This is a fairly complete tab of the first disc of "WITH THE LIGHTS OUT", the new
Nirvana Box Set. I did not include the lyrics or solos because most tracks are live
and its hard to hear. I did not tab a chord being played more than three times, so
if its over that you have to figure out the strums yourself.Ill do next disc soon.
Anyway, enjoy and RIP Kurdt Kobain (Kurt Cobain).
DISC 1- 1987-1989
1. Heartbreaker (written by Led Zeppelin)
Intro riff 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------0-1-2-------------------0-1-2----|
A|-0-3~~~-----------0-0-0-0-3~~~----------|
E|-------------3------------------------3-|
Intro riff 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------0-1-2-------------------0-1-2----|
D|-0-3~~~-----------0-0-0-0-3~~~----------|
A|-------------3------------------------3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Verse
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-2---5-----|
D|-2---5-----|
A|-0---3-----|
E|-----------|
2. Anorexcorcist
->Drop D tuning
Main riff
e|------ ||repeat four times, gradually lifting the P.M.
B|------.||
G|------ ||
D|------.||
A|-2-1-0 ||
D|-2-1-0 ||
PM..........
Riff 2
e|--------------|
B|-0-0-0--------|
G|-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
D|--------------|
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-8---------0-2-3-8--6--2-1-0-|
D|-0-2-3-8---------0-2-3-8--6--2-1-0-|
3.White Lace And Strange
->Now comes the time to tell you about my Eb tuning tabs. Well, what I do to put my
Epiphone Les Paul a ˝ step down is this: I just lower the low E string one half step.
That way it doesn't screw up all the other strings so this tab is in that tuning. It
will take some getting used to, but it eventually becomes the same, or even easier to
play chords this way.
Intro/verse
e |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
G |----------------------|
D |----------------------|
A |---------------4(6)tr-|
Eb|-0-0-0-4-5-6-7--------|
Chorus
e |---------------------|
B |---------------------|
G |-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6---|
D |-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-8-6-8-|
A |-6-6-4-6-6-4-6-6-4-8-|
Eb|-------------------7-|
4.Help me I'm Hungry
->Its all bass, so I can't tab it
5. Mrs. Butterworth
->Finally, standard tuning's back!
Riff 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---------------3---|
D|---2-----------3---|
A|---------------1---|
E|-0---5p3p0-0-0-----|
Riff 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-9-9-7-7-x---3-3-|
D|-9-9-7-7-x-5-3-3-|
A|-7-7-5-5-x-5-1-1-|
E|-----------3-----|
6. If You Must
->Eb tuning
Intro/Verse: (verse has no Lead Up.)
Lead up: 1st time: 2nd,3rd and 4th time:
E |-------- =------------- =----------------|
B |-------- =-----------2- =-----------2----|
G |-------- =---------1-1- =---2-----1-1----|
D |-6--6-6- =---2-2-1----- =----2-1---------|
A |-6--6-6- =-0----------- =-0--------------|
Eb|-5--5-5- =------------- =----------------|
Chorus thing:
E |-0-
B |-2-
G |-2-KEEP STRUMMING
D |-2-
A |-0-
Eb|---
Bridge
E |---------|
B |---------|
G |---------|
D |-7---2-1-|
A |-7---2-1-|
Eb|-6---1-0-|
7. Pen Cap chew
->Drop D tuning
Intro :(he plays it differently every once in a while. Here are 3 of the ways)
e|--------------|-------------|---------------------|
B|--------------|-------------|---------------------|
G|--------------|-------------|---------------------|
D|--------------|-------------|---------------------|
A|--------------|---------3~~~|---------3~~3p2------|
D|-0-0-0-0-3~~~~|-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-------5~~~~-|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--2-2--5-5--0-0--3-3-5-5-5-5/8-|
A|-7-7--5-5--2-2--5-5--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3/6-|
D|-7-7--5-5--2-2--5-5--0-0--3-3-----------|
8. Downer
->Eb tuning
intro:
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------4-4-4-|
D |-1-1----4-4-4-|
A |-1-1----2-2-2-|
Eb|-0-0----------|
Chorus
e |---------|
B |---------|
G |---------|
D |-2-3-4-3-|
A |-0-1-2-1-|
Eb|---------|
e |-----------|
B |-----------|
G |-----------|
D |---2-8-9---|
A |-6-0-6-7---|
Eb|-5---------|
9. Floyd the Barber
->Eb tuning (AgAiN)
intro/ verse
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |---------------|
D |---------------|
A |-2---2---2-----|
Eb|-0h1-0h1-0-0-0-|
P.M. .....
