Nirvana

Nirvana - Nirvana bass tab

The Black Album:

NIRVANA

Contents:

1.you know youre right

2.about a girl

3.been a son

4.slive

5.smells like teen spirit

6.come as you are

7.lithium

8.in bloom

9.heart shaped box

10.pennyroal tea

11.rape me

12.dumb

13.all apologies

14.the man who sold the world

You Know You're Right:

G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:4----------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:4-5-7-----7-5-7-----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-

E:------0-0-------0-0----------------------------===---------------------------

G:------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-5-7-----7-----------5-7-----7--------/10-10-10-10----5-7-----7---------------

E:-----0-0---3-3-3-3-3------0-0---3-3-3---------------0-0-----/5-5-5-5-5-5-5----

G:--------------------------

D:--------------------------

A:-5-7-----7----------------

E:-----0-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--

"About A Girl"

Intro

G|-----------------------------|

D|*---------------------------*|

A|*---------------------------*|

E|--0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--|

Verses:

G|---------------------------|

D|*-----------------5-5-5-5-*|

A|*-------------5/7---------*|

E|--0-0-0-3-3-3--------------|

Chorus:

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|

A|-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-----------------------7-7-7---3-3-3-3-|

E|-------4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-----------0-0-0-------5---------|

Been A Son

Verse riff

G|-----------------------------|

D|-----------------------------|

A|5--5-5-3-2-0-5--5-5-5-3-2-0--|

E|-----------------------------|

Chorus riff

G|------------------------------|

D|---5--3-3-3-0-2-0-2-----------|

A|--------------------3-3-2-0---|

E|3---------------------------4-|

Sliver:

This is played through the whole song.

G-----------------------------|---------------------------|

D-----------------------------|---------------------------|

A--3--3-3--------3--3-0-----2-|-3--3-3-------3--1-0-----2-|

E---------1--1-1--------3-5---|-------1--1-1--------3-5---|

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

G--------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A---------1-1-1-----------4-4-4-0

E-1-1-1---------3-4-4-4----------

REPEATED THROUGH WHOLE SONG

Come as You are

Verse

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

Chorus

G-------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A--------------------------------

E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

Verse

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

Bridge

G--------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A--------------------------------

E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

G--------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

E--------------------------------

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

Lithium

no bass until the 2nd first verse.

Bass comes in at the first chorus:

G----------------------------------------------------------|

D------------7----5-5-5----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------|

A-------4----------------7-----------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|

E--0--0----0----0------------------------------------------|

Then, the second (and third) verse:

G-----------------------------------------------------|

D----------------------7--7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------|

A--7--7-6--6-4--4---------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|

E-----------------5--5--------------------------------|

The last time you play the above (last one before the chorus):

G------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------7-------5-------------------|

A--7--7-6--6-4--4------5-5---5-3-3---3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|

E-----------------5--5---------------------------------|

Play the chorus again, then the _other chorus_:

G------------------------------------------------------------|

D--------------------------5-7--7-7-5---5--------------------|

A---------3--3-3-----3-5-7------------7---7--7-5-3-0-3-0-3-5-|

E--5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------|

The bridge part, going into the third verse of ending the song:

G---------------------------------||---|

D---------------------------------||---|

A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0------||---|

E----------------------------0-3--||-0-|

^

End of song only.

Oh, and one time, the very last repetition of the _other chorus_ part

during the second time its played, there is a variation that goes like

this:

G----------------------------------------------5-------------|

D--------------------------5--7--7-7-5---5-7-7---7-5---------|

A---------3--3-3-----3-5-7-------------7-------------7-6-5-3-|

G--5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------|

Then go into the above bridge part.

IN BLOOM

Intro:

G-----------------|--------------||

D*-8\-------------|-------------*||

A*---1--1-1-------|-------------*||

E------------/3---|-1--0-1-0-4---||

Verse:

G---------------|--------------|--------------|------------------||

D*--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1--1-|-----------------*||

A*-1-1-1-1-1--1-|--------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-*||

E---------------|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|--------------|------------------||

Chorus:

G------------------------|---------------------------||

D*-----------------------|----5---------------------*||

A*-3--1-3-1-3------------|-3---1-3-1-2--------------*||

E-------------3--0-1-2-3-|-------------3--0-3-0-3-0--||

Then, the bridge:

G----------8----8\-|-----------8----8\--||

D*--------------8\-|----------------8\-*||

A*-----------------|-------------------*||

E--8-8-8-8-9-------|-1/8-8-8-8-9--------||

Come as You are

Verse

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

Chorus

G-------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A--------------------------------

E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

Verse

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

Bridge

G--------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A--------------------------------

E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

G--------------------------------

D--------------------------------

A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

E--------------------------------

G-------------------------------

D--------7---7-----------9-----9

A-7-8-9--9---9-9-8-7---7-7------

E-------------------------------

"Heart Shaped Box"

"Dropped D" + 1/2 step down (Db,Ab,Db,Gb)

Rest 4 measures 1st,2nd,3rd verses

A F5

G:-----|----|----|----||--------------------------|

D:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------|

A:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------|

D:-----|----|----|----||--7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|

She eyes me...

