Bass Tabs
Guitar Tabs
1. Blew
2. Floyd The Barber
3. About A Girl
4. School
5. Love Buzz
6. Paper Cuts
7. Negative Creep
8. Scoff
9. Swamp Meet
10. Mr. Moustache
11. Sifting
12. Big Cheese
13. Downer
Blew
Intro: E5 G5 A5 Bb5 A5 G5 Bb5
Verse:
2: 8
3: )( 6
4: 5 7 7 7 7 (7) 5 5/7 7 5~~~ 7\5/7 7 7
5: 7
6:0
2:
3: 8 )(
4: 6 6 5 7 7 7 7 (7) 5 5/7 7 5~~~
5: 7\5/7 7
6:0 0
2:
3: 6 8
4: 7\5,5 7 7\5/7 7
5:7
6: 0 0
Chorus: G5 A5 G5 Bb5
Solo
) )( )(
2:10 10 (10) 10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10 10 (10)
) (
2:10~~~10 10 10 10 8 0 8 10
3: 8 10 8 10
2:10/13 12~~ (12) 12/15 15 15/17 17 15
2: 18 (18) 18 18 18 (18)18 (18)18
3:15 15 (18) (18) (18)
2:(18) 18 18 (18)18~~~~18~~~~~18 16
3:(18) (18) (18)
2:16\15 15\13 15 13^15^13^0 11/12 13 13~
2:11
3: 12\11 11 9 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 8
2:
3: 8 8 10 10 8 8 10
4:10\8 0 8 10 10 8 10 10
2: 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11\
3:10 10
"you can do anything"
6:0 0 3 5 5 6 5
play that 1x then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5
play that twice then
6:0 3 5 5 5 5/\0
Floyd The Barber
Verse: F5 E5
Chorus: C#5 A5 C5 G#5
Solo
5: 0 1 3~~ 3 1 0 1 3
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 play that 3x then:
5: 3/5 5/6 6/7 7
6: 1~~ 1 0 1 3 3 0
About A Girl
Verse: Em G
Chorus: C#5 G#5 F#5
C#5 G#5 F#5
E5 G5 A5 C5
Solo
3: 9/12 12 12
4: 5 7 7/9 9 9/12 12 12 12
5: 5 7
play that 4x, then back to the chorus riff
School
Intro:
6: 0 (0) (0)
Verse:
) ) )~~~
6: 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Chorus:
3: 5 5 5 5 x x
4: 5 5 5 5 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
5: 3 3 3 3 x x 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 x x 5 5 5
6: 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 x x 3 3 3
Bridge:
4: 11 11 11
5: 10 10 10
6: 0 0 0 0 0
Solo:
) )( )(
2:2 2 (2) 2 (2)
3:2 2 (2) 2 (2) 0 2 0 2
4: 2 0 2 (0)
5:
6: 3/ 0
2: 7
3:(2)0 2/7 7 7 7 79 (11)\ 0
4: /9 9^7^0 9^7^0
5:
) )(
3:2 2 2 2 2 2~~~~~ 0 2 0 0 2 (0)
4: 0 0 2
5:
6: 5 0
2: 11 8 8^10
3: 2 2/7 7 7 7 9 7 0
4: 2 5 5
5: 5
1: ) )10 10 10^9^7 7
2: 8^10 10 10 10 10 10^8
3: 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 9 9~~~~~ 9 7 7 7\6 6 6\4
)
3: 4 2 2^0 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6: (11)\
Love Buzz
This was recorded accidently tuned up a half step.
The way it is tabbed here sounds 1/2 step lower
than it is on the CD. Intro (Bass tabbed for guitar):
5: 4^5^4
6: 5 x 3 5 6 play 4x
Intro (Guitar)
A5 chord 4x, then this:
Riff A
1: 0 0 5^3^0
2: 5^3^0
3: 2 4^2^0
4: 2
5: 0
play that 4x, then play this:
Riff B
3: 6^7^6
4: /7 5 7 8
play that 4x, then Riff A 4x substituting the
following strange bend for the pullofs the last time:
)~~~
6: (5)/17
Verse: Bass Intro Riff
Chorus: Guitar Intro Riff
repeat those riffs a couple of times
until the solo at which point it gets
strange and frightening. This part
cannot be tabbed...
Paper Cuts
tune down a 1/2 step
Intro:
4:
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 1 1 1 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 x\x
PM---------| PM--|
Verse:
Same as intro, except replace
pick scrape with this riff
1: 0 0
2: 0
3: 3 3
Chorus:
"The lady I feel maternal love for..."
