Been A Son - Nirvana
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Been A Son
Written by Kurt Cobain

[Verse]
^-upstroke if you play this one...all others down
E|---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|
B|---3--3-----------3---(3)--3--------|
G|---2--2-----------2---(2)--2--------| repeat many times
D|---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|
A|---0--0---3-2-0---0---(0)--0---3-2-0|
D|---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|


[Chorus]

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| Repeat
D|---5-5--3--X-2--2--------|
A|---5-5--3--X-2--2--3-2-0-|
D|---5-5--3--X-2--2--------|

[Solo]

There are many ways to play this solo...sometimes Kurt just played the
verse guitar part as the solo...but my version of the solo (quite
pathetic unless you're playing with some other people to help make more
noise!

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--6-6--4-3-1/6--6-6--4-3-1--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

repeat a couple times then

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/4-4--2--2-1--1-1-1-0-1-0--1/4--4--2--2-1--1-1-1-0-1-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|

etc.



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| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| X dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Been A Son - Nirvana
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Tabbed by: keith


Tuning: EADGBE (STANDARD)
Moderate speed


[Intro/Verses] - Play 5x, before verses come in
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--5-4----7-7--5-4----------------------------|
D|--7--7--5-4----7-7--5-4----------------------------|
A|--5--5--3-2-0--5-5--3-2-0--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
"She should of been a Son"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--3--2-2--------5--3--2-2---------5--3--2-2--------5--3--2-2-2-2--|
A|--5--3--2-2-3-2-0--5--3--2-2--3-2-0--5--3--2-2--3-2-0-5--3--2-2-2-2--|
E|--3--1--0-0--------3--1--0-0---------3--1--0-0--------3--1--0-0-0-0--|

[Solo] Weird distortion
(not sure about), play 2x...
christina i know haha, perfectionist , somethin doesnt sound right here...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2x---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-3-2-0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------8-8--7-10-10-8-7-5--------------------|

well thats about it, anyone that gets the solo please email me at
keithistheman84@hotmail.com...

listen to the song for timings and etc... peace



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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

BEEN A SON
As recorded by Nirvana

Transcribed by Doetje2




Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Intro
Fast Rock Q=152
D5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|


Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--||
|-----------------|---------------------||


Verse
$
D5
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
||--2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
||--0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
||o---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
||------------------|--------------------|


Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--|
|-----------------|---------------------|


Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|


Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|-3--3----------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|-------3-2-0-0-||
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||


Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|


To Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|


G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-o||
|------------------|---------------------2-2--||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0--||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------o||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------||


Interlude
D5
Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--3-----0---3-|-(3)--3---------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)--3---------|
|-2--2-0---0---2-|-(2)--2---------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)--2---------|
|-0--0-0-------0-|-(0)--0---------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)--0---------|
|--------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|


Q Q E E E E +H E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3--------3-|-(3)-----------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)------------||
|-2--2--------2-|-(2)-----------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)------------||
|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-----------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)------------||
|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0-0-||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||


Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|


G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|


D.S. al Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-||
|------------------|---------------------2-2-||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0-||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||


H.=H
&
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +Q +Q +Q. S S E E Q H
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0-----------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0---3-3-3---|---------------------|---------------*|
|------0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--(2)--(2)---x-x-|---------------*|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)--(0)--(0)---x-x-|------------*|



Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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Been A Son
Nirvana
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