Submitted by John K.
This is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. It is taken from the album
Nevermind.Its easy enough to play,its just the same
power chords picked and then strummed with distortion.enjoy!
“Lithium”
Tuning:Down one full step (D,A,F,C,G,D)
Intro w/slight palm mute
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------6---x----------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------6---x------------------7---------
A-------------------------6----------------4-----------------------7-------------
E--0-------x-----0---4----------x----0-------------------0----5-------------0---
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------5-------5---5-----5/7---7---------4-----4--4/7---7-----------------------
D------5-------5---5-----5/7---7---------4-----4--4/7---7-----------------------
A------3-------3---3-----3/5---5----0----2-----2--2/5---5----------0------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------6---x----------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------6---x------------------7---------
A-------------------------6----------------4-----------------------7-------------
E--0-------x-----0---4----------x----0-------------------0----5-------------0---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------5-------5---5-----5----------------7----7----------4-----4--4------------
D------5-------5---5-----5------------7----7--------------4-----4--4------------
A------3-------3---3-----3----0--5-----5---------0-------2-----2--2---------0--
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------7------------7----------------------------------------------------------
A------5-----------5---------------0-----------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I’m so happy.......................
.............in a daze cause I’ve found god(break into strumming,then hit the
distortion).
E5 G#5 C#5 A5 C5 D5 B5
Yeah,Yeah........................
D5
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/lithium_tab.html ]
Then it goes into the second verse and then the yeah,yeah’s again,then:
w/distortion
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------5--5--5------------------------5--5--5-----------------------
D------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7--------5--5--5-----------------------
A------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------7--7--7--------3--3--3-----------------------
E------5--5--5------------------------5--5--5-----------------------0---3---4-------
I like you I’m not gonna crack
I miss you I’m not gonna crack
I love you I’m not gonna crack
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------5--5--5--------------------------5--5--5--------7--7--7----
D------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7--------5--5--5--------7--7--7----
A------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------7--7--7--------3--3--3--------5--5--5----
E------5--5--5--------------------------5--5--5----------------------------------------
I’d Kill you I’m not gonna craaaaack,
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2--2--2----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------0-----3-----------------------------------------------------
Bass solo
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------4------4--------------------------10-----10------
E-----7-------7--6-------6--------------------5---3---5---5---------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----12----12\\2---2/5----5----5----5----5-------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After that you do the first verse again,the yeah’s, the I’m not gonna crack part
and finish with:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----4--4--4------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----4--4--4-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------0-----3b(1/4)*------0---------------------------------
*quarter bend
Verse 1
I’m so happy, cause today I’ve found my friends, They’re in my head
I’m so ugly, but thats okay ‘cause so are you, we’ve broken our mirrors
Sunday morning, is every day for all I care, and I’m not scared
Light my candles, in a daze ‘cause I found God, yeah,yeah...
Verse 2
I’m so lonely, ‘cause today I shaved my head, and I’m not sad,
And just maybe, I’m to blame for all I’ve heard, but I’m not sure
I’m so excited, I can’t wait to meet you there,But I don’t care
I’m so horny, that’s okay my will is good, yeah,yeah........
