Title: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind (1991)
Tuning: Standard: EADGBE
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.
Intro & Chorus For intro: play twice with no distortion For chorus: play with
distortion and no sweeps
E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------3--3----------------------------6--6-------|
D-|-3--3-3-X-X--X-X-3--3---X-X---6--6-6---X-X--X-X--6--6-------|
A-|-3--3-3-X-X--X-X-1--1---X-X---6--6-6---X-X--X-X--4--4-------|
E-|-1--1-1-X-X--X-X--------X-X---4--4-4---X-X--X-X-------------|
Break:
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------4^fb----------------------------------4^fb-------------|
D-|-3-3--4-4-----------3-3---77-7---55-5--3-3--4-4--------------------|
A-|-3-3--4-4-----------3-3---77-7---55-5--3-3--4-4--------------------|
E-|-1-1--2-2-----------1-1---55-5---33-3--1-1--2-2--------------------|
Verse:(Except right after the solo, you just let the last notes of the solo ring)
E-|-------1--------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
E-|-------3------3----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------3------3----------------------------------------------------|
G-|---0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------