Tablature smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

          



Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana

 

 

This is how I play the song. I make no guarantees as to its accuracy.

For those interested, a good way to get the Nirvana "Grunge" sound is

just to use very heavy metal distortion plus very thick chorus.

 

Key:

p - pull off from previous note

s - slide to

b - bend (or unbend) note until it sounds like the next one

x - strike strings muted lightly w/left hand

 

 

Main line: Riff:

2x w/o distortion. repeat as

4x with distortion + chorus) desired. . .

e------------------------------------------ ---1------

a------------------------------------------ -1--------

d-------------3-3------------------6-6----- ----------

g--3-3-3-xxxx-3-3---5---6-6-6-xxxx-6-6--5-- ----------

b--3-3-3-xxxx-1-1---5---6-6-6-xxxx-4-4--5-- ----------

E--1-1-1-xxxx-------3---4-4-4-xxxx------3-- ----------

 

 

"Solo": 2x. . .

e-------------------------------------------------------

a--1--4--4s6-----4b6b4--2--1--2--1----------------------

d-------------1---------------------3--1--3b5b3--1--0---

g-------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------

. . .to 4x:

e--------------------------------

a--------------------------------

d---1-0---1-0---1-0---1p0--------

g---------------------------3----

b--------------------------------

E--------------------------------

 




 

*-juggle@athena.mit.edu-*

*-Joseph Grossman -*

 

 

 

Return-Path: <davist@cs.man.ac.uk>

Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:17:41 BST

 

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

 

Transcribed by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) from the album "Nevermind".

 

Here's the entire song with lyrics et al.

 

To get the Nirvana sound use very heavy metal distortion plus very thick

chorus with the pickup selector in the bridge (farthest back) position.

 

Key:

~ - vibrato

 - slide down

b - bend note until it sounds like the bracketed one

r - release previous bend to bracketed note

x - play strings while muted lightly with left hand

 

|-- --| repeat section between the markers.

|*- -*| ie. play it twice

|-- --|

|-- --|

|*- -*|

|-- ... --|

 

 

Intro:

 

2x clean

4x w/distortion and chorus

 

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

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

G--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

D--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

A--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-1---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-4---4---5---|

E--1---1-1---x-x-x-x---------3---|-4---4-4---x-x-x-x---------3---|

 

 

Pre verse:

 

clean w/chorus

 

E-----1-----------------------------|-----1----------------------------|

B-1---------------------------------|-1--------------------------------|

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

D-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

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

 

 

Verse 1:

 

clean w/chorus

 

E-----1------------------------------|-----1---------------------------|

B-1----------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|

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

D------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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

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

 

Load up on guns, bring your friends. It's fun to lose and to pretend

She's over bored and self assured. Oh no, I know, a dirty word.

 

 

Pre chorus:

 

w/distortion

 

E------1-------1-------1-------1--|------1-------1-------1-------1---|

B-1--------1-------1-------1------|-1--------1-------1-------1-------|

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

D---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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

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



 

 

Chorus:

 

w/distortion and chorus

 

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

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

G--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

D--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

A--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-1---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-4---4---5---|

E--1---1-1---x-x-x-x---------3---|-4---4-4---x-x-x-x---------3---|

 



 

 

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

B|*---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|

G|--3---3---3---3---4---4---3-------|-4---4---4---4---3---3---4---4----|

D|--3---3---3---3---4---4---3-------|-4---4---4---4---3---3---4---4----|

A|*-3---3---3---3---4---4---1-------|-2---2---2---2---1---1---4---4---*|

E|--1---1---1---1---2---2-----------|-------------------------2---2----|

 

Yeah!

 

 

Pre verse

 

Verse 2:

 

(Guitar same as verse 1)

 

I'm worst at what I do best and for this gift I feel blessed.

Our little group has always been and always will until the end.

 

 

Pre chorus

 

Chorus

 

 

Solo:

 

w/distortion and chorus (played over the main chorus/intro riff)

 

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

B|*----------------------------------|--------------------------------*|

G|-----8-108-----8-8b(10)r(8)-6-5~~~|-6-5-----------------------------|

D|--10--------6~~~-------------------|------8--6~~~8-8b(10)r(8)-6-5~~~-|

A|*----------------------------------|--------------------------------*|

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

 

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

B|*--------------------------------|-------------------------------*|

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

D|---6-5---6-5---6-5---6-5-5-------|-6-5---6-5---6-5---6-5-5--------|

A|*--------------------------8~~~~~|-------------------------8~~~~~*|

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

 

 

Pre verse:

let last note of solo ring for whole of pre verse

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

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

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

D----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

A-(8)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-(8)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

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

 

 

Verse 3:

(No guitar)

 



 

 

Pre chorus

 

Chorus and playout:

 

w/distortion and chorus

 

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

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

G--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

D--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-3---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-6---6---5---|

A--3---3-3---x-x-x-x-1---1---5---|-6---6-6---x-x-x-x-4---4---5---|

E--1---1-1---x-x-x-x---------3---|-4---4-4---x-x-x-x---------3---|

 


 

 

 

 

Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 23:29:33 +0000

From: Susan Hunt <hunt@cbl.com.au>

 

Smells Like Teen Spirit Solo

By Nirvana

 

Transcribed(Decoded[Worked Out]) by James Hunt

Well, this is how I do it, it sound okay.

 

 

B:--------8--10~~----8/10----6--5--6--5------------------------

G:----10-----------6---------------------------8--6--8--10^8--6-

 

Just play that twice then do this:

G:---6--5--6--5--6--5--6--5-5--3-

 

That's done thrice then do this variation:

G:---6--5--6--5--6--5--6--5-5--3~~~~~~~~~~

(just let it ring for a while)

 

 



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