NIRVANA
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The man who sold the world
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(Mtv unplugged in new york)
Originally by David Bowie
This tab is for those people like me who couldn`t be bothered to detune their guitars to play tunes. Cobain, Grohl and Noveselic play this tuned down a semi-tone on the album (1 fret lower) but I can never be bothered to do this so I retabbed it in normal tuning but the notes wind up being the same as on the CD. Clever, huh?
CHORDS
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G - 445664 (f shape)
Cm - 456644 (Barred Am shape)
E - 001220
B - 23332x (Barred A shape)
Main riff
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e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------6---6--6--4----6h7p6-----4----------------6--6--6--4---6h7p6----4-----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Main riff X 6 (E comes in after 4th riff and 6th finishes with a Cm)
Verse 1 (After 6 X intro riff)
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G
We passed upon the stair
Cm
Spoke of was and when
G
Although I wasn`t there
E
Said I was his friend
B
Which came as a surprise
G
I spoke into his eyes
Cm
I thought you died alone
B
A long long time ago
Chorus riffs
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Riff 1
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e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------1------2------4----
A----------------------------------------1------2------4-----------------------------
E------------------------2-----4-----------------------------------------------------
Riff 2
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e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------1-------2-----------
A-------------------------------0------2--------4------------------------------
E---------0------2------4------------------------------------------------------
I`m not sure exactly the chord timing for playing these, check out one of the other tabs for the words to go with this.
Oh no
Not me
I never lost control
You`re face
To face
With the man who sold the world (Main riff comes in now)
The next verse comes in with the exact same rhythm set to these words:
Verse 2
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I laughed and shook his hand
Made my way back home
I searched from farther land
Years and years I roamed
I gazed all gazers there
We walked a million hills
I must have died alone
A long long time ago
Chorus 2
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As previous
Main riff
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Bit of variation up on the ninth fret towards the end of this bit but it`s piss easy if you listen to the cd
Solo
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Very simple and easy to play. Easier when detuned but this is for all you lazy guys/girls out there like myself.
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------/-9--999999-/-8-/-6--6-/-8------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------6-6-6-4-6h7p6-4-----6-6-6-4-6h7p6-4------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo riff X 2
I play more notes than Kurt but a delay unit would work well I think. The entire song finishes on a Cm and the 4th note on the d-string.
That`s more or less it, I advise you listen to the cd and work out your own alterations and effects. Enjoy.
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Kurt Cobain, RIP, 8/4/94
It`s better to burn out than to fade away
I must have died alone
