Smells Like Teen Spirit Tab

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This is a simplified version of this music (inspired by a Youtube Tuto) to help the novice.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author jdenis2394 [a] 73.

1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 10, 2022

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Hello, this is my first TAB.
Here is a simplified version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.
It is enough to play with the right rhythm.
 
[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------2--2-----------------------------2--2---------|
G|-----------3--3--0--1--1--1-----------------3--3--0--1--1--1---------------|
D|--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2--2----------------------------2--2-----------|
G|-----------3--3----1--1--1-----------------3--3----1--1--1-----------------|
D|--3--3--3-------------------------3--3--3----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
e|-----1-------1----------1-----1--------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------1-------1--4-----------4--1----1--1----------1-------------------|
G|---------------------------1-------------------1--1-------3--1--0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------1-----1------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--4-----------4--1----2--1--------1-------------------------------------|
G|-----------1-------------------1--1-----3--1--0----1--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--0--1--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|--------4--3--3----1--6--6--6--4----------------6--6--6----4--4--3--3------|
B|--1--0----------------------------2--2--2----1-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1--6--6--6----4--------------6--6--6----4--3--3--3----1--6--6--6---------|
B|-------------------2--2--2--1----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--4----------------6--6--6--4--4-------1-------1---------------------------|
B|-----2--2--2----1-------------------1-------1------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|--------1----------1-----------------------------------------------1-------|
B|--1--4----------------4--1----2--1-------------1-------------1--4----------|
G|-----------1----1-------------------1--1----3-----3--1--0-------------1----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----4--1----2--1-------------1-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------1--1----3-----3--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0----1--0--1--0-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Final Chorus]
 
e|--------4--3--3----1--6--6--6--4----------------6--6--6----4--4--3--3------|
B|--1--0----------------------------2--2--2----1-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--1--6--6--6----4----------------6--6--6----4--4--3--3----1--6--6--6-------|
B|-------------------2--2--2----1--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--4----------------6--6--6----4--4--3--3----1--4--3--3--1--4--3--3----1----|
B|-----2--2--2----1----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
I hope this version will please the beginner on guitar like me.
If there are any mistakes tell me.
 
Inspired by : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRolAfCyESk
 
************************************
 Jérôme Deì'ns
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Love it! Pretty accurate, but I would listen to the song for the timing of the notes before playing the piece.

ver good but after the two 2s on b string play a 3 on g to make better 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😫😫😫😫👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💀💀💀💀💀