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Aero Zeppelin
Nirvana
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AERO ZEPPELIN
As recorded by Nirvana
Transcribed by Doetje2
Words and Music by Kurt Cobain
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=108
4/4
Gtr I
Q E S S +E E E E S E. E S S +E E E E
|----0-0-------------|--------0-----------0-|
|--------3-(3)---3---|------3---3-(3)---3---|
|--------------3---3-|------3---------3-----|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-2------------------|-2-2------------------|
|-0------------------|-0-0------------------|
Q E S S +E E E E S E. E S S +E E E E
|----0-0-------------|------0-0-----------0--|
|--------3-(3)---3---|----------3-(3)---3----|
|--------------3---3-|----------------3------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-2------------------|-2-2-------------------|
|-0------------------|-0-0-------------------|
Verse
S E. E S S +E E E E S E. E S S +E E E E
||-------0-0-----------0-|--------0---------0---|
||o----------3-(3)---3---|------3---3-(3)---3-3-|
||-----------------3-----|------3---------3---3-|
||-----------------------|----------------------|
||o-2-2------------------|-2-2------------------|
||--0-0------------------|-0-0------------------|
S E. E S S +E E E E S E. E S S +E E E E
|--------0---------0---|--------0---------0----|
|------3---3-(3)-3-3-3-|------3---------3-3-3--|
|------3---------3---3-|----------3-(3)-3---3--|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-2------------------|-2-2-------------------|
|-0-0------------------|-0-0-------------------|
S E. E S S +E E E E S E. E S S +E E E E
|--------0---------0---|--------0---------0---|
|------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|------3---------3-----|
|------3---3-(3)-3---3-|------3---3-(3)-----3-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2-2------------------|-2-2------------------|
|-0-0------------------|-0-0------------------|
S E. E S S +E E E E Q E S S +H
|--------0---------0---|-----------------|
|------3---------3-----|----3-3----------|
|------3---3-(3)-----3-|--------3-(3)----|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-2-2------------------|-2---------------|
|-0-0------------------|-0---------------|
Q E S S +H Q E S S +H Q E S S +Q E. S
|------------------||-----------------|--------------------||
|----3-3----------o||----3-3----------|----3-3-3-(3)--3----||
|--------3-(3)-----||--------3-(3)----|----3---3-(3)--3----||
|------------------||-----------------|--------------------||
|-2---------------o||-2---------------|-2----------------0-||
|-0----------------||-0---------------|-0----------------0-||
~~
Q E S S +E E Q Q. S S +E E E S S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|----2---------------|----------------------|
|-2----2-2-(2)s5-5\--|-2----2S1-(1)---1-----|
|-0------------------|-0------------3---3---|
Gtr II
~~
Q E. S +E E Q Q. S S +E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2--2--2-(2)s5-5\--|-2----1-1-(1)---1---|
|-0-----------------|-0------------3---3-|
~~
Q E. S +E E Q Q E S S +E E E S S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-2--2--2-(2)s5-5\--|-2--2-2S1-(1)---1-----|
|-0-----------------|-0------------3---3---|
~~
Q E S S +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-(2)s5-5\--|----2-1-(1)---1----||
|-0------------------|-0----------3---3--||
Bridge
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||----------------7---7---7---9-9s7-|
||--7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9s7-|
||o-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7s5-|
||--5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM
S E S S E S S E S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------7---7---7---9-9s7-|
|-----------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9s7-|
|-3-----2-----1s2-------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7s5-|
|---4-0---3-0-----0-1b2-(1)---|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------7---7-x-7---9-9s7-|
|----------------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7-x-7---9-9s7-|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5-x-5---7-7s5-|
|---4-0---3-0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------7---7---7---9-9---|
|----------------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9---|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7p0-|
|---4-0---3-0---2p0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-3-----2-3---1---------------------|
|---4-0---3-0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|---4-0-----0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0--|
PM PM PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----2-----1h2------------------|-3-----2h3---1---------------------|
|---4-0---3-0-----0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|---4-0-----0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0--|
Q S E S +S E S E E Q S E S +S E S E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------1-|----------------------------1-|
|----1-------------------------|----1-------------------------|
|-0----4b4.5-4b4.5-(4)-0-0-4---|-0----4b4.5-4b4.5-(4)-0-0-4---|
Q S E S +S E S S S E Q S E S +S E S E E
|--------------------------------|------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|------------------------------||
|--------------------------1---1-|------------------------------||
|--------------------------1---1-|----------------------------1-||
|----1-----------------------2---|----1-------------------------||
|-0----4b4.5-4b4.5-(4)-0-0-------|-0----4b4.5-4b4.5-(4)-0-0-4---||
Verse
H. E E H. S E S H. E E
|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|-------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------3-3-|---------------|-1-------3-3--|
|-2-------3-3-|-2-------5-5---|-2-------3-3--|
|-2-------1-1-|-2-------5-5---|-2-------1-1--|
|-0-----------|-0-------3-3---|-0------------|
Q Q +Q S S E H. E E Q Q +Q S S E
|------------------|-------------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------|------------------|
|-1--1--(1)--------|-1-------3-3-|-1--1--(1)--------|
|-2--2--(2)--5-5---|-2-------3-3-|-2--2--(2)--5-5---|
|-2--2--(2)--5-5---|-2-------1-1-|-2--2--(2)--5-5---|
|-0--0--(0)--3-3---|-0-----------|-0--0--(0)--3-3---|
1. 2.
