From: juggle@athena.mit.edu

	Joseph Grossman



****************************

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



Lyrics:

-------

Load up on guns, bring your friends      

It's fun to lose, and to pretend          

She's overboard, myself assured

I know I know, A dirty word



	chorus:



	hello, hello, hello, hello. . .hello, hello, hello, hello,

	hello, hello, hello, hello. . .hello, hello, hello, hello



	With the lights out it's less dangerous

	Here we are now, entertain us

	I feel stupid and contagious

	Here we are now, entertain us.

	A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, Yea!



I'm worse at what I do best,        

and for this gift I feel blessed.   

I met a group that's always been    

And always will until the end.      



	chorus, solo



And I forget, just what the taste    

And yes I guess it makes me smile    

I found it hard. . .Its hard to find 

Oh well, whatever, nevermind



	chorus.



	*-juggle@athena.mit.edu-*

	*-Joseph Grossman      -*







 

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

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Subject: Guitar TAB for Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana



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

        Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello...





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---|



  With the lights out,     it's less dangerous.          Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  I

   feel stupid             and contagious.               Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  A

   mulatto.                  An albino.                   A

   mosquito.                 My libido.                  Yeah!





 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|-----8-10\8-----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)



 And I forget just why I taste. Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile.

 I found it hard. It was hard to find. Oh well whatever, nevermind.





 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---|



  With the lights out,     it's less dangerous.          Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  I

   feel stupid             and contagious.               Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  A

   mulatto.                An albino.                     A

   mosquito.               My libido.                     A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A   de_ ni__ al.







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Subject: Guitar TAB for Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana



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

        Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello,  how

   low? Hello,  hello,  hello,  how low?  Hello,  hello,  hello...





Chorus:



 w/distortion and chorus



 E---------------------------                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I

   feel stupid             and contagious.               Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  A

   mulatto.                  An albino.                   A

   mosquito.                 My libido.                  Yeah!





 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|-----8-10\8-----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)



 And I forget just why I taste. Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile.

 I found it hard. It was hard to find. Oh well whatever, nevermind.





 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---|



  With the lights out,     it's less dangerous.          Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  I

   feel stupid             and contagious.               Here

   we are now              entertain us.                  A

   mulatto.                An albino.                     A

   mosquito.               My libido.                     A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A

   denial.                 A denial.                      A   de_ ni__ al.

