Big Cheese - Nirvana
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Guitarist:Kurt Cobain
Band:Nirvana
Album:Bleach
Song:Big Cheese
Tuning:Standard
(E-A-D-G-B-e)

.=palm mute
\=slide
[]=natural harmonic
v=vibrato

Intro
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E--8--\7------8--\7------8--\7------8--\7-----8--\7-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------0-------------------------0------------
G---------------------------0--------------------0----------
D-------------10--9-----------0---10--9----------0----------
A-------------10--9---------------10--9---------------------
E--8--\7-------8--7--7--[7]--------8--7--[7]--7-------------


e--------------------------------------------------------
b----------------0------------------0--------------------
g----------------0------------------0--------------------
d--10--9-----------0---10--9----------0------------------
a--10--9---------------10--9-----------------------------
e---8--7--[7]-[7]-------8--7--[7]--[7]-------------------


Verse
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------0------------------0----------
G----------------0------------------0----------
D--10--9-----------0---10--9----------0--------
A--10--9---------------10--9-------------------
E---8--7--[7]-[7]-------8--7--[7]-[7]----------


play that 4 times, then
Chorus
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--5--5--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--5--5----
A--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--5--5--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--5--5----
E--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2--3--3--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2--3--3----

play that 2 times, then after the second time chorus is played,
e-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-----0------------------0------------------------
D--4----1v--0---------4----1v--0------------------
A--2-----------3--0---2-----------3--0------------
E-------------------------------------------------

play that 2 times, then
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--12--13-13-13-13-10--12\10--10--12-12\10--10--7-----------
G--11--11--12-12-12-12--9--11\-9---9--10-10\-9---9--6-----------
D---9---9--10-10-10-10--7---9\-7---7---8--8\-7---7--4-----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

play that 3 times, then
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--12--12--13-13-13-13-10--13-12-13-12-13-12-12-0-------
G--11--11--12-12-12-12--9--12-11-12-11-12-11-11-0-------
D---9---9--10-10-10-10--7--10--9-10--9-10--9--9---------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------

Outro
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9----------
A--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9----------
E--7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7---7--7--7----------
. . . . . . . . .

End
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D--9\--8\-7\-6\--------------------------------
A--9\--8\-7\-6\--------------------------------
E--7\--6\-5\-4\--------------------------------
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Intro
E|--8p7-|

Verse Chorus
E|------------(7)--| |----------|
B|------------(7)--| |----------|
G|*-----------(7)-*| |*--------*|
D|*-10--9-(9)-----*| |*-4--5-5-*|
A|--10--9-(9)------| |--4--5-5--|
E|--8---7-(7)------| |--2--3-3--|
\_/
play this chord
a few times

Here's some leads that play after Chorus.
Each is played several times.

D|------------------| |--9-9-9-10-7-9-7-9-7-5--|
A|----10------------| |--9-9-9-10-7-9-7-9-7-5--|
E|--7----11-10-8-5--| |------------------------|

One of Nirvana's earliest.. obvious due to the amount of distortion and simple chord formations.. but here it is anyway, still a cool song.
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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

BIG CHEESE
As recorded by Nirvana

Transcribed by Doetje2




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

Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 B5
4/4
Gtr I
- 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

Song info
Big Cheese
Nirvana
2001
  • Rock
  • Grunge
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