All of the tunings on this album are a little bit off. By this I mean that when my tuner says that my guitar is in tune, the songs sound about a 1/4 step lower. This may be the result of something that happened in the studio. These are all fairly accurate tabbings in standard tuning.
1. Dive
2. Sliver
3. Stain
4. Been A Son
5. Turnaround
6. Molly's Lips
7. Son Of A Gun
8. Polly (New Wave)
9. Beeswax
10. Downer
11. Mexican Seafood
12. Hairspray Queen
13. Aero Zeppelin
14. Big Long Now
15. Aneurysm
Dive
Intro
3: /9 9 9
4: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /9 9 9
5: 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 /7 7 7
6: 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
Verse
3: /9 9 9
4: 2 /9 9 9
5: /7 7 7
6: 2 2 2
Chorus
B5 C#5 D5 E5(8th fr) then intro riff
play this 2x
then intro riff 3x
Solo )( )(
3: 3 1 3 (3) 1 3 (3)^1
4: 2
play that 4x
Sliver
Bass Intro:
1:
2:
3: 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 1
4: 1 1 1 3
Verse: C5 F5 C5 A5
Chorus: A5 C5
Stain
Drop D
Intro:
4: 0 1
5: 0 1
6: 0 1
Verse:
4: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
5: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
6: 2 2 x 2 1 1 1 1/2 x 2
Chorus
4: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 8 x 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Been a Son
Drop D
Verse:
2: 3 3
3: 2 2
4: 0 0
5: 0 0 3 2 0
6: 0 0
Chorus
4: 5 3 2
5: 5 3 2 3 2 0
6: 5 3 2
Turnaround
Bass Intro:
5: /7 7 7 7 7 7 7
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verse:
)hold bend(
2: 3 3 3 3 3 3(3)
Chorus: D5 C5 A5 D5 C5 G5 F5 G5 A5 F5 G5 D5
Molly's Lips
Entire Song: G5/C5
Ending
1: 3 | 3 |\
2: 3 3 (3)
3:
4: 5\
5: 5\
6: 3\
Son of a Gun
Verse: A5 E5 D5 E5
Chorus: G5 C5 D5 C5
New Wave Poly
Same as Polly on Nevermind, except with
heavy distortion and at a faster tempo
Beeswax
Verse:
4: 9\8 8 8 8\7 7 7 6\5
5: 9\8 8 8 8\7 7 7 6\5 *
6: 7\6 6 6 6\5 5 5 4\3
Chorus:
4: 2 5 5 2
5: 2 5 5 2 2 0 0
6: 0 3 3 0 3^2^0
Bridge: )~~~
3: /3 3 3 3
4: 3 3 3 2
5: 3 3 3 2
6: 1 1 1 0
Downer
Same as on Bleach
Mexican Seafood
Intro/Chorus: G#5 F#5 F5
Verse:
4: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
5: 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 4 6 x x x x 6 x x x x 6 9
6: 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 2 4 x x x x 4 x x x x 4 7
Solo:
3: 10 9 8 13 12 11
4: 6 10 9 8 13 12 11
5: 6 8 7 6 11 10 9
6: 4
play that 4x then
4: 2^1^0
5: 0^1^2 2^1^0
6: 0^3^4 3^2
play that 4x
Outro Riff:
6: 5^4^5^4^5^4^3
play that 8x, then a B5 chord
Hairspray Queen
Drop D
NOTE: This is an approxamation, or as close as I could come
without losing my mind
Bassline:
1:
2: 8
3: 5 7
4: 0 3/
Intro:
1: 4
2: 4
3: 5
4: 3
5: 3
6: 3
play that chord for a few measures, make up your
own rhythm. Then you play this repeating annoying riff:
1: 4 6 7 8 9 9 13\ /7~~ 7\6 6\4 4/6 6
2: 6 6 7 8 8 9 13\ /7~~ 7\6 6\4 4/6 6
play that 2x, and after the second time play some
harmonics for a few measures.
