About a Girl Nirvana
part A (verse):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5 G | E5 G |
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
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E5: [E]0 [A]2 [D]2 [G]x [B]0 [E]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 | I |
| do | I |
| do | |
ARRANGEMENT
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LYR TAB part
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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 From Nirvana's Bleach
(also featured on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance)
Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G
[Em]I n[G]eed an [Em]easy [G]friend
[Em]I do [G]with a [Em]hand to [G]lend
[Em]I do [G]think you [Em]fit this [G]shoe
[Em]I do [G]what you [Em]have a [G]clue
[C#]I'll take [G#]advantage [F#]while
[C#]You hang me [G#]out to [F#]dry
[Em]But I can't see you [A]every [C]night [Em]free[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I do[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I'm [G]standing [Em]in your [G]light
[Em]I do [G]hope you [Em]have the [G]time
[Em]I do [G]pick up [Em]number [G]two
[Em]I do [G]keep a [Em]date with [G]you
[C#]I'll take [G#]advantage [F#]while
[C#]You hang me [G#]out to [F#]dry
[Em]But I can't see you [A]every [C]night [Em]free[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I do[G] [Em] [G]
Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)
E ------------------------|- B ------------------------|- G ----------------7--7s9--|- D -----5-7-7s9--9---------|- A -7-7--------------------|- E ------------------------|-
(Repeat verse 1)
[C#]I'll take [G#]advantage [F#]while
[C#]You hang me [G#]out to [F#]dry
[Em]But I can't see you [A]every [C]night
[Em]I can't see you [A]every [C]night
[Em]Free[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I do[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I do[G] [Em] [G]
[Em]I do[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
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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