Serve the Servantes - Nirvana

Serve the Servantes

View chords used in this chart
tune down a half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
 
 
 
I still don't know the opening chord, but I've pretty much
 
figured out the rest of it, partly by watching the Oakland
 
video. I'm not great at naming chords, so help me out here.
 
Here are the fingerings for the chords used:
 
 
 
E A D G B E
 
Bm7 x 2 4 2 x x
 
Em7? x x 2 4 3 x *
 
F#? 2 4 4 3 0 0 *
 
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
 
A 5 7 7 6 5 5
 
C# x 4 6 6 6 4
 
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
 
 
 
* name that chord!
 
 
 
 
 
Verse riff:
 
Bmin7 Emin7? F#? E
 
e|-------------------------------------0-----0----0---0---0-|
 
B|-----------------------3-----3-------0-----0----0---0---0-|
 
G|------2------------4-------4-----3---3---3-3-3--1---1-1-1-|
 
D|--4-------4------2---2-----------4-------4---4--2-----2---|
 
A|2---2-------2--------------------4-------4---4--2-----2---|
 
E|---------------------------------2--------------0---------|
 
 
 
 
Bmin7 Emin7
 
Teenage angst has paid off well
 
 
 
F# E
 
Now I'm bored and old
 
 
 
Bmin7 Emin7
 
Self appointed judges judge
 
 
 
F# E
 
More than they have sold
 
 
 
Bmin7 Emin7
 
If she floats then she is not
 
 
 
F# E
 
A witch like we had thought
 
 
 
Bmin7 Emin7
 
A down payment on another
 
 
 
F# E
 
One at Salem's lot
 
 
 
A C# A
 
Serve the servants, oh no
 
 
 
C# A
 
Serve the servants, oh no
 
 
 
C# A
 
Serve the servants, oh no
 
 
 
C#
 
Serve the servants
 
 
 
F# G C#
 
That legendary divorce is such a bore
 
 
 
 
 
As my bones grew they did hurt
 
They hurt really bad
 
I tried hard to have a father
 
But instead I had a Dad
 
 
 
I just want you to know that I
 
Don't hate you anymore
 
There is nothing I could say
 
That I haven't thought before
 
 
 
 
 
Corrections? I'll take all the blame at wolser@rpi.edu.
 
 
 
 
 
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Thu Jun 23 09:00:18 1994
 
From: pyw100@wileypost.cac.psu.edu (PATRICK Y WANG)
 
Date: 23 Jun 1994 03:05:49 GMT
 
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
 
Subject: Re: CRD:Serve the Servants-Nirvana(REPOST)
 
 
 
Robert Wolsey (wolser@magritte.its.rpi.edu) wrote:
 
: Reposted by request:
 
 
 
Serve the Servants. Actually, this is what I've figured out, attested to by
 
the Live and Loud dingo MTV did last New Year's Eve.
 
 
 
The opening chord eludes me to:
 
 
 
Eb|------------------|------------------|
 
Ab|------------------|-------3-----3----|
 
Db|-------2-----2----|----1-------------|
 
Gb|----1-------------|--2-------2-----2-|
 
Bb|--2-------2----2--|------------------|
 
Eb|------------------|------------------|
 
Teenage angst... has paid off well
 
 
 
 
 
And the the rest of the chords...
 
 
 
If people want some tabs to most of the songs on In Utero, and I can tab up
 
what I've figured out -- and what've I've grabbed from the net.

How to play Serve the Servantes

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 Eb. 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.

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