I've been drawn...

D5 A F5

G:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|

D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|

D7 A F5

G:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|

D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|

D5 A F5

G:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|

A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|

D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|

_____________________________ ____________________________

/ 1. / 2.

D7 D7

G:------------------------------||------------------------------||

D:-----------------------------o||------------------------------||

A:---------5-----5-------------o||---------5-------5--5--5------||

D:-0----------7-----7-------5/--||-0---/--------------------7-7-||

Chorus

A5 F5 D7

G:----------------------------|-----------------------------|

D:o---------------------------|-----------------------------|

A:o------8b(9)--------3b(4)b3-|---------5-------5\----3-----|

D:--7--7--------3--3----------|-0-0-0-0------------5-----5--|

Hey Wait...

____________________________

/ 1.,2.

A5 F5 D7

G:------------------------------|------------------------------||

D:------------------------------|-----------------------------o||

A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3-|--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----o||

D:-7--7-----------3--3----------|-0--0-0-------------------5---||

________________________

/ 3.

D7 F D7

G:--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|

D:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------7--------|

A:--------5-----5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|-------5--------|

D:-0--0-0----0--------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3/-----|-0--------------|

F

G:--------------------------|----------------|

D:--------------------------|-------7--------|

A:--------------------------|-------5--------|

D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0--------------|

Now repeat the verses again for verse 2, but instead of taking the chorus again, play this:

(Repeat 3 times)

A5 F5 D7

G:||--------------------------------|----------------------------|

D:||o-------------------------------|----------------------------|

A:||o-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----|

D:||--7--7-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5--|

Hey Wait...

A5 F5 D7

G:-------------------------------|-----------------------------||

D:-------------------------------|----------------------------o||

A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----o||

D:-5--5-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5---||

F D7

G:---------------------------|-----------------------|||

D:o--------------------------|-7--------------------o|||

A:o--------------------------|-5--------------------o|||

D:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-/----|-0---------------------|||

Guitar solo time! During this part, play the first four bars of the chorus,

then end with this:

A F5 D5 A F5

G:-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|

D:-------------------------|----0--------------|-------------------------|

A:-------------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|

D:-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|----------------5/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3--|

G:-------------------------||

D:-0-----0-----0-----0-----||

A:----0-----0-----0-----0--||

D:-------------------------||

Near the end already! Now just go back and play verse 3, then play the chorus as written,

but on the third repeat of the chorus play only the first three bars (don't play the 3rd

ending!!) Instead, jump to the following and play to the end:

(play 3 times)

D7 F D7

G:--------------------------||---------------------------|------------------|

D:--------------------------||o--------------------------|-------7---------o|

A:--------5--5--5--5--5-----||o--------------------------|-------5---------o|

D:-0--0-0----------------5--||--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0----------------|

F5 D7

G:|--------------------------|---------------|||

D:|--------------------------|---------------|||

A:|--------------------------|---------------|||

D:|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|-0-------------|||

Pennyroyal Tea

Verse

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------

E-5--5-555-5--5-5--55-3--3-333-3--3-3--333

Chorus

G-----------------------------------------

D-----------------------------------------

A-3--33333/55555555111111111010102/3------

E-----------------------------------------

Rape me:

START PLAYING WHEN THE GUITAR HIT'S DISTORTION

G-------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------

A-0--0--0-0-0-3-3-3-------------------------

E-------------------0--0--0-0-0-3-3-3-------

CHORUS

G-1-1--4-4-----------------------------------

D----------1-1--4-4--------------------------

A--------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------

DUMB:

VERSE

-----------------------|----------------------|

-----------------------|----------------------|

-----------------333-0|----------------333-0|

--00-555-0-33-------|--00-555-0-33-------|

CHORUS x4

-------------|-------------|

-------------|-------------|

-------------|-------------|

--0-00-000-|--3-33-333-|

MIDDLE x3

------------------------|-------------|

------------------------|-------------|

-2-22-222-|-3-33-333-|-22222--3-|

------------------------| ------------|

Back To verse

"All Apologies" by Nirvana

Bass Tab

Dropped D + 1/2 step down tuning (Db,Ab,Db,Gb)

Rest 3 measures

G:------|-----|-----|-----------7---|-------------------|-----------------|

D:4-----|-----|-----|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

A:4-----|-----|-----|---------------|-5-----5---5-5-5-5-|-5-----5-----5---|

D:------|-----|-----|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|

Verses

_______________________________

/Rhythm Fig. 1 \

D D7

G:---------|---------||-----------------|-----------7---||

D:---o-/---|---o-/---||-----------------|---------------||

A:----/-o--|----/-o--||-5-----5---------|-5-----5-------||

D:---------|---------||-----------------|---------------||

What else...

Play Rhythm Fig 1 a total of 8 times for the whole verse.

Chorus

G:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

D:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

A:-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

D:-5p(3)-5---5-3---3-|-5p(3)-5-5-5-2-3-3-|-5---5-5---3-5-5-|

In the sun...

