The document provides guitar and bass tablature for the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. It includes sections for the intro, verse, pre-chorus, and chorus. The tablature shows the finger placements and notes to play for both instruments throughout the song.
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Nirvana, smells like teen spirit
1. Standard Tuning
^ = Bend
x = mute note
h = hammer-on
~ = vibrato
INTRO:
Guitar (clean):
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
Guitar (heavy dist)
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
VERSE:
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Load up on guns, and bring your friends its fun to lose
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2. D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
and to pretend, She's over bored and self-assured, I know I know a dirty word
PRECHORUS
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
B|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello | Hello hello hello| Hello, hello, hello| Hello, hello, hello
how low how low how low
Guitar:
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
With the lights out, its less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
G|-------------3^|-------3-3------|-------------3^|-------3-3------|
D|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|
3. A|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-1-1--6-6-|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-1-1--6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-2-2----|-1-1-1------4-4-|-1--1-1-2-2----|-1-1-1------4-4-|
hey! hey!
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I'm worse at what what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|--------1--------|-----------------|--------1--------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
our little group, has always been, and always will until the end
PRECHORUS
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
B|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4. Hello hello hello | Hello hello hello| Hello, hello, hello| Hello, hello, hello
how low how low how low
Guitar:
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
With the lights out, its less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah
e|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
G|-------------3^|-------3-3------|-------------3^|-------3-3------|
D|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-1-1--6-6-|-3--3-3-4-4----|-3-3-3-1-1--6-6-|
E|-1--1-1-2-2----|-1-1-1------4-4-|-1--1-1-2-2----|-1-1-1------4-4-|
hey! hey!
Guitar One (Solo):
-Guitar Two plays chorus riff 6 times
e|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----8h10-----|-8-8^----6--5--|-6--5--------|-------------|
D|-10--------6--|---------------|-------8-6-8-|-8^----6--5--|
A|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
e|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----8h10-----|-8-8^----6--5--|-6--5--------|-------------|
D|-10--------6--|---------------|-------8-6-8-|-8^----6--5--|
A|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
E|--------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
G|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-6--5--6--5--|-6--5--6/5----|-6--5--6--5--|-6--5--6/5----|
A|-------------|-----------8--|-------------|-----------8~~|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
VERSE:
5. Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
And I forget just what it takes and yet I guess it makes me smile
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
I've found it hard, its hard to find, oh well whatever never mind
PRECHORUS
Bass:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|---------1-1-1-1-|---------4-4-4-4-|
E|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-4-4-4-4---------|
Guitar:
e|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
B|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello | Hello hello hello| Hello, hello, hello| Hello, hello, hello
how low how low how low
Guitar:
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
With the lights out, its less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|-------------3-3-|-0------------6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|-3--3-3-xxxx-3-3-|-06--6-6-xxxx-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|-3--3-3-xxxx-1-1-|-06--6-6-xxxx-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|-1--1-1-xxxx-----|--4--4-4-xxxx-----|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido,