Sender: "KLeonard" 
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 94 15:11:22 EDT
Subject: Tab for "On a Plain" by Nirvana

"On a Plain" by Nirvana

h = hammer on
p = pull off

This is undoubtedly the hardest song to figure out on the album and it's
still a pain in the arse when you know how to play it.  This transcription is
taken from the Nevermind tablature book thing.

Intro (w/distortion)
B(b5)/D# (fdbk pitch D#)
----------------|---------------------------
----------------|----------------------h12--
--10------------|------------------h10------
---9------------|----------------h9---------
----------------|---------------------------
--11------------|--10h11p10h11-------------

play that second part three times and hammer-on all notes with the fretting
hand.

Verse
    D                   G              F                    E5       F5  E5
--2--------------------------------------------------
--3---3-------0----0---------------------------------
--2---2---0---0----0---2---2----2----------------0--
--0---0---0---0--------3---3----3----------------0--
--0--------------------4---3----3---2--2--3--2------
--------------3------------1----1---0--0--1--0------

it goes like this (dashes included to line up some syllables with notes):
D       G              F    E5           F5 E5
   I'll start this off with-out an-y words...

then the "I love myself line...":
    D               C5                  B5              A5
--2---------------------------------------------
--3---3-----------------------------------------
--2---2--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--
--0---0--0--5--5--5--5--4---4--0--2--2--2--0--
------------3--3--3--3--2---2-----0--0--0------
------------------------------------------------

D      C5         B5     A5
     I love myself    better than you...

So the verse follows the first rythym figure twice, then the second figure
for the refrain, then back to the first figure for the "I know it's wrong..."
line.
D     G      F      E5  F5  E5
D     G      F      E5  F5  E5
D     C5    B5    A5
D     G      F      E5  F5  E5

As the chorus starts, play this figure and repeat it for the chorus:
    D5             G5                  Bb6sus2
--------------------------------------------------
--3---3-----3---3----------1--1--1--1--1--1------
--2---2-----0---0----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
--0---0--0--0---0--0----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--
---------0---------0--0h1--1--1--1--1--1--1------
------------3---3---------------------------------

D5   G5   Bb6sus2           D5   G5   Bb6sus2
                       I'm on a plain                  I can't complain

The bridge is the only easy part:
F5 (133xxx)  E5 (022xxx)  A5 (x022xx)  G5 (355xxx

-keith