#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: doctorx@rain.org (Yarg Niquoj) I've seen a few interesting version of Radio Friendly Unit Shifter by Nirvana, and so far I haven't seen one that I could see was correct. I have tabbed' out this one from the Live New Years' concert from a year ago. I hope someone can use it.. (Remember, that if you want to be correct, tune your instrument down half a step. I tabbed it out in the chords you're "supposed" to be playing.) RADIO FRIENDLY UNIT SHIFTER --------------------------- THE GUITAR PART --------------- During verses: (A) e o--5-- --0-- B o--5-- --2-- G o--6-- Or --2-- D o--7-- --2-- A o--7-- --0-- E o--5-- --0-- "Use Just Once And Destroy Invasion Of Our Piracy Afterbird Of A Nation Starve Without Your Skeleton Key" During chorus: e o----------------|---------------0-| B o----------------|---------------0-| G o------5---4-----|-4-4-4---------0-| D o--7-7-5---4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-| A o--7-7-3---2-5---|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-| E o--5-5-------3---|-------2-2-2-2-0-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ^ A A C B G B B B F# F# +--let the last 1/8 ring on 0 "What is Wrong with me.." I guess this might be called the bridge: e o------------------------------------------------------------------ B o------------------------------------------------------------------ G o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------- D o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A o--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- E o----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- C C C C C C C C e e e e e e e e A A A A A A A A G G G G G G G G "Hate, Hate your enemies.." The Rhythms may be different, but it's the right chords. THE BASS PART ------------- Bass_most: (during the whole song except bridge) G o--------------------------------- D o--------------------------------- A o-0-0-3---2-------2-2-2----------- E o-----------3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-0- Bass_bridge: (simplified, play some other notes to spice up) G o----------------------------------------------------------------- D o-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------- A o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E o----------------------------------------------------------------- THE DRUM PART ------------- Snare on every beat, Bass between the snare (all eigth notes) TABBED BY --------- doctorx@rain.org --- __| __ __ _||_ __ __ _ _ (' |(' )('-|-||-(' )('r' | To: guitar@nevada.edu Date: Mon, 01 Aug 94 13:24:04 EDT Subject: TAB for "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana tune down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) p = pull off h = hammer on the intro is something like this but with some weird effects. this is the closest i could get: ---------------11p10h11p10-- --11p10h11p10--------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- then the main riff: B5 F#5 A#5 F5 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --5--5---------------4---4--4------------------- --5--5---5----5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4---4-- --3--3---5----5--5---2---2--2--4--4--0--2---4-- ---------3----3--3--------------2--2--0--2---2-- that last chord (F5) is played out a little longer than the other chords (listen to the cd for timing). plus, i'm not sure if that chord in the middle of F5 is what i have listed or 044xxx, but it shouldn't really matter. bridge: B5 D#5 G#5 F#5 -------------------- -------------------- --5----9------------ --5----9----7----5-- --3----7----7----5-- ------------5----3-- there's a slide between B5 and D#5. and on the last line of the bridge, only B5 and D#5 are played. to even mention the verse is a joke. -keith From: SPEX49D@Prodigy.com (John Vettese) Subject: TAB: "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana Intro : keep bending the notes up and down with lots of feedback 2- 3- 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 4- 5- 6- 2- 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 3- 4- 5- 4 4 4 1- 2- x 3- x 4- 3 x x x x 5-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x x x x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 6- x x x x x x x 0 17 17 17 17 next 1- 2- 4 0 5 0 5 3- 4- x x 5- x 7 x x x x x 7 x 5 6- 17 17 17 x x 17 17 5 xx 5 5 5 / 12 3- 5 5 4 4 4- 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 play that a few times 5- 7 7 3 3 x 5 5 2 2 4 4 4 6- 5 5 3 3 x x2 2 0 2 0 Verse : with the exeption of the first note, and the first chord, play the note like you did in the intro ( keep bending them up and down ) 1- 2- 13 3- 14 4- 14 5- 0 0 0 11 11 6- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1- 2- 3- 0 4- 0 5- 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0 6- Bridge: 1- 2- 3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 0 7 7 7 7 5 5 5- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 6- 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 1- 2- 9 3- 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9 4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8 8/ 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 5- 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6 6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 6- 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 1- 2- 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 4- 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 5- 5 5 5 /13 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 6- 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 1- 2- 9 9 9 3- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9 4- 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9 5- 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11 6- /7 0 3 3 3 3 3 0