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ABOUT A GIRL (Live)
As recorded by Nirvana
(From the 1994 Album NIRVANNA UNPLUGGED)
Words and Music by Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by Mike Collins
E5 Em11 G C#
0 2 2 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 0 0 0 3 x x 6 6 6 4
F#7sus4 E5(type 2) A C
2 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 x 0 2 2 2 0 x 3 5 5 5 x
E
0 x x x x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kurt Cobain'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Pat Smear'
Intro
Moderately Q=125 1. 2.
E5 EmG1 E5 EmG1 E5 EmG1
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--0--0-0-----3-3---|------0-----3-3----||-----0---0---3-3---|
||o-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)--0-0---0-0-0-o||-(0)-0---0---0-0-0-|
||--x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)----0-0---0-0--||-(0)-x---0-0-0-0-0-|
||--2--2-0-------0-0-|--------0-0---0-0--||-----2-2-0-0---0-0-|
||o-2--2-0-----------|--2-----0-------0-o||--2----2-0-------0-|
||--0--0-0--3----3---|--0-----0-3---3----||--0----0---3---3---|
$
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
Gtr II
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
Verse
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||--0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
||o-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
||--x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
||--2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
||o-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
||--0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3----|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0--|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0--|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0--|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0--|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3----|
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
Chorus
C# F#7sus4 C#
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------(0)-|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|---------------(0)-|
|-6--6-6----6-6-(0)-|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-6--6-6----6-6-(0)-|
|-6--6-6----6-6-----|----3-3----3-3-----|-6--6-6----6-6-----|
|-6--6-6----6-6-----|-4--4-4----4-4-----|-6--6-6----6-6-----|
|-4--4-4------------|-4-------4---------|-4--4-4------------|
|---------4---------|-2-------2---------|---------4---------|
To Coda
F#7sus4 E E5 E E5 A C Em11
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0---------------|
|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|----3-3----3-3-----|-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|-4--4-4----4-4-----|-2--2-2---------|-2---2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|-4-------4---------|-2--2-2-2-------|-0---0-3-(3)-3-3-----|
|-2-------2---------|-0--0-0-0-------|---------------------|
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3----||
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-o||
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0--||
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0--||
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-o||
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3----||
Guitar Solo
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-----9S==12-12-12---|----------------|-----9---12---12---|
|----------7---7s|=9---9S==12-12-12---|----------7-7-7s|=9---9---12---12---|
|--------5-7---7S|=9-9-9S==12-12-12---|--------5-7-7-7S|=9---9---12---12---|
|----5h7---------|--------------------|----5h7---------|---0---0----0----0-|
|-0--------------|--------------------|-0--------------|-------------------|
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------7s|=9---9---12----12---|--------------7s|=9-9-9-9s12-12-12---|
|------------7-7S|=9-9-9---12-12-12---|------------7-7S|=9-9-9-9S12-12-12---|
|--------5-7-7-7S|=9-9-9---12-12-12---|--------5-7-7-7S|=9-9-9-9S12-12-12---|
|----5h7---------|--------------------|----5h7---------|--------------------|
|-0--------------|--------------------|-0--------------|--------------------|
C# F#7sus4 C#
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / x / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------(0)-|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|---------------(0)-|
|-6--6-6----6-6-(0)-|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-6--6-6----6-6-(0)-|
|-6--6-6----6-6-----|----3-3----3-3-----|-6--6-6----6-6-----|
|-6--6-6----6-6-----|-4--4-4----4-4-----|-6--6-6----6-6-----|
|-4--4-4------------|-4-------4---------|-4--4-4------------|
|---------4---------|-2-------2---------|---------4---------|
D.S. al Coda
F#7sus4 E E5 E E5 A C Em11
Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0---------------|
|----0-0----0-0-(0)-|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|----3-3----3-3-----|-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|-4--4-4----4-4-----|-2--2-2---------|-2---2-5-(5)-5-5-(0)-|
|-4-------4---------|-2--2-2-2-------|-0---0-3-(3)-3-3-----|
|-2-------2---------|-0--0-0-0-------|---------------------|
Outro
&
E E5 E E5 A C Em11
2/4
Q 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q 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
|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------------|-----------------|-------0--|
|-0--0-0---0-0-0-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-0--|
|-4--4-4---4-4-4-|-2-2-2-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-0--|
|-2--2-2---------|-2---2-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-0--|
|-2--2-2-2-------|-0---0-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-------|-------------------|-----------------|-------0--|
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-x-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-2-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-2-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
E5 EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11E5
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
EmG1 Em11E5 EmG1 Em11
Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-0--0-0-----3-3---|-------0------3-3---|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)---0-0----0-0-0-|
|-x--x-0-(0)---0-0-|-(0)-----0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-------0-0-|---------0--0---0-0-|
|-2--2-0-----------|--2------0--------0-|
|-0--0-0--3----3---|--0------0--3---3---|
W
|-^0----*|
|-^0----*|
|-^x----*|
|-^2----*|
|-^2----*|
|-^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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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