E5 chord with a variation of the above riff.
"I say so..."
4: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9\8 8
5: 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9\8 8
6: 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7\6 6
"Nirvana!"
4: 7\6 6 9\8 8
5: 7\6 6 9\8 8
6: 5\4 4 7\6 6
Post Chorus Riff:
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
PM--| PM--| PM
Negative Creep
tune down 1 whole step
Verse:
6: 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\ 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\ 0 0 /12 0 0 0 0 12\
PM-| PM-----| PM-| PM-----| PM-| PM-----|
)~~~
6: 0 0 0 5
repeat, except replace the ending bend with this bend:
)~~~
5: 14
Chorus:
5: 7 7 5 6 6 6 5 8 8 5
6: 4 4 4 7 7 7
play that 8x
Scoff
Intro/Verse:
4:
5: 4 4 3 2 4 4 3
6: 2 2 1 0 2 2 1
PM---------------------|
Chorus:
"Gimmie Back My Alcohol"
4:
5: 4 4 3 0
6: 2 2 repeat
"Gimmie Baaaaaack!"
4:
5: 4 5 6 7
6: 2 3 4 5
"Heal A Million"
3: 5 5 5 5 7 7
4: 5 5 5 5 7 7
5: 3 3 3 3 5 5
6: 5 6 5 3
Post Chorus:
3:
4: 9 9 8 7 9 9 8
5: 7 7 6 5 7 7 6
Solo:
1: 5
2: 5
3: 5
4:
5: 3
6: 2
play that 4x then
3: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
4: 7 6 7 6 7 6 7/9 9 8 9 8 9 8 9/11 11
play that 2x
Swap Meet
tune the bottom 4 strings (EADG) down
a half step. the other 2 (BE) remain in
standard tuning, but you don't need them
until the solo.
Verse:
4: 1/2 bend 5 4 1/2 bend 5 4
5: ) 5 4 ) 5 3
6: 3 0 3 3p2p0 3 0 3
4:
5:
6: 3p2p0.
Chorus:
A, C and then this riff:
5: 5
6: 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 1 0
Solo:
(remember that the bottom 4 strings are tuned dow 1/2 step)
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0 7^5^0
3: 3 3 3 2 3 2
4: 2 2 3 2 3
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 3 7^560 0
3: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 3 2 3 2
4: 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
1: 0
2: 7^5^0 0 7^5^0 0
3: 3 2 3 2 5 5 7 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
4: 7 2 3
1:
2: 7^5^0 7^5^0
3:
4:
5: 2
6: /(12)\ 0
Ending:
3- 2 2 2 2 2
4- 3 3 3 3 3 2
5- 3 3 3 3 3 2
6- 1 1 1 1 1 /(12)\ 0
Mr. Moustache
Intro:
5: 2 1
6: 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2
repeat many times
Verse: G5 F5
Chorus: B5 A5 C G5 F#5 F5
Sifting
Intro:
6: 0 0 0 0
PM-----|
Verse:
4: 3 2 1 0
5: 3 2 1 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---|
Pre Chorus:
4: 5\
5: 5\
6: 0 0 0
PM---|
Chorus: C5 A5
Solo:
1: )~~~
2: 8
3: )7( )~~~ )7( )~~~
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---| PM---| PM---| PM---|
3: )7( )7( )7(
4: 7 7 7 7 7 7
5:
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PM---| PM---| PM---|
After this it lapses into another Cobain-esque
random noise solo, and it is not possible to tab.
Big Cheese
Verse:
2: 0
3: 0
4: 10 9 0
5: 10 9
6: 8 7 7 7
NH-|
play that 7x then play this:
5: 10 9 9 9
6: 8 7 7 7 0 0
PM-|
Chorus:
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 0
6: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 0
play 8x then:
3: 0
4: 4 1 0
5: 2 3 0
play that 4x
Solo:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 12\10 10 12 12\10 10 7
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 11\9 9 11 11\9 9 6
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 9\7 7 9 9\7 7 4
play that 3x, then:
2: 12 12 13 13 13 13 10 13 12 13 12 13 12 12 0
3: 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 12 11 12 11 12 11 11 0
4: 9 9 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 10 9 10 9 9
Downer
Verse: E5 C5
Chorus: A5 A#5 B5 A#5 play that 8x then:
E5 C5 play that 4x then:
A5 A#5 E5(7th fret) F5(8th fret) play that 2x
Bass Tabs
1. Blew
2. Floyd The Barber
3. About A Girl
4. School
5. Love Buzz
6. Paper Cuts Not here yet
7. Negative Creep
8. Scoff
9. Swamp Meet Not here yet
10. Mr. Moustache Not here yet
11. Sifting Not here yet
12. Big Cheese Not here yet
13. Downer Not here yet
Blew
Intro
G:--------------------||
D:--------------------|| Repeat 4 times
A:--------------------||
E:--0-0-2-2h(3)-3-2---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Verses
G:------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:-0---3-5-5b(1/2)-(6)r5--|---3-0-0-5b(1/2)---5b(1/2)---|
1 + 2 + 3 4 + + 2 + 3 4
If you wouldn't mind...
