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Smells Like Teen Spirit

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Guitar Tab for Smells Like Teen Spirit

Performed by: Nirvana. Composed by: Dave Grohl, David Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain.
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NeubauerNeubauer Unknown Date
During the solo it should be 8 8b...not 8 10....it sounds more like it, and a lot better





-neubauer
Goodlooking123Goodlooking123 Unknown Date
Hey mans its all good just umm tells what tampo its all at ok thanx man
ACDCGuitarist09ACDCGuitarist09 Unknown Date
Verse should be B|---6~ and B|-----6~


G|5---- G|5-5----





Your solo is really wrong... you didn't put bends or slides and what you put for riff 3 is actually part of the solo...





Your intro is wrong, he plays it different before the distortion comes in.





Your pre-chorus or "riff 2" is wrong... look at some other people's tabs to see what it is.





If it helps you, watch a video of him playing live and you'll see all the mistakes.





good luck
xzxzxzxzxzxz Unknown Date
Heres what the first part of the solo should be like:








- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----8-10---8-8--6-5--6-5---------------------


- 10---------6-------------------8--6-8-8--6-5--


- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----------------------------------------------------
xzxzxzxzxzxz Unknown Date
Heres what the first part of the solo should be like:








- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----8-10---8-8--6-5--6-5---------------------


- 10---------6-------------------8--6-8-8--6-5--


- -----------------------------------------------------


- -----------------------------------------------------
Strat5705Strat5705 Unknown Date
Its pretty good theres some minor flaws but thats all





~Peace Strat5705
grinn78grinn78 Unknown Date
E-1-1-1-xxxx-6-6---4-4-4-xxxx-8--8-----


B-1-1-1-xxxx-6-6---4-4-4-xxxx-8--8-----


G-2-2-2-xxxx-7-7---5-5-5-xxxx-9--9-----


D-3-3-3-xxxx-8-8-0-6-6-6-xxxx-10-10-(0)


A-3-3-3-xxxx-8-8-0-6-6-6-xxxx-10-10-(0)


E-1-1-1-xxxx-6-6-0-4-4-4-xxxx-8--8--(0)





Verse 1


E------1----


B----1------


G-----------


D-----------


A-----------


E-----------





Verse 2


E------1---1---1---1----


B----1---1---1---1------


G-----------------------


D-----------------------


A-----------------------


E-----------------------





Riff 2


E--------------------------------------


B--------------------------------------


G----------------3---------------------


D----3-3-3-3-4-4----3-3-3-3-8-8-6-6----


A----3-3-3-3-4-4----3-3-3-3-8-8-6-6----


E----1-1-1-1-2-2----1-1-1-1-6-6-4-4----





Solo


E-----------------------------------------------------


B-----------------------------------------------------


G--------8-10----8-10-6-5-6-5-------------------------


D----10--------6-----------------8-6-8-10-6-5---------


A-----------------------------------------------------


E-----------------------------------------------------





Riff 3


E-----------------------------


B-----------------------------


G-----------------------------


D----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5----------


A--------------------8--------


E-----------------------------





Here’s the order:


Riff 1 (x6)


Verse 1 (x6)


Verse 2 (x4)


Riff 1 (x6)


Riff 2 (x2)


Verse 1 (x6)


Verse 2 (x4)


Riff 1 (x6)


Riff 2 (x2)


Solo (x2)


Riff 3 (x4)


Verse 2 (x4)


Riff 1 (x8)
philrulesall23philrulesall23 Unknown Date
K, seriously people!


Smells like Teen spirit uses bar chords!


not power chords!


Every one adds power chord versions and it gets a little tired. im sick and tired of seeing young guitarists playing this fairly simple song with power chords! grr!


Someone give me coffee and no one gets hurt! (first gig today! yay!)
alexthebabealexthebabe Unknown Date
allright man, i think that it's allright and stuff, but i agree with that acdc dude. your solo's kinda off, and missing some directions. but for god's sake, someone approve my tab. Still life. Maiden. and give it a decent rating. i think it sounds good. but yea. solo. solo... fly fly fly.........fly fly fly.........
MyChemicalRomance13MyChemicalRomance13 Unknown Date
This is a really good tab. It worked perfectly for me.
yxyx Unknown Date
I have to say that this is an awful tab i think that this tab is wrong


p.s. who knows gerrit??g.p.?
AnarchyDumbass666AnarchyDumbass666 Unknown Date
Okay all is good except for Riff 2, and it goes like this:


