BAND:       Nirvana
SONG:       Smells Like Teen Spirit

INSTRUMENT: Guitar
TUNING:     Standard

TABBED BY: Chris Thomas, cthomas@mad.scientist.com

Play the main chords twice quietly in the intro.
Then play them loudly 4 times when the drums come in.

Intro/Main Chords

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------3--3-3---------------------------6--6-6-----|
D|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---3--3-3-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---6--6-6-0---|
A|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---1--1-1-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---4--4-4-0---|
E|-1-----1-1---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0-0-4-----4-4---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0---|

Verse

E|----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1----|
B|---1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Chorus   -   First line x6   Second line x2

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------3--3-3---------------------------6--6-6-----|
D|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---3--3-3-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---6--6-6-0---|
A|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---1--1-1-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---4--4-4-0---|
E|-1-----1-1---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0-0-4-----4-4---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0---|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------BU---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------3(4)----------------3---3-----------|
D|-3---3---0---3---4---4-----------3---3---0---3---3---6---6---|
A|-3---3---0---3---4---4-----------3---3---0---1---1---6---6---|
E|-1---1---0---1---2---2-----------1---1---0-----------4---4---|

Solo

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---6-4-------4---6-4---------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------6-5-----6-5---3---------3---5-3-------|
D|-----------6-------------------------------6-------------6-5---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---6---------4---6-4---------------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------------6-5-----6-5---3---------3---5-3-------|
D|-----------6-------------------------------6-------------6-5---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-5-----6-5-----6-5---6p5-5p3---6-5-----6-5-----6-5---6p5-5p3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-5-----6-5-----6-5---6p5-5p3---6-5-----6-5-----6-5---6p5-5p3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                        let ring...

Outro   -   Play the first line of the chorus through the "and denial"
            part instead of the second line of the chorus. Finish on
            the first chord.

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------3--3-3---------------------------6--6-6-----|
D|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---3--3-3-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---6--6-6-0---|
A|-3-----3-3---X-X-X-X---1--1-1-0-0-6-----6-6---X-X-X-X---4--4-4-0---|
E|-1-----1-1---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0-0-4-----4-4---X-X-X-X---X--X-X-0---|