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On A Plain - Nirvana - Nevermind
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Tabbed by: skatersic666
Email: totalrock2003@yahoo.com
Tuning:Drop D ( D A D G B e)
Chords You Need:
D : xx0232
C5 : x355xx
B5 : x244xx
D5 : x577xx
C5/G5 : 3355xx
F5 : 333xxx
E5 : 222xxx
A5 : x022xx
G5 : 555xxx
Listen to the song for the timing and strumming.
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The Tab
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INTRO:
D G5 C5 B5
I'll start this off without any words
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5
I got so high I scratched till i bled
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D C5 B5 A
(I)love myself__ better than you
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5
(I)Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5
(The) Finest day, that I've ever had
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5
Was when I learned to cry on command
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D C5 B5 A5
(I)love myself__ better than you
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5 D G5
(I) Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?| |
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|-2-2-0--------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|-3-3-0--------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-2-2-0--------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-0-0-0--5-5-0-|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3-3-3----2-2-2--0-------|--------5-5-0-|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|--------5-5-0-|
CHORUS ONE:
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|----------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|-------------------------|
VERSE TWO:
D G C5 B5
My mother died every night
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
Its safe to say, quote me on that
e|--2-2-0----3-3-3--0----------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----3-3-3--0----------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----2-2-2--0----5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|
D|--0-0-0----0-0-0--0----5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|
A|------------------0----3-3-3----2-2-2--0-------|
D|-----------3-3-3--0----------------------------|
D C B5 A
(I)love myself__ better than you
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G C5 B5
(I)Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
The blacksheep got blackmailed again
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
Forgot to put, on the zipcode
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D C B5 A
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5 D G5
(I) Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?| |
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|-2-2-0--------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|-3-3-0--------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-2-2-0--------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-0-0-0--5-5-0-|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3-3-3----2-2-2--0-------|--------5-5-0-|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|--------5-5-0-|
CHORUS TWO:
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|----------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5----|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-0--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-0--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-0--|
D5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|-------------------------|
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BRIDGE:
F5 E5 A5 G5
Somewhere I have heard this before_________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3---3---3----2---2---2---------------2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-------3--2-2-------2-------------0--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3------2-----2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F5 E5 A5 G5
In a dream my memory has stored______
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3---3---3----2---2---2---------------2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-------3--2-2-------2-------------0--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3------2-----2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F5 E5 A5 G5
As defence im neutered and spayed_________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3---3---3----2---2---2---------------2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-------3--2-2-------2-------------0--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3------2-----2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F5 E5 A5 G5
What the hell am I trying to say?_________
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D|-3---3---3----2---2---2---------------2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-------3--2-2-------2-------------0--0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3-----3------2-----2-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
P.M________________
VERSE THREE:
D G C5 B5
It Is my time to make it all clear
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
To write off lines that don't make sence
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D C B5 A
(I)love myself__ better than you
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G C5 B5
(I)Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
And one more special message to go
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D G C5 B5
Then im done and I can go home
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5--5-5----4-4-4--0------|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3--3-3----2-2-2--0------|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|
D C B5 A
(I)love myself__ better than you
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----4--4-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------3-3-3--0----2--2-0----0-0-0--0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
D G5 C5 B5 D G5
(I) Know its wrong, (so)what should I do?| |
e|--2-2-0----------------------------------------|-2-2-0--------|
B|--3-3-0----------------------------------------|-3-3-0--------|
G|--2-2-0----------------5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-2-2-0--------|
D|--0-0-0----5-5-5--0----5-5-5----4-4-4--0-------|-0-0-0--5-5-0-|
A|-----------5-5-5--0----3-3-3----2-2-2--0-------|--------5-5-0-|
D|-----------5-5-5--0----------------------------|--------5-5-0-|
OUTRO (Fade Out):
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I'm on a plain
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|------------------------------------3-3-3--|
D5 C5 C5/G5
I can't complain
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------3-3-3--3-3-3--|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-3--|
ORDER OF THINGS:
Intro
Chorus One
Verse Two
Chorus Two
Bridge
Verse Three
Outro
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Key
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| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
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| x Mute note