Where Did you Sleep Last Night
USED CHORDS
A x02220
Bb x13331
C5 x355xx
D5 x577xx
Dm xx0231
Dsus2 xx0230
F5 133xxx
Gm 3553xx
INTRO/MAIN - Chord names refer to parts of this tab so the
second 'GFC' is the same as the first 'GFC' etc.
GFC GDC
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-3--3------------3-----3--3--------5---5---5-3---------
|-5--5----5-3--3--3-----5--5--x-x-x-5---5---5-3---------
|-5--5----5-3--3--1-----5--5--x-x-x-3---3---3-1---------
|-3--3----3\1--1--------3--3----------------------------
|
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3---------
|-----------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-3---------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
GFC DFC
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-O/-------5--5-----5------------
|-/O-------5--5-----5--3--3--5---
|----------3--3-----3--3--3--5---
|----------------------1--1--3---
GFG
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|-3---3--------------------------
|-5---5-------5---3---3---5------
|-5---5-------5---3---3---5------
|-3---3-------3---1---1---3------
|
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|---------------------3----------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---1---5------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-------3------
GFG
|-----
|-----
|-O/--
|-/O--
|-----
|-----
|
|-----------------------------------------
|----11~-11~-11~-11~-11~-11~\--6~--6~/8~--
|-/10--10~-10~-10~-10~-10~--\5~--5~--/7~--
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
VERSE 1 - Play main part
CHORUS
Dm - Bb - Dm - A -
Dm - Bb - C - Dm Dsus2
VERSE 2 - Play main part
CHORUS
VERSE 3 - Play main part, but play both GFG parts twice!
SOLO - Transcribed for the sake of completeness
------3---------3---------------------------------------
--2-3---3--6b7------6-----------------------------------
----------------------5-3-------------------------------
--------------------------5-3----------------------3-5--
------------------------------5-4-3----------3-4-5------
------------------------------------6-3----6------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--3b4---------------6~----6~----------------------------
--3b4-------(0)-5/7----7~----7\5--3---------------------
-------5----------------------------5-------0-3---3-----
-----------------------------------------/5-----5---5---
--------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------3------------------------
--------------------6~------/3---3-7-3------------------
----------------5/7----7\--------------3-5--------------
-------------------------------------------3---5--------
--3-----------------------------------------------------
----6-3-3-3----------------------------------3----------
--------------------------------------------------------
--3b4------3b4-----3b4----------------------------------
--3b4------3b4-----3b4----------------------------------
------5-5------5-------5-3------------------------3-----
---------------------------5-4-3------------3-4-5-------
---------------------------------6-3----3-6-------------
----------------------
----------------------
------(3)-----(4)-----
--3h5-----(3)-----5---
----------------------
----------------------
"Plateau" - Nirvana with the Meat Puppets
Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl)
INTRO - Main riff
--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----
------------------------------------------------------1-
----------------------------------------------------0---
------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------
----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-----------
--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----
This is played with the following (movable) shapes:
G 320x33
Bb 650x66
Fsus2 1xx011
Sometimes the riff is varied by playing the highest note
on string 2 (B) instead of string 1 (E). Takes a bit of
practising at first. Play it fingerstyle and use you thumb
to rake the E, A and D strings.
VERSE - w/ main riff
PRE-CHORUS - 2/4 time, chordshape is similar to main riff.
--4---------
---------4--
-------0----
------------
------------
--4---------
CHORUS
'Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an..
--1/3--------------------------------------------------
--1/3------------------------3---------3---------------
-----------------------------3---------3---------------
------------5---x------------3---------3---------------
------------5---x-----1--------------------------------
---------3-------------------------1-------------------
..illustrated book about birds'
---------------3---------------------------------------
---------------3-----------------6---------------------
---------------------------------7---------------------
---------------------------------8---------------------
---5---------------------------------------------------
---3----------------------/6---------------------------
etc.
PRE-OUTRO
--4----------------4---6-----------------6-------------
---------4-------4------------6--------6---------------
-------------------------------------------------------
------0-------0------------0-------0-------------------
----3-------3------------5-------5---------------------
--4--------------------6-------------------------------
OUTRO
* repeat from *
------------------------------0-----|------------------
--------------0-------2---------1p0-|-----2------------
------2-----2---2---2-------2-------|---2--------------
----2-----2-------0-------0---------|-2----------------
--0-----0---------------3-----------|------------------
------------------------------------|------------------
While the line above is played by a Meat Puppet, Krist plays:
--------0-------------2-------0-----
------------2-----------3-----1-----
--------------2---------------------
----------------2-------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - As performed by Nirvana
TAB by jesse.scott@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net
TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Voicings:
E5 - 022x00
D - xx0232
A - x02220
Asus4 - x02230
Intro:
Strum E5, D, and then A, Asus4, A quicky. I do this by sliding my 3rd
#finger down the the 3rd fret and back.
Verse:
This is picked randomly with lots of bass notes:
E5 D A Asus4 A
Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam...
E5 D A Asus4 A
Sunbeams are never made like these...
etc..
Chorus:
This is strumed normaly.
E5 D
Don't expect me to die...
E5 D
Don't expect me to die...
