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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:17:41 BST
From: Tim Davis 

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.                  Amulatto.                  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.
From: KURT20GAUG@aol.com
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 1995 17:05:11 -0400
Subject: TAB: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

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