Nevermind Album Bass

NIRVANA - NEVERMIND
 
 
 
1) Smells Like Teen Spirit
   -----------------------
 
INTRO
 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|X3
A|--------------------1-1--1/3-----------4-4--4--3\--|
E|---4/6----1--1-1---------------4--4-4--------------|
 
THEN
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-----------4-4-4-4-4\-|
E|-4--4-4---------------|
 
VERSE
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|X5
A|-------------1--1--1--1/3--------------4--4--4--3\-|
E|-1--1--1--1----------------4--4--4--4--------------|
 
THEN
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-------------4--4--4-|
E|-4--4--4--4----------|
 
PRE-CHORUS
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|X4
A|-------------1--1--1--1/3--------------4--4--4--3\-|
E|-1--1--1--1----------------4--4--4--4--------------|
 
 
CHORUS
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|X6
A|----------1-1--1/3---------4-4--4--3\-|
E|-1--1-1-------------4--4-4------------|
 
 
Bridge x2
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|X2
A|------------------------------------4--4---4---3\-|
E|-1--1--0--1--2--2--4----4--4----------------------|
 
 
BACKING FOR SOLO
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|X8
A|------------------1--1---1/3---------------4--4---4---3\-|
E|-1----1--1--------------------4---4--4-------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|X2
A|-----------------1---1---1---1/3---------------4--4--4--3|
E|-1---1---1---1--------------------4--4--4--4-------------|
 
Then back to verse where you play up to the chorus (played 5 times)
then skip the bridge and guitar solo to play...
 
VERSE
 
CHORUS X5
 
THEN
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|X4
A|---------1-1--1/3---------4-4--4--3-|
E|-1--1-1------------4--4-4-----------|
 
 
THEN
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|4X
A|-------------1-1--1/3--------------4-4--4---3\-|
E|-1----1-1--------------4----4-4----------------|
 
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-------------------|
 
 
 
2) In Bloom
   --------
 
INTRO
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-1--1-1-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------3--3-3--1--1-1---4-4--4------------------------------------------
 
VERSE
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------
A|--1-1-1-1-1----------------------------2--2-2-----0-0---------------------
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------
 
CHORUS
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--
A|--1--1-1---------1--1-1---------1--1-1---------3-3-3-3--------------------
E|-----------3--3-3---------3--3-3---------3--3-3---------------------------
 
ORDER:
INTRO  (2x)
VERSE  (6x)
CHORUS (1x)
INTRO  (2x)
VERSE  (6x)
CHORUS (2x)
VERSE  (6x)
CHORUS (4x)
 
 
 
3) Come As You Are
   ---------------
 
Verse
G|---------0---0---------2-----2-|
D|-0-0-1-2---2---2-2-1-0---0-0---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
Chorus
G|-------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
I DONT HAVE A GUN......
G|2-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
4) Breed
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     Intro and Main Riff
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------X14
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------2--2--0--2--5--0-----2--2--0--2--5--0-----------------------
 
     Chorus
||-----------------------------------------------------------------
||*----------------------------------------------------------------X4
||*------5--5--5--5--0--0-----3--3--3--3--2--2---------------------
||-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
     Main Riff
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------X14
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|------2--2--0--2--5--0-----2--2--0--2--5--0------------------------
 
     Chorus
||------------------------------------------------------------------
||*-----------------------------------------------------------------X4
||*------5--5--5--5--0--0-----3--3--3--3--2--2----------------------
||------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Repeat Main Riff and Chorus
 
Outro
||------------------------------------------------------------------
||*-----------------------------------------------------------------
||*-----------------------------------------------------------------
||------2--2--0--2--5--0-----2--2--0--2--5--0-----2-----------------
 
 
5) Lithium
   -------
 
WHEN THE BASS COMES IN
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-------------7----5-5-5----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----------------
A--------4----------------7-----------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-
E---0--0----0----0------------------------------------------
 
G------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------7--7-7-9-9-9-9-----------------
A---7--7-6--6-4--4---------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-
E------------------5--5--------------------------------
 
G-------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------7-------5-------------------
A---7--7-6--6-4--4------5-5---5-3-3---3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-
E------------------5--5---------------------------------
 
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------5-7--7-7-5---5--------------------
A----------3--3-3-----3-5-7------------7---7--7-5-3-0-3-0-3-5-
E---5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------
 
G----------------------------------|---
D----------------------------------|---
A---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0------|---
E-----------------------------0-3--|-0-
                                      ^
                                 End of song only.
 
G-----------------------------------------------5-------------
D---------------------------5--7--7-7-5---5-7-7---7-5---------
A----------3--3-3-----3-5-7-------------7-------------7-6-5-3-
E---5--5-5--------5-5-----------------------------------------
 
6) Polly
   -----
 
Don't come till the chorus
 
Verse
 
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A---------------------5-5-3--3-3-3---|
E---0--0-0-3-3-3---------------------|
 
Chorus & Bridge
 
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A---5--5-5--3--3-3-3------------------------|
E------------------------3--3-3--6--6-6-6---|
 
 
7) Territorial Pissings
   --------------------
 
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
 
8) Drain You
   ---------
 
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A---2--2-2/5-5-5-5-----------5-5-0---|
D-------------------------4-4-4------|
 
Chorus
 
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
D-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
 
Bridge
 
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| Over and over again
 
9) Lounge Act
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Verse and Chorus
 
G-------------|-------|-----------|----------|-------|-------------|
D--------5----|-------|-----------|----------|-------|-------------|
A------6------|-------|---6-5-----|----6-5---|-------|---6-5-------|
E---/8------4-|-4-3-4-|-4-----8-6-|--8-----4-|-4-3-4-|-4-----8-7---|
 
 
Ending's like this
 
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E---5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---|
 
10) Stay Away
    ---------
 
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------3-3-3------------|
A---5-5---------5-2-2---------2-------------2-0-2-3---|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
 
that's the chorus and the verse
 
The Part where there's no singing (The Bridge or whatever)
 
G---------------------------------------|
D-----------------6-----------------4---|
A------------6-6--6-----------4-4--4----|
E--4-4-4h6-------2-2-2h4----------------|
 
11) On a Plain
    ----------
 
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A-5-5-5--------------------|
D------5-5-5-3-3-2-3-2-0---|
 
 
Then the chorus goes like this:
 
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-5-5-5-----------------------|
D------5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8---|
 
 
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A--------------------0--0-0-0------------|
D-3--3-3-3--2--2-2-2----------5--5-5-5---|
 
12) Something In The Way
    --------------------
 
G-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------|
A-----0----0-0------------------|
D---4-----4---4-4-0---------0---|
 
 
Chorus:
 
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A-0-0----0-0---------------|
D-----4-----4-4----4-4-0---|
 
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