TAB

--part A (verse):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
G
| E5
G
|
E|-----------0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
B|-----------0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
G|-----------x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
D|--2--h--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
G
| E5
G
|
E|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|-----0--0--0-----3--3--3-|
B|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-|
G|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|--x--x--x--x--0--0--0--0-|
D|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0-|
A|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|--2--h--2--h--x-----x----|
E|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|--0--h--0--h--3--h--3----|

part B (chorus):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| C#5
G#5
| F#5
|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| C#5
G#5
| F#5
|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--6--h--6--6-------------|-------------------------|
D|--6--h--6--6--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
A|--4--h--4--4--6--h--6--6-|--4--4-----4--h--4--4--x-|
E|--------------4--h--4--4-|--2--2-----2--h--2--2--x-|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
E5'
| A5
C5
|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--x-|
D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--x-|
A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--x-|
E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|

part C (lead):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 +
3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
G
| E5
G
|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|

B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------12--h-12--h\-|
D|--------------5--7--7--7-|/(9)-9--9--9/(12)-h-12--h--h\-|
A|--------5--7-------------|------------------------------|
E|--0--h-------------------|------------------------------|
(turn up distortion just before lead)
part D (coda):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
E5'
| A5
C5
|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------x/-9--9--9--x-|-----------5--h--5--5--5-|
D|--2--h--2--x/-9--9--9--x-|--7--7--7--5--h--5--5--5-|
A|--2--h--2--x/-7--7--7--x-|--7--7--7--3--h--3--3--3-|
E|--0--h--0----------------|--5--5--5----------------|
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
crd| C5
|
|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|
G|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--x-|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--x-|
E|-------------------------|-------------|
(slows down a bit here)
part E (coda):
beat| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd| E5
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-| (hold for about four measures total)
A|--2--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|
E|--0--h--h--h--h--h--h--h-|

TAB Legend:
h
= hold
m/(n)= pick
n\ = pick
x
= pick

CRD chart
--------E A
E5: 0 2
G:
3 x
C#5: x 4
G#5: 4 6
F#5: 2 4
E5': x 7
A5: 5 7

D
2
0
6
6
4
9
7

G
x
0
6
x
x
9
x

fretted
note at
note at
string,

B
0
0
x
x
x
x
x

E
0
3
x
x
x
x
x

note (or let open note ring), do not pick

fret m, slide up to fret n (do not pick twice)
fret n, slide down (to wherever)
but muffle with finger so note doesn't sound

C5:

x 3 5 5 x x

LYR
--verse 1:
| 1 + 2
| I
| do
| do
| do

+ 3
need
with
think
what

+ 4 + | 1
+ 2
an
| ea---sy
a
| hand to
you
| fit this
you
| have a

+
3 + 4 +
friend
I
lend
I
shoe
I
clue

|
|
|
|
|

verse 2:
| 1 + 2
| I'm
| do
| do
| do

+ 3
+ 4 + | 1
+ 2
stand-ing
| in your
hope you
| have the
pick up
| num--ber
keep a
| date with

+
3 + 4 +
light
I
time
I
two
I
you

|
|
|
|
|

chorus:
| 1 + 2 +
|
I'll
|
You
| I
can't
| Free
| do)

3
+ 4 + | 1
+ 2
take a---ad--|-van--tage
hang me
| out
to
see
you | ev'--ry
|
|

+
3 + 4 + |
while
|
dry
But |
night
|
(I
|
|

coda:
| 1 +
|
|
| I
| I

3
+ 4 + | 1
+ 2
take a---ad--|-van--tage
hang me
| out
to
see
you | ev'--ry
see
you | ev'--ry

+
3 + 4 + |
while
|
dry
But |
night
No |
nigh------------|

2 +
I'll
You
can't
can't

| 1 + 2 + 3
| ----------(t)

4 + | 1
|

2 + |
|

|
|
|
|
|
|

4 + | 1
|
|
|
|
|

2 +

1 + 2
Free
do
do
do
do

+ 3

ARRANGEMENT
----------LYR
--intro
verse
verse 1
chorus
chorus
verse
verse 2
chorus
chorus
lead
chorus
verse
verse 1
chorus/coda coda

TAB part
-------A A
A A
B A
A A
B A
C C C C
B A
A A
B D A A E

3 + 4 +
I
I
I
I

|
|
|
|
|
|

CRD-About A Girl
>From Nirvana's Bleach
(also featured on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance)
Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G
Em G
Em G
I need an easy friend
Em G
Em
G
I do with a hand to lend
Em G
Em
G
I do think you fit this shoe
Em G
Em
G
I do what you have a clue
C#
G#
F#
I'll take advantage while
C#
G#
F#
You hang me out to dry
Em
A
C
Em G Em G
But I can't see you every night free
Em G Em G
I do
Em G
Em
G
I'm standing in your light
Em G
Em
G
I do hope you have the time
Em G
Em
G
I do pick up number two
Em G
Em
G
I do keep a date with you
C#
G#
F#
I'll take advantage while
C#
G#
F#
You hang me out to dry
Em
A
C
Em G Em G
But I can't see you every night free
Em G Em G
I do
Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)
E ------------------------|B ------------------------|-

G
D
A
E

----------------7--7s9--|-----5-7-7s9--9---------|-7-7--------------------|------------------------|-

(Repeat verse 1)
C#
G#
F#
I'll take advantage while
C#
G#
F#
You hang me out to dry
Em
A
C
But I can't see you every night
Em
A
C
I can't see you every night
Em G Em G
Free
Em G Em G
I do
Em G Em G
I do
Em G Em G Em
I do
Notes:
All apologies for incorrect lyrics -- this is just how I hear
them. No one knows for sure what they are, anyway.
On Bleach, they play this song in standard tuning (EADGBE),
but on Unplugged they played it a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb
Bb Eb).
Some say the Em is actually an E or an E5. Try 'em all and see what
sounds best to you.
Robert Wolsey
wolser@rpi.edu