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Nirvana - Junkyard guitar tab

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From: Michael Hylton

Subject: Junkyard by Nirvana

Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 10:49:43 -0400 (EDT)

This one is not as acurate as the D.7. I did earlier. It's because

this version is live and I had a hard time making out certain parts

especially the solo. It's decent enough to play with a band, I feel,

so don't be discouraged. It will help you if you have this version

available to listen to (especially for playing the solo since it's

kind of played rather loosely and even has a little swing to it). I

still don't know if the majority of the lyrics are correct. I couldn't

make out what Kurt was singing. He mumbled more than my ears could

distinguish. If anyone has these lyrics please post them and mail

me a copy too, if you don't mind.

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Title: Junkyard by Nirvana

CD Title: Unhappy

Transcribed by: Michael Hylton hylton@runet.edu

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Legend:

/ -> slide up \ -> slide down ~ -> tremolo

v -> downstroke ^ -> upstroke *# -> author's note

b -> bend string up to following note r-> release back to

following note #. -> note preceding a '.' means staccato

X -> don't play this string M -> mute these after picking them

distorted electric through out song

slightly fast tempo

*1 *1 E5 vvv vv v vvv vv

e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|

drums play a bar then

with the bass 2 more

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|

I'm not...

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|

You may ... I'm not ... You may ...

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|

I'm not ... You may ... I'm not ...

G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5

v vvv v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^

e |---0--------0-----|------------------|------------------|

B |-0---0----0---0---|------------------|------------------|

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

D |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|

A |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|

E |0------000------22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|

You may ... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl

F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5

v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv

e |------------------|------------------|---0--------0-----|

B |------------------|------------------|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|

A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|

E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|

y... Only... Only... Only... got

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|

I'm not ... You may ...

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|

I'm not ... You may ... I'm not ...

G5

v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv v^

e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|

A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|

E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------22|

You may ... I'm not ... You may ... Onl

F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5

v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^

e |------------------|------------------|------------------|

B |------------------|------------------|------------------|

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

D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|

A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--4-4-44|

E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|

y... Only... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl

F#5 G5 F#5 E5

v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv v vvv

e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

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

D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|

A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|

E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------000--------|

y... Only... got

solo

N.C.

e |-------------------|-----------------|---------0-53--7b9|

B |-------------------|-----------------|-------------5----|

G |-1----1----1--123b4|r32-1----1----1--|12--121-----------|

D |2-2222-2222-2------|---2-2222-2222-2-|---2---2----------|

A |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

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

G5

end solo v^

e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|

B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|

G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|

D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|

A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|

E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|

Onl

F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5

v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^

e |------------------|------------------|------------------|

B |------------------|------------------|------------------|

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

D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|

A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|

E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|

y... Only... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl

F#5 G5 F#5 E5

v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^

e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|

B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|

G |------------------|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|

D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|

A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|

E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|

y... Only... got got got goooooooot

v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^ v vvv vv

e |---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|

B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|

G |------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|

D |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|

A |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|

E |0------000------00|0------0000000000-|0------000------00|

got got got goooooooot got got

v v^v^v^v^v^ v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^

e |---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|

B |-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|

G |-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|

D |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|

A |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|

E |0------0000000000-|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|

got goooooooot got got got goooooooot

outro

N.C.(?) *2 *3

v^v^v^v^v^v^v v v^v

e |999999999999129 --|----999---9--M----|

B |999999999999 9911-|9---999---9--M----|

G |999999999999 99 --|----999---9--M----|

D |999999999999 99 -9|----999---9--M----|

A |------------ -- --|------------------|

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

*1 -> Full bars of time. I shortened them for less typing.

*2 -> that fret on 'e' is twelve not one then two.

*3 -> that fret on 'B' is eleven not one then one.

LYRICS (the best I can make of them)

I'm not gon-na make you drool

You may sigh, sigh your fill

I'm not gon-na make you dream

You may side, side with me

I'm not gon-na make you drool

You may sigh, sigh your fill

I'm not gon-na make you dream

You may side, side with them

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't

got

I'm not gon-na make you drool

You may sigh, sigh your fill

I'm not gon-na make you dream

You may side, side with me

I'm not gon-na make you drool

You may sigh, sigh your fill

I'm not gon-na make you dream

You may side, side with me-ee

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't

got

(Solo)

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't got

Only they don't

got

got

got

gooooooooot

got

got

got

gooooooooot

got

got

got

gooooooooot

got

got

got

gooooooooot

(0utro)

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-> Help others before yourself.

-> michael (hylton@runet.edu)

From: Michael Hylton

Subject: Append this to Junkyard.tab by Nirvana

Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 10:51:44 -0500 (EST)

Okay I (hylton@runet.edu, until 8 DEC 95) feel stupid. I got these

corrections (see below) from CHRISTOPHER S RINEWALT .

He pointed out things that I should have gotten (especially the verse riff)

Sorry for the misinformation, I feel I possibly screwed up because I was

in a hurry; however, I still admit I screwed up. The article Chris sent me

is edited to shorten the file size. Thank you Chris for the corrections.

[snip]

>

> ********

> Title: Junkyard by Nirvana

> CD Title: Unhappy

> Transcribed by: Michael Hylton hylton@runet.edu

> ********

>

>

> distorted electric through out song

> slightly fast tempo

> *1 *1 E5 vvv vv v vvv vv

> e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|

> B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|

> G --|--|-----------------|------------------|------------------|

> D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|

> A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|

> E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|

> drums play a bar then

> with the bass 2 more

ok, for the verse you have the first 2 parts right, the E5 then the open

bottom strings, but after this, where you have the "vvv" try playing an

open g-chord 3 times quick then switching back to an E5 real quick, its

kinda hard to hear on guitar, but if you listen to the bass you can hear

it better, if you have enough distortion, and the high end turned up dso

you can hear the open strings, its sounds just like it

[snip]

>

> G5

> end solo v^

> e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|

> B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|

> G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|

> D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|

> A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|

> E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|

> Onl

for the solo, try begining on the A-string 6/7 fret then 6 fret D-string,

playing it on te lower strings gives it more bottom end, at least for

that part, the rest i dont know where he goes

> LYRICS (the best I can make of them)

>

> I'm not gon-na make you drool

> You may sigh, sigh your fill

> I'm not gon-na make you dream

> You may side, side with me

> I'm not gon-na make you drool

> You may sigh, sigh your fill

> I'm not gon-na make you dream

> You may side, side with them

>

> Only they don't got these are way off, sorry, i know the chorus goes

> Only they don't got "born in a junkyard", thats how they got the y they don't got

> Only they don't got name junkyard

> Only they don't got

> Only they don't got

> Only they don't got

> Only they don't

> got

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-> michael (hylton@runet.edu)

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