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On A Plain Tab


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Song:   On A Plain
Artist: Nirvana
Album:  Nevermind

Members:
Kurt Cobain (1967-1994): Vocals & Guitar
Krist Novoselic: Bass Guitar (& Vocals)
Dave Grohl: Drums (& Vocals)

May Kurt Cobain rest in peace. 

To play this song completely:
1 x Electric Guitar 
1 x Bass Guitar
1 x Drums

Electric Guitar: Distortion On. Tune to Drop D. 



Intro:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------16----------------------16------------------------|
D|--15~-----------------------15----------------------15------------------------|
A|--14~-------------------14--------------------------14------------------------|
E|--13~---12--13--12--13-----------12--13--12--13----------12--13--12--13--12---|


Verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
               Start this off,     without any words.          Got so high, scratched 'till it bled. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do. 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
               The finest day, that I've ever had,         Was when I learned, to cry on command. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do...


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...


Verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
               My mother died, every night.         It's safe to say, don't quote me on that. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
           The blacksheep got blackmailed again.               Forgot to put, on the zip code. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do...


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...


Bridge:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----2-----2----2-----------2--2--2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-3--3-----------3--2--2----------2--------0--0--0--0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3--------3--------2--------2-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  Somewhere I have heard this before...

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----2-----2----2-----------2--2--2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-3--3-----------3--2--2----------2--------0--0--0--0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3--------3--------2--------2-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  In a dream my memory has stored...

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--2--2--2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----2-----2----2-----------2--2--2--2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-3--3-----------3--2--2----------2--------0--0--0--0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3--------3--------2--------2-----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  In defence I'm neutered and sprayed...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----2-----2----2-----------2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|-3--3-----------3--2--2----------2--------0--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|-3--------3--------2--------2---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
  What the hell am I trying to say...                     |||||||||||||||
                                                               P. M. 

Verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
            It is now time, to make it all clear.           To write off lines, that don't make any sense. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-------------------------------------------7---7------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--------------------------------7---7--0---5---5-------------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-----5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
E|-------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----------------5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0----|
           And one more special, message to go.                And then I'm done, and I can go home. 

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------5---5------4---4------2--2--2----|
D|--7---7--0---5---5--0---4---4--0---2--2--2--0-|
A|--5---5--0---3---3--0---2---2--0---0--0--0--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
               Love myself, better than you!

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--0---5---5----------------------------|
A|--5---5--0---5---5--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
E|-------------3---3--0---3---3--0---2--3--2--0-|
             I know it's wrong, so what should I do...


Chorus: 

Fade out towards the end. 

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
    I'm on a plain.          aaaah, aaaah...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|--------------5--5--5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
    I can't complain.        aaaah, aaaah...
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