Band/artist: Nirvana
Album: Bleach
Song: Downer (track 13)
Year: 1989
It is set to regular tuning.
INTRO:
It begins with a bass guitar, then the electric comes in and plays:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
VERSE:
The bass guitar plays:
g-------------------|
d-------------------|
a-------------------| x8
e--0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8--|
And after Kurt shouts "plain" the elctric plays:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
THEN PLAY:
e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g---------------------------|
d---------------------------| x4
a--7-x-8-8-8-8-7-x-9-9-9-9--|
e--5-x-6-6-6-6-5-x-7-7-7-7--|
THEN PLAY:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
THEN PLAY:
e-----------------------------------9--9--9--9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
b-----------------------------------9--9--9--9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
g-----------------------------------7--7--7--7-7-7---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
d--7--7--7--7-7-7--8--8--8--8-8-8--------------------------------------| x2
a--7--7--7--7-7-7--8--8--8--8-8-8--------------------------------------|
e--5--5--5--5-5-5--6--6--6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/downer_tab_ver_3.html ]
THEN PLAY:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
VERSE 2:
The bass plays:
g-------------------|
d-------------------|
a-------------------| x8
e--0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8--|
And after Kurt shouts "thirst" the electric plays:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
THEN PLAY:
e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g---------------------------|
d---------------------------| x4
a--7-x-8-8-8-8-7-x-9-9-9-9--|
e--5-x-6-6-6-6-5-x-7-7-7-7--|
THEN PLAY:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
THEN PLAY:
e-----------------------------------9--9--9--9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
b-----------------------------------9--9--9--9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
g-----------------------------------7--7--7--7-7-7---8--8--8--8--8--8--|
d--7--7--7--7-7-7--8--8--8--8-8-8--------------------------------------| x2
a--7--7--7--7-7-7--8--8--8--8-8-8--------------------------------------|
e--5--5--5--5-5-5--6--6--6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|
THEN PLAY:
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d-------------5-5-5--| x4
a-------------3-3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0---------|
OUTRO:
e-------------------|
b-------------------|
g-------------------|
d--------------5-5--| x4
a--PM.......---3-3--|
e--0-0-0-0-0--------|
End on on the thick E string with "0"
So, that's it. Please rate me and tell me what you think. Thanks!
