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Come As You Are
Nirvana
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COME AS YOU ARE (Bassline)
As recorded by Nirvana
Transcribed by Gary Ramsey
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff'
Q=120
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E W W W
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H E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|--------0-0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1--|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|-2----2---2-2-1-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-0---0-0-(0)-----0-1-|------------------------|
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|---------------------|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2--|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-----------------|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5--------|
|-------------5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|---7-----------7-----|------------------------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|------------------------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2--|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
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E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-----------------|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6--|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|---7-----------7-----|------------------------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|------------------------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2--|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E Q +S S E +E E +E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--(0)---0-(0)-0-(0)-2-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-3-|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
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E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-----------------|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6--|
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E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +S S E E E Q E E E E E E
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|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|---7-----------7-----|----5---5-------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7----7---7-7-6-|
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E E E E +S S E E E W +W +W
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|---7-----------7-----|----------|------------|--------|
|-5---5-5-(5)-----5-6-|-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|
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+H +Q.. S
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|--------------------*|
|-(7)----(7)---------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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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