How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
Learn how to play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana on the guitar. Learning guitar covers is a great way to learn how to play guitar! View video
How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
Guitar Lesson: Easy Nirvana Solo ( Come As You Are )
View video
How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Acoustic Guitar Lesson
Looking for a supportive place to learn guitar? Come to RhythmStrummer.com. You will learn how to play guitar the fun and easy way. Songs & Techniques here! View video
How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
How To Play You Found Me
Learn How To Play You Found Me by The Fray at freeandeasyguitar.com View video
How to Play 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana
How to Play I'm No Superman on Guitar
Learn how to play the I'm No Superman on Acoustic Guitar View video

Nirvana : "Junkyard" Guitar tabs

Play full song

Here is the Guitar tabs for "Junkyard" by Nirvana. To get the complete songlist of this band please visit the Nirvana guitar tabs archive for guitar tabs, bass tabs and chords. We also have a review section with Nirvana CD reviews. Please help us to build our bass and guitar tabs archive, submit missing Nirvana tabs here. You will find a printer friendly version of Nirvana: Junkyard Guitar tabs here

Junkyard tabs Send "Junkyard" Ringtone to your Cell Junkyard tabs



From: Michael Hylton 
Subject: Junkyard by Nirvana
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 10:49:43 -0400 (EDT)

This one is not as acurate as the D.7. I did earlier. It's because
this version is live and I had a hard time making out certain parts
especially the solo.  It's decent enough to play with a band, I feel,
so don't be discouraged.  It will help you if you have this version
available to listen to (especially for playing the solo since it's
kind of played rather loosely and even has a little swing to it). I
still don't know if the majority of the lyrics are correct. I couldn't 
make out what Kurt was singing.  He mumbled more than my ears could 
distinguish.  If anyone has these lyrics please post them and mail
me a copy too, if you don't mind.

********
Title: Junkyard by Nirvana
CD Title: Unhappy
Transcribed by: Michael Hylton   hylton@runet.edu
********

Legend:

  / -> slide up  \ -> slide down  ~ -> tremolo  
  v -> downstroke   ^ -> upstroke *# -> author's note
  b -> bend string up to following note  r-> release back to
  following note    #. -> note preceding a '.' means staccato
  X -> don't play this string   M -> mute these after picking them

  distorted electric through out song
  slightly fast tempo
  *1 *1                   E5     vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e --|--|-----------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B --|--|-----------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G --|--|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
D --|--|-----------------|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A --|--|------------2/10~|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E --|--|-----------------|0------000------00|0------000------00|
  drums play a bar then 
  with the bass 2 more


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
                                         I'm not...


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   You may ...        I'm not ...        You may ...


   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   I'm not ...        You may ...        I'm not ...

                   G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v      vvv      v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |---0--------0-----|------------------|------------------|
B |-0---0----0---0---|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |2------222------44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |0------000------22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   You may ...     Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 E5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv
e |------------------|------------------|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|------------------|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...     got

   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
                      I'm not ...        You may ...

   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------00|
   I'm not ...        You may ...        I'm not ...
                                                         G5 
   v      vvv      vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv      v^
e |---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
A |2------222------22|2------222------22|2------222------44|
E |0------000------00|0------000------00|0------000------22|
   You may ...        I'm not ...        You may ...     Onl
 
      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--4-4-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl
   
      F#5 G5   F#5 E5 
   v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv v      vvv 
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0--------0-----|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------222--------|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------000--------|
   y...   Only...     got 

  solo 
  N.C.

e |-------------------|-----------------|---------0-53--7b9|
B |-------------------|-----------------|-------------5----|
G |-1----1----1--123b4|r32-1----1----1--|12--121-----------|
D |2-2222-2222-2------|---2-2222-2222-2-|---2---2----------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|

                                                         G5
                                               end solo  v^
e |r7-3.5.7.7\5\3-----|-----------------|-----------2-0~---|
B |---------------0-33|533--------------|050-0-55p40-0-----|
G |-------------------|----1------------|------------------|
D |-------------------|-----2---------0-|----------------44|
A |-------------------|------212--2-22--|----------------44|
E |-------------------|---------0--0----|----------------22|
                                                         Onl

      F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5    F#5 G5   F#5 G5
   v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^ v  v v v^v  v v v^
e |------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|------------------|------------------|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|4--3-3-444--3-3-44|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|2--1-1-222--1-1-22|
   y...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Only...   Only...  Onl
  
      F#5 G5   F#5 E5 
   v  v v v^v  v v vv v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^ 
e |------------------|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |------------------|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |------------------|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |4--3-3-444--3-3-22|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |2--1-1-222--1-1-00|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
   y...   Only...     got      got       got    goooooooot

    
   v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^  v      vvv      vv
e |---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|
B |-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|
G |------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|
D |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
A |2------222------22|2------2222222222-|2------222------22|
E |0------000------00|0------0000000000-|0------000------00|
   got      got       got    goooooooot  got      got

   v      v^v^v^v^v^  v      vvv      vv v      v^v^v^v^v^
e |---0---0000000000-|---0--------0-----|---0---0000000000-|
B |-0---0-0000000000-|-0---0----0---0---|-0---0-0000000000-|
G |-------XXXXXXXXXX-|------------------|-------XXXXXXXXXX-|
D |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
A |2------2222222222-|2------222------22|2------2222222222-|
E |0------0000000000-|0------000------00|0------0000000000-|
   got    goooooooot  got      got       got    goooooooot

  outro
  N.C.(?)      *2 *3
   v^v^v^v^v^v^v v        v^v
e |999999999999129 --|----999---9--M----|
B |999999999999 9911-|9---999---9--M----|
G |999999999999 99 --|----999---9--M----|
D |999999999999 99 -9|----999---9--M----|
A |------------ -- --|------------------|
E |------------ -- --|--------------0---|

  *1 -> Full bars of time. I shortened them for less typing.
  *2 -> that fret on 'e' is twelve not one then two.
  *3 -> that fret on 'B' is eleven not one then one.

junkyard-tab tabs Send "junkyard-tab" Ringtone to your Cell junkyard-tab tabs