2-5---|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-|
E o--5-5-------3---|-------2-2-2-2-0-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ^
A A C B G B B B F# F# +--let the last 1/8 ring on 0
"What is Wrong with me.."
I guess this might be called the bridge:
e o------------------------------------------------------------------
B o------------------------------------------------------------------
G o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------
D o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A o--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E o----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
C C C C C C C C e e e e e e e e A A A A A A A A G G G G G G G G
"Hate, Hate your enemies.."
The Rhythms may be different, but it's the right chords.
THE BASS PART
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Bass_most: (during the whole song except bridge)
G o---------------------------------
D o---------------------------------
A o-0-0-3---2-------2-2-2-----------
E o-----------3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-0-
Bass_bridge: (simplified, play some other notes to spice up)
G o-----------------------------------------------------------------
D o-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------
A o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E o-----------------------------------------------------------------
THE DRUM PART
Snare on every beat, Bass between the snare (all eigth notes)
TABBED BY
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doctorx@rain.org
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(' |(' )('-|-||-(' )('r' >|< (Yarg Niquoj (doctorx@rain.org))
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Things I like: Kurt Cobain, Jay Miner, Anarchy, Howard Stern, Myself
Sender: "KLeonard" <KLeonard@aol.com>
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 94 13:24:04 EDT
Subject: TAB for "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana
"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana
tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
p = pull off
h = hammer on
the intro is something like this but with some weird effects. this is the
closest i could get:
---------------11p10h11p10--
--11p10h11p10---------------
-----------------------------
then the main riff:
B5 F#5 A#5 F5
-------------------------------------------------
--5--5---------------4---4--4-------------------
--5--5---5----5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4---4--
--3--3---5----5--5---2---2--2--4--4--0--2---4--
---------3----3--3--------------2--2--0--2---2--
that last chord (F5) is played out a little longer than the other chords
(listen to the cd for timing). plus, i'm not sure if that chord in the
middle of F5 is what i have listed or 044xxx, but it shouldn't really
matter.
bridge:
B5 D#5 G#5 F#5
--------------------
--5----9------------
--5----9----7----5--
--3----7----7----5--
------------5----3--
there's a slide between B5 and D#5. and on the last line of the bridge, only
B5 and D#5 are played.
to even mention the verse is a joke.
-keith
From: SPEX49D@Prodigy.com (John Vettese)
Subject: TAB: "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana
Intro : keep bending the notes up and down with lots of
feedback
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2-
3- 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
4-
5-
6-
2- 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
3-
5- 4 4 4
1-
2- x
3- x
4- 3 x x x x
5-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x x x x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7
6- x x x x x x x 0 17 17 17 17
next >
2- 4 0 5 0 5
4- x x
5- x 7 x x x x x 7 x 5
6- 17 17 17 x x 17 17 5 xx 5 5 5 / 12 \
3- 5 5 4 4
4- 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 play that a few times
5- 7 7 3 3 x 5 5 2 2 4 4 4
6- 5 5 3 3 x x2 2 0 2 0
Verse : with the exeption of the first note, and the first
chord, play the note like you did in the intro ( keep
bending them up and down )
2- 13
3- 14
4- 14
5- 0 0 0 11 11
6- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3- 0
4- 0
5- 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0
Bridge:
3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 0 7 7 7 7 5 5
5- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5
6- 5 5 5 5 4 3 3
>>>>
2- 9
3- 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9
4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
5- 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6 6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0 7 7 7 7 7 7
6- 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
2- 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7
3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7
4- 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9\ 7 7 7 7 7
5- 5 5 5 /13 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7\ 5 7 7 7 7
6- 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
2- 9 9 9
3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
5- 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11\
6- /7 0 3 3 3 3 3 0
wiktortk