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                                      DIVE
                             As recorded by Nirvana
 
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Kurt Cobain
 
 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=126
 4/4
  Gtr I
                 <
  Wx2            H       +H         +H       Q    Q
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|------------|-([2])----([2])----|-([2])--------------|
|------------|-------------------|----------<2>--<2>--|
|------------|-------------------|--------------------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E E  E   Q  E E
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|---------(2)----------||
|----------------------------|---------(2)-/7-------||
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--------------||
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0---------5S0--||
 
 
   Verse
                         E
    E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
||-----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
||o----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
||-----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
||--------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
||o-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
||--2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
 
 
                       E
  E E E E +H       +E  E Q  E E E a   +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------|
|----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------|
|-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------|
|-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
 
 
 Chorus
  $
  B5     C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5    G#5
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
 
 
  F#5                              E5
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  B5     C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5    G#5
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
 
 
  F#5                              E5
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  B5     C#5B5C#5 D5 C#D5E5    G#5
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|----------0-----|
|---------------|----------0-----|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---|
|-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-|
|---------------|--------------4-|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------9-9---|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
                              1.
             To Coda
  F#5                              E5
                                           ~~
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  +E  Q   Q  E E
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------o||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------||
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)-|-(4)r(4)-2--/9--4----o||
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-(2)-0--------2---||
 
 
 Interlude
  2.
                           E5 E                                  E5 E
  E E E E +Q   E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E +Q   E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--|
|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2--|
|-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-------2-----------|
|-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0-----------|
 
 
                           E5 E                                E5   E
  E E E E +Q   E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E +Q   E E   +E  E Q  E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|--------------0---|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--|
|------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--|
|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)------2-2-2-2--|
|-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-----2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-0--|
 
 
                               E5 E
         ~
  Q  E E Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
 
 
                               E5 E
         ~
  Q  E E Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--|
 
 
                               E5 E
         ~
  Q  E E Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-|
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
 
 
                            D.S. al Coda
                               E5 E
         ~
  Q  E E Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q  E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------||
|-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--||
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--||
|----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--||
|----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--||
 
 
  &
                     F#5                              E5   E
            ~~
  E +E  Q   Q  E E   Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E
|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|
|-4r(4)-2--/9--4---|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|
|-2-(2)-0--------2-|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
 
 
  F#5                              E5   E
                                                       /
  Q  E S   +S  Q  E S    +S    +E  E Q   E E E E   Q  +Q   +Q   +Q
|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|-----------9-9-9---|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*|
|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*|
|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|-4--(4)--(4)--(4)--*|
|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n>  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
 
Kurt Cobain 1967-1994
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E_squared
Wow.... such a long tab for such a simple song! Pretty good, though!
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