Nirvana

Nirvana - Nevermind guitar tab

PROPS GO TO: Andy Abbey

Enjoy people!

1.Smells like teen spirit

2.In bloom

3.Come as you are

4.Breed

5.Lithium

6.Polly

7.Territorial pissings

8.Drain you

9.Lounge act

10.Stay away

11.On a plain

12.Something in the way

13.Endless, nameless

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

Standard tuning

INTRO/CHORUS

F5 A#5 G#5 C#5

--------------------------I---------------------------I

--------------------------I---------------------------I

---------------3--3-3-0-0-I----------------6--6-6-0-0-I

3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3--3-3-0-0-I-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6--6-6-0-0-I

3--3-3-X-X-X-X-1--1-1-0-0-I-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-4--4-4-0-0-I

1--1-1-X-X-X-X--------0-0-I-4--4-4-X-X-X-X--------0-0-I

VERSES

--------------------------I--------------------------I

-----6--------------------I--------------------------I

---5----------------------I--------------------------I

--------------------------I--------------------------I

--------------------------I--------------------------I

--------------------------I--------------------------I

let ring

PRE-CHORUS

-----------------I

--6---6---6---6--I

5---5---5---5----I

-----------------I

-----------------I

-----------------I

picking may alternate a bit.

POST-CHORUS

F5 F#5 F5 A#5 G#5

------------------I----------------I

------------------I----------------I

--------------3b--I----------------I

-3--3-3-4-4-------I-3--3-3/8-8-6-0-I

-3--3-3-4-4-------I-3--3-3/8-8-6-0-I

-1--0-1-2-2-------I-1--0-1/6-6-4-0-I

SOLO

twice

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---8--10----8b--6po5-6-5------------------------------------------------------

10-------6-----------------8--6---8(b)-REPEAT----6-5-6-5-6-6-5-3 Repat times 4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IN BLOOM

Standard tuning

INTRO

A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I

-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6-----------I

-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6-----------I

-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5-I-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4-----------I

VERSE

A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 A5

------------------------------I--------------------------------I

------------------------------I--------------------------------I

3-3-3-3-3--X-X------------X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-2-2-2-0-I

3-3-3-3-3--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-2-2-2-0-I

1-1-1-1-1--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/6-6-6-6-6--X-X-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-I

---------------2-2-2-2-2------I--------------------------------I

LAST TIME BEFORE CHORUS

A#5 F#5 D#5 B5 D5

------------------------------I--------------------------------I

------------------------------I--------------------------------I

3-3-3-3-3--X-X------------X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-7-7-7-0-I

3-3-3-3-3--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/8-8-8-8-8--X-X-4-4-4-0-7-7-7-0-I

1-1-1-1-1--X-X-4-4-4-4-4--X-X-I/6-6-6-6-6--X-X-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I

---------------2-2-2-2-2------I--------------------------------I

w/dist

CHORUS

A#5 G5

---------------I-3--3-3-3-3-3---I

---------------I-3--3-3-3-3-3---I

3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-I 4 times

3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-I

1--1-1-1-1-1-0-I--------------0-I

-------------0-I-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-I

C5 D#5

--------------I----------------I

--------------I----8-8-8-8-8---I

5--5--5-5-5/8-I--8-8-8-8-8-8-0-I

5--5--5-5-5/8-I--8-8-8-8-8-8-0-I twice, on final chorus 4 times

3--3--3-3-3/6-I--6-6-6-6-6-6-0-I

--------------I--------------0-I

SOLO

13--------------------I13------------p0-10---------I

12b14-----------------Igr12----------p0-9b11-------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I

-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I

--------11-------------------------------I---------------------------------------0I

-11--------13-11-13b14r13-------11-13-13-I-b14-13-11-13--11-13-13b14-13-11-13-13-0I

--------------------------11-13----------I----------------------------------------I

-----------------------------------------I----------------------------------------I

15------b16--r15----------------------I-----------------------------I

14b16==-b17--r14----------------------I-----------------------------I

-----------------10--12-10-12/13-12-13I-15-13-15--15gb16----15b17---I

--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I

--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I

--------------------------------------I-----------------------------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

15b16--gr-------------I----------------------------I

15b16--gr-------12----I-12----12\11-11\10-10\9-9-\-I

------------11-----11-I----11-11\10-10\9--9-\8-8-\-I

----------------------I----------------------------I

----------------------I----------------------------I

OUTRO

A#5 G5 F5 G#5 A#5 G#5 F5 G#5 A#5

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I

------------------I-----------------------I------------------I----------------------I---I

-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6------I8\-I

-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6-------I-8---8-8\-5-----5\I-3---3-3/-6----6------I8\-I

-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5-I-6---6-6\-3-----3\I-1---1-1/-4----4-0-4-5I6\-I

COME AS YOU ARE

Standard tuning tuned down one whole step (DGCFAD)

Let everything ring troughout the song.

