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plateau Nirvana
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # "Plateau" by Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets from Nirvana Unplugged Tune your strings down a half step to match the CD. This song is pretty easy once you get the hang of the fingerstyle, because the whole thing is based on two chord fingerings just moved around the fingerboard. Here they are: G:320033 Bb:113331 Intro: |--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1---------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------1----- |------------------------------------------------------0--------0--- |------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------- |----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5---------------------- |--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-------1-------- Play the above 3 times and then once more with the ending like this: |-------------1------ |--1----------------- |------0--------0---- |-------------------- |-------------------- |--1-------1--------- The verse is just like the intro except little variations in the fingerstyle are thrown in: |--3-------6-------3------------- -3---------------1----------------- |--------------------------6----- ---------6------------------1------ |-------------------------------- or ---------------------0--------0---- |------0-------0-------0-------0- -----0-------0--------------------- |----2-------5-------2-------5--- ---2-------5----------------------- |--3-------6-------3-------6----- -3-------6-------1-------1--------- Also, there is some variation in the ending of the main phrase (like the intro). Listen to the CD if you want to get all these little quirks exactly. End the verse with: |--4---------------| |------------4-----| |------0-----------| |------------------| |----------3-------| |--4---------------| Chorus: |--3-------3-3------------------------------------------------------------- |--------3----------------3-------3-------------------------3-------------- |----0--------------------3-------3-------------------------3-------------- |----------------3-3------3-------3---------------3-------3-----3---------- |---------------------1-------------------------------1-------------1------ |--3---3----------------------1-------3---3-------------------------------- |--------3-------------------------------3--------------------------------- |------------3---------3-------3---3---------3---------3------------------- |------0---------------3-------3-------0---------------3------------------- |----0---------3-------3-------3-----0---------3-------3------------------- |------------------1-------------------------------1----------------------- |--3-----------------------1-------3-----------------------1--------------- Outro: |--4---------------------4---------6----------------------6--------------- |------------4-------4-----------------------6-------6--------------------- |----------------0-------------0-----------------0------------------------- |--------------0-------------------------------0--------------------------- |----------3-------3-------3---------------5-------5----------------------- |--4-------------------4-----------6--------------------------------------- Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------0--------- |------2-------0-------3-------0-1-----2-------0-------0-------1----------- |----2-------2---2---2-------2-------2-------2---2---2-------2------------- |--2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------3-------0--------------- |--------0---------------3---------------0---------------3----------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Guitar 2 |--------0-----------2---------0---------0---------------------0----------- |------2-----2---------2-------1-------2-----2-------1-0-------1----------- |----2---------2---------------0-----2---------2-----2-2-------0----------- |--2-------------2-0-------0-2-----2-------------2-3-------0-2------------- |------------------------3-------------------------------3----------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play this 4 times and end with an Asus2 chord. Asus2:x02200 Lyrics: Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau. Some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know. Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand to beautify the foothills, shake the many hands. (CHORUS:) Nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds. You see a lot up there, but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words? When you've finished with the mop then you can stop and look at what you've done. The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen, and the work, it was fun. CHORUS Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau. Some say it was Greenland and some say Mexico. Others decided it was nowhere, except for where they stood. Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could. David Lowenfels ellipsis@anc.ak.net "Plateau" - Nirvana with the Meat Puppets From Nirvana's Unplugged Tab transcription by Mark van 't Zet (tmvtzet@cs.vu.nl) INTRO - Main riff --3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----- ------------------------------------------------------1- ----------------------------------------------------0--- ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------- ----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------- --3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----- This is played with the following (movable) shapes: G 320x33 Bb 650x66 Fsus2 1xx011 Sometimes the riff is varied by playing the highest note on string 2 (B) instead of string 1 (E). Takes a bit of practising at first. Play it fingerstyle and use you thumb to rake the E, A and D strings. VERSE - w/ main riff PRE-CHORUS - 2/4 time, chordshape is similar to main riff. --4--------- ---------4-- -------0---- ------------ ------------ --4--------- CHORUS 'Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an.. --1/3-------------------------------------------------- --1/3------------------------3---------3--------------- -----------------------------3---------3--------------- ------------5---x------------3---------3--------------- ------------5---x-----1-------------------------------- ---------3-------------------------1------------------- ..illustrated book about birds' ---------------3--------------------------------------- ---------------3-----------------6--------------------- ---------------------------------7--------------------- ---------------------------------8--------------------- ---5--------------------------------------------------- ---3----------------------/6--------------------------- etc. PRE-OUTRO --4----------------4---6-----------------6------------- ---------4-------4------------6--------6--------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------0-------0------------0-------0------------------- ----3-------3------------5-------5--------------------- --4--------------------6------------------------------- OUTRO * repeat from * ------------------------------0-----|------------------ --------------0-------2---------1p0-|-----2------------ ------2-----2---2---2-------2-------|---2-------------- ----2-----2-------0-------0---------|-2---------------- --0-----0---------------3-----------|------------------ ------------------------------------|------------------ While the line above is played by a Meat Puppet, Krist plays: --------0-------------2-------0----- ------------2-----------3-----1----- --------------2--------------------- ----------------2------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Back to index / n / nirva
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