Nirvana

About A Girl

Song: About a Girl

Artist: Nirvana
Album: Unplugged in NY / (Bleach)

Tab by: De Lucca Charles (de_lucca@caramail.com)

From the 'The classics Nirvana Guitar Tab' (http://membres.lycos.fr/nirvanatabs/)
Date: 08/10/01

Standard Tuning for Bleach version (E A D B E)

Tune down 1/2 Step for Unplugged version (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

****************CHORD USED****************

Em G C#5 G#5 F#5 E5 A C5 E5' A5'

|-0---3-------------------x--------------
|-0---0---------------x---2---5----------
|-x---0---6-----------x---2---5---9------
|-2---0---6---6---4---2---2---5---9---7--
|-2---x---4---6---4---2---0---3---7---7--
|-0---3-------4---2---0---x-----------5--

******************************************

d= down strokes
u= up strokes

MAIN RIFF:

[Em] [G]
1:-----0--3---3-3-3-
2:-----0--0---0-0-0-
3:-x---x--0---0-0-0-
4:-2----------0-0---
5:-2----------x-x---
6:-0----------3-3---
d d u u d u

TRANSITION:

[Em] [G]
1:-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-
2:-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-
3:-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-0-
4:------------0-0---
5:------------x-x---
6:------------3-3---
d u d u d u d u

MAIN RIFF':

[Em] [G]
1:---0----3---3-3-3-
2:---0----0---0-0-0-
3:-x-x-x--0---0-0-0-
4:-2---2------0-0---
5:-2---2------x-x---
6:-0---0------3-3---
d u d u u d u

MAIN RIFF'':

[Em] [G]

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 Nirvana
About A Girl

1:---0----3---3-3-3-
2:---0----0---0-0-0-
3:-x-x-x--0---0-0-0-
4:-2---2------0-0---
5:-2---2------x-x---
6:-0---0------3-3---
d d u d u d u

BRIDGE 1:

[C#5] [G#5] [F#5]

1:--------------------0-------
2:--------------------0-------
3:--6--6--6--6--------x-------
4:--6--6--6--6--4---4-----4-4-
5:--4--4--4--4--4---4-----4-4-
6:--------4--4--2---2-----2-2-

[C#5] [G#5] [F#5]

1:---------------------------
2:---------------------------
3:--6--6--6--6---------------
4:--6--6--6--6--4---4-4---4-4-
5:--4--4--4--4--4---4-4---4-4-
6:--------4--4--2---2-2---2-2-

BRIDGE 2:

[E5] [A] [C5]

1:--0---0--0---0-0-0--0--0--0------------
2:--0---0--0---0-0-0--2--2--2--5----5--5-
3:--x---x--x---x-x-x--2--2--2--5----5--5-
4:--2---2--2----------2--2--2--5----5--5-
5:--2---2--2----------0--0--0--3----3--3-
6:--0---0--0----------x--x--x------------

BRIDGE END:

[C5] about 12 times

(with a slow down for the last 3 chords in the Bleach Version)

SOLO:

1:-----------------------------------
2:---------------------9--9/12-12-12-
3:------------7--7/9---9--9/12-12-12- (x3 for Unplugged)
4:----------5-7--7/9---9--9/12-12-12- (x4 for Bleach)
5:------5-7--------------------------
6:-0---------------------------------

1:--------------------------------------
2:---------------7-7/9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-
3:------------7--7-7/9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12- (Only for Unplugged)
4:----------5-7--7-7/9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-
5:------5-7-----------------------------
6:-0------------------------------------

BRIDGE SOLO:

C#5 G#5 F#5

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About A Girl

1:---------------------0-------
2:---------------------0-------
3:--6--6--6--6---------x-------
4:--6--6--6--6--4--4-x-----4-4-
5:--4--4--4--4--4--4-x-----4-4-
6:--------4--4--2--2-x-----2-2-

C#5 G#5 F#5

1:-----------------------------
2:-----------------------------
3:--6--6--6--6-----------------
4:--6--6--6--6--4--4-x-4---4-4-
5:--4--4--4--4--4--4-x-2---4-4-
6:--------4--4--2--2-x-2---2-2-

[E5] [E5'] [A5'] [C5]

1:----------------------------------------
2:--x---x---------------------------------
3:--x---x--3/-9--9-9-------------5---5--5-
4:--2---2--3/-9--9-9----7--7--7--5---5--5-
5:--2---2--1/-7--7-7----7--7--7--3---3--3-
6:--0---0---------------5--5--5-----------

END:

1:---
2:---
3:-x-
4:-2-
5:-2-
6:-0-

**********SONG STRUCTURE*************

MAIN RIFF (x3)

TRANSITION
MAIN RIFF
MAIN RIFF'
MAIN RIFF
MAIN RIFF''

MAIN RIFF (x8)

"I need an easy friend"
"I do ... with an ear to lend"
"I do ... think you fit this shoe"
"I do ... won't you have a clue"

BRIDGE 1 (x2)
"I'll take advantage while"
"You hang me out to dry"
BRIDGE 2
"But I can't see you every night"
MAN RIFF (x3)
"Free..."
"I do..."
MAIN RIFF''

MAIN RIFF (x8)

"I'm standing in your line"
"I do ... hope you have the time"
"I do ... pick a number too"
"I do ... keep a date with you"

BRIDGE 1 (x2)
"I'll take advantage while"
"You hang me out to dry"
BRIDGE 2
"But I can't see you every night"

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 Nirvana
About A Girl

MAIN RIFF (x3)

"Free..."
"I do..."
MAIN RIFF''

SOLO (Distorded for Bleach version)

BRIDGE SOLO

MAIN RIFF (x3)

MAIN RIFF''

MAIN RIFF (x8)

"I need an easy friend"
"I do ... with an ear to lend"
"I do ... think you fit this shoe"
"I do ... won't you have a clue"

BRIDGE 1 (x2)
"I'll take advantage while"
"You hang me out to dry"
BRIDGE 2 (x2)
"But I can't see you every night" (x2)
BRIDGE END

[MAIN RIFF + MAIN RIFF'] (x3)

"Free..."
"I do..."
"I do..."

MAIN RIFF + MAIN RIFF''

"I do..."

END
"I do..."

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