Nirvana - In Bloom (CD)
Album: Nevermind
Song version: June 1991 - Sound City, Van Nuys CA {prod by Butch Vig}
Writing Period: 1991
Used equipment:
Fender 1969 Competition Mustang or '65 Jaguar
Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp, Crown P.A. system, and several of Marshall cabinets
Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus (Analog) Pedal
Roland (BOSS) DS-1 Distortion Pedal
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Roland (BOSS) DS-1 Distortion Settings:
Level: Maximum
Tone: 11 to 1 o'clock
Dist: Maximum, occasionally 1 or 2 o'clock for studio use
Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus Settings:
Depth Switch Up
Rate Centered (12 o'clock, 7th position)
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Tabbed by: xDubeX
Intro (distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|3-33-----------------3-33--------------------------------------
D|3-33-5----3-33--6----3-33-5----3-33--6-------------------------
A|1-11-5----3-33--6----1-11-5----3-33--6-------------------------
E|-----3----1-11--4---------3----1-11--4-------------------------
ring ring ring ring
Verse intro (distortion):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-----8------------------------
D|8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-8-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-8-8-8-8-8-x-x-8-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--------
A|8-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-8-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-4-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-6-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--------
E|6-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-6-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-----------x-x---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--------
Break for first two lines
Verse (clean, or chorus is optional): "Spring is here again..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------8-8-8-8--------------------------------
D|8-8-8-8-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-7------------
A|8-8-8-8-x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-9-9-9-x-7-7-7-7------------
E|6-6-6-6-x-x-2-2-2-2-x-x---------x-x-7-7-7-x-5-5-5-5------------
Repeat x2
Chorus (distortion):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x-8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x-8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x----------
A|8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x-8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x-8-88-x-x-5-55-x-x----------
E|6-66-x-x-3-33-x-x-6-66-x-x-3-33-x-x-6-66-x-x-3-33-x-x----------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------
D|5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------
A|3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat x2
Post-chorus (distortion):
"and I say..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------
D|5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------
A|3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
"aahh..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|3-33-----------------3-33--------------------------------------
D|3-33-5----3-33--6----3-33-5----3-33--6-------------------------
A|1-11-5----3-33--6----1-11-5----3-33--6-------------------------
E|-----3----1-11--4---------3----1-11--4-------------------------
ring ring ring ring
"We can have some more
Nature is a whore"
Do "Verse" x2
Do "Chorus" x2
Do "Post-chorus"
Solo:
The solo is literally untabbable. It's not actually a solo, it's an anti-solo. The difference? Place your fingers on the
lower frets (6-18) on some of the higher strings (D, G, B, e). Turn your distortion all the way up, and the chorus on as
well. If you've got an okay setup, this will produce some feedback. Improvise some notes and let the feedback control the
solo. Stand close to your amp while doing this. Note: You can perform anti-solo's without any effects, you just
sound...like an imaginitive guitarist... (see 'Milk It' intro and bridges.)
Then repeat the "Chorus" x2
Do "Post-chorus"
End on a C# (466xxx)
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Some of the placement for distortion and chorus may be off, or completely wrong, but it sounds right for me..
--xDubeX
