Nirvana

Nirvana - Endless Nameless guitar tab

Subject: TAB: ENDLESS, NAMELESS by Nirvana

Transcribed by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)

I've only transcribed the intro, verse, and chorus of this song since the

feedback solo that takes you to the ending is way over my head.

Here's what the symbols in the tabulature mean:

~~~ = vibrato

x/x = pick scrape

PM = palm mute

) = unison bend

)

INTRO

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

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

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| play this figure

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 4x

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

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

PM----------|

1/4

)

|-------------|-------------|-14)~~~~~|-14---------------|

|-------------|-------------|-14------|-14---------------|

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

|-x/x-0-0-0-0-|-x/x-0-0-0-0-|---------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

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

PM----| PM----| PM----------|

3/4 1/4

) )

|-13)~~~~~|-13---------------|-15)~~~~~|-15---------------|

|-13------|-13---------------|-15------|-15---------------|

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

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

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

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

PM----------| PM----------|

1/4

)

|-16)~~~~~|~~~~~|

|-16------|-----|

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

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

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

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

VERSE

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

) ) ) )

|---------14)-|---------12)-|---------12)-|---------15)-|

|---------14--|---------12--|---------12--|---------15--|

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

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

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

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

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

) ) ) )

|---------13)-|---------11)-|---------14)-|---------14)-|

|---------13--|---------11--|---------14--|---------14--|

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

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

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

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

CHORUS

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

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

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

|----5---5---|----4---4---|-------5---|----4---4---|

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

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

Like I said I'm not even gonna touch the outro cause it's too complex for

me. I'd just say rake, bash, and bend the hell out of your guitar...be

creative. The only part that I do know (that I figured out by complete

luck) is the part near the end where all the instruments stop and you hear

the guitar making a strange humming noise. Here's how you do that:

Drop the tremelo bar about 1&1/2 steps AND THEN take a 12th fret harmonic

on the low e string. It is important that you drop the bar before you take

the harmonic, otherwise it won't sound right. Then you just drop and raise

the pitch of the note. I'm not exactly sure how I would tab this out, and

I'm not exactly sure how far he drops the pitches. Here's how I do it (the

numbers represent the number of steps you drop the pitch of the note):

1&1/2-> 2-> 2&1/2~~~-> 1-> 1&1/2~~~-> 1-> 1&1/2-> 2~~~-> 1/2-> 1~~~-> 1/2->

1-> 1&1/2~~~-> 1-> 2&1/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You should be able to do this all with the same harmonic. It takes

practice. Then it's right back into the feedback solo, to the point where

it sounds like Kurt had smashed the guitar and was tearing out the

strings...notice I said "sounds like." Don't go smashing your guitar just

to play this one song. Or if you do, at least wait until you're at a

halfway decent gig.

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