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                   Nirvana - Come As You Are
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Artist: Nirvana
Song: Come As You Are
Album: Nevermind
Transcribed by Flip (fliptabs@hotmail.com)

I kind of went a bit half-assed on this tab. I left a few small
details out. The only real important parts in this song is the
Intro and Chorus anyway and I'm pretty sure I got it right.
Remember to tune your guitar down, If you can be bothered.


Chords: Used in Pre-Chorus (Tuned down a step)

  A     E     F#sus4
|--0--|--0--|--2--|
|--2--|--0--|--2--|
|--2--|--1--|--4--|
|--2--|--2--|--4--|
|--0--|--2--|--x--|
|-----|--0--|--2--|


Tune down 1 step:
(low to high) D-G-C-F-A-D

Intro: (clean)

d|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2-----------2---------|
D|--0--0--1--2-----5--2--5--2--2--1--0-----0--0--------0--1---|

Riff A-

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------2-----------2---------|
|---2-----5--2--5--2--2--1--0-----0--0--------0--1---|

[Riff A, played two more times]


1st Verse: (clean)

|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------2-----------2---------
|---2-----5--2--5--2--2--1--0-----0--0--------0--1---
   Come         as    you are,           as  you were,

as I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late
Take a rest, as a friend, as and old -

             E (let ring)
------------------0--0------|
------------0-----0--0--0---|
------------1-----1--1--1---|
------------2-----------2---|
------2---------------------|
---0-----0------------------|
            mem  - ory


Pre-Chorus: (clean) Let ring throughout

   F#sus4                       A
|------------2-----------2------------------------------
|------------2-----------2--0-----2-----2-----2-----2---
|------------4-----------4--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---
|---4--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2------
|---x--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------
|---2---------------------------------------------------
                                           me - mo - ry

  F#sus4                       A
------------2-----------2------------------------------|
------------2-----------2--0-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
------------4-----------4--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
---4--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2------|
---x--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0------|
---2---------------------------------------------------|
                                          me - mo - ry

[played twice]


2nd Verse: (clean) Same as 1st Verse

Come droused in mud, soaked in bleach, as I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend as an old memroy

[play Pre-Chorus again]


Chorus: (dist.)

     B5                     Dadd9
|---------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
|---------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
|---------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
|---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------|
                And    I    swear    that      I-

don't have a gun
No, I don't have a gun
No, I don't have a gun

[play the Intro part until the Solo cuts in]


Solo: (dist.)

|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|-6--6-----6--------9-----11-\(6)--6--------9-----11-\(6)--
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------0-------------------------
---6--------9-----11---11--11b(13)----11----9--\(6)--
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
---6--------9-----11-\(6)--6--------9-----11-\(6)----
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------0-------------------------|
---6--------9-----11---11--11b(13)----11----9--\(6)--|
-----------------------------------------------------|
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[basically play that twice]

[play Pre-Chorus again then the Chorus then Intro part again]

[end on F#sus4]


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