NIRVANA GUITAR TAB BOOK v. 3.5
UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK
(All guitars in this preformance were tuned down 1/2 step.
Since the versions of their own songs preformed are pretty much
the same, all I am including is the 6 cover songs.)
1) Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
Intro/Verse: E D A Asus4 A
Chorus: E D E D E D A Asus4 A
2) The Man Who Sold The World
Intro/Post Chorus Riff:
3: 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
play 6x
Verse: A D A F C A D C
Chorus: C C#
Outro:
play Intro 8x, then play
3:/9~~~~~\ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 /10~~~~~
3: 9 9\7 7~~~~~ 7 7/9 9~~~~~\2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0
3: /10~~~~~ 9 9\7 7~~~~~ 9~~~~~ 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2 2 2 0 2^3^2 0 2~~~
3) Plateau
Verse:
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 1 1
3: 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1 1
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
2: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 5 2 5
6: 3 6 3 6 3 6 1
play that 3x, then play
Guitar 1
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1
2: 1 1 1 1 1
3: 0 0 0 0
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0 0
Guitar 2
1: 3 6 3 1 3 1 1
2: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
3:
4:
5: 2 5 2 2
6: 3 6 3 1 3 1 0
Pre Chorus:
1: 4
2: 4
3: 0
4:
5:
6: 4
Chorus:
1: 1/3 3
2: 1/3 3 6
3: 3 3 7
4: 5 3 3 8
5: 5 1 5
6: 3 1 3 /6
Pre Outro:
1: 4 4 6 6
2: 4 4 6 6
3:
4: 0 0 0 0
5: 3 3 5 5
6: 4 6
Outro:
Guitar 1
1: 0
2: 0 2 1^0
3: 2 2 2 2 2
4: 2 2 2 0 0
5: 0 0 3
6:
Guitar 2
1: 0 2 0
2: 2 3 1
3: 2
4: 2
5:
6:
play that a few times.
4) Oh Me
Intro/Verse:
Riff A
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
3: 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
5: 7\ 2 2 2 7\5 7\5 3 3 3
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
play that 1x as an intro.
During the verse, play Riff A 2x, then play this:
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0
3: 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
4: 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
5: 7\ 2 2 2 7\3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5
6: 4/5 7 0 0 0 0 4/5 7
1: 0
2: 0
3: 1
4: 2
5: 2
6: 0 0
Chorus: G E
End Of Chorus:
1: 0
2: 0
3: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 1
4: 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 2
5: 7\ 3 3 3 3 3 3/5 5 5 5 5 5 2
6: 4/5 7 0 0
Solo:
Guitar 1 plays Riff A
Guitar 2
1: 3\2 2/5 5 5 3 2
2: 3 3^5~ 5 3 5 5 5\3 3 5~~
3: 2 4~ 4 2 2 2/4
4: 2 2^4
5: 0^2
6: 4
5) Lake Of Fire
Intro/Chorus:
Guitar 1
3: 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 5 5
4: 5 5 5\3 3 3 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 3 5 5 5\3 3 3 5 5
5: 5 5 5\3 3 1 5 5 x x x 3 3 3 1 5 5 5\3 3 1 3 3
6: 3 3 3\1 1 3 3 x x x 3 3 3\1 1
Guitar 2 )( )(
2: 5 (5) 5 3
3: 5 (5) 5 3
Guitar 1
3: 3
4: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
5: 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 1 3
6: 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
Guitar 1
(not really this slow...tabbed this way because of Guitar 2's part)
3:
4: 5 5 3 3 5
5: 5 5 3 3 5
6: 3 3 1 1 3
Guitar 2
(very fast)
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11\ 6 6/8~
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 /7~
Verse: Dm Bb Dm A
Dm Bb C Dm
Solo:
1:
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11\ 6 6/8~ 11 11 11 11 11 11
3: /10 10 10 10 10 10 \5 5 /7~ /10 10 10 10 10 10
4:
5:
6:
1: 3 ) 3 )
2: 6 6/8 2/3 3 6 6 3)
3:5 5 /7 5 3 3
4: 5 3 3 5 5
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5
6: 6 3 6
1: 3
2: 6~~ 6~ 6~~ /3 3
3: 0 5/7 7~ 7\5 3 5/7 7\
4: 5 0 3 3
5: /5 5 5 3
6: 6 3 3 3
1: ) ) )
2: 3 7 3 3) 3) 3)
3: 3 5 3 3 3
4: 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 4
5: 5 4 3 3 4 5 3^5 3 5
6: 3 6 3 3 6
6) Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Riff:
1: 0
2: 0 0
3: x x 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4
4: 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 2
5: 2 2 0 0 0 x x x 2 2 2 2 0 x 2
6: 0 0 0 0^2^3 3 3 3 2 2 2^3 0
the rest of the song is simply variations on that chord progression
(Em A G5 B F#5 Em)