Nirvana - Plateau (Unplugged in New York)
Tabbed by Jim Beis
e-mail: jimbojames02@hotmail.com
**NOTE: TUNE DOWN 1/2 A STEP**
This song's fairly hard to get the hang of but it sounds great.
You need to listen to it while learning it to master it.
Good song.
I've never seen Unplugged in New York, but i've got the CD of it so
I don't know whose playing what guitar. This is how it goes though.
INTRO
[00:00]
Do this 3 times -
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0--- x3
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Then do this once
eb|--3-------6-------3---------------3-------------------------1------
Bb|--------------------------6---------------6-------1----------------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
VERSE 1
[00:21]
NOTE: Lyrics are not in line with music. Its only there to help know
where you are in the song.
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3--------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------6-------1---------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
eb|--3-------6-------3---------------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|--------------------------6---------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
To beautify the foot-hills, shake the many hands.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3---------------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
eb|--4-----------
Bb|---------4----
Gb|-----0--------
Db|--------------
Ab|-------3------
Eb|--4-----------
CHORUS
[00:44]
Nothin' on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
eb|--3--------3------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------3--------------3------3-------------------3---------
Gb|----0------------------3------3-------------------3---------
Db|--------------3-3------3------3----------/3-----3-----3-----
Ab|-------------------1-------------------------1-----------1--
Eb|--3---3-------------------1--------3---3--------------------
You see a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words?
eb|--------3--------------------------------3-------------------
Bb|------------3----------3------3----3-------3---------3-------
Gb|------0----------------3------3--------0-------------3-------
Db|----0---------3--------3------3------0-------3-------3-------
Ab|-------------------1-----------------------------1-----1-----
Eb|--3-----------------------1--------3-------------------------
INTERLUDE
[00:56]
eb|--3-------6-----------------------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------3-------6---------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------1------1------
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
VERSE 2
[01:07]
When you've finished with the mop then you can stop and look at what you've done.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------1------1------
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen, and the work, it was fun.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------1------1------
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
eb|--4-----------
Bb|--------------
Gb|--------------
Db|--------------
Ab|--------------
Eb|--4-----------
CHORUS
[01:20]
Nothin' on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
eb|--3--------3-----------------------------3------------------
Bb|--------3--------------3------3----------------------3------
Gb|----0------------------3------3--------0---------------3----
Db|--------------3-3------3------3------0------3--3---3-----3--
Ab|-------------------1-----------------------------1----------
Eb|--3---3-------------------1--------3------------------------
You see a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words?
eb|--------3--------------------------------3-------------------
Bb|------------3----------3------3----3-------3---------3-------
Gb|------0----------------3------3--------0-------------3-------
Db|----0---------3--------3------3------0-------3-------3-------
Ab|-------------------1-----------------------------1-----------
Eb|--3-----------------------1--------3--------------------1----
INTERLUDE 2
[01:32]
eb|--3-------6-----------------------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------3-------6---------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
eb|--3-------6-------3---------------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|--------------------------6---------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
VERSE 3
[01:44]
Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Some say it was Greenland and some say Mexico.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Others decided it was nowhere, except for where they stood.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could.
eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------1------
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------0---------0---
Db|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
Ab|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
Eb|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1------1---------
PRE-OUTRO (I don't know what else to call it)
[02:07]
eb|--4-------------------4-----------6---------------------6---------
Bb|---------4--------4----------------------6---------6---------------
Gb|-------------0----------------0--------------0---------------------
Db|-----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------
Ab|-------3--------3---------3------------5--------5------------------
Eb|--4----------------4--------------6--------------------------------
OUTRO
[02:13]
NOTE: Gtr.1 and Gtr.2 are played together four times, then the last
chord is played together
Gtr.1 x4 (with Gtr.2)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------0--
Bb|------2-------0-------3-------0-1-----2-------0-------0-------1----
Gb|----2-------2---2---2-------2-------2-------2---2---2-------2------
Db|--2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------3-------0-------- x4
Ab|--------0---------------3---------------0---------------3----------
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|Gtr.2 x4 (with Gtr.1)
eb|--------0-----------2---------0---------0---------------------0----
Bb|------2-----2---------2-------1-------2-----2-------1-0-------1----
Gb|----2---------2---------------0-----2---------2-----2-2-------0---- x4
Db|--2-------------2-0-------0-2-----2-------------2-3-------0-2------
Ab|------------------------3-------------------------------3----------
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Then play this last chord.
Gtr.1 (with Gtr.2)
eb|--0-----
Bb|--0-----
Gb|--2-----
Db|--2-----
Ab|--0-----
Eb|--------
|
|
|Gtr.2 (with Gtr.1)
eb|--0-----
Bb|--0-----
Gb|--2-----
Db|--2-----
Ab|--0-----
Eb|--------
There ya have it! Plateau by Nirvana.
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