The next time you play that riff, instead of playing
harmonics, do this:
4: 9~~~ 9\8 8\6 6/8 8
5: 9~~~ 9\8 8\6 6/8 8
6: 9~~~ 9\8 8\6 6/8 8
Chorus:
4: 2
5: 2
6: 2
Outro:
6: 8\7 7 7\6 6 6\5 5 5\4 4\3 3\2
play that 4x, then an E5
Aero Zeppelin
Intro/Verse
Riff A
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0
play that 2x as an intro
during verse, play 3x, then play
1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2: 3 3 3 3
3: 3 3 3 3
4: 2 2 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0
on repeat, play the second half on the above riff 2x
Bridge
Riff B
4: 2 2 2 2
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
6: 0 0 0 0 3 3
play that 4x as a brigde, then play
Riff C
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
play that 3x, then play
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4/7 7 7 7 9
5: 2 2 2 2 2 2/5 5 5 5 7 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
5: 4 3 2 1
6: 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1
then play
4: 2 2
5: 2 2
6: 0 0 5 5 4 0 5^4
play that 4x
that was all Riff C
Verse: E5 B5 E5 G5
Chorus: Riff C
After solo: Riff B 4x, Riff C, then Riff A 2x
Big Long Now
Intro/Verse:
2:
3: 0
4: 0 8
5: 8 8 8
6: 9 9
PM-| PM---| PM
"Can We Show Our Faces Now?"
Bb5 A5 G#5
Chorus
D5 C#5 D5 C#5 G5
End Of Chorus
F#5 F5 F5
Aneurysm
Intro/Outro: F#5 C5 B5 A5
play that 4x then:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/
+
Verse: B5 (palm muted) D5
Chorus: F#5 A5 B5 A5
Solo:
3: 3~~~~~3/4 4 4 4 4/5 5 5 5 5/6 6 6 6 6/7 7 7 7 7/8 8 8 8
3: 8/9 9 9 9 9/10 10 10 10 10/11 11 11 11 11/12 12 12 12
3: 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19
Bass Tablatures
1. Dive
2. Sliver
3. Stain Not here yet
4. Been A Son
5. Turnaround Not here yet
6. Molly's Lips
7. Son Of A Gun
8. Polly (New Wave) Not here yet
9. Beeswax Not here yet
10. Downer Not here yet
11. Mexican Seafood Not here yet
12. Hairspray Queen
13. Aero Zeppelin
14. Big Long Now Not here yet
15. Aneurysm
Dive
Intro/Verse
G------------------------
D*---------------2-2-2---
A*-----------------------
E--2-0-2-0-2-0-0---------
Chorus
G----------------------------------------
D*-------------2-2---------------2-2-2---
A*-2-2-4-4-------------------------------
E----------3-3-----2-0-2-0-2-0-0---------
Guitar Solo
G----------------------------
D*---------------------------
A*-13-11-13-11-13-11---------
E--------------------12-12---
Sliver
This would appear to be played through the whole song.
G-----------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----------------------------|---------------------------|
A--3--3-3--------3--3-0-----2-|-3--3-3-------3--1-0-----2-|
E---------1--1-1--------3-5---|-------1--1-1--------3-5---|
Molly's Lips
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-------------3--3--3------------3--3--3--3-----
|---3--3--3------------3--3--3------------------
Son of a Gun
Verse
|-------------------------------------
|--------0--------------0-------------
|---0-------------0-------------------
|------0-----0-------0------0---------
Up, up, up and down...
Chorus
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------
Sometimes in the bedroom...
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
the first part is definitely wrong
it just sounds ok when playing it
The rest should be ok
Hairspray Queen
||--------------||
||o--------8---o||
||o-5--------7-o||
||----0-3/------||
This is the main riff.
I don't have the rest
Aero Zepplin
Rythm fig. 1
G:------------------------------------
D:------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------
E:0-0------0-0------0-0------0-0
8 times
Rythm fig. 2
G:-------------------------------------------------
D:------------0-0-0-0-2----------------------------
A:2-2-2-2-2-2-----------4-----3-----2-----1--------
E:------------------------4-4---3-3---2-2---1-1----
4 times
Rythm fig. 3
G:------------------------------
D:------------------------------
A:4-----3-----2-----1-----------
E:--4-4---3-3---2-2-------------
3 times
Rythm fig. 4
G:-------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:0-0---5-5-4-0-5-4---0-0---5-5-4-0-5-4------------
2 times
Rythm fig. 5
G:-------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:0---6---0---3---0---6---0---3--------------------
2 times
2nd time 3 times
repeat Rythm figs. 2-5
then guitar solo below
G:----3---3---------------------------------------
D:2-2---2------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:----------001223--------------------------------
18 times
then Rythm figs. 2 and 3, then rythm fig. 1 1 time
Aneurysm
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0---------------------------------
E-2--2-2--------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A-2--2-2-x-2--2-2-x-2--2-2-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A----0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------
E-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------
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