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About A Girl
Nirvana
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Nirvana
About A Girl
part A (verse):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 G | E5 G |
E|-----------0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
B|-----------0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
G|-----------x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
D|--2--h--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 G | E5 G |
E|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
G|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|
part B (chorus):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| C#5 G#5 | F#5 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| C#5 G#5 | F#5 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 E5' | A5 C5 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--x-|
D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--x-|
A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--x-|
E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|
part C (lead):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 G | E5 G |
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------12--h-12--h\-|
D|--------------5--7--7--7-|/(9)-9--9--9/(12)-h-12--h--h\-|
A|--------5--7-------------|------------------------------|
E|--0--h-------------------|------------------------------|
(turn up distortion just before lead)
part D (coda):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 E5' | A5 C5 |
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--5-|
D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--5-|
A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--3-|
E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
crd| C5 | |
E|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--x-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
(slows down a bit here)
part E (coda):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-| (hold for about four measures total)
A|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
E|--0--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
TAB Legend:
h = hold fretted note (or let open note ring), do not pick
m/(n)= pick note at fret m, slide up to fret n (do not pick twice)
n\ = pick note at fret n, slide down (to wherever)
x = pick string, but muffle with finger so note doesn't sound
CRD chart
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E A D G B E
E5: 0 2 2 x 0 0
G: 3 x 0 0 0 3
C#5: x 4 6 6 x x
G#5: 4 6 6 x x x
F#5: 2 4 4 x x x
E5': x 7 9 9 x x
A5: 5 7 7 x x x
C5: x 3 5 5 x x
LYR
---
verse 1:
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| I need an | ea---sy friend I |
| do with a | hand to lend I |
| do think you | fit this shoe I |
| do what you | have a clue |
verse 2:
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| I'm stand-ing | in your light I |
| do hope you | have the time I |
| do pick up | num--ber two I |
| do keep a | date with you |
chorus:
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| I'll take a---ad--|-van--tage while |
| You hang me | out to dry But |
| I can't see you | ev'--ry night |
| Free | (I |
| do) | |
coda:
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| I'll take a---ad--|-van--tage while |
| You hang me | out to dry But |
| I can't see you | ev'--ry night No |
| I can't see you | ev'--ry nigh------------|
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
| ----------(t) | |
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
| Free | I |
| do | I |
| do | I |
| do | I |
| do | |
ARRANGEMENT
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LYR TAB part
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intro - A A
verse verse 1 A A
chorus chorus B A
verse verse 2 A A
chorus chorus B A
lead - C C C C
chorus - B A
verse verse 1 A A
chorus/coda coda B D A A E
From: psalzman@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Peter Salzman)
Subject: CRD: About A Girl
If someone emails me the lyrics, I'll turn this into a really nice TAB
(instead of a spartan CRD). I don't want to offend anyone, but I can't
imagine this taking someone more than 2 min to strumm out, unless they
don't have the album I guess. Oh well. Have no clue to the lyrics,
sorry. There doesn't seem to be any chorus.
Song: About A Girl
Artist: Nirvana written by Kurt Cobain
CRD'er: Peter Jay Salzman psalzman@stars.sfsu.edu
cut time From Nirvana's Bleach
(also featured on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance)
Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G
Em G Em G
I need an easy friend
Em G Em G
I do with a hand to lend
Em G Em G
I do think you fit this shoe
Em G Em G
I do what you have a clue
C# G# F#
I'll take advantage while
C# G# F#
You hang me out to dry
Em A C Em G Em G
But I can't see you every night free
Em G Em G
I do
Em G Em G
I'm standing in your light
Em G Em G
I do hope you have the time
Em G Em G
I do pick up number two
Em G Em G
I do keep a date with you
C# G# F#
I'll take advantage while
C# G# F#
You hang me out to dry
Em A C Em G Em G
But I can't see you every night free
Em G Em G
I do
Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)
E ------------------------|-
B ------------------------|-
G ----------------7--7s9--|-
D -----5-7-7s9--9---------|-
A -7-7--------------------|-
E ------------------------|-
(Repeat verse 1)
C# G# F#
I'll take advantage while
C# G# F#
You hang me out to dry
Em A C
But I can't see you every night
Em A C
I can't see you every night
Em G Em G
Free
Em G Em G
I do
Em G Em G
I do
Em G Em G Em
I do
Notes:
All apologies for incorrect lyrics -- this is just how I hear
them. No one knows for sure what they are, anyway.
On Bleach, they play this song in standard tuning (EADGBE),
but on Unplugged they played it a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb
Bb Eb).
Some say the Em is actually an E or an E5. Try 'em all and see what
sounds best to you.