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In Bloom Tab

by Nirvana
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I tried all of the other tabs. Some were close but none as accurate and complete as this classic deserves so I spent a few hours tabbing it from start to finish, including the cool solo that none tabbed correctly if at all. I've presented two tab options for the entire song and the solo based on videos of Kurt Cobain playing the song and how I think it's played most efficiently. The options allow you to decide what works best for you. Add chorus effect to the clean parts and an octave pedal to the solo bends to get that sound. Cobain often used an EHX Polychorus.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bbm
Capo: no capo
Author RadNews [a] 1,666. Last edit on Aug 26, 2018
We have an official In Bloom tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab
Nirvana - In Bloom
 
- Two versions of tab offered with both playing the
same notes and chords but in slighly different ways.
 
- Two versions of solo presented as options with
same notes but in different positions.
 
You decide what works best for you.
 
 
 
TAB VERSION 1 (based on Nirvana's official music video
with the Bb/A# A-string power chord on 1st fret)
 
Standard Tuning
 
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-------|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6----0--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-1-4---|
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-6\--------------------------------|
D|-3--3-6\-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3//6-6--|
A|-1--1-4\-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3//6-6--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1//4-4--|
 
 
[Verse]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-x---------------8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--| 2x
A|-1-1-1-1-1-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-22--0-00--|
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2-x---------------------------|
 
|BASS GUITAR ONLY| 2x
 
 (clean)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-x---------------8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--| 2x
A|-1-1-1-1-1-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-22--0-00--|
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2-x---------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-------|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6----0--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-1-4---|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6\\--|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6\\--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-4\\--|
 
|BASS GUITAR ONLY| 2x
 
[Verse]
 (clean)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-x---------------8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-44--2-22--| 2x
A|-1-1-1-1-1-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-22--0-00--|
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2-x---------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-------|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6----0--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-1-4---|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-(hold)-6\\--|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-(hold)-6\\--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4-(hold)-4\\--|
 
 
[SOLO] (see two options below)
 
 
[Chorus]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-3-3--333------------|
D|-3-3--333---5-5-355--| 4x
A|-1-1--111---5-5-355--|
E|------------3-3-333--|
 
e|--------------------|
B|-------------88-88--|
G|-5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|-5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|-3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-------|
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6----0--|
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-1-4---|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------------||
G|-3--3-3-------------------------------------------------||
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-6-7-8\\\--||
A|-1--1-1--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-6-7-8\\\--||
E|---------3--3-3-3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-4-0-4-5-6\\\--||
 
 
************************************
 
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Fret hand mute
| h   Hammer
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| r   Release bend
| qb  Quarter bend
| /   Slide up
 
************************************
 
 
 
TAB VERSION 2 (RadNews preferred option with the
Bb/A# E-string power chord on 6th fret)
 
Standard Tuning
 
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-0-4-5--|
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--|
 
[Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-x--------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--| 2x
A|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-2-2-2-2-x---------------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--|
 
|BASS GUITAR ONLY| 2x
 
 (clean)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-x--------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--9-99--7-77--| 2x
A|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--9-99--7-77--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-2-2-2-2-x---------------7-77--5-55--|
 
[Chorus]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
[Interlude]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-0-4-5--|
 
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-6-6-6--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4-4-4-4--|
 
|BASS GUITAR ONLY| 2x
 
[Verse]
 (clean)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-x--------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--8-8-8-8-8-x--9-99--7-77--| 2x
A|--8-8-8-8-8-x--4-4-4-4-4-x--6-6-6-6-6-x--9-99--7-77--|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-x--2-2-2-2-2-x---------------7-77--5-55--|
 
[Chorus]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
[Interlude]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-0-4-5--|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-(short sustain)-|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6-(short sustain)-|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4-(short sustain)-|
 
 
[SOLO] (see two options below)
 
 
[Chorus]
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 2x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--8-8--888---5-5-355--| 4x
A|--8-8--888---5-5-355--|
E|--6-6--666---3-3-333--|
 
e|---------------------|
B|--------------88-88--|
G|--5-5-55-5//8-88-88--|
D|--5-5-53-5//8-88-88--| 4x
A|--3-3-33-3//6-66-66--|
E|---------------------|
 
[Outro]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7--|
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-0-4-5--|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------------||
D|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7-8\\\--||
A|--8--8-8--5--5-5-5-5-5--3--3-3--6--6-6-6-6-7-8\\\--||
E|--6--6-6--3--3-3-0-3-0--1--1-1--4--4-4-0-4-5-6\\\--||
 
 
************************************
 
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Fret hand mute
| h   Hammer
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| r   Release bend
| /   Slide up
 
************************************
 
 
 
[SOLO]
 
(Solo Option 1: (Cobain appears to play it this way in live concert video)
 
e|-12qb~---13qb~----------|
B|-11qb~---12qb~---14qb~--|
G|-10qb~---11qb~---13qb~--|
D|-----------------12qb~--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
I've also seen the above done this way (and a third way in the 2nd solo option below):
e|------------------------|
B|-16qb~---17qb~---15qb~--|
G|-15qb~---16qb~---13qb~--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------11--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11---11h13-11--13b(15)--(15)r13-11--------11-13--13b(15)(15)(15)r13-11-13--|
A|-------------------------------------11-13----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|                     -13qb--|
G|----------------------------------13qb--|                     -13qb--|
D|-11h13-13b(15)(15))r13--11-13-13--12qb--| or last 2 notes as  -0-----|
A|----------------------------------------|                              or I've seen it as this:
E|----------------------------------------|                               -11-11--|
 
e|-15b(16)r15--------------------------------------------------------16b(17)--|
B|-14b(15)r14---------------------------------------------------16---15b(16)--|
G|-13b(14)r13--10~~-12-10-12/13-12-13-15--13h15-15b(17)-15b(17)(17)--14b(15)--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
I've also seen the first bends just above like this:
e|-------------|
B|-19b(20)r19--|
G|-18b(19)r18--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-15\\\\\-----------12----12-------12-----11-----10----9----8----7----||
D|---------11-11--11----11----11-------11-----10-----9----8----7----6--||
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
 
(Solo Option 2: Cobain appears to play it this way in official music video in one part)
 
e|-12qb~---13qb~---9qb~--|
B|-11qb~---12qb~---8qb~--|
G|-10qb~---11qb~---7qb~--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------9qb--|
G|-6---6h8-6-8b(10)--(10)r8-6-----6-8-8b(10)(10)(10)r8-6-8---6h8-8b(10)(10)r8--6-8-8--7qb--|
D|----------------------------6-8-----------------------------------------------------0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15b(16)r15--------------------------------------------------------16b(17)--|
B|-14b(15)r14---------------------------------------------------16---15b(16)--|
G|-13b(14)r13--10~~-12-10-12/13-12-13-15--13h15-15b(17)-15b(17)(17)--14b(15)--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------8---8------8----7----6----5----4----3----||
G|-15\\\\\\\\-6-6--6---6---6------6----5----4----3----2----1--||
D|------------------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------------------------||
 
ENJOY!

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alexedrington
anyone else think that this solo is crazy hard to decipher? this one is the closest i've seen though
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