My Best Friends Girl
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Tuning:Standard
This was played by Nirvana on 3/1/94 (their last show). It's a cover of The Cars.
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3--3-3---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1--1-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3-3-3-0-----0-3-----2-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|---0---------1-1-----3-3---------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Of Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-x-3-3-3---5-x-5-5-5-5---3-x-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
D|-3-x-3-3-3---5-x-5-5-5-5---3-x-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
A|-1-x-1-1-1-0-3-x-3-3-3-3-0-1-x-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5b-5b-0-3-3-3-0-5-5-5-0-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------3-3-3---5-5-5-------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3---------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-0-3-3-3-0-3---------------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----------------1---------------------------------------|
Verse (4X: Clean)
Chorus (4X: Distorted)
End Of Chorus (2X: Distorted)
Verse (4X: Palm Muted and Distorted)
Chorus (4X: Distorted)
End Of Chorus (2X: Distorted)
Solo (2X: Distorted)
Final Chorus (5X: Distorted)
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How to play My Best Friends Girl
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.