Smells Like Teen Spirit

Arcane Roots

Intro E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----------xxxx--3-33------------xxxx--6--66--| D|--3--3-3--xxxx--3-33----6--6-6--xxxx--6--66--| A|--3--3-3--xxxx--1-11----6--6-6--xxxx--4--44--| E|--1--1-1--xxxx-------3--4--4-4--xxxx---------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----------xxxx--3-33------------------------------| D|--3--3-3--xxxx--3-33------------------------------| A|--3--3-3--xxxx--1-11------------4------4-4-4-1----| E|--1--1-1--xxxx--------3~-4-0--0---1--1--3-3---4-3-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------6--5-------------------6----| D|----------------------------------x--x-------------------x----| A|--------4-------------------4-----x--x----------4--------x----| E|--4--1----3--0---4--1-4--3-----0--6--4--434--1-----3--0--6----| E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|--6--4--7--1---1--1-1--xxx--6-8-9-10-6-5-4-3~----------| D|--x--x--x--x---x--x-x--xxx--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-----------| A|--4--2--5--x---x--x-x--xxx--4-6-7-8--4-3-2-1~----------| E|--6--3--7--1---1--1-1-------6-8-9-10-6-4-3-3~--46464~--| E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------------------4--1---------------| D|--3--3-3----------------x--x---8/----------| A|--3--3-3----4-----------x--x---8/----------| E|--1--1-1~-----0--1--3---4--1---6-----------| verse 1 (clean) E|------------------8-----------6---------------------| B|----8---------------6-----------6--------6---6h8~---| G|------10-----------------------------------7--------| D|---------------6------------------------------------|x2 A|-8-------------------------6----------5-------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| (Cant really work out what he plays here but this is a rough idea) E|-----------t13p8h9------------------------------| B|------------------t13p8h9-----------------------| Key: G|---t12p8h10--------------t12p8h10---------------| t - Tap (with right hand) D|---------------------------------t10/11\10p8----| p - Pull Off A|------------------------------------------------| h - Hammer On E|------------------------------------------------| /\repeat 12 times/\ E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----18--------18-------18-------18-------18--------18-------18-------18---| G|-------17-------17--------17------17--------17-------17--------17------17-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------13--------13-----| E|-13---------13------14--------14------16---------16-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----18--------18--------18--------18--------18--------18----18--------| G|-17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--18--------| D|-x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---------| A|-15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--16--------| E|-13--1313--13--1313--14--1414--14--1414--16--1616--16--1616--18--------| *strumming First Chorus 'when the lights out... ...entertain us' E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--10-------------------------------------------------------| D|--x--------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------4-1-(0)-3/---| Listen to track for strumming pattern E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--------3------5------6-----| D|-3------x------x------x-----|x2 A|-3------1------3------4-----| E|-1------2------4------6-----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--10------10------10------6---------------3----5----6------| D|--10------10------11------8------8-7-3----x----x----x------| A|--8-------10------11------8------8-7-3----1----3----4------| E|----------8-------9-------6------6-5-1----2----4----6------| Break E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--1h3------------------------------------------|x2 A|--------------------------1---------4~---------| E|-------1--1----2-2-2--2------4--1------0--1----| Second Verse E|----8-----8---------8-----8---------6-----6--------------------------| B|----8-8---8-8-------6-6---6-6-------6-6---6-6--------6---6h8p6-------| G|------10----10---------------------(8)---(8)---------7-7-------8-7-5-| D|-----------------6---------------------------------------------------|x2 A|-8-------------------------------6----------------5------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----18--------18-------18-------18-------18--------18-------18-------18---| G|-------17-------17--------17------17--------17-------17--------17------17-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------13--------13-----| E|-13---------13------14--------14------16---------16-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----18--------18--------18--------18--------18--------18----18--------| G|-17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--17--1717--18--------| D|-x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---x-x---x---------| A|-15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--15--1515--16--------| E|-13--1313--13--1313--14--1414--14--1414--16--1616--16--1616--18--------| *strumming Second Chorus Listen to track for strumming pattern E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--------3------5------6-----| D|-3------x------x------x-----|x4 A|-3------1------3------4-----| E|-1------2------4------6-----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--10------10------10------6---------------3----5----6------| D|--10------10------11------8------8-7-3----x----x----x------| A|--8-------10------11------8------8-7-3----1----3----4------| E|----------8-------9-------6------6-5-1----2----4----6------| Break E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--1h3------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------1---------4~---------| E|-------1--1----2-2-2--2------4--1------0--1----| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------3-3-3-3~3~3~--| D|--1h3---------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------1---------1-1-1-1~1~1~--| E|-------1--1----2-2-2--2------4--1-----------------| Middle Section E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--4-------------------------------------------1-----44-----1------|x2 E|----1--3-4-0--1---1~3~4~-0----1-3-4-3-4-1~-0----4-1----0-1---4-3--| Third Chorus - Same as second Chorus Outro (gradually slowing down) E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------|x3 D|---------------------------------------| A|---------4-----------------------------| E|-1--1--1--0-1~-3~-4--4--4-6-4--3~-2~---| E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------4----------------8-6--5--4--3--| E|-1--1--1--0-1~-3~-4--4--4-6-4--3--2--1--|

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