About A Girl 1

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  • cut time <----
    E-G back and forth 8 times |
    drum roll on 4; enter on 5 |
  • |
    E-G back and forth 8 times |
    lyrics start on 1 |
  • | back to here
    C# G# F# 2 times |
    |
  • E A C 1 time ------------
     
    This loop is done 4 times, then the E-G thing back and forth 8 times
  • while he sings (what I think is) Adieu. The drum queues apply only to
    the first time the loop is played. Guitar solo is done during the 3rd
    loop, on the 2nd E-G thing, for the rest of the loop. I'll transcribe
  • the guitar solo on the tab if someone sends me the lyrics, but the solo
    is based on the Em scale for the E-G thing and then goes into power chords,
    following the song chords (ie- C# G# F# C# G# F# E A C).
  •  
    Before anyone argues with me whether it's E or Em, I'm 90% sure it's
    E. The reason for the minor tonality is a pretty ingenious (or lucky?)
  • trick Cobain played with chords. G happens to be the minor 3rd of E.
    Therefore, even though he plays an E, the tonality of the passsage is
    minor. I wonder if he was aware of this...
  •  
    CRD-About A Girl
     
  • Intro: Em G Em G Em G Em G
     
    Em G Em G
  • I need an easy friend
    Em G Em G
    I do with a hand to lend
  • Em G Em G
    I do think you fit this shoe
    Em G Em G
  • I do what you have a clue
    C# G# F#
    I'll take advantage while
  • C# G# F#
    You hang me out to dry
    Em A C Em G Em G
  • But I can't see you every night free
    Em G Em G
    I do
  • Em G Em G
    I'm standing in your light
    Em G Em G
  • I do hope you have the time
    Em G Em G
    I do pick up number two
  • Em G Em G
    I do keep a date with you
     
  • C# G# F#
    I'll take advantage while
    C# G# F#
  • You hang me out to dry
    Em A C Em G Em G
    But I can't see you every night free
  • Em G Em G
    I do
     
  • Solo: Repeat 3x (s=slide up)
    E ------------------------|-
    B ------------------------|-
  • G ----------------7--7s9--|-
    D -----5-7-7s9--9---------|-
    A -7-7--------------------|-
  • E ------------------------|-
     
    (Repeat verse 1)
  •  
    C# G# F#
    I'll take advantage while
  • C# G# F#
    You hang me out to dry
    Em A C
  • But I can't see you every night
    Em A C
    I can't see you every night
  • Em G Em G
    Free
    Em G Em G
  • I do
    Em G Em G
    I do
  • Em G Em G Em
    I do
     
  • Notes:
    All apologies for incorrect lyrics -- this is just how I hear
    them. No one knows for sure what they are, anyway.
  •  
    On Bleach, they play this song in standard tuning (EADGBE),
    but on Unplugged they played it a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb
  • Bb Eb).
     
    Some say the Em is actually an E or an E5. Try 'em all and see what
  • sounds best to you.
     
    Tune down 1/2 step: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb
  •  
    This is the main riff in the song. Played 1 time as intro and during the verses.
    Guitar 1 plays this while guitar 2 just plays the chords wich I have written with the lyrics.
  •  
    1:----0----0----0-----------3----3-------|--------0------------3----3-------------|
    2:----0----0----0-----------0----0----0--|--------0--0---------0----0-----0-------|
  • 3:*---X----X----0----------------0----0--|-----------0----0---------0-----0------*|
    4:*---2----2----0----------------0----0--|-----------0----0---------0-----0------*|
    5:----2----2----0------------------------|--2--------0--------------------0-------|
  • 6:----0----0----0----3-----------3-------|--0--------0----3---------3-------------|
     
    1:--------0----------0----------3-----3---------|
  • 2:--------0----------0----------0-----0---0-----|
    3:--------X----------0-----0----0-----0---0-----|
    4:--------2----2-----0-----0----------0---0-----|
  • 5:--2----------2-----0--------------------0-----|
    6:--0----------0-----------3----------3---------|
     
  • Verse 1&3 Lyrics (they are the same):
     
    E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11
  • I need an eas - y friend,__ I do,
    G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11
    with an ear to____ lend.__ I do
  • G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11
    think you fit this shoe,__ I do,
    G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11
  • but you have a____ clue.__
     