G:-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

D:-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

A:-----------------|----------------|-------------------|

D:-5-3-5-3-5-2-3---|5---5---5-2-3-3-|-5-3-5-3-5p(2)-3-5-|

G:---________________---------------|--_________________----------------||

D:--/--------------|-\--------------|-/---------------|-\---------------||

A:-0---------------|(0)-------------|-0---------------|(0)--------------||

D:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

Easy so far! Now just repeat back to the verses for verse 2 (Rhythm Fig 1 eight times).

Then play the chorus. Finally, play the outro:

_________________________________

Outro / Rhythm Fig.2 \

G:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A:-5-5---5---5-7---|-5------5---5-7---|-5-5---5---5-7---|-5-5---5----5-7--|

D:---------------7-|----------------7-|---------------7-|----------------7|

All in all...

Play Rhythm Fig 2 eight more times

G:-------------------------------------||

D:-------------------------------------||

A:-------------------------------------||

D:-------------------------------------||

_______________

/ Rhythm Fig 3 \

G:||------------------|------------------||-----------------|

D:||o---________________----------------o||-----------------|

A:||o--/--------------|-\---------------o||-5-5---5---5---5-|

D:||--0---------------|(0)---------------||-----------------|

Play Rhytm Fig 3 17 more times, then fade

G:-------------------------------------------|||

D:-------------------------------------------|||

A:-------------------------------------------|||

D:-------------------------------------------|||

The Man Who Sold the World

|-----------|---0---------|----------------------|---------------------|

|-----------|-------------|--3--3--3-----------2-|-3--3--3-----3--2--1-|

|-----------|-------------|-----------3--3--3----|----------3----------|

|-----------|-------------|----------------------|---------------------|

Verses

|----------|------------|-------------------|--------------------------|

|--0-------|------------|-----------7-------|--------------------------|

|----------|------------|--------7-----7--7-|--------------------------|

|----------|-----0------|--5--5-------------|--5----5--5--4--5--7------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|

|--------7---------7----|-------------5--3----|----7-------------------|

|-5---5---------5-----5-|-5--5--5--5--------7-|-------7----------------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-5-------------5--5--5--|

|---------------------|--------5-----------|---------------------------|

|----------------5--4-|-3---3------3--3--3-|--3--3--3----5--3--0-------|

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-5----5--5---5-------|--------------------|---------------------------|

|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|

|----------5-----------|----------------------|------------------------|

|-3----3-------3--0--3-|--3---3--3----5--3--0-|----7------------7------|

|----------------------|----------------------|-5-----5------5-----5---|

|-------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|

|-------------|----------7--------7-|-----------7----------------------|

|----------7--|--5----5-------5-----|--5----5-----------5--5--5--------|

|--5---5------|---------------------|----------------------------------|

Chorus

|----------------2--3--5-|----------------2--3--5-|----------------2--3--5|

|-------2--3--5----------|-------2--3--5----------|-------2--3--5---------|

|-3--5-------------------|-3--5-------------------|-3--5------------------|

|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|

|------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------|

|----------------0--2--3-|-------3-----|----------------0--2--3--------|

|-------0--1--3----------|-4--4-----4--|-------0--1--3-----------------|

|-1--3-------------------|-------------|-1--3--------------------------|

|-----------------2--3--5-|------------------------|-------------------|

|--------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3-|---------3---------|

|--3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3----------|-4----4-----4------|

|-------------------------|-1--3-------------------|-------------------|

|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

|----7----------|-------------------|------7----------|----------------|

|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

Who knows...

|--7-------7--7----|-----------------2--3--5-|-------------------------|

|------7-----------|--------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3--|

|----------------0-|--3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3-----------|

|------------------|-------------------------|-1--3--------------------|

|-----------------|----------------2--3--5-|---------------------------|

|---------3-------|-------2--3--5----------|----------------0--2--3----|

|-4----4-------4--|-3--5-------------------|-------0--1--3-------------|

|-----------------|------------------------|-1--3----------------------|

|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-----7----|-----7--7------|

|----------3------|-7-----------|-----------|----------|--7------------|

|-4-----4-------4-|-------------|-----------|----------|---------------|

|-----------------|-------------|-----------|----------|------------0--|

||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

||o--3-----3----------2-|-3-----3-------3--2--1-|-0--0--0--------------|

||o-----3-----3----3----|----3-----3------------|----------0----0---4--|

||----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

|------------------------|-----------------------|----------2----------|

|--0--0--0-------0-------|----------2------------|---------------------|

|-----------0-------4--2-|-0--0--0-------0--0--0-|-0--0--0-----0--2--4-|

|------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

1.2. 3.

|---------------------|----------------------||------------------------|

|-0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0-------0--2-o||-0--0--0-----------0--2-|

|----------0----0---4-|-------------0-------o||----------0--0--0-------|

|---------------------|----------------------||------------------------|

|---------------|--------------|

|---3-----------|--------------|

|---------------|--------------|

|---------------|--------------|

=====================================================================

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