Nothing Compares 2 U Chords

by Chris Cornell
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author dAVIDE 88 [a] 411. Last edit on Jan 12, 2019
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Chords

C
C/F
G/B
Am7
G
E
Bb
F
Am
Em

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NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
 
This song was originally composed by Prince. This (by Chris Cornell) is one of the best cover versions I’ve
ever heard. If you want to look for this version online, here's a link to the video:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuUDRU9-HRk)
Apparently Chris Cornell also recorded a version of this song without these solos.
 
If you don’t want to bother with G/B and Am7, you can play G and Am instead.
Sounds good anyway!
 
ENJOY!
 
 
[Intro]
 
     C      C/F  C  G/B     G/B Am7     Am7  C  C/F  C   G    x2
e|---0---|---0---0---3---|---3---0---|---0---0---0---0---3----|
B|---1---|---1---1---0---|---0---1---|---1---1---1---1---3----|
G|---0---|---0---0---0---|---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0----|
D|---2---|---2h3-2---0---|---0---2---|---2---2---3---2---0----|
A|---3---|---3---3---2---|---2---0---|---0---3---3---3---2----|
E|-------|---------------|-----------|-------------------3----|
 
 
e|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------0------0h2--0-----|------------5h7~--5-5~--|--9/10--9--7--5------------|
D|---2--3-----0~-------------|------5--7--------------|-----------------5h7p5-----|
A|------------------------3~-|--/7--------------------|-----------------------7---|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
 
e|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------|--------0--------------|
D|-------------------|-----3-----0~----------|
A|---7/5--3--5/7--5--|--3---------------3~---|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
C                               G/B
   It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Am7                              C  C/F - C  G
   Since you took your love away
C                           G/B
   I go out all night and sleep all day
Am7                                 C  C/F - C  G
   Since you took your love away
C                                    G/B
   Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
Am7                             C  C/F - C  G
   I can see whoever I choose
C                                 G/B
   I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
    Am7                           E
But nothing, nothing can take away these blues
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Bb                 F
`Cause nothing compares
Bb            F    G
   Nothing compares to you
 
 
[Verse]
 
C                          G/B
   It's been so lonely without you here
Am7                              C  C/F - C  G
   Like a bird without a song
C                                G/B
   Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
        Am7                    F
Tell me,    where did I go wrong
C                                 G/B
   I could put my arms around any girl I choose
Am7                                C  C/F - C  G
   But it just reminds me of you
C                                         G/B
   I went to the doctor and guess what he told me
          Am7                                            E
He said: “Boy, you better try to have fun no matter what you do”, but he's a fool
 
 
[Chorus]
 
       Bb                 F
`Cause nothing compares
Am             G
   Nothing compares to you
 
 
[Solo]
 
   C                            G/B                 Am7
e|---------------------------------------|---------|------8--10--10b-r-p8-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------10---------------|
G|---------5--7--7/9----9-----7--5--5/7--|---------|--------------------------/9--7--5------|
D|---/7----------------------------------|--/7--5--|------------------------------------7---|
A|---------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|
                   C             C/F - C    G                        C                 G/B
e|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--8-8-8--5-5------|
B|---5----------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------8---|
G|-----7-5------------|------------5--7/9--10--9--7--5--/9--7--5-----5--|------------------|
D|---------7-5--------|------5--7---------------------------------7-----|------------------|
A|-------------7-5-3--|--/7---------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|
                                                 Am7                                E
e|------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
B|---5--------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|--------5-----------|
G|-----7-5----------------|-----------------5--7/9---9--9--|--9--9--7--5--/9--7--5-----|------4---4---------|
D|---------7-5------------|-----------5--7-----------------|------------------------6--|----6-------6-------|
A|-------------7-5---5/7--|---5--5/7-----------------------|---------------------------|--7-----------7-7---|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
     Bb               F                    Am7       G                Em                  G
e|--------------------------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------
B|--------------------------------------|------1--------|-------------0--|----------------------|----------0--
G|------------3-5p4p3-----5-2-----------|---------2-----|-------------0--|--2-2-0---------------|-----0-------
D|----------3---------5-3------3-2-0----|----2----------|-------------2--|--------2-0-----------|--0-----0----
A|---1---/5--------------------------3--|--0------------|-------------2--|------------2-0-------|-------------
E|--------------------------------------|------------3--|---3-2-0---0-0--|----------------3-----|-------------
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[Verse]
 
C                                           G/B
All the flowers that you planted, mama,         in the backyard
Am7                            C  C/F - C  G
   All died when you went away
C                                          G/B
   And I know that living with you baby is sometimes hard
Am7                                   E
   But I'm willing to give it another try
 
       Bb                 F
`Cause nothing compares
Am             G
   Nothing compares to you
Bb             F
Nothing compares
Am             G            Em         G
   Nothing compares to you.....to you...
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
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11 comments
kenbol
thanks for putting in the intro and solo. I could never of done it without the intro you shown
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thewizardsite
Best tab around. Thank you so much!
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gabigool
Excellent tab. Thank you so much for tabbing out the solos. Maybe not a big deal to an experienced guitarist, but for me, they're a huge help.
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