H. E E H E E E E H. S E. W
|-------------|---------------||--------------|------|
|-------------|--------------o||--------------|------|
|-1-------3-3-|-1------3-3----||-1------------|-1----|
|-2-------3-3-|-2----5-3-3----||-2-------5-5--|-2----|
|-2-------1-1-|-2----5-1-1---o||-2-------5-5--|-2----|
|-0-----------|-0----3-----0--||-0-------3-3--|-0----|
+W +W +H.. E Wx3 H Q E E
|------------|------------|----------------|------------|-------------||
|------------|------------|----------------|------------|-------------||
|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)------------|------------|-------------||
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)------------|------------|-------------||
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------/11-|------------|---------0-0-||
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------0-0-||
Guitar Solo
~~
S +E. +E a +E a +E +E E S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11b14==(11)-(11)r-[11]pb14==([11])r([11])pb13==([11])r([11])-11-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
E +Q a +E +S S S S E. S S S S S S E +S S S a +E. a +E +E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-3b5-(3)--3pb5==(3)r(3)p1h3p1------|-----0----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------2--0-|-[2]---2p0------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------0----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------4-(4)/-0-4-4b6-(4)-4b6==(4)r(4)--|
~~~ ~
a +Q E E +E E S S S S Q S S S S S S E E S S
|----------------------x/-x-x-x-x-|------------------------------|
|----------------------x/---------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7--7h9-[9]-[9]-9p7-9S10-9-10-|
|-4b5-(4)--4b4.5-0-(0)------------|------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
a E S S S E. S S S S E. S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------12-14-------|
|--------------------12-14-12----14--x-|
|-10s12-10-12-12s14--12-14-------------|
|--------------------------------------|
~~
S S a +E +Q +E +E E S S
|--------------------------------------0---|
|----12-15b16==(15)-(15)--(15)r(15)-16---0-|
|----12-15b16==(15)-(15)--(15)r(15)-16-----|
|-14---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
~
|-3--| |----6----|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S
|-0-0-10-0-3---------[4]p0---3p0-0-5p3p0-|
|------------2-2-0-1-------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
~~~
|-3--|
S S S S S S +S S S +E E +E. S
|-0-------------------------------------|
|---3p(0)-3-x---------------------------|
|-------------2b3-(2)-------------------|
|-----------------------2-(2)-----------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3b5-(3)-0-|
|-3-|
+E. S E E S E. S S E S S S S S E. S S E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------[7]s9-9-9-9-9-|
|-------------------5-|----5h7-7s9----------------|
|-(0)-4s5-----5s7--5h7---|------------------------------|
~ ~
Q S E S +S E S +E S S
|--------------------------|
|--------7-(7)-------------|
|------7-7-(7)h9-9-(9)-9-9-|
|-9--9---------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E +Q a +E +E +E +Q Q Q +Q +Q
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|-10b12-(10)--10pb12==(10)-(10)r(10)pb11r(10)--|-----(12)--(12)--(12)---||
|-------------10pb11==(10)-(10)r(10)-----------|-10--(10)--(10)--(10)\--||
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------||
~~
Q E S S +E E Q Q E S S +E E E S S
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-(2)s5-5\--|---2--1-1-(1)---1-----|
|--------------------|-0------------3---3---|
Gtr II
~~
Q E. S +E E Q Q. S S +E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-2--2--2-(2)s5-5\--|-2----1-1-(1)---1---|
|-0-----------------|-0------------3---3-|
~~
Q E. S +E E Q Q E S S +E E E S S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-2--2--2-(2)s5-5\--|-2--2-2S1-(1)---1-----|
|-0-----------------|-0------------3---2---|
~~
Q E S S +E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|--------------------|-------------------||
|-2--2-2-2-(2)s5-5\--|----2-1-(1)---1----||
|-0------------------|-0----------3---3--||
Bridge
PM PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S E +S S
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------7---7---7---9-9s7-|-----------------------------|
|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9s7-|-----------------------------|
|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7s5-|-3-----2-----1s2-------------|
|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|---4-0---3-0-----0-1b2-(1)---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---------------7---7---7---9-9s7--|
|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9s7--|
|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7s5--|
|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x--------------------|
PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------7---7-x-7---9-9s7-|
|----------------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7-x-7---9-9s7-|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5-x-5---7-7s5-|
|---4-0---3-0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------7---7---7---9-9---|
|----------------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-7---7---7---9-9---|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-7s9-9-9-9s7-x-5---5---5---7-7p0-|
|---4-0---3-0---2p0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|-5s7-7-7-7s5-x-------------------|
PM PM PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-3-----2-----1--------------------|-3-----2-3---1---------------------|
|---4-0---3-0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|---4-0-----0---2-0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0--|
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM
S E S S E S S E S S +S +S S S E S S E S S E S S S E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-----2-----1h2------------------|-3-----2-----1---------2-|
|---4-0---3-0-----0-1b2==(1)r(1)p0-|---4-0---3-0---2-2-2---0-|
Outro
Q E S S +E E E E Q E S S +E E E E
|------0-------------|----0-0-----------0-|
|----0---0-(0)---3---|----3---3-(3)---3---|
|--------------3---3-|--------------3-----|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-2------------------|-2------------------|
|-0------------------|-0------------------|
Q E S S +Q E E Q E S S E E E E +H. +q
|----0-0------------|----0-0---------(0)-|-(0)------(0)--*|
|----3---3-(3)--3---|--------3-3---3-----|---------------*|
|-----------------3-|------------3-------|---------------*|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------*|
|-2-----------------|-2------------------|---------------*|
|-0-----------------|-0------------------|---------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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