Written by Kurt Cobain
This was the last Nirvana song ever recorded, and it was the best.
Note: Kurt plucks the e,b, and g strings between the bridge and the
tail piece with his hands, while hammering the 6th string (low E).
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Difficulty: medium
Chords: F#5 D E
Intro:
e-----------------x---------------------x--------|--------------x-------------------------x--------|
b------------x-----------------------------------|---------x------------x--------------------------|
g----x------------------x----------x---------x---|-x----------------x-----------x--------------x---|
d------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e----0h2--------------------0h2------------------|-0h2------------------0---(0)h2------------------|
e-----------------x------------------------x-------------|----------------x------------------------|
b------------x-------------x---------x-------------------|----------x------------------------------|
g----x-----------------x---------x---------------x---x---|-x---------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e----0h2-----------------------0h2-----------------------|-0h2-------------------------------------|
band enters
F#5
P.M------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------4--------4-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
a---4----4---------4-----------4--------4--------4---|-----4--------4---------4----------------4--------4|
e---0h2--------------------0-------2----2----0-------|-2-------2----2h0---0-------0---2---2----2h0--0----|
P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------4------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
a-------4--------4------------------4--------4---------4--|-------------4---------4-------4--------4-----4|
e---2-------2----2h0---0-------0--------2----2h0---0------|-0---2---2---2h0---0-------0-------2----2h0---0|
Verse:
F#5
P.M--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------4--------------------------------|
a---4-----4---4---------4-------4--------4---------4--|------4--------4--------4---------4----------4---------4-|
e---0h2-------2h0---0-------0-------2----2h0---0------|--2-------2----2----0-----------------2------2h0---0-----|
\/ turn on distortion
P.M--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------4-----------------4---------4-|-----4-------4-----4---4-----------4---4-------0--0---|
e---0h2---2----2h0---0-------0---2----2----2h0---0-----|-2------2----2-----2---2-----------2---2-------0--0---|
D E
e--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
b---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\|
g---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\|
d---7---------7---------7--------7-----7-------7---------|-9--------9-----9-----9-----9-------9-------9---9---9---9\|
a---5---------5---------5--------5-----5-------5---------|-7--------7-----7-----7-----7-------7-------7---7---7---7\|
e--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
F#5
distortion off
e-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
g------------4------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------4----|-------4--------4------------4---4---4------|
a--------4-----------4---4---4----4---------|--------------------------------------------|
e---0h2-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
d--------4---------4-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|-4------4----4----4-------4-----4----4--------|
e--------------------------0h2---2-----2---2h0---|-0h2----2----2----2-------2-----2----2----0---|
D E
e-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
b--------------7------------------------7---------|------------9-----------------------------|
g---------------------7---------------------------|------------9----------9------------------|
d---------7------------------------7--------------|-----------------------9------------------|
a----5-------------------------5-------------5----|-5/7---7-------------------7---7---7/12\--|
e-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
repeat 3 more times
e------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
d----4-----4---4---4----4-----4---4---4----|-4-----4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---|
a----4-----4---4---4----4-----4---4---4----|-4-----4---4---4-----4-----4---4---4---|
e----0h2---2---2---0----0h2---2---2---0----|-0h2---2---2---0-----0h2---2---2---0---|
/\ use whammy bar 
Chorus: / \w/fdbk.
F#5 feedback / \
e---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e-----0h2---------------(2)-------------|----------------------------------------2b^---|
continuous 1 1/2 bend 1 1/2 step up
^ 1 1/2------------------------------------------->1-----------------^\
e--|------------------------------------|---------------------------------\-----
b--|------------------------------------|----------------------------------\----
g--/------------------------------------|-----------------------------------\---
d---------------------------------------|------------------------------------\--
a---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------\-
e---(2)---------------------------------|-----------(2)--------(2)------------(2)
Verse:
F#5
d-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
e---0--2--2--2--2--0--0---0--0--2---2--2--2--0--0--0--|-0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0---|
d-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e---0---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0----2--2--2--2--0--0--0--|-0----2--2--2--2--0--0----0--0--2---2--2--2--0--0--|
D E
e-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------7---------------------------7--------|------------9-----------------------------------9\--|
g---------------------------7-------------------------|----------------------9-----------------------------|
d------------7--------------------------7---------7---|-------9---------9--------------------------9-------|
a---5-------------------------------5-----------------|-5/7------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
F#5
P.M-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
g---------4-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
a--------------------4-----4-------4--------4---|-4------4--------4------4-------4----------4--|
e--0h2----------2-------0------2---2h0---0------|-0h2----2---2-------0------2----2h0---0-------|
P.M---------------------------------------------------------------| turn on distortion
e----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
g-----------4----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------4---------4-----|-----------------------------------------------|
a--------------------4------4--------------4---------|------4------4--------4--------4------4----0---|
e--0h2----------2-------0-------2--------------------|-2-------2---2--------2--------2------2----0---|
D E
Pre-Chorus:
F#5 D E
Chorus:
F#5
^-------------------------
e---------------------------------------------|-----------|--| |------|-------------
b-------------------------------------------5b|-----------|-(5)/8------------8\------
g---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
e---0h2-------2-----0---0--------2---2--------------------|--------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
b---\2--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e--------2----------0--0-------2--2----2h0--0--0--|--0h2--2---2---2--2------2--2-----2---2h0--| 1
^ 1 1/2 ______
e------------------------------|----|-------------------------------------------|--------------5b-|---| -----------|
b----------------------------5b|----|--0----------------------------------------|--------------5b_|---5------------|
g-----------------------------------|----------3--------------------4---3---4---|-3------------------------3---4---|
d-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e---0h2--2---2---0--0---------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1 1 1
e--------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
b-------------5b-------------------|------------5b-------------------|--------------5b------------------|
g---3------------------4---3---4---|-3-------------------4---3---4---|-3--------------------4---3---4---|
d----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1^^^^ 1^^^^ 1^^^^ 1
e-----------|-----------------|---------|---------------|--------|---------------|-------|------------------|
b----------5b-----------------|--------5b---------------|-------5b---------------|-------5------------------|
g---3\-----------3--b---------|--3\-----------4--3--4---|--3\----------4--3--4---|--3-----------------------|
d-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
a-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
e-----------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
fdbk. fdbk. don't pick fdbk.
_____________
e----|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
b---(5)---------(5)h0---(0)-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
g-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
d-------------------------------------|----------------------(0)--------|--------------------|--------------|
a-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
e-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------(2)--------|--------------|
outro:
just play the very first part and your done. I hoped this helped and fan of Nirvana. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain!
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
