#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BLEW As recorded by Nirvana (From the 1989 Album BLEACH) Transcribed by boddha666 Words and Music by Kurt cobain E5 0 2 x x x x G5 3 5 x x x x A5 5 7 x x x x Bb5 6 8 x x x x B5 7 9 x x x x A7 x x 7 6 8 x Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Q=120 E5 G5A5Bb5 A5 G5 Bb5 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q |------------|---------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|------------------| |------------|-2--5-7S8--8-7-|-(7)-5-----/8--/8-| |------------|-0--3-5S6--6-5-|-(5)-3-3-0-/6--/6-| E5 G5A5Bb5 A5 G5 Bb5 Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q |---------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-------------------|| |-2--5-7S8--8-7-|-(7)-5-----/8--/8--|| |-0--3-5S6--6-5-|-(5)-3-3-0-/6--/6--|| Verse N.(E5) A7 ~~~~~~~~ E E E E Q E E +Q E E a Q E E +Q. S S E E Q ||---------------------|-------------------|------------------| ||o--------------------|-------------------|---------------8--| ||---------------------|-------------------|---------------6--| ||------5-7-7b8===7r-7-|-(7)--7-5-5s7--7-5-|-(5)---7s5s7-7-7--| ||o---7--------------7-|-(7)---------------|------------------| ||--0------------------|-------------------|------------------| N.C(E5) A7 N.(E5) ~ Q. S S E E Q E E E E Q E E +Q E E a Q E E |-----------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------8--|--------------------|--------------------| |------------6-6--|------------------7-|-(7)----------------| |------7s5s7------|-----5-7-7b8===7r-7-|-(7)--7-5-5s7--7-5--| |-----------------|---7----------------|--------------------| |-0---------------|-0------------------|--------------------| N.C.(E5) A7 N.(E5) A7 N.(E5) ~~~ +E Q S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q E E E E Q E E |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|--------------8--|---------------------| |----------------6--|-----------------|------------------7--| |-(5)----7s5-5-7----|------7s5s7-7----|-----5-7-7b8===7r-7--| |-----7-------------|-----------------|---7-----------------| |-------------------|-0--0------------|-0-------------------| A7 N.C(E5) A7 ~~~~~~~~ +Q E E a Q E E +Q. S S E E Q Q. S S E E Q |-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|---------------8--|--------------8--| |-(7)---------------|---------------6--|------------6-6--| |-(7)--7-5-5s7--7-5-|-(5)---7s5s7-7-7--|------7s5s7------| |-------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|-0---------------| N.(E5) ~~~ E E E E Q E E +Q E E a Q E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |------------------7-|-(7)---------------| |-----5-7-7b8===7r-7-|-(7)--7-5-5s7--7-5-| |---7----------------|-------------------| |-0------------------|-------------------| A7 N.(E5) A7 ~~~~~ +E Q S S E E Q Q E S S E E Q |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--------------8---| |----------------6--|------------------| |-(5)----7s5-5-7----|------7s5s7-7-----| |-----7-------------|------------------| |-------------------|-0--0-------------| Chorus $ G5A5 G5E5G G5A5 G5Bb5 G5A5 G5E5G5 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / o o / / / / / / / / / / / o o Gtr II W W W |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G5A5 G5Bb5 G5A5 G5E5G5 G5A5 G5A5 E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / o o / / / / / / / W W W |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| To Coda B5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / W W |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------|| Guitar Solo N.C. H.. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| |-10b12========10r|=(10)-10-10-10-10-8-0-8-| |-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| ~~~~ E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10b12r(10)-10b12-(10)---10b12==|=10r10-10b12-10-8-0------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------8-10-| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ |---3---| +Q a Q Q E a Q E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------8-10-10s13--12-|-(12)-12s15-15-15s17-17-15-| |-(10)-8h10----------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| E Q E Q E E |-----------------------------------| |----18b19r=(18)-18b20--18--18b20===| |-15-----------------------(18)b19==| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E E E E E S E. +E E Q Q E E |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-(18)r(18)-18b20r(18)--18b20r=(18)-18--18b20===|=(18)r(18)-18b20===18r--18-18-| |-(18)r(18)------------(18)b19r(18)----(18)b19==|=(18)r(18)--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------| |--3--| +E E S E S E E S S S E |-----------------------------------| |-(18)-16-16s15-15s13-15-13h15p13-0-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| ~~ E E E E +E E E. S E E E E E E Q |---------------------------|------------------------| |-11s12-13-13-(13)-11-------|------------------------| |---------------------12s11-|-11-9-10-10-10-8-10b12--| |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------| E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-10b12-10-8-------------8-|-8-10b12-10-8------------| |------------10s8-0-8-10---|--------------10-8-10-10-| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E Q Q Q +E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------11--11b13===|=(11)-11-11-11-11-11-11-11r-| |-8-10-10b12--------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| Outro & N.C. E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E 3x |------------------||---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------||o--------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------||---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------||---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------||o--------------------|--------------------o|| |-0-0-3-5-5b6-5--5-||----0-3-5-5b6==5r--5-|---0-3-5-5b6==5r--5--|| E5 E E E E Q Q W Wx4 Q Q H |-------------------|----------|------------|------------*| |-------------------|----------|------------|------------*| |-------------------|----------|------------|------------*| |-------------------|----------|------------|-2----------*| |-------------------|----------|------------|-2----------*| |---0-3-5-5b6--5b6--|-0--------|------------|-0----------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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