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From: Michael Hylton
Subject: Junkyard by Nirvana
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 10:49:43 -0400 (EDT)
This one is not as acurate as the D.7. I did earlier. It's because
this version is live and I had a hard time making out certain parts
especially the solo. It's decent enough to play with a band, I feel,
so don't be discouraged. It will help you if you have this version
available to listen to (especially for playing the solo since it's
kind of played rather loosely and even has a little swing to it). I
still don't know if the majority of the lyrics are correct. I couldn't
make out what Kurt was singing. He mumbled more than my ears could
distinguish. If anyone has these lyrics please post them and mail
me a copy too, if you don't mind.
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Title: Junkyard by Nirvana
CD Title: Unhappy
Transcribed by: Michael Hylton hylton@runet.edu
********
Legend:
/ -> slide up \ -> slide down ~ -> tremolo
v -> downstroke ^ -> upstroke *# -> author's note
b -> bend string up to following note r-> release back to
following note #. -> note preceding a '.' means staccato
X -> don't play this string M -> mute these after picking them
distorted electric through out song
slightly fast tempo
*1 *1 E5 vvv vv v vvv vv
e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G --|--|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|
drums play a bar then
with the bass 2 more
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
I'm not...
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
You may ... I'm not ... You may ...
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
I'm not ... You may ... I'm not ...
G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5
v vvv v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^
e |---0--------0-----|------------------|------------------|
B |-0---0----0---0---|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |0------000------22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
You may ... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl
F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5
v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv
e |------------------|------------------|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|------------------|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|
y... Only... Only... Only... got
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
I'm not ... You may ...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/junkyard_tab.html ]
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
I'm not ... You may ... I'm not ...
G5
v vvv vv v vvv vv v vvv v^
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------22|
You may ... I'm not ... You may ... Onl
F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5
v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--4-4-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
y... Only... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl
F#5 G5 F#5 E5
v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv v vvv
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------000--------|
y... Only... got
solo
N.C.
e |-------------------|-----------------|---------0-53--7b9|
B |-------------------|-----------------|-------------5----|
G |-1----1----1--123b4|r32-1----1----1--|12--121-----------|
D |2-2222-2222-2------|---2-2222-2222-2-|---2---2----------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G5
end solo v^
e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|
B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|
G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|
D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|
A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|
E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|
Onl
F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5
v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^ v v v v^v v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
y... Only... Only... Only... Only... Only... Onl
F#5 G5 F#5 E5
v v v v^v v v vv v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |------------------|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
y... Only... got got got goooooooot
v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^ v vvv vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------0000000000-|0------000------00|
got got got goooooooot got got
v v^v^v^v^v^ v vvv vv v v^v^v^v^v^
e |---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |0------0000000000-|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
got goooooooot got got got goooooooot
outro
N.C.(?) *2 *3
v^v^v^v^v^v^v v v^v
e |999999999999129 --|----999---9--M----|
B |999999999999 9911-|9---999---9--M----|
G |999999999999 99 --|----999---9--M----|
D |999999999999 99 -9|----999---9--M----|
A |------------ -- --|------------------|
E |------------ -- --|--------------0---|
*1 -> Full bars of time. I shortened them for less typing.
*2 -> that fret on 'e' is twelve not one then two.
*3 -> that fret on 'B' is eleven not one then one.
-> Help others before yourself.
-> michael (hylton@runet.edu)
From: Michael Hylton
Subject: Append this to Junkyard.tab by Nirvana
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 1995 10:51:44 -0500 (EST)
Okay I (hylton@runet.edu, until 8 DEC 95) feel stupid. I got these
corrections (see below) from CHRISTOPHER S RINEWALT .
He pointed out things that I should have gotten (especially the verse riff)
Sorry for the misinformation, I feel I possibly screwed up because I was
in a hurry; however, I still admit I screwed up. The article Chris sent me
is edited to shorten the file size. Thank you Chris for the corrections.
[snip]
>
> ********
> Title: Junkyard by Nirvana
> CD Title: Unhappy
> Transcribed by: Michael Hylton hylton@runet.edu
> ********
>
>
> distorted electric through out song
> slightly fast tempo
> *1 *1 E5 vvv vv v vvv vv
> e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
> B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
> G --|--|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
> D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|
> A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|
> E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|
> drums play a bar then
> with the bass 2 more
ok, for the verse you have the first 2 parts right, the E5 then the open
bottom strings, but after this, where you have the "vvv" try playing an
open g-chord 3 times quick then switching back to an E5 real quick, its
kinda hard to hear on guitar, but if you listen to the bass you can hear
it better, if you have enough distortion, and the high end turned up dso
you can hear the open strings, its sounds just like it
[snip]
>
> G5
> end solo v^
> e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|
> B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|
> G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|
> D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|
> A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|
> E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|
> Onl
for the solo, try begining on the A-string 6/7 fret then 6 fret D-string,
playing it on te lower strings gives it more bottom end, at least for
that part, the rest i dont know where he goes
--
-> michael (hylton@runet.edu)
