Song Title: On A Plain
Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind (1991, DGC)
Unplugged (1994, DGC)
Great song, couple different versions.
About the only difference is the tunings are different. Nevermind is in E (From what I recall...)
and Unplugged is in Eb. Either way both are in dropped-D tuning. (Low E string
detuned 1 step). And of course, one version's electric, and the other is acoustic.(duh)
Everything else should be the same.
Tuning: Nevermind - Standard E tuning, Drop-D
Unplugged - Eb tuning, Drop-D
Verse:
Riff A
D5 G5 D F E
E:---5--5--------------------------------------|
B:---7--7---0----------------------------------|repeat 2x
G:---7--7---0----------------------------------|until
D:---7--7---0---5--5--0---3--3--0--2--3--2--0--|Riff B
A:---5--5-------5--5--0---3--3--0--2--3--2--0--|
D:--(0)---------5--5--0---3--3--0--2--3--2--0--|
I'll start this off without any words...
Riff B
D C B A
E:----------------------------------------|
B:---7--7--0--5--5--4---4--4--0---2---2---|
G:---7--7--0--5--5--4---4--4--0---2---2---|
D:---7--7--0--5--5--4---4--4--0---2---2---|
A:---5--5--0--3--3--2---2--2--0---0---0---|
D:----------------------------------------|
Love myself, Better than you...
The way this works is...Riff A 2x, Riff B 1x, Riff A 2x, Riff B 1x into chorus
Chorus:
D G F
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
B:---7--7--0-------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|repeat 4x
G:---7--7--0---7--7------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
D:---7--7--0---7--7--0---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
A:---5--5------5--5--0----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
D:---0---------5--5--0------------------------------------|
I'm on a plain...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/on_a_plain_tab_ver_4.html ]
Interlude:
F E A G
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|repeat
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|3x
D:---------3-----3------------2-----2-------------7-----7-------------5-----5-----|
A:------3-----3-----3------2-----2------2------7-----7------7------5-----5-----5--|
D:---3------------------2-------------------7-------------------5-----------------|
Somewhere I have heard this before...
F E A
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------3-----3-------------2-----2--------------7-----7---0----
A:------3-----3-----3-------2-----2------2-------7-----7------0----
D:---3-------------------2--------------------7--------------------
What the hell am I tryin' to say...
G
E:---------------------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---5--5--5--5--5-----------|
A:---5--5--5--5--5-----------|
D:---5--5--5--5--5--3--2--0--|
End:
D5 D
E:---5------2--|
B:---7------3--|
G:---7------2--|
D:---7--OR--0--|
A:---5------0--|
D:---0------0--|
Progression:
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Verse
Chorus
End
Lyrics:
I'll start this off without any words
I got so high I scratched till I bled
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
The finest day that I've ever had
Was when I learned to cry on command
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
My mother died every night
It's safe to say don't quote me on that
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
The black sheep got blackmailed again
Forgot to put the proper zip code
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory is stored
As defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say?
It is now time to make it unclear
To write off lines that don't make sense
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
One more special message to go
And then I'm done and I can go home
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
