Key: F · Capo: No Capo · BPM: 117
[Intro] <Clean guitar> e|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3---x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3---x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1---x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| e|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| ^<Distortion on> e|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| x3 A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------| [Pre-verse] <Clean guitar with chorus > e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [Verse] e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Load up on guns, bring your friends, it's fun to lose and to pretend e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| She's over-bored and self-assured, oh no, I know a dirty word [Pre-chorus] <Distortion with chorus pedal> e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---| G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello how low how low how low [Chorus] <with distortion> e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah [Post-chorus] ¾ ¾ e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------------3b--|-----------------|-------------3b--|-----------------| D|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-6---|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-7-6-| A|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-6---|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-7-6-| E|-1-1-0-1-2-2-----|-1-1-0-1-6-6-4-0-|-1-1-0-1-2-2-----|-1-1-0-1-6-6-5-4-| Hey! Yay! [Pre-verse] <Clean guitar with chorus pedal> e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| [Verse] e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| I'm worse at what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------6---------|-(6)-------------|-------6---------|-(6)-------------| G|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------|-----5-----------|-(5)-------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| our little group, has always been, and always will until the end [Pre-chorus] <Distortion with chorus pedal> e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---| G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello how low how low how low [Chorus] <with distortion> e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido, yeah [Post-chorus] ¾ ¾ e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------------3b--|-----------------|-------------3b--|-----------------| D|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-6---|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-7-6-| A|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-6---|-3-3-2-3-4-4-----|-3-3-2-3-8-8-7-6-| E|-1-1-0-1-2-2-----|-1-1-0-1-6-6-4-0-|-1-1-0-1-2-2-----|-1-1-0-1-6-6-5-4-| Hey! Yay! [Solo] <Guitar 1> <Distortion on with chorus pedal> F F e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------| G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F F e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------| G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-| D|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-| x8 A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------| [Pre-verse] Guitar 1 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-3--------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------| A|-3--------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------|(3)-------------| E|-1--------------|(1)-------------|(1)-------------|(1)-------------| [Verse] e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-|(3)~~~~~~~~~~~~-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I found it hard, was hard to find Oh well, whatever, never mind [Pre-chorus] <Distortion with chorus pedal> e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---| G|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello how low how low how low [Chorus] <with distortion> e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| With the lights out, it's less dangerous here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| I feel stupid, and contagious, here we are now, entertain us e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| A mulatto, An albino A mosquito My libido [Outro] <with distortion> e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| A denial A denial A denial A denial e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-| D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-| A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-| E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------| A denial A denial A denial A denial e|--------------|--------------| B|--------------|--------------| G|--------------|--------------| D|-3------------|(3)-----------| A|-3------------|(3)-----------| E|-1------------|(1)-----------| A denial ============================== | x Dead note | b Bend | br Bend & release | F Full tone | ¾ 3/4 tone | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | (n) Hold note over bar line ===============================
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ℹ️ About This Song
The song was released on the 10th of September 1991, produced by Butch Vig.
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Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B e)
- BPM: 117
- Key: F
- Capo: No Capo
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What key is Smells Like Teen Spirit Tab by Nirvana in?
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