Nirvana
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C5 B5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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I shut the windows and close the store
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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I lay down on the bathroom floor
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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Everyone I know is a bore ^fill 1 (A-----3/5---)
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 G5 A5
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C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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I'm starting to think that everything stinks
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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That I could really use a drink
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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Then I got up and hit my head on the sink ^fill 1
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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Fat - her fat - her fat - her fat - her
G5 A5
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Do you call
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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Fat - her fat - her fat - her
C#5 D5 E5 G5 A5 B5 G5 F#5
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Should I end it all
E A
Now, here comes the song I love so much
E A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up
E A
Now, I got nirvana in my head
E A G F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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I slam my hand in the car door
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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I scream till I could scream no more
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C5 B5
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Bloody and mean and rotten to the core ^(fill 1)
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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Fat - her fat - her fat - her fat - her
G5 A5
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Do you call
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
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Sa - tan Sa - tan Sa - tan
C#5 D5 E5 G5 A5 B5 G5 F#5 E
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Should I end it all
C D
You try to get off the ground
E A
But you always end up coming down
E C D
When the sound comes around and goes in your ears
C D C D
You can do anything you have no fears
E C D
When that sound comes around and goes in my ears
C D C D
I can do anything I have no fears
E A
Now, here comes the song I love so much
E A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up
E A
Now, I got nirvana in my head
E A G F#m7 G F#m7 G F#m7 G F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead
E A
Now, here comes the song I love it so much
E A
Makes me wanna go fuck shit up
E A
Now, I got nirvana in my head
E A G F#m7
I'm so glad I'm not dead
D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
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B---4b5----4b5----4b5----4b5----6b7----6b7----6b7----6b7---------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
C5 B5 A5 G5 E5(let ring w/ feedback)
*the F#m7 chords can be replaced by F#5 or this chord:
EADGBe
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How to play Nirvana
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 C5. 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.