Dive Nirvana
DIVE
As recorded by Nirvana
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - Kurt Cobain
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=126
[4/4] Gtr I
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Wx2 H +H +H Q Q
|------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------|-------------------|--------------------| |------------|-([2])----([2])----|-([2])--------------| |------------|-------------------|--------------| |------------|-------------------|--------------------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------9-9---| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E E E Q E E
|----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|---------(2)----------|| |----------------------------|---------(2)-/7-------|| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--------------|| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0---------5S0--||
Verse
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
||-----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| ||o----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| ||-----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------| ||--------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------| ||o-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------| ||--2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1---------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2---------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2---------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)-|
E E E E +H +E [E]E Q E E E A +E
|----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----0-0--0-0-0----------| |----------------|-----1-1--1-1-1----------| |-------2-(2)----|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2----------| |-----0----------|-----2-2--2-2-2----------| |-2-2------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-4b5-(4)--|
Chorus
$
[B5]Q E E [C#5B5C#5]Q E E [D5]Q [C#D5E5]E E E E E [G#5]E
|---------------|----------0-----| |---------------|----------0-----| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-| |---------------|--------------4-|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--| |----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
[B5]Q E E [C#5B5C#5]Q E E [D5]Q [C#D5E5]E E E E E [G#5]E
|---------------|----------0-----| |---------------|----------0-----| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-| |---------------|--------------4-|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--| |----------------------------|----------9-9-9-0--| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--7-7-7----| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/dive_tab_ver_7.html )
[B5]Q E E [C#5B5C#5]Q E E [D5]Q [C#D5E5]E E E E E [G#5]E
|---------------|----------0-----| |---------------|----------0-----| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-4----4S6--4-6-|-7--6-7-9---9---| |-2--0-2S4--2-4-|-5--4-5-7---7-6-| |---------------|--------------4-|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-----------9-9-9----| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0--| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7----| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0------------|
[F#5]Q E S +S Q E S +S +E [E5]E Q [E] E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------9-9---| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
1.
To Coda
[F#5] [E5] ~~
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E +E Q Q E E
|----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)-|-(4)r(4)-2--/9--4----o|| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-(2)-0--------2---||
Interlude
2.
E E E E +Q E E +E E [E5]Q [E]E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E E [E5]Q [E]E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--| |------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--| |------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--| |-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2--| |-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-------2-----------| |-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0-----------|
E E E E +Q E E +E E [E5]Q [E]E E E E E E E E +Q E E +E [E5]E Q [E]E E E E
|------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|--------------0---|----------0-0-0-0--| |------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|------------------|----------0-0-0-0--| |------------------|----------1-1-1-1-|------------------|----------1-1-1-1--| |-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)---2--2-2-2-2-|-------2-(2)--x-2-|-(2)------2-2-2-2--| |-----0------------|-------2----------|-----0------------|-----2-2--2-2-2-2--| |-2-2--------------|-----0-0----------|-2-2--------------|-----0-0--0-0-0-0--|
~[E5] [E]
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-| |----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
~[E5] [E]
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--| |----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--|
~[E5] [E]
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1-| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2-| |----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0-|
D.S. al Coda
~[E5] [E]
Q E E Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------|| |-3--1-3-3--1-3b4==(3)r|=(3)-1----1-1-1-1--|| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|| |----------------------|-------2--2-2-2-2--|| |----------------------|-------0--0-0-0-0--||
&
~~[F#5] [E5] [E]
E +E Q Q E E Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------| |------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9---| |------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |------------------|----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-| |-4r(4)-2--/9--4---|-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---| |-2-(2)-0--------2-|-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|
[F#5] [E5] [E]
Q E S +S Q E S +S +E E Q E E E E Q +[/]Q +Q +Q
|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------*| |----------------------------|-----------9-9-9---|-------------------*| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*| |----------------------------|----------/9-9-9-0-|-------------------*| |-4--0-4b5-(4)-4--0-4b5==(4)r|=(4)-2-2--/7-7-7---|-4--(4)--(4)--(4)--*| |-2--0-2b3-(2)-2--0-2b3--(2)-|-(2)-0-0-----------|-2--(2)--(2)--(2)--*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Kurt Cobain 1967-1994
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