Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea bass tab
Song Title: Pennyroyal Tea
Artist: Nirvana
Album: In Utero (this version is infinitely better than the Unplugged one)
Tabbed by: Alexandre Lima (rb.moc.1sitarg@gratis1.com.br)
Last tab in BTA by: Bass Master (bassmaster@juno.com)
Tuning: Standard
Notation:
() - ghost notes (of course they aren't there, but it's cool to play them)
/, \ - slide up and down
**** - the notes above this should be octaved.
I think it's hard to play w/o an octaver pedal.
This is what I hear when I hear this song:
(You should hear it too :)
[VERSE 1] 0:03
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|--------|--------|-----------------|-------------------|
E:|--------|--------|-(2)-------------|-(2)-------(1-2-1)-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------|--------|-----------------|
|-(4)-------------|--------|--------|---2-2-2-2-2-/7\-|
[CHORUS 1] 0:20
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-12-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-4-5---4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2x
||*-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------*||
||*-7------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-12-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-*||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
[VERSE 2] 0:54
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-4-----4---5-0-2-|-4---2-4/7-7-5-4-|-2---1-2-------2-|-2-1-1-2---1-2-1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|-----------7h9h7---|-----------------|----------------|
|-4-----4---4-5-2-|-4-----4/7-------9-|-2---1-2---1-2-1-|-2-2---2/7\-----|
*******
[CHORUS 2] 1:11
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/12\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/12\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-12-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
[SOLO] 1:45
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-4-----4-------2-|-4-----4/7-7-5-4-|-2---1-2---------|-2---1-2---1-2-1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------/4-4-6-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-------2-|-4---------------|-2---1-2---1-2-1-|-2-2-2-1-2-1-2-1-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7------/7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/12\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-4-4-5-4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
[VERSE 3] 2:19
1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|--------|--------|--------|-------------------|
E:|--------|--------|--------|-(2)-------(1-2-1)-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------|--------|----------------------|
|-(4)-------------|--------|--------|---2-2---2-2---2-2/7\-|
[CHORUS 3] 2:36
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A:|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|---------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/12\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/12\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-4-5---4-5-4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-7-------7-6-7-8-|-9---9---9-9-9/14\5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/12\4-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (7x) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------||*-------------------*||-------------------|
|-4-----4---1-1-2-||*-4-----4---1-1-1h2-*||---4---------------|
Hope you have fun!