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 -* Return-Path: Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:17:41 BST To: guitar@nevada.edu 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. Return-Path: davist@cs.man.ac.uk Received: from post-office.nevada.edu by alf2.tcd.ie; (5.65/1.1.8.2/28Sep94-0239PM) id AA21089; Fri, 30 Sep 1994 12:18:24 +0100 Received: from m1.cs.man.ac.uk (m1.cs.man.ac.uk [130.88.13.4]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.9/8.6.4) with SMTP id EAA24321 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 1994 04:17:54 -0700 Received: from n5f.cs.man.ac.uk by m1.cs.man.ac.uk (4.1/SMI-4.1:AL5l) id AA06791; Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:17:42 BST Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:17:41 BST From: Tim Davis Message-Id: <9409301117.AA01111@n5f.cs.man.ac.uk> To: guitar@nevada.edu 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.