Nirvana - About A Girl

/ = play once . play to the durarations .

Em G
/ /// /// reapeat through out verses

verse 1 : i need an easy friend
i do , with an ear to lend
i do , think you fit this shoe
i do , but do you have a clue?

play this through this part :
C# G5 C G Em
// / / ///// /

chorus : i’ll take advantage while
you hang me out to dry
but i can’t see you every night . free
. . . i do

– through the “but i can’t see you every night” part play :
C Am D * * bend
//// /// /
– through the “free . . . i do” part play the thing you play in the chorus .

verse 2 : i’m standing in your line
i do , hope you have the time
i do , pick up number two
i do , keep a date with you

then do the chorus . . .

verse 3 : i take advantage while
you hang me out to dry
but i can’t see you every night . free

then the solo . . .
part C ( lead ) :
beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | E5 G | E5 G |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 – – h – 12 – – h – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – | / ( 9 ) – 9 – – 9 – – 9/ ( 12 ) – h – 12 – – h – – h – |
A | – – – – – – – – 5 – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 0 – – h – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
( turn up distortion just before lead )

part D ( coda ) :
beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | E5 e5’ | A5 C5 |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – x/ – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – | – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – h – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – |
D | – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – x/ – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – | – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – 5 – – h – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – |
A | – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – x/ – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – x – | – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – 3 – – h – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – |
E | – – 0 – – h – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + |
crd | C5 | |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – x – |
D | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – x – |
A | – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – | – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – x – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
( slows down a bit here )

part E ( coda ) :
beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | E5
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 2 – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – | ( hold for about four measures total )
A | – – 2 – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – |
E | – – 0 – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – – h – |

another way you can play the chorus is :
beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | C#5 G#5 | F#5 |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – | – – 4 – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – x – |
A | – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – | – – 4 – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – x – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – | – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – 2 – – x – |

beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | C#5 G#5 | F#5 |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – | – – 4 – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – x – |
A | – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – 6 – – h – – 6 – – 6 – | – – 4 – – 4 – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – – x – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – h – – 4 – – 4 – | – – 2 – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – 2 – – x – |

beat | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
crd | E5 e5’ | A5 C5 |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – x/ – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – | – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – h – – 5 – – 5 – – x – |
D | – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – x/ – 9 – – 9 – – 9 – – x – | – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – 5 – – h – – 5 – – 5 – – x – |
A | – – 2 – – h – – 2 – – x/ – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – x – | – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 – – 3 – – h – – 3 – – 3 – – x – |
E | – – 0 – – h – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – 5 – – 5 – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

tab legend :
h = hold fretted note ( or let open note ring ) , do not pick
m/ ( n ) = pick note at fret m , slide up to fret n ( do not pick twice )
n = pick note at fret n , slide down ( to wherever )
x = pick string , but muffle with finger so note doesn’t sound