-----------------------------


-----------------------------


-----------3b----------------


3-3-3-2-3-4---3-3-3-2-8-8-6-6


3-3-3-2-3-4---3-3-3-2-8-8-6-6


1-1-1-0-1-2---1-1-1-0-6-6-4-4


oh and the solo too, but they already fixed that up.
charliejoe7charliejoe7 Unknown Date
Your Corrections
charliejoe7charliejoe7 Unknown Date
this tab is perfect except for riff2,but the dude above me corrected it so its cool!! btw who said that this song is done with barre chords!??everyone knows its power chords!! DUH!!
elloimfromfranceelloimfromfrance Unknown Date
ok.....there's a lot of wrong things on this tab. on the intro those open strings arent there. the solo's off. and you missed a chord in the bridge.
kungfunegrokungfunegro Unknown Date
Riff 1


E-------------------------------------------------------------------


B-------------0-x-----------0--0-----------------------------------


G-------------0-x--3--3-3--0--0------------------------6-6-6--x-0-


D----3-3-3-x-0-x--3--3-3--0--0---(6)-(6)-(6)-x-x-x-x--6-6-6--x-0-


A----3-3-3-x-------1--1-1---------6---6---6--x-x-x-x--4-4-4--x-0-


E----1-1-1-x-----------------------4---4---4---x-x-x-x-------------





E---------------------------------------------------------------


B----------------------------0-0---------------------------------


G--------------------3--3-3-0-0------------------------6-6-----


D----(3)----x-x-x-x-3--3-3-0-0-(6)--(6)-(6)-x-x-x--x--6-6-----


A----3-3-3-x-x-x-x-1--1-1------6---6--6---x-x-x--x---4-4-----


E-----1-1-1-x-x-x-x-------------4---4--4---x-x-x--x-----------
XxtowelxXXxtowelxX Unknown Date
yo man, this tab isn't great but i fixed it. wut u need to do is play everything one fret up except for riff#2. Ex. 3 = 4 hope this helps.


1 = 2
creepypelicancreepypelican Unknown Date
just a few corrections, first... the song is played in full chords, like instead of





g-3-3 d-3


a-3-3 g-3


e-1-1 it should be a-3


e-1





the verse is good





your solo is a little bit off





and riff 2 needs tweeking





pretty good job though for doing it from scratch
creepypelicancreepypelican Unknown Date
chords got messed up... you got the idea though.... make them full chords and you'll have the riff better
mikecappamikecappa Unknown Date
Artist:Nirvana


Song: Smells like teen spirit





I have seen some good tabs for this song, and it's obviously not the hardest song to play


but it can be deceving. Things like adding an open A or E as a fillcan make a difference too.


There are things that Kurt does that is kinda pointless to tab like almost random "scratching" (xxxx)


during the intro and chorus but if you have a good ear, which you should you can just pick it up


and play it when you hear it.





Intro (Clean)





E-------------------|-------------------|


B-------------------|-------------------|


G------------3-3-3--|------------6-6----|


D-3-3-3-xxxx-3-3-3--|-6-6-6-xxxx-6-6----|


A-3-3-3-xxxx-1-1-1-0|-6-6-6-xxxx-4-4-0--|


E-1-1-1-xxxx--------|-4-4-4-xxxx--------|








E-------------------|--------------------|


B-------------------|--------------------|


G------------3-3-3--|------------6-6-6---|


D-3-3-3-xxxx-3-3-3--|-6-6-6-xxxx-6-6-4---|


A-3-3-3-xxxx-1-1-1-0|-6-6-6-xxxx-4-4-4---|


E-1-1-1-xxxx--------|-4-4-4-xxxx---------|


^


Distortion








E-------------------|-------------------|


B-------------------|-------------------|


G------------3-3-3--|------------6-6----|


D-3-3-3-xxxx-3-3-3--|-6-6-6-xxxx-6-6----| 6


A-3-3-3-xxxx-1-1-1-0|-6-6-6-xxxx-4-4-0--| 6


E-1-1-1-xxxx--------|-4-4-4-xxxx--------| } Play distorted 4 times then end it by strumming 4 six times fast.





Verse:





E----------------------|


B---6~~----------------|


G--5-------------------|


D----------------------|


A----------------------|


E----------------------| X 6 (Clean)





Bridge:





E-------------------------|


B------6------------------|


G--5-5--------------------|


D-------------------------|


A-------------------------|


E-------------------------| X 11 (Distorted)





-Back to intro Riff (Distorted) six times then:





E------------------|--------------|


B-------------^----|--------------|


G-------------3----|--------------|


D-6-6---6-4-4------|-3-3---3-8-6--|


A-3-3---3-4-4------|-3-3---3-8-6--|


E-1-1-0-1-2-2------|-1-1-0-1-6-4--| X 2





- Back to verse and Bridge





Solo:





E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|\


B------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------| \


G----8-10---8br-6-5-6-5-3-1-3br-1-0--|----8-10---8br-6-5-6-5-3-1-3br-1-0--|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1p0-0-----| \


D-10------6--------------------------|-10------6--------------------------|-------------------3~--| /Repeat 4 times and hold last note until bridge starts


