Nirvana - On A Plain guitar tab

Sender: "KLeonard"

To: guitar@nevada.edu

Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 15:11:22 EDT

Subject: Tab for "On a Plain" by Nirvana

"On a Plain" by Nirvana

h = hammer on

p = pull off

This is undoubtedly the hardest song to figure out on the album and it's

still a pain in the arse when you know how to play it. This transcription is

taken from the Nevermind tablature book thing.

Intro (w/distortion)

B(b5)/D# (fdbk pitch D#)

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

----------------|----------------------h12--

--10------------|------------------h10------

---9------------|----------------h9---------

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

--11------------|--10h11p10h11-------------

play that second part three times and hammer-on all notes with the fretting

hand.

Verse

D G F E5 F5 E5

--2--------------------------------------------------

--3---3-------0----0---------------------------------

--2---2---0---0----0---2---2----2----------------0--

--0---0---0---0--------3---3----3----------------0--

--0--------------------4---3----3---2--2--3--2------

--------------3------------1----1---0--0--1--0------

it goes like this (dashes included to line up some syllables with notes):

D G F E5 F5 E5

I'll start this off with-out an-y words...

then the "I love myself line...":

D C5 B5 A5

--2---------------------------------------------

--3---3-----------------------------------------

--2---2--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--

--0---0--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--

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

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

D C5 B5 A5

I love myself better than you...

So the verse follows the first rythym figure twice, then the second figure

for the refrain, then back to the first figure for the "I know it's wrong..."

line.

D G F E5 F5 E5

D G F E5 F5 E5

D C5 B5 A5

D G F E5 F5 E5

As the chorus starts, play this figure and repeat it for the chorus:

D5 G5 Bb6sus2

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

--3---3-----3---3----------1--1--1--1--1--1------

--2---2-----0---0----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---

--0---0--0--0---0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--

---------0---------0--0h1--1--1--1--1--1--1------

------------3---3---------------------------------

D5 G5 Bb6sus2 D5 G5 Bb6sus2

I'm on a plain I can't complain

The bridge is the only easy part:

F5 (133xxx) E5 (022xxx) A5 (x022xx) G5 (355xxx

-keith