MAIN RIFF:(3 first notes aren't included in MAIN RIFF)

(F#m) (E)

------II---------------I----------------II

------II---------------I----------------II

------II---------------I----------------II

------II---------------I----------------II

------II---0---0-------I---2------2-----II

0-0-1-II2----2---2-2-1-I-0---0-0----0-1-II

(The last time on verse, right before Pre-chorus:)

(F#m) (E) E

---------------I-------0--0------I

---------------I-------0--0------I

---------------I--------------0--I

---------------I-------2--2---0--I

---0---0-------I---2---2--2---0--I

2----2---2-2-1-I-0---0-0--0-0-0--I

PRE-CHORUS

F#5 A

---0-------I-----------------I

---0-------I---2---2---2-2---I

---------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I

4--4---4-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I

4--4---4-0-I-0---0---0---0-0-I

2--2-------I-----------------I

first pre-chorus, last time:

F#5 A

---0-------I-----------------I

---0-------I---2---2-2-------I

---------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-------I

4--4---4-0-I-2-2-2-2-2-------I

4--4---4-0-I-0---0---0-------I

2--2-------I-----------0-0-1-I

CHORUS

B D

------7---------I-----------------I

------7---------I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I

8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I

9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I

9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I

7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I-----------------I

SOLO

--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I

--------------I--------------I-----------12---I--12---------I

6--/9--/11---\I6--/9--/11---\I6--/9--/11-11b13I-r11-\-9--\6-I

--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I

--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I

--------------I--------------I----------------I-------------I

The ending chord:

F#7sus4

0

0

-

4

4

2

BREED

Standard tuning

INTRO/POSTCHORUS

F#5 A5

---------------I

---------------I

---------------I

-4-4-4-4-7-----I

-4-4-4-4-7--0--I

-2-2-0-2-5--0--I

VERSE

3 TIMES

F#

-------------------------I-------------------------I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I

-------------------------I-------------------------I

-------------------------I-----------------I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-----(0)I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-----(0)I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-10~~(0)I

-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9---------I

-------------------------I-----------------I

4TH TIME:

-------------------------I-------------------------I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-I

/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--I

-------------------------I-------------------------I

F#5

------------------------I-----------------I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---I-----------------I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-I-----------------I

-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-0-I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I

-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--0-I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I

----------------------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I

CHORUS

D A5 C5 H5

----------------I----------------I

-7-7-7----------I----------------I

-7-7-7----------I-5-5-5-4-4--4-0-I

-7-7-7-7-7--7-0-I-5-5-5-4-4--4-0-I

-5-5-5-7-7--7-0-I-3-3-3-2-2--2-0-I

-------5-5--5-0-I--------------0-I

SOLO

---------I----I----I--------------------I

---------I----I----I--------------------I

-11------I----I----I-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-0-I

-10------I----I----I-10-9--9--8-8-7-7-0-I

-9-------I----I----I-9--8--8--7-7-6-6-0-I

---------I----I----I--------------------I

trem pick................................

---------I----I----I------------------------I

---------I----I----I------------------------I

/14------I----I----I-14-13-13-12-12-11-11-0-I

/13------I----I----I-13-12-12-11-11-10-10-0-I

/12------I----I----I-12-11-11-10-10-9--9--0-I

---------I----I----I------------------------I

trem pick................................

---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-----------------I

---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-----------------I

/17------I----I----I-17-16-16-15-15-14-0-I-20------I----I---/I-----------------I

/16------I----I----I-16-15-15-14-14-13-0-I-19------I----I---/I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I

/15------I----I----I-15-14-14-13-13-12-0-I-18------I----I---/I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I

---------I----I----I---------------------I---------I----I----I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-I

trem pick.....................................................

