Smells Like Teen Spirit Guitar Tabs This was hands down the most important song of the 90's. It single-handedly killed awful hair metal from the 80's and put grunge into the main stream. Intro: Play it six times. Play the first two times clean and the last four with extra heavy distortion. E-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G------------333-00----------666-X-0--- D---333-XXXX-333-00-666-XXXX-666-X-0--- A---333-XXXX-111-00-666-XXXX-444-X-0--- E---111-XXXX--------444-XXXX----------- Verse: You don't even need to know how to play guitar to play this part. Play this part clean six times. Let the last note ring. E------1~--- B---1------- G----------- D----------- A----------- E----------- Pre-Chorus: This is a variation of the verse. Play it clean eight times. E------1-----1--- B---1-----1------ G--------------- D--------------- A--------------- E--------------- Chorus: Same riff as the intro. Play it with heavy distortion six times. E-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G------------333-00----------666-X-0--- D---333-XXXX-333-00-666-XXXX-666-X-0--- A---333-XXXX-111-00-666-XXXX-444-X-0--- E---111-XXXX--------444-XXXX----------- Bridge: This bridge is actually a good one unlike most songs. Play it with heavy distortion twice. E--------------------------- B--------------------------- G----------3(5)------------- D---333-44------333/88\66--- A---333-44------333/88\66--- E---111-22------111/66\44--- Verse: Play the easy verse six times clean. E------1~--- B---1------- G----------- D----------- A----------- E----------- Pre-Chorus: Play the pre-chorus eight times again clean. E------1-----1--- B---1-----1------ G---------------- D---------------- A---------------- E---------------- Chorus: Play the familiar intro/chorus with heavy distortion six times. E-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G------------333-00----------666-X-0--- D---333-XXXX-333-00-666-XXXX-666-X-0--- A---333-XXXX-111-00-666-XXXX-444-X-0--- E---111-XXXX--------444-XXXX----------- Bridge: Play the bridge twice with heavy distortion. E--------------------------- B--------------------------- G----------3(5)------------- D---333-44------333/88\66--- A---333-44------333/88\66--- E---111-22------111/66\44--- Guitar Solo: This only sounds cool with heavy distortion play once. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------8-10---8-8(10)-6-5-6-5----------------------8-10---8-8(10)-6-5-6-5------- D---10------6-----------------8-6-8-8(10)-6-5---10------6-----------------8-6--- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---8-8(10)-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6P5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6P5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6P5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6P5- A------------------------------8---------------8---------------8---------------8 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse: Hold the last note from the guitar solo throughout the last verse. E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G----------------------------- D----------------------------- A---8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--- E----------------------------- Pre-Chorus: Play the pre-chorus clean eight times. E------1-----1--- B---1-----1------ G---------------- D---------------- A---------------- E---------------- Chorus: Play the ten times to close out the song with distortion, of course. E-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G------------333-00----------666-X-0--- D---333-XXXX-333-00-666-XXXX-666-X-0--- A---333-XXXX-111-00-666-XXXX-444-X-0--- E---111-XXXX--------444-XXXX----------- Ending: End on this note. E------- B------- G------- D---3--- A---3--- E---1---