E5 D A Asus4 A
Don't expect me to die for you...
etc..
Outro:
Same as intro.
Man Who Sold The World - As performed by Nirvana
TAB by jesse.scott@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net
TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Chord Voicings:
A - x0222x
D5 - xx023x
F - 133211
C - x3555x
G - 355433
Bb - x1333x
Intro:
The second guitar plays the chords above the tab.
A D F
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-
-|--2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-----2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0-----2-2-2-0-2h3p2-0--|-
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|-
Verse:
The chords are strumed in a choppy sort of way.
We passed upon the stairs...
A D5
We spoke of was and when...
D5 A
Although I wasn't there...
A F
He said I was his friend...
F C
Which came as a suprise...
C G A
I spoke into his eyes...
D5
I thought you died alone...
C
A long, long time ago...
etc..
Chorus:
When guitar 1 is playing the C & F chords guitar two plays
the C & F major scales over them.
C Major scale:
-|-------------------|-
-|-------------------|-
-|------------2-4-5--|-
-|------2-3-5--------|-
-|--3-5--------------|-
-|-------------------|-
F Major scale:
-|-------------------|-
-|-------------------|-
-|-------------------|-
-|------------0-2-3--|-
-|------0-1-3--------|-
-|--1-3--------------|-
C
Oh no...
F
Not me...
Bb F
I never lost control...
C
You're face...
F
To face...
Bb A
With the man who sold the world...
[Repeat intro]
Outro Solo:
This may not be exact but it's the right notes, play with it.
[R1 meaning the intro riff]
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|--R1-9~9~9~9~\-R1-10~10~10~10~\9~9~9~\7~7~7~\-R1-10~10~\9~9~\7~7~7~7~7~/-
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|---------------------|-
-|---------------------|-
-|--9~9~9~9~9\-R1-R1~--|-
-|---------------------|-
-|---------------------|-
-|---------------------|-
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - As performed by Nirvana
TAB by jesse.scott@baroque.tvk.tsoft.net
TUNING: Down a Half-Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Chord Voicings:
E5: 022x0x or 022x00 (Either is find but I think Kurt uses the first)
A: x0222x
G: 320022 or 320002
B: x2444x
B/F#: 22444x
Okay, the song starts off strumming the E5, then Kurt does the following
little run:
E-|-----------------|-
B-|-----------------|-
G-|-----------------|-
D-|--------------2--|-
A-|--------------0--|-
E-|--0--2--3--0-----|-
he then strums the A, G, B then B/F#.. That's the entire progression,
the little run is done only the first two times... Here's the
progression simplified:
E5 E5 E5 A G
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me...
G B B/F# E5
Tell me where did you sleep last night...
Oh ME
As performed by Nirvana & the Meat Puppets
On 'Nirvana Unplugged in New York'
Written by the Meat Puppets
Transcription by Wouter Janssen (wjanssen@cs.vu.nl)
Tune down a *whole* step to play along with the CD.
NB : This song is actually played with 2 guitars, this transcription is just
for one guitar, however it's rather easy to transform it into the 2-guitar
version. Let one guitar play the chords on the higher strings (G/B/e)
throughout the song and the other should play the tab below. (omitting some
of the strokes on the higher strings, just listen to CD
PART A : INTRO + VERSES
E D D C E
e -------------0--|--------------|------------------|-----0-----|---0---
B -------------0--|------------3-|------------3-----|-----1-0-0-|---0---
G -------------1--|------------2-|------------2--0-0|-----0-0-0-|---1---
D ------2--2-2----|------2-0-0-0-|------2-0-0-0--0-0|-2-2-------|-2-----
A --0-2----2-2----|--0-2---0-0---|--0-2---0-0-------|-3-3-------|-2-----
E -4--------------|-4------------|-4----------------|-----------|-0-----
If I had to loose a mile, if I had to touch feelings
I would loose my soul, the way I do
....
PART (B) : CHORUS
G E G E
e -3--3-3-3-----0-|-3--3-3-3----0-|
B -0--0-0-0-----0-|-0--0-0-0----0-| Repeat this until :
G -0--0-0-0-----1-|-0--0-0-0----1-|
D -----------2-2--|----------2-2--|
A -----------2-2--|----------2-2--|
E -----------0-0--|----------0-0--|
PART (C) : END_OF_CHORUS
C D E
e -------------0-----|---------------0---
B -------------1-----|-----3---------0---
G ---------0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-----1---
D ------2--2-2---2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-----
A --0-2----3-3---3-3-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-----
E -4-----------------|-------------------
PART (D) : SOLO
e ---------------------------3/2-----------2/5-5-5-3-2-----------------------
B -------------------3-3^5~------5--(3-5)-5------------5/3-----------3-5~----
G ------------2-4~-----------------------------------------4-2-2-2/4---------
D ------2-2^4----------------------------------------------------------------
A --0-2----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -4-------------------------------------------------------------------------
PART (E) : OUTRO
Use the same chords as part (C) : C-D-E (but now as powerchords and slide
from C to D and from D to E.
~ = vibrato | Sequence : Intro
/ = slide | Verse 1 + Chorus
^ = push | Solo
( ) = play very softly | Verse 2 + Chorus
| Outro
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