LITHIUM

Standard tuning dropped down one whole step

INTRO/VERSE

E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5

-----------I----------------I----------------I----------------I

-----------I----------------I----------------I----------------I

-----------I----------2-2---I----------------I----4-----------I

-----------I---6------2-2-0-I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4----4-4/7-7-0-I

-------6---I-4------0-----0-I-3--3-3-3/5-5-0-I-2------2/5-5-0-I

0--0-4---0-I------0---------I--------------0-I--------------0-I

CHORUS

E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5 D5

--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I

--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I

--------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I

--------------I-6--6---2-2-2---I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4--4-4-4/7-7-0-I

2--2-0-6--6-6-I-6--6-0-2-2-2-0-I-5--5-5-5/7-7-0-I-4--4-4-4/7-7-0-I

2--2-0-6--6-6-I-4--4-0-0-0-0-0-I-3--3-3-3/5-5-0-I-2--2-2-2/5-5-0-I

0--0-0-4--4-4-I------0-------0-I--------------0-I--------------0-I

BRIDGE

A5 C5

----------------I

----------------I

2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I

2-2-2-0-5-5-5-0-I

0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-I

------0-------0-I

INTERLUDE

D5 B5

----------------I----------------I

3-3-3-3-3-3-3---I----------------I

2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I-4-4-4-4-4------I

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4-4-4-4-4------I

--------------0-I-2-2-2-2-2-0----I

----------------I-----------0-3'-I

POLLY

VERSE

E5 G5 D5 C5

|----------------I--------------I

|----------------I--------------I

|----X-------X---I7-7-X-5--5-5-0I

|-2--X-0-5-5-X-0-I7-7-X-5--5-5-0I

|-2--X-0-5-5-X-0-I5-5-X-3--3-3-0I

|-0--X-0-3-3-X-0-I----X---------I

CHORUS

D C5 G5 A#5

|----------------I--------------I

|---7-X----------I--------------I

|-7-7-X-5--5-5-0-I----X-3--3-3-0I

|-7-7-X-5--5-5-0-I5-5-X-3--3-3-0I

|-5-5---3--3-3-0-I5-5-X-1--1-1-0I

|----------------I3-3-X---------I

TERRITORIAL PISSINGS

Standard tuning

INTRO/VERSES/CHORUS

A5 F5 D5

----------------I------------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I

----------------I------------------------I-------------------------I----------------------I

----------------I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I-------------------------I----------------0-0-0-I

7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-I-12-12-12-12-12-0-0-0-I

7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-I-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-I-12-12-12-12-12-0-0-0-I

5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-I------------------------I-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-I-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0-I

INTERLUDE

A5

-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I

-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I

-------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I

7--7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I

7--7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I

5--5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I

PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_

--------------I--------------I--------------I--------------I

--------------I--------------I--------------I-------7------I

--------------I--------------I--------------I---------7----I

7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7------7--I

7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--7-7-7--I7-7-7--------7I

5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5--5-5-5--I5-5-5---------I

PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_ PM_

DRAIN YOU

Standard tuning dropped down one whole step

VERSES

B5 D#5 G#5 C#5

---------------I----------------I

---------------I----------------I

4--4-4-4/8-8-0-I----------6-6---I

4--4-4-4/8-8-0-I-6--6-6-6-6-6-0-I

2--2-2-2/6-6-0-I-6--6-6-6-4-4-0-I

---------------I-4--4-4-4-----0-I

CHORUS

F#5 E5

--------------I

--------------I

--------------I

4--4-0-2--2-0-I

4--4-0-2--2-0-I

2--2-0-0--0-0-I

C#5 E5

----------------I-----------------II

----------------I-----------------II

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I-----------------II 7 times

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-II

4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-II

----------------I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-II

C#5 B5 A5 G#5

----------------I-----I-------I---I---------------I

----------------I-----I-------I---I(only on 1st chorus)

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I4----I-2-----I---I---------------I

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I4----I-2-----I-6-I---------------I

4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I2----I-0-----I-6-I---------------I

----------------I-----I-------I-4-I------------/x\I

INTERLUDE

G#5 (troughout)

--I

--I

--I

6-I let the chord sustain (the last chord of chorus)

6-I

4-I

THEN THIS 4 TIMES

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0----------------I----------------I

----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I

----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I

----------------I----------------I-----------------I----------------I

w/dist clean

Then, the huge crescending part is just this strumming:

