This was the last Nirvana song ever recorded, and it was the best. Note: Kurt plucks the e,b, and g strings between the bridge and the tail piece with his hands, while hammering the 6th string (low E). Tuning: Difficulty: medium Chords: Intro: e-----------------x---------------------x--------|--------------x-------------------------x--------| b------------x-----------------------------------|---------x------------x--------------------------| g----x------------------x----------x---------x---|-x----------------x-----------x--------------x---| d------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| a------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e----0h2--------------------0h2------------------|-0h2------------------0---(0)h2------------------| e-----------------x------------------------x-------------|----------------x------------------------| b------------x-------------x---------x-------------------|----------x------------------------------| g----x-----------------x---------x---------------x---x---|-x---------------------------------------| d--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| a--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| e----0h2-----------------------0h2-----------------------|-0h2-------------------------------------| band enters P.M------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------4--------4-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| a---4----4---------4-----------4--------4--------4---|-----4--------4---------4----------------4--------4| e---0h2--------------------0-------2----2----0-------|-2-------2----2h0---0-------0---2---2----2h0--0----| P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| d--------------------------4------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| a-------4--------4------------------4--------4---------4--|-------------4---------4-------4--------4-----4| e---2-------2----2h0---0-------0--------2----2h0---0------|-0---2---2---2h0---0-------0-------2----2h0---0| Verse: P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------4--------------------------------| a---4-----4---4---------4-------4--------4---------4--|------4--------4--------4---------4----------4---------4-| e---0h2-------2h0---0-------0-------2----2h0---0------|--2-------2----2----0-----------------2------2h0---0-----| \/ turn on distortion P.M--------------------------------------------------------------------------| d------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| a------------------------4-----------------4---------4-|-----4-------4-----4---4-----------4---4-------0--0---| e---0h2---2----2h0---0-------0---2----2----2h0---0-----|-2------2----2-----2---2-----------2---2-------0--0---| e--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| b---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\| g---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\| d---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\| a---5---------5---------5--------5-----5-------5---------|-7--------7-----7-----7-----7-------7-------7---7---7---7\| e--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| distortion off e-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| g------------4------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| d--------------------------------------4----|-------4--------4------------4---4---4------| a--------4-----------4---4---4----4---------|--------------------------------------------| e---0h2-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| g------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| d--------4---------4-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a------------------------------------------------|-4------4----4----4-------4-----4----4--------| e--------------------------0h2---2-----2---2h0---|-0h2----2----2----2-------2-----2----2----0---| e-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| b--------------7------------------------7---------|------------9-----------------------------| g---------------------7---------------------------|------------9----------9------------------| d---------7------------------------7--------------|-----------------------9------------------| a----5-------------------------5-------------5----|-5/7---7-------------------7---7---7/12\--| e-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus: repeat 3 more times e------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| g------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| d----4-----4---4---4----4-----4---4---4----|-4-----4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---| a----4-----4---4---4----4-----4---4---4----|-4-----4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---| e----0h2---2---2---0----0h2---2---2---0----|-0h2---2---2---0-----0h2---2---2---0---| /\ use whammy bar Chorus: / \w/fdbk. feedback / \ e---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e-----0h2---------------(2)-------------|----------------------------------------2b^---| continuous 1 1/2 bend 1 1/2 step up ^ 1 1/2------------------------------------------->1-----------------^\ e--|------------------------------------|---------------------------------\----- b--|------------------------------------|----------------------------------\---- g--/------------------------------------|-----------------------------------\--- d---------------------------------------|------------------------------------\-- a---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------\- e---(2)---------------------------------|-----------(2)--------(2)------------(2) Verse: d-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| e---0--2--2--2--2--0--0---0--0--2---2--2--2--0--0--0--|-0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0---| d-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| a-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| e---0---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--0--0--0--|-0----2--2--2--2--0--0----0--0--2---2--2--2--0--0--| e-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| b----------------7---------------------------7--------|------------9-----------------------------------9\--| g---------------------------7-------------------------|----------------------9-----------------------------| d------------7--------------------------7---------7---|-------9---------9--------------------------9-------| a---5-------------------------------5-----------------|-5/7------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| g---------4-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a--------------------4-----4-------4--------4---|-4------4--------4------4-------4----------4--| e--0h2----------2-------0------2---2h0---0------|-0h2----2---2-------0------2----2h0---0-------| P.M---------------------------------------------------------------| turn on distortion e----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| g-----------4----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| d------------------------------------4---------4-----|-----------------------------------------------| a--------------------4------4--------------4---------|------4------4--------4--------4------4----0---| e--0h2----------2-------0-------2--------------------|-2-------2---2--------2--------2------2----0---| Pre-Chorus: Chorus: ^------------------------- e---------------------------------------------|-----------|--| |------|------------- b-------------------------------------------5b|-----------|-(5)/8------------8\------ g---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- d---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- a---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- e---0h2-------2-----0---0--------2---2--------------------|-------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| b---\2--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| g-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| d-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| a-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e--------2----------0--0-------2--2----2h0--0--0--|--0h2--2---2---2--2------2--2-----2---2h0--| 1 ^ 1 1/2 ______ e------------------------------|----|-------------------------------------------|--------------5b-|---| -----------| b----------------------------5b|----|--0----------------------------------------|--------------5b_|---5------------| g-----------------------------------|----------3--------------------4---3---4---|-3------------------------3---4---| d-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| a-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| e---0h2--2---2---0--0---------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 1 1 e--------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| b-------------5b-------------------|------------5b-------------------|--------------5b------------------| g---3------------------4---3---4---|-3-------------------4---3---4---|-3--------------------4---3---4---| d----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| a----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1^^^^ 1^^^^ 1^^^^ 1 e-----------|-----------------|---------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------|------------------| b----------5b-----------------|--------5b---------------|-------5b---------------|-------5------------------| g---3\-----------3--b---------|--3\-----------4--3--4---|--3\----------4--3--4---|--3-----------------------| d-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| a-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| e-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| fdbk. fdbk. don't pick fdbk. _____________ e----|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------| b---(5)---------(5)h0---(0)-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------| g-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------| d-------------------------------------|----------------------(0)--------|--------------------|--------------| a-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------| e-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------(2)--------|--------------| outro: just play the very first part and your done. I hoped this helped and fan of Nirvana. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain!
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