Nirvana › Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Tab

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Here is my tab for Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit.  Have fun 
with it.
Intro
Play this part clean, twice
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-3-0----------------6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-1-1-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-4-4-4-0-|
|-1--1-1-X-X-X-X-------4--4-4-X-X-X-X---------|

Post-intro (Same as chorus)
Now crank up the distortion.  Play this 4 times.
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-3-0----------------6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-1-1-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-4-4-4-0-|
|-1--1-1-X-X-X-X-------4--4-4-X-X-X-X---------|

Verse 
If you have chorus, use it here.  But if not, reverb sounds pretty 
cool too.  You play this part 6 times, with long gaps in between. 
 If you know the song you should do fine.
|----1v--|
|--1-----|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

Pre-Chorus 
Turn on the distortion slightly.  This is played as Kurt sings 
"Hello"  Play this riff 4 times, but on the 4th time, skip the very 
last note and go straight to the chorus.
|---1---1---1---1-|
|-1---1---1---1---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

Chorus
Again, with dist.  Play this 6 times.
|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-3-0----------------6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-3-3-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-6-6-6-0-|
|-3--3-3-X-X-X-X-1-1-0-6--6-6-X-X-X-X-4-4-4-0-|
|-1--1-1-X-X-X-X-------4--4-4-X-X-X-X---------|

Bridge
Still distorted.
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------3b-------------------|
|-3-2-3-4-4----3-2-3-8-8-8-6-6-0-|
|-3-2-3-4-4----3-2-3-8-8-8-6-6-0-|
|-1-0-1-2-2----1-0-1-6-6-6-4-4-0-|

Solo
Still distorted, but turn on your chorus if you want this to sound 
authentic, Kurt Cobain style.  Play this twice, then follow 
with the riff below it.
While this is being played, a second guitar plays the chorus 
riff softly behind it.
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4--6----4-4b(slow bend)-2-1--2-1--3-1--3-3b(slow again)-1-0-|
|-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
This is played 4 times.  At the end of the 4th time, hold the note 
until Kurt is done singing the verse.
|-----------------------------|
|-1-0--1-0--1-0--1-0----------|
|---------------------6p5-5p3-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

Now when you are done holding the last note, Kurt will start to 
sing "Hello" again.  While he is doing this, you play the pre-chorus. 
 Then play the chorus, but 10 times instead of 6.  After you are 
done playing that 10 times, end the song on this chord fade out.
Ending Chord
|---|
|---|
|---|
|-3-|
|-3-|
|-1-|

So the order of the song is as follows:
Intro
Post-intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Solo (Hold the last note for a long time, listen to the song for 
timing)
Pre-chorus
Chorus (10 times instead of 6)
Ending chord

If you know this song well, which you probably do if you are getting 
this tab, then you should do absolutely fine and have perfect 
timing on everything.  If you have any questions, comments, 
or concerns, or if you just dont understand a word I am saying 
in this tab, feel free to let me know.  Good luck!

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