G#5

----------------I

----------------I

----------------I

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I

6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I

4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I

LOUNGE ACT

Standard tuning

VERSES

B5 G5 C5

--------------I-----------------I

--------------I-----------------I

4--X-4--4-4-0-I--------5--5-5---I

4--X-4--4-4-0-I-5-5-X--5--5-5-0-I

2--X-2--2-2-0-I-5-5-X--3--3-3-0-I

------------0-I-3-3-X---------0-I

CHORUS

E5 A5 D G5

0-------------I-2-2--3--3-3---I

0-------------I-3-3--3--3-3---I

X----2--2-2-0-I-2-2--0--0-0-0-I

2----2--2-2-0-I-0-0--0--0-0-0-I

2----0--0-0-0-I------X--X-X-0-I

0-----------0-I------3--3-3-0-I

POST-CHORUS

A5 G# G

------I-------I

------I-------I

2-----I-----0-I

2-----I---0-0-I

0-----I--3--2-I

------I-4---3-I

STAY AWAY

Standard tuning

INTRO/CHORUS

D5 B5 F5 C5

--------------I----------------I

3-3-----------I----------------I

2-2--4-4-4----I------5-5---5/6-I

0-0--4-4-4--3-I-3-3--5-5-0-5/6-I

0-0--2-2-2--3-I-3-3--3-3-0-3/4-I

------------1-I-1-1------0-----I

VERSE

--------------I----------------I

--------------I----------------I

--------------I-5----b7--------I

--------------I----------------I

--------------I----------------I

--------------I----------------I

BRIDGE

D5 F#5

--------------I-----------------I---------------I---------------I

3--3--3-3-3-3-I---3-3-3-3-3-3---I---------------I---------------I

2--2--2-2-2-2-I---2-2-2-2-2-2-0-I---------------I--3---b4-------I

0--0--0-0-0-0-I---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4--4--4-4-4-4-I4-------------0I

0--0--0-0-0-0-I---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I-4--4--4-4-4-4-I4-------------0I

--------------I-----------------I-2--2--2-2-2-2-I2--------------I

ON A PLAIN

DROP-D TUNING

VERSE RIFF A

D5 G5 F5 E5

---------------I----------------I

---------------I----------------I

-7--7-0--------I----------------I

-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I

-5--5-0-5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I

--------5--5-0-I-3--3-0-2-3-2-0-I

VERSE RIFF B

D5 C5 B5 A5

---------------I----------------I

---------------I----------------I

-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-I

-7--7-0-5--5-0-I-4--4-0-2-2-2-0-I

-5--5-0-3--3-0-I-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-I

---------------I----------------I

CHORUS

D5 Gsus2 A#sus2

---------------I------------------------I

---------------I----10-10-10-10-10-10---I

-7--7-7-7--7-7-I/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I

-7--7-7-7--7-7-I/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-I

-5--5-5-5--5-5-I/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I

--------5--5-5-I/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--0-I

BRIDGE

(three times)

----------I----------I----------I-----------------I

----------I----------I----------I-----------------I

----------I----------I-2--2---2-I-----------------I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-2--2---2-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-0--0---0-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I----------I-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I

(fourth time)

----------I----------I----------I-----------------I

----------I----------I----------I-----------------I

----------I----------I-2--2---2-I-----------------I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-2--2---2-I-5-5-5-5-5-------I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I-0--0---0-I-5-5-5-5-5-------I

-3--3---3-I-2--2---2-I----------I-5-5-5-5-5-------I

SOMETHING IN THE WAY

DROP-D TUNING dropped down one whole step

VERSES

F#5 D5

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4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I

4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I

4---4--4-4-I-0----0---0-0-I

CHORUS

F#5 D5

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4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I

4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I

4--4-4--4-4-I-0---0-0---0-0-I

ENDLESS, NAMELESS

Low E string is tuned WAY down...

MAIN RIFF

bend everything

--------16-16-16-16-

--------15-15-15-15- higher fret numbers are totally improvisated high up the neck.

--------14-14-14-14-

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0-0-0-0-------------

0-0-0-0-------------

PM_____

SECOND "RIFF"

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2b3r2p02b3r2p02b3r2p0-I

2b3r2p02b3r2p02b3r2p0-I

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QUIET RIFF

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-----0-----0-I--------0--I

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3--3----3----I2--2--2----I

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Just mess about with strings brake stuff and kick things over for real effect lol

Thats about it corrections or jus general nirvana chat to huh_just_a_box@hotmail.com

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