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/ Nirvana / MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) / About A Girl guitar tab

This is a lovely song - in fact my favourite nirvana song - and i still havent found a tab for it that is quite right yet so i thought id try. I think this is mostly correct, but note that I tabbed this from listening to the NIRVANA UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK album. I havn't heard the Bleach version so this may be slightly different.

First of all, on the unplugged album, the guitars are tuned down a semi-tone for some reason which means the tuning will look like this: D#    (E)
                                                        A#    (B)
                                                        F#    (G)
                                                        C#    (D)
                                                        G#    (A)
                                                        D#    (E)

Although these are the notes that the guitar will be playing, I will still write them as E A D G B E because it's just easier.

Here is a chord table for anyone who doesn't know them

Chord      Fingering
          E A D G B E
---------------------
Em        0-2-2-0-0-0
G         3-2-0-0-0-3
E         0-2-2-1-0-0
A         0-0-2-2-2-0
C         0-3-2-0-1-0


Intro - play Em, G FOUR times. After the third time you play them, the drums come in, then after the fourth, the bass comes in. After that you play Em, G another FOUR times before starting the verse.


VERSE 1

Em       G  Em         G
I   need an easy friend

G Em       G  Em         G
I do, with an ear to lend

G Em       G   Em           G
I do think you fit this shoe

G Em     G   Em         G
I do but you have a clue


CHORUS

I know these next chords are wrong but it fits in nicely. (where there is nothing written on a string, that means you don't play that string on that chord. Other people put an 'x' but I think that makes it harder to read for the less experienced people)

        Take advantage while          You hang me out to dry  if
E---0-0-0----0-2--2----0----------0-0-----0----0--2-2----0----0---
A---2-2-2----2-2--2----2----------2-2-----2----2--2-2----2----2---
D---1-1-1----1-3--3----3----------1-1-----1----1--3-3----3----3---
G---2-2-2----2-4--4----4----------2-2-----2----2--4-4----4----4---
B--------------4--4----4--------------------------4-4----4----4---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


   E               A     C     Em  G  Em  G
If I can't see you every night free
   
G Em  G  Em  G
I do


VERSE 2

Em      G    Em           G
I'm standing in your light

G Em      G   Em           G
I do hope you have the time

G Em      G Em        G
I do pick a number two

G Em      G Em           G
I do keep a date with you


CHORUS

        Take advantage while          You hang me out to dry  if
E---0-0-0----0-2--2----0----------0-0-----0----0--2-2----0----0---
A---2-2-2----2-2--2----2----------2-2-----2----2--2-2----2----2---
D---1-1-1----1-3--3----3----------1-1-----1----1--3-3----3----3---
G---2-2-2----2-4--4----4----------2-2-----2----2--4-4----4----4---
B--------------4--4----4--------------------------4-4----4----4---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


   E               A     C     Em  G  Em  G
If I can't see you every night free

G Em  G  Em  G
I do


SOLO

E-------2-24-4-333---
A--------------333---
D------02-24-4-------        X4
G---020--------------         
B--------------------
E--------------------

  (same as 'Take advantage while...)
E---0-0-0-0-22-0----0-0-0-0-22-0---
A---2-2-2-2-22-2----2-2-2-2-22-2---
D---1-1-1-1-33-3----1-1-1-1-33-3---
G---2-2-2-2-44-4----2-2-2-2-44-4---
B-----------44-4------------44-4---
E----------------------------------


E, E, E, E, A-A, C, C-C-C

Em  G  Em  G Em  G  Em  G


VERSE 3 (Repeat of VERSE 1)

Em     G  Em         G
I need an easy friend

G Em       G  Em         G
I do, with an ear to lend

G Em       G   Em           G
I do think you fit this shoe

G Em     G   Em         G
I do but you have a clue


CHORUS

        Take advantage while          You hang me out to dry  if
E---0-0-0----0-2--2----0----------0-0-----0----0--2-2----0----0---
A---2-2-2----2-2--2----2----------2-2-----2----2--2-2----2----2---
D---1-1-1----1-3--3----3----------1-1-----1----1--3-3----3----3---
G---2-2-2----2-4--4----4----------2-2-----2----2--4-4----4----4---
B--------------4--4----4--------------------------4-4----4----4---
E-----------------------------------------------------------------


   E               A     C
If I can't see you every night

   E               A     C   *C C C C C C C C C C C C C C  (play C 14 times from *)
If I can't see you every night___________________________

Em  G  Em  G
Free

G Em  G  Em  G
I do

G Em  G  Em  G
I do

G Em  G  Em  G
I do

G Em
I do______


NOTES

In the verses, try not to just play the chords straight like they're written. Try to 
elaborate a bit. You will see what I mean when listening to the song. Put an emphasis on beats 2 and 4. The Em chord should be played so that you strum it once then play the top E string then the B string like this:


Beat   1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

   E---0-0--33-0-0--33-0-0--33-0-0--33---
   A---0--0-00-0--0-00-0--0-00-0--0-00---
   D---0----00-0----00-0----00-0----00---
   G---2----00-2----00-2----00-2----00---
   B---2----22-2----22-2----22-2----22---
   E---0----33-0----33-0----33-0----33---


In the solo, the bit which is played four times is played very stacato (short, sharp notes). Play it so that when you play a note, you quickly release your finger from the fretboard to mute it again. Like I said before, listen to the song whilst reading this. You will get the gist of what I'm trying to say!


E-------2-24-4-333---
A--------------333---
D------02-24-4-------
G---020--------------
B--------------------
E--------------------


Well thats about it I think. If there's anything you would like to say about this tab then feel free to email me with your comments.


Nirvana albums
1994 MTV Unplugged In New York
1993 In Utero
1992 Incesticide
1991 Nevermind
1989 Bleach
MTV Unplugged In New York tabs
01About A Girl tabbass tab
02Come As You Are tabbass tab
03Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam tabbass tab
04The Man Who Sold The World tabbass tab
05Pennyroyal Tea tabbass tab
06Dumb tabbass tab
07Polly tabbass tab
08On A Plain tabbass tab
09Something In The Way tabbass tab
10Plateau tabbass tab
11Oh Me tabbass tab
12Lake Of Fire tabbass tab
13All Apologies tabbass tab
14Where Did You Sleep Last Night tabbass tab

 

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