A------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------| /


E------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|/


-Then repeat Distorted chorus 10 times then end with


D-3~----------------|


A-3~----------------|


E-1~----------------|
dggdgg Unknown Date
what do you do when the note is flam, and how do you hit it when it says ride cymbal. Please answer i would really appreciate it.





eric
TheBassmaster81TheBassmaster81 Unknown Date
Ok, to start off grinn78 is WAY off, there are no barre chords in this song, and its really good, your tab, just need to sand it off a bit it goes like





Intro


e|-------------------------------------------


B|-------------------------------------------


G|------------3--3-3-----------------6--6-6--


D|-3--3-3-xxx-3--3-3--0-6--6-6-xxxx--6--6-6-- X2


A|-3--3-3-xxx-1--1-1--0-6--6-6-xxxx--4--4-4--


E|-1--1-1-xxx---------0-4--4-4-xxxx----------





Chorus


e|-------------------------------------------


B|-------------------------------------------


G|-------------3--3-3-----------------6--6-6--


D|-3--3-3-xxxx-3--3-3--0-6--6-6-xxxx--6--6-6-- X6


A|-3--3-3-xxxx-1--1-1--0-6--6-6-xxxx--4--4-4--


E|-1--1-1-xxxx---------0-4--4-4-xxxx----------





Verse


e|----1~-----|--|-------1--


B|-1---------|--|--1-1-----


G|-----------|X6|----------X16


D|-----------|--|----------


A|-----------|--|----------


E|-------------------------








Solo


e|-------------------------------------------


B|-------------------------------------------


G|----8-10---8-8hb--6-5-6-5-3-1-3-5hb-1-0----


D|-10------6---------------------------------


A|-------------------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------------





e|-------------------------------------------


B|-------------------------------------------


G|----8-10---8-8hb--6-5-6-5-3-1-3-5hb-1-0----


D|-10------6---------------------------------


A|-------------------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------------





e|-------------------|-----------------------


B|-------------------|-----------------------


G|-------------------|-----------------------


D|--6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-3|X3-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-3~ feedback


A|-------------------|-----------------------


E|-------------------|------------------------








Bridge


e|--------------------------------------


B|--------------------------------------


G|--------------3b----------------------


D|-3-3-2-3-4-4------3-3-2-3-8-8-6-6-----X2


A|-3-3-2-3-4-4------3-3-2-3-8-8-6-6-----


E|-1-1-0-1-2-2------1-1-0-1-6-6-4-4-----











Outro


e|-----------------------------


B|-----------------------------


G|------3-3-3-3-------6-6-6-6--


D|-3-3--3-3-3-3--6-6--6-6-6-6--X6


A|-3-3--1-1-1-1--6-6--4-4-4-4--


E|-1-1-----------4-4-----------


a Denial....a Denial.....








Thats it, there you go, its a pretty easy song, just easy to screw up also, AIM me at thebassmaster81
TheBassmaster81TheBassmaster81 Unknown Date
Oh yea, I forgot to add, that it goes





Intro(play with no distortion


Chorus(X4)


Verse


Chorus(regular)


Bridge


Verse


Chorus(regualar)


Bridge


Solo


Verse(only play the second part)


Chorus(regular)


Outro
maxamus14maxamus14 Unknown Date
Now right to the point. i have read the nirvana tab book and this is what it says





e/-----------------------------------------------/


B/-----------------------------------------------/


G/-------xxxx--------------xxxx-6-6-6------------/


D/-3-3-3-xxxx-8-8-0--6-6-6-xxxx-6-6-6------------/


A/-3-3-3-xxxx-8-8-0--6-6-6-xxxx-4-4-4------------/


E/-1-1-1-xxxx-6-6-0--4-4-4-xxxx------------------/
bramzbramz Unknown Date
E------1----


B----1------


G-----------


D-----------


A-----------


E-----------





,nonono :p





E------4~--- let ring


B----5------


G-----------


D-----------


A-----------


E-----------








E------4-4~------4-4~-


B----5-------5-5------


G---------------------


D--------------------- ? times ...


A---------------------


E---------------------
bramzbramz Unknown Date
E-----------


B------4~--- let ring


G----5------


D-----------


A-----------


E-----------





E--------------------


B------4-4~------4-4~-


G----5-------5-5------


D--------------------- ? times ...


A---------------------


E---------------------











sorry!!!
plooperplooper Unknown Date
maximus has got it right on. it has the 8-6-0 and it seems hes the only 1 who figured that out. 8-6-0


6-6-0





right on maximus.
joecool88joecool88 Unknown Date
you need to listen to the cd again. he uses effects in this song.
minimetalman1minimetalman1 Unknown Date
i want to go to horny bitches house
js32js32 Unknown Date
Your Corrections


dont be lazy, learn the chords and then play it like grin 78 says it
Ph03NixPh03Nix Unknown Date
dude dude dude u suffed up verse 1 its played





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