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BEEN A SON
As recorded by Nirvana
Transcribed by Doetje2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=152
D5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--||
|-----------------|---------------------||
Verse
$
D5
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
||--2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
||--0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
||o---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
||------------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--|
|-----------------|---------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|-3--3----------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|-------3-2-0-0-||
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||
Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|
To Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-o||
|------------------|---------------------2-2--||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0--||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------o||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------||
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Interlude
D5
Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--3-----0---3-|-(3)--3---------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)--3---------|
|-2--2-0---0---2-|-(2)--2---------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)--2---------|
|-0--0-0-------0-|-(0)--0---------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)--0---------|
|--------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E +H E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3--------3-|-(3)-----------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)------------||
|-2--2--------2-|-(2)-----------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)------------||
|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-----------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)------------||
|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0-0-||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D.S. al Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-||
|------------------|---------------------2-2-||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0-||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
H.=H
&
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +Q +Q +Q. S S E E Q H
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0-----------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0---3-3-3---|---------------------|---------------*|
|------0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--(2)--(2)---x-x-|---------------*|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)--(0)--(0)---x-x-|-<4>-----------*|
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
