Author/Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind
Title: Smells Like Teen Spirit
[Intro]
(Clean guitar)
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3---x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3---x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1---x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
^ (Distortion on)
e|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| x3
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------|
[Pre-verse]
(Clean guitar with chorus pedal)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Load up on guns, bring your friends, it's fun to lose and to pretend
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
She's over-bored and self-assured, oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-chorus]
(Distortion on with chorus pedal)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello
how low how low how low
[Chorus]
(with distortion)
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah
[Post-chorus]
¾ ¾
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------3b--|-----------------|-------------3b--|-----------------|
D|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|
A|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|
E|-1---0-1-2-2-----|-1---0-1-6-6-5-4-|-1---0-1-2-2-----|-1---0-1-6-6-5-4-|
Hey! Yay!
[Pre-verse]
(Clean guitar with chorus pedal)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I'm worse at what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|
G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
our little group, has always been, and always will until the end
[Pre-chorus]
(Distortion on with chorus pedal)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello
how low how low how low
[Chorus]
(with distortion)
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah
[Post-chorus]
¾ ¾
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------3b--|-----------------|-------------3b--|-----------------|
D|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|
A|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|-3---2-3-4-4-----|-3---2-3-8-8-7-6-|
E|-1---0-1-2-2-----|-1---0-1-6-6-5-4-|-1---0-1-2-2-----|-1---0-1-6-6-5-4-|
Hey! Yay!
[Solo]
(Guitar 1)
(Distortion on with chorus pedal)
F F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------|
G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------|
G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|
D|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-| x8
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------|
[Pre-verse]
(Guitar 1)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(Guitar 2)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-3--------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|
A|-3--------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|
E|-1--------------|(1)-------------|(1)-------------|(1)-------------|
[Verse]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I found it hard, was hard to find Oh well, whatever, never mind
[Pre-chorus]
(Distortion on with chorus pedal)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello
how low how low how low
[Chorus]
(with distortion)
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido
[Outro]
(with distortion)
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
A denial A denial A denial A denial
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
A denial A denial A denial A denial
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|-3------------|(3)-----------|
A|-3------------|(3)-----------|
E|-1------------|(1)-----------|
A denial
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| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend & release
| F Full tone
| ¾ 3/4 tone
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| (n) Hold note over bar line
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