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# Note: Certain sections of this song can get
# pretty bare for the guitarist, so I beefed
# them up a bit by adding the bassline. This way
# you won't fall asleep during the riff and
# pre-chorus. However, if you just want to play
# what Mr. Cobain used to play on his guitar, I
# suggest using my "Guitar Only" version of this
# tab, also found here on Ukulele-Tabs.com.
# Tablature Legend:
# -----------------
# \ - slide
# br - bend and release
# Intro:
A||--3---3-3---x-x-x-1--1--0--|
E||--1---1-1---x-x-x-1--1--0--|
C||--0---0-0---x-x-x-5--5--2--|
G||---------------------------|
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11-11---|
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9--9---|
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8--8---|
|-------------------------------|
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
|--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
|--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
|----------------------------|
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11\--0--|
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9\--0--|
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8\--2--|
|-------------------------------|
# Chorus:
||---3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
||-----------------------------|
# (3x)
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11--0---||
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9--0--o||
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8--2--o||
|-------------------------------||
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
|--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
|--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
|----------------------------|
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------------------|
# Riff: (Guitar and Base)
# (6x)
||---------3--8-------------|-------------------------||
||o--------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5----------------|------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Pre-Chorus: (Guitar and Base)
# (4x)
||---3-----8----3-----8----|--3-----8----3-----8-----||
||o-------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5---------------|------------------------o||
||-------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Chorus again:
||---3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
||-----------------------------|
# (6x)
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11--0---||
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9--0--o||
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8--2--o||
|-------------------------------||
# Bridge:
# (2x)
||---3----2--3--4--4---------|--3----2--3--8----6-----||
||o--1----0--1--2--2--6br----|--1----0--1--6----4----o||
||o--0----4--0--1--1---------|--0----4--0--5----3----o||
||---------------------------|------------------------||
# Riff again: (Guitar and Base)
# (6x)
||---------3--8-------------|-------------------------||
||o--------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5----------------|------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Pre-Chorus again: (Guitar and Base)
# (4x)
||---3-----8----3-----8----|--3-----8----3-----8-----||
||o-------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5---------------|------------------------o||
||-------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Chorus again:
||---3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
||-----------------------------|
# (6x)
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11--0---||
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9--0--o||
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8--2--o||
|-------------------------------||
# Bridge again:
# (2x)
||---3----2--3--4--4---------|--3----2--3--8----6-----||
||o--1----0--1--2--2--6br----|--1----0--1--6----4----o||
||o--0----4--0--1--1---------|--0----4--0--5----3----o||
||---------------------------|------------------------||
# Solo:
||----------6----8-------|------6--6br------4--3--|
||o------8------------4--|------------------------|
||o----------------------|------------------------|
||-----------------------|------------------------|
# (2x)
|------4--3------------|-------------------------||
|--------------6----4--|------6--6br------4--3--o||
|----------------------|------------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------4--3------4--3--|------4--3----4--3--3--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
# (3x)
||------------------------|------------------------||
||o--1----4--3------4--3--|------4--3----4--3--3--o||
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
||------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--1~----------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------|
|--5---5--5---------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------6--6--6----|
# Bassline:
# (5x)
||-------------------------|-------------------------||
||o-------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5---------------|------------------------o||
||-------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Pre-Chorus again: (Guitar and Base)
# (4x)
||---3-----8----3-----8----|--3-----8----3-----8-----||
||o-------------6--6--6----|--4--4--4---------------o||
||o--5--5--5---------------|------------------------o||
||-------------------------|-------------6--6--6-----||
# Chorus again:
||---3---3-3--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--1---1-1--x-x-x-x-1--1--0--|
||o--0---0-0--x-x-x-x-5--5--2--|
||-----------------------------|
# (10x)
|--6---6-6--x-x-x-x-11--11--0---||
|--4---4-4--x-x-x-x--9---9--0--o||
|--3---3-3--x-x-x-x--8---8--2--o||
|-------------------------------||
|--3----------------||
|--1----------------||
|--0----------------||
|-------------------||
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Frequently cited as one of the most important songs in the history of rock music, Nirvana's 1991 single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" almost single handedly popularized alternative rock and simultaneously brought the era of hair metal and pop metal to an end. Often cited as an anthem for Generation X, the chord progression for this song is strikingly similar to that of More Than A Feeling by Boston, a fact which Kurt Cobain openly acknowledged.
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