Curmudgeon Tab

Curmudgeon by Nirvana, originally released in 1992 on a single for Lithium featuring the LP version of
Lithium, a live version of Been A Son, Curmudgeon, and all the lyrics from the album Nevermind.
 
Half step down
 
Basically the whole song is played with a phaser, but a flanger kinda works too
 
Main and verse riff (play this sixteen times for the intro and verses)
 
D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|----------------------7---|
C#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
G#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
D#|----6sb1/4-6sb1/4-6-0-----|
 
Pre-chorus (played just once per chorus)
 
D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
C#|--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G#|--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D#|--0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------0-|
 
Chorus (eight times per chorus)
 
D#|--------------------|
A#|---------------3-0--|
F#|--------3b1/4r3--0--|
C#|------0----------0--|
G#|------0----------0--|
D#|--3p0-0-------------|
 
Verse (twelve times)
 
D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|----------------------7---|
C#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
G#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
D#|----6sb1/4-6sb1/4-6-0-----|
 
Chorus
D#|--------------------|
A#|---------------3-0--|
F#|--------3b1/4r3--0--|
C#|------0----------0--|
G#|------0----------0--|
D#|--3p0-0-------------|
 
Solo
 
D#|----------------------15~--11~---------------------------------------4sb1.25-4b1.25r4-4b1.25-|
A#|--11~-12~-13~--12~----15~--12~--------------9~-9\5---5sb3/4--5b3/4---5sb1.25-5b1.25r4--------|
F#|--12~-13~-12~---------------------------5-6--------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------5-6------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------3-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
D#|---4--------------------|
A#|--6-6-6-6-6fb-r6--------|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|
G#|------------------4~~~--|
D#|------------------------|
 
Verse (twelve times)
 
D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|----------------------7---|
C#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
G#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
D#|----6sb1/4-6sb1/4-6-0-----|
 
Chorus (also twelve times this time)
 
D#|--------------------|
A#|---------------3-0--|
F#|--------3b1/4r3--0--|
C#|------0----------0--|
G#|------0----------0--|
D#|--3p0-0-------------|
 
Play this main riff once more and that's it
 
D#|--------------------------|
A#|--------------------------|
F#|----------------------7---|
C#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
G#|----8sb1/4-8sb1/4-8-------|
D#|----6sb1/4-6sb1/4-6-0-----|
 
 
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| /  Slide up
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Sustain
| \  Slide down
 
| fb Full bend
| sb Slow bend
| b1/4 Bend one-fourth of the way to a full bend
| b3/4 Bend three-fourths of the way to a full bend
| b1.25 One full and a fourth bend
 
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