//Song: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter //As recorded by: Nirvana //Album: In Utero (1993) //Written by Kurt Cobain ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Tuning: Regular E-A-D-G-B-E TEMPO: 152 PM = PALM MUTED //First off, you do not need to tune down a half step. Kurt may have done so //during the recording of this song, but it can be played in standard tuning //I find this much easier, because tuning all your strings down a half step //can be a big hassle and a waste of time. Intro "Intro" effect Using a Zoom PS-02 Palmtop Studio 3 Track: DISTORTION: MTZONE - GAIN: 30 THRESH: 15 HIGH: 12 MID: 8 LOW: 5 EQ LVL 3 EFFECT: VIBE (MOST IMPORTANT) - RATE 10 - DEPTH: 10 - BALANCE: 30 ROOM (REVERB) - ALL SETTINGS = 0 P-LVL: 30 Here's the guitar part: INTRO - (USING VIBRATO AND CRUNCHY DISTORTION) pick UPWARDS AND LET RING E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---10------------10-----------10----------15---------10--------| G|---13------------13-----------13----------18---------13--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| pick UPWARDS AND LET RING RINGS INTO VERSE E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---15-----------10---------15------10---15--------------------| G|---18-----------13---------18------13---18--------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------4------| E|-------------------------------------------------------8------| //Again, if you do not have VIBRATO or the PS-02, you could mess with //different chorus or whatever effects, maybe even bend the strings //up and down to get that sound. However, this is the actual guitar //part of the intro. VERSE DRUMS 1..2...3..4 THEN (WITH A CRUNCHY DISTORTION AND A LOT OF MID LEVEL. ALSO PLAY WITH VERY LOUD VOLUME - CLOSE TO AN AMP FOR FEEDBACK) PM E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| STRUM THIS CHORD PLAM MUTED G|---------------------------| WITH EVERY SNARE HIT - D|-----6---------------------| LOTS OF FEEDBACK A|-----6---------------------| E|-----4---------------------| CHORUS INTRO /PM E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-4------------3-3---------------------| x 4 D|-----6--6----4-4----4-4-4---3-3---3-3-3-3-----------| A|-----6--6----2-2----4-4-4---1-1---3-3-3-3-----------| E|-----4--4-----------2-2-2---------1-0-1-0-----------| VERSE E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| WHILE THIS IS PLAYING - A SECOND GUITAR G|---------------------------| IS USING THE VIBRATO EFFECT ALONG WITH D|-----6---------------------| VARIOUS AMP FEEDBACK - IMPROV A|-----6---------------------| E|-----4---------------------| SINGLE STRUM UNTIL FEEDBACK CUTS IN LYRICS: Use just once and destroy Invasion of our piracy Afterbirth of a nation Starve without your skeleton key I love you for what I am not I do not want what I have got A blanket acne'ed with ciggarette burns Speak at once while taking turns CHORUS E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-4------------3-3---------------------| D|-----6--6----4-4----4-4-4---3-3---3-3-3-3-----------| A|-----6--6----2-2----4-4-4---1-1---3-3-3-3-----------| E|-----4--4-----------2-2-2---------1-0-1-0-----------| What is wrong with me What is wrong with me What is wrong with me VERSE 2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| WHILE THIS IS PLAYING - A SECOND GUITAR G|---------------------------| IS USING THE VIBRATO EFFECT ALONG WITH D|-----6---------------------| VARIOUS AMP FEEDBACK - IMPROV A|-----6---------------------| E|-----4---------------------| SINGLE STRUM UNTIL FEEDBACK CUTS IN LYRICS: Nothing to do with what you think If you ever think at all Bi-polar opposites attract All of a sudden my water broke I love you for what I am not I do not want what I have got A blanket acne'ed with ciggarette burns Second-rate third burns CHORUS E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-4------------3-3---------------------| D|-----6--6----4-4----4-4-4---3-3---3-3-3-3-----------| A|-----6--6----2-2----4-4-4---1-1---3-3-3-3-----------| E|-----4--4-----------2-2-2---------1-0-1-0-----------| What is wrong with me What is what I need What do I think I think BRIDGE E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/----13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---| A|------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/----13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---| E|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| Hate...............your E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----6-6-9-9-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------| A|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------| E|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| enemies.......................... BRIDGE LYRICS: hate your enemies Save, save your friends Find, find your place Speak, speak the truth CHORUS then 3rd VERSE (WHICH HAS AN INTRO WITH NO LYRICS) WITH FEEDBACK VERSE 3 Use just once and destroy Invasion of our piracy Afterbirth of a nation Starve without your skeleton key CHORUS X 2 (2ND TIME OF CHORUS USES HEAVIER SYMBOLS) THEN MIDDLE PART with DRUM CHANGES: USE FEEDBACK WITH VIBRATO EFFECT AND THEN KICK INTO "INTRO" RIFF VARIATIONS ENDING EFFECT IS RANDOM PALM MUTED PICKING ON THE E-B-G STRINGS VERY CLOSE TO THE BRIDGE. THE END. : ) HAVE FUN!! REMEMBER: YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET THE FEEDBACK AND EVERYTHING 100% CORRECT. EVEN NIRVANA HAD MANY VARIATIONS OF THIS SONG.