G:-----------------------|-----------------------------||
D:-----------------------|-----------------------------||
A:-----------------------|-----------------------------||
E:-0-0-3-5b(1/2)-(6)r5---|---3-0-0-5b(1/2)---5b(1/2)---||
1 + 2 + 3 4 + + 2 + 3 4
Chorus (2x)
G:|-------------------|----------------------||-----------------|
D:|o------------------|---------------------o||-----------------|
A:|o------------------|---------------------o||-----------------|
E:|---0-5---5-5-3-0---|-0-5---5-5-3-5b(1/2)--||-0-5---5-5-3-0---|
1 + + 3 + 4 1 + + 3 + 4 1 + + 3 + 4
Is there another...
G:-----------------|-----------------||
D:-----------------|-----------------||
A:-----------------|-----------------||
E:-0-5---5-5-3-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||
1 + + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Outro Repeat as necessary
G:-------------------------||---------------------------||
D:-------------------------||o-------------------------o||
A:-------------------------||o-------------------------o||
E:-0-0-3-5-5b(1/2)-(6)-r-0-||----0-3-5-5b(1/2)-(6)-r-0--||
1 + 2 + 3 + + + 2 + 3 + +
You could do anything...
G:---------------------------|--------------------|||
D:---------------------------|--------------------|||
A:---------------------------|--------------------|||
E:---0-3-5-5b(1/2)-(6)-------|-(6)-r-5------------|||
+ 2 + 3 + 1 2
NOTE on "5b(1/2)" in my tab: The actual 5th fret marking
is just a grace note. The 1/2-step bend itself falls on
the beat (usually). The Sixth fret markings in parentheses
"(6)" means that you should strike the note WHILE BENDING,
meaning that you should strike the string while the string
is still bend up half a step.
Floyd the Barber
VERSE:
G
D
A
E-3-3-0-0-0
AND THEN THE CHORUS GOES LIKE THIS
G
D
A--3-3-----2-2
E------4-4-----3-3
About A Girl
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|---0-0-0-3-3-3-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|-4-4-------------------4-4----------------------
|------4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0------4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|-----------0-0-3--------------------------------
|--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------
School
Eb
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E-0-00-5^5-0-0-5^5-0-0-0-0-0-0-5^5
AND THE CHORUS
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
E--------------------------------
Love Buzz
Intro/Verse
|--------------6(7)6--------------6(7)6---
|--7--5--7--8---------7--5--7--8----------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
Would you believe me...
|-----7-----------7-----------7---7-8-8/10-8-7-------
|---8---8-6-8-6-8---8-6-8-6-8---8--------------8-6-8-
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------5---------------------5-------------
|---1--4--6-----6--4--6---1--4--6-----6--4--6----
Negative Creep
IT STARTS OFF WITH THE GUITAR BUT AFTER 7 MEASURES YOU PLAY
TUNED IN DROPPED D FLAT
G
D
A
D12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\0
G
D
A
D0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0/12
CHORUS
G-----------------
D-----------------
A77p5-------5-8888
D----7-777-67-----
Bridge (THE PART WHERE THE GUITAR PLAYS AND KURT JUST SCREAMS)
G-----------------------------------------------
D------------------------1/2-----------------1/2
A-----------------------17^17---------------17^17
D16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
Scoff
Start Off like this
G
D
A
E-2-2-2-0-2--2-2-0
DO THAT UNTIL THE LAST FEW TIMES OF
"GIVE ME BACK MY ALCOHOL"
G
D
A
E-2-2-0--2-2-0
THEN THE CHORUS "HEAL A MILLION KILL A MILLION"
G
D
A-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-1-2
E
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