About A Girl by Nirvana - guitar chords, guitar tabs and lyrics

   E|-----------0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|



   B|-----------0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|



   G|-----------x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|



   D|--2--h--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|



   A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|



   E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| E5 G | E5 G |

   E|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
   B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
   G|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
   D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
   A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
   E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|

part B (chorus):

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| C#5 G#5 | F#5 |

   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
   D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| C#5 G#5 | F#5 |

   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
   D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
   E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| E5 E5' | A5 C5 |

   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--x-|
   D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--x-|
   A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--x-|
   E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|

part C (lead):

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| E5 G | E5 G |

   E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
   G|-------------------------|-----------------12--h-12--h\-|
   D|--------------5--7--7--7-|/(9)-9--9--9/(12)-h-12--h--h\-|
   A|--------5--7-------------|------------------------------|
   E|--0--h-------------------|------------------------------|

(turn up distortion just before lead)

part D (coda):

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| E5 E5' | A5 C5 |

   E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--5-|
   D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--5-|
   A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--3-|
   E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |

crd| C5 | |

   E|-------------------------|-------------|
   B|-------------------------|-------------|
   G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
   D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
   A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--x-|
   E|-------------------------|-------------|

(slows down a bit here)

part E (coda):

beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

crd| E5

   E|-------------------------|
   B|-------------------------|
   G|-------------------------|
   D|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-| (hold for about four measures total)
   A|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
   E|--0--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|

TAB Legend:

h = hold fretted note (or let open note ring), do not pick

m/(n)= pick note at fret m, slide up to fret n (do not pick twice)

n\ = pick note at fret n, slide down (to wherever)

x = pick string, but muffle with finger so note doesn't sound

CRD chart

---------

	E	A	D	G	B	E
E5:	0	2	2	x	0	0

G: 3 x 0 0 0 3

C#5: x 4 6 6 x x

G#5: 4 6 6 x x x

F#5: 2 4 4 x x x

E5': x 7 9 9 x x

A5: 5 7 7 x x x

C5: x 3 5 5 x x

LYR

	---
	verse 1:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

| I need an | ea---sy friend I |

| do with a | hand to lend I |

| do think you | fit this shoe I |

| do what you | have a clue |

verse 2:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

| I'm stand-ing | in your light I |

| do hope you | have the time I |

| do pick up | num--ber two I |

| do keep a | date with you |

chorus:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|      I'll  take  a---ad--|-van--tage   while           |

| You hang me | out to dry But |

| I can't see you | ev'--ry night |

| Free | (I |

| do) | |

coda:

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

|      I'll  take  a---ad--|-van--tage   while           |

| You hang me | out to dry But |

| I can't see you | ev'--ry night No |

| I    can't see       you | ev'--ry     nigh------------|

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |

| ----------(t)            |                |

| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

| Free | I |

| do | I |

| do | |

ARRANGEMENT

-----------

LYR TAB part

             ---       --------

intro - A A

verse verse 1 A A

chorus chorus B A

verse verse 2 A A

chorus chorus B A

lead - C C C C

chorus - B A

verse verse 1 A A

chorus/coda coda B D A A E

From: psalzman@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Peter Salzman)

Subject: CRD: About A Girl

If someone emails me the lyrics, I'll turn this into a really nice TAB

(instead of a spartan CRD). I don't want to offend anyone, but I can't

imagine this taking someone more than 2 min to strumm out, unless they

don't have the album I guess. Oh well. Have no clue to the lyrics,

sorry. There doesn't seem to be any chorus.

Song: About A Girl

Artist: Nirvana written by Kurt Cobain

CRD'er: Peter Jay Salzman psalzman@stars.sfsu.edu

cut time <----

E-G back and forth 8 times |

drum roll on 4; enter on 5 |

E-G back and forth 8 times |

lyrics start on 1 |

| back to here

C# G# F# 2 times |

E  A  C   1 time  ------------

This loop is done 4 times, then the E-G thing back and forth 8 times

while he sings (what I think is) Adieu. The drum queues apply only to

the first time the loop is played. Guitar solo is done during the 3rd

loop, on the 2nd E-G thing, for the rest of the loop. I'll transcribe

the guitar solo on the tab if someone sends me the lyrics, but the solo

is based on the Em scale for the E-G thing and then goes into power chords,

following the song chords (ie- C# G# F# C# G# F# E A C).

Before anyone argues with me whether it's E or Em, I'm 90% sure it's

E. The reason for the minor tonality is a pretty ingenious (or lucky?)

trick Cobain played with chords. G happens to be the minor 3rd of E.

Therefore, even though he plays an E, the tonality of the passsage is

minor. I wonder if he was aware of this...

-------

From: wolser@rpi.edu

CRD-About A Girl

>From Nirvana's Bleach

(also featured on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance)

Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G

	Em	G	Em	G
	I n	eed an	easy	friend

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	with a	hand to	lend

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	think you	fit this	shoe

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	what you	have a	clue

	C#	G#	F#
	I'll take	advantage	while

	C#	G#	F#
	You hang me	out to	dry

	Em	A	C	Em	G	Em	G
	But I can't see you	every	night	free

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do

	Em	G	Em	G
	I'm	standing	in your	light

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	hope you	have the	time

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	pick up	number	two

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do	keep a	date with	you

	C#	G#	F#
	I'll take	advantage	while

	C#	G#	F#
	You hang me	out to	dry

	Em	A	C	Em	G	Em	G
	But I can't see you	every	night	free

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do

Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)

E ------------------------|-
B ------------------------|-
G ----------------7--7s9--|-
D -----5-7-7s9--9---------|-
A -7-7--------------------|-
E ------------------------|-

(Repeat verse 1)

	C#	G#	F#
	I'll take	advantage	while

	C#	G#	F#
	You hang me	out to	dry

	Em	A	C
	But I can't see you	every	night

	Em	A	C
	I can't see you	every	night

	Em	G	Em	G
	Free

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do

	Em	G	Em	G
	I do

	Em	G	Em	G	Em
	I do

Notes:

All apologies for incorrect lyrics -- this is just how I hear

them. No one knows for sure what they are, anyway.

On Bleach, they play this song in standard tuning (EADGBE),

but on Unplugged they played it a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb

Bb Eb).

Some say the Em is actually an E or an E5. Try 'em all and see what

sounds best to you.

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