Chorus
e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-------4-4-4-------|
A |-3-3-3-6-6-6-2-2-2-5-5-5-|
Eb|-------5-5-5-------4-4-4-|
10. Raunchola/ Moby Dick (Moby Dick written by Led Zeppelin)
-> Eb
During bassline, strum this chord randomly
e |---
B |-8-
G |-8-
D |-8-
A |-6-
Eb|---
Chorus: (fast punk strumming)
e |-------|
B |-------|
G |---3-5-|
D |-3-3-5-|
A |-3-1-3-|
Eb|-2-----|
Riff 3
e |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|
D |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3/4-|
A |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3/4-|
Eb|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2/3-|
Main Moby Dick Riff
e |---------------------|
B |---------------------|
G |---------------------|
D |---4-4p2-------------|
A |---------4-0-2-0-2-0-|
Eb|-3-------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nirvana/55462.html ]
11.Beans
->there is a weird tape effect that always affects the tuning. Its something like this
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-1-1-----|
D|-----1-1-|
A|---------|
E|---------|
12. Don't Want it all
-> This song is also only bass.
13.Clean up Before She Comes
->Drop D
intro:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|-0-11-12-0-0-11-12-0-0-11-12-0-3-0-3-0-|
Chorus (There are 2 endings which he alternates using after the main chorus riff)
Ending 1 (also 2nd verse)
e|--------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-3-5-x-x-3-3-3-2|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-3-5-x-x-1-1-1-0|11-12-0-0-11-12-0-0-11-12-0-3-0-3-0-|
D|-5-5-3-5-x-x--------|11-12-0-0-11-12-0-0-11-12-0-3-0-3-0-|
Ending 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
A|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D|---------3---------3-|
14. Polly
->Eb
intro/verse
e |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------6---4-4/3---|
D |---1----4----6---4-4/3---|
A |---1----4----4---2-2/1---|
Eb|-0---0-3-----------------|
Chorus
e |---------------|
B |---------------|
G |-6--4------2---|
D |-6--4---4--2---|
A |-4--2---4--0---|
Eb|--------3------|
15. About A Girl
->Drop D
verse
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-0-0-0-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0-0-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0-0-3-3-3-|
Chorus
e|---------------|
B|-3-3-3---------|
G|-4-4-4---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-|
D|-------4-4-2-2-|
16.Blandest
riff 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|------0------------|(6)
A|-(/)2---2---(6)----|
E|----------4--------|
Notes in brackets are only played occasionally
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------1---------3-|
A|-3-1-2-3--2-1-1-2-3---3-2-1---3--|
E|-1-----------4---------------4--1|
Riff 3
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---------/5------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-5b(1/4)----5b(1/4)-3~-|
17. Dive
riff 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4---4b(1/4)---4b(1/4)-2-|
A|-4---4b(1/4)---4b(1/4)-2-|
E|-2-0-2b(1/4)-0-2b(1/4)-0-|
Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|then play riff 1 once
G|-4--x-4-6--x-6-7--x-7-9-x-x-|
D|-4--x-4-6--x-6-7--x-7-9-x-x-|
A|-2--x-2-4--x-4-5--x-5-7-x-x-|
E|----------------------------|
18. They Hung Him on a Cross (written by Leadbelly)
Chords:
A: B: E:
E|-0- --- ---|
B|-2- --- -0-|
G|-2- -4- -1-|
D|-2- -4- -2-|
A|-0- -2- -2-|
E|--- --- -0-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
They hung him on a cross, they hung him on a cross, they hung him on a
----------B-----------------E-------------------------A---------------
cross for meeeeeeeeeee. One Day when I was lost, they hung him on a
E-------------------------B---------E--
cross, they hung him on a cross for me.
(Repeat for every verse)
19. Grey Goose (written by LeadBelly)
main riff occasionally at end of riff
e|------------------------------|-------------|
B|------------------------------|-3-----------|
G|-----------------1-2-4~~~~~~~~|---4-2-2/4-4-|
D|---0-1-2~~~~~~-2--------------|-------------|
A|-2----------------------------|-------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------|
20. Ain't It a Shame? (written by Leadbelly)
->chord shapes are the same as “They Hung Him...”
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Ain't it a shame to go fishin on Sunday, ain't it a shame
--------------------------------------------------B----------
Ain't it a shame to go fishin on Sunday, ain't it a shame
-----------E------------------------------------------A-------
Ain't it a shame to go fishin on Sunday when you got Monday,
-----------------------E----------------B------------------E--------
Tuesday, Wednesday, oh Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ain't it a shame
(Repeat for every verse)
21. Token Eastern Song
Main riff
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-2--2-2-----|
A|-2--2-2--1--|
E|-0--0-0-1-1-|
Riff 2
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-4-3-|
A|-5-5-5-4-3-|
E|-3-3-3-2-1-|
22. Even In His Youth
intro
e|-11-----------------------------------12---------------|
B|-11-keep strumming, gradually bend to-12---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-5-5-----------|
D|-5-5---6-6-6-|
A|-3-3-0-6-6-6---|
E|-----0-4-4-4---|
Chorus
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5--------7--7-7-|
D|-2--2-2-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-|
A|-2--2-2-3-3-3-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
E|-0--0-0--------3--3-3----------|
23.Polly (Demo)
->this one's different because it's in std. tuning
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----7-7-5-|
D|-2-5-7-7-5-|
A|-2-5-5-5-3-|
E|-0-3-------|
chorus
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-7-7-5-----3-|
D|-7-7-5-5-5-3-|
A|-5-5-3-5-5-1-|
E|-------3-3---|