    Verse 2:
  • I'm stand-ing in your line.__ I do hope you have the___ time.__
    I do pick a number to,___ I do, keep a date with__ you.__
     
  • Chorus riff (guitar 2 plays the chords):
     
    C# F#7sus4
  • 1:-------------------------------(0)---|---------0---0---------0---0---(0)--|
    2:-----6-----6---6-------6--6----(0)---|---------0---0---------0---0---(0)--|
    3:*----6-----6---6-------6--6----------|---------3---3---------3---3-------*|
  • 4:*----6-----6---6-------6--6----------|--4------4---4---------4---4-------*|
    5:-----4-----4---4---------------------|--4---------------4-----------------|
    6:--------------------4----------------|--2---------------2-----------------|
  •  
    I'll take ad - van - tage while __
    you hang me _______ out to dry,____ but
  •  
    E E5 E E5 A C
    1:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--0---0---0-------------------------|
  • 2:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
    3:---4------4----4--------4----4---4---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
    4:---2------2----2---------------------|--2-------2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
  • 5:---2------2----2----2----------------|--0-------0----3--------3---3-------|
    6:---0------0----0----0----------------|------------------------------------|
     
  • I can't see you ev - 'ry night__
     
    (back to verse riff)
  • E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11
    free. I do.
     
  • next verse begins here.
     
    Ok thats the song, here is the solo, I dont know exactly between wich verses he plays it but I think
  • it's between 2 and 3, listen to the record to find, guitar 2 plays the verse riff.
     
    1:--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
  • 2:------------------------------9/12--12--12--|-------------------------------9----12----12-----|
    3:-----------------7--7/9-------9/12--12--12--|-----------------7--7--7/9-----9----12----12-----|
    4:--------------5--7--7/9---9---9/12--12--12--|--------------5--7--7--7/9-----9----12----12-----|
  • 5:--------5h7---------------------------------|--------5h7-----------------0-----0-----0----0---|
    6:----0---------------------------------------|----0--------------------------------------------|
     
  • 1:--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
    2:------------------------7/9---9----12----12-|----------------------7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12----|
    3:---------------------7--7/9-9-9----12-12-12-|----------------------7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12----|
  • 4:---------------5--7--7--7/9-9-9----12-12-12-|-------------5--7--7--7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12----|
    5:---------5h7--------------------------------|-------5h7---------------------------------------|
    6:----0---------------------------------------|---0---------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Well thats the solo, it's pretty easy, listen to the record for timing.
    After the solo they play something play this before they go back to the song (both guitars):
  •  
    C# F#7sus4 C# F#7sus4 E5 A C Em11
     
  • You have to listen to the record, i'm not quite sure about this chords but the sound quite right
    atleast.
     
  • The end of the third chorus is like this:
     
    but I can't see you every night, for I can't see you every night.... free... i do.. i do.. i do.. i do.
  •  
    You play it something like this:
     
  • E E5 E E5 A C
    1:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--0---0---0-------------------------|
    2:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
  • 3:---4------4----4--------4----4---4---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
    4:---2------2----2---------------------|--2-------2----5--------5---5--(0)--|
    5:---2------2----2----2----------------|--0-------0----3--------3---3-------|
  • 6:---0------0----0----0----------------|------------------------------------|
    I can't see you ev - 'ry night__ for
     
  • E E5 E E5 A C
    1:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--0---0---0-------------------------|
    2:---0------0----0--------0----0---0---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5---5---|
  • 3:---4------4----4--------4----4---4---|--2---2---2----5--------5---5---5---|
    4:---2------2----2---------------------|--2-------2----5--------5---5---5---|
    5:---2------2----2----2----------------|--0-------0----3--------3---3---3---|
  • 6:---0------0----0----0----------------|------------------------------------|
    I can't see you ev - 'ry night_
     
  • C Em11
    1:------------------------------------0--|
    2:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---0--|
  • 3:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---0--|
    4:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---0--|
    5:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0--|
  • 6:------------------------------------0--|
     
    (back to verse riff)
  • E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11
    free.___________________ I do.
     
  • G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11 G Em11 E5 Em11
    I do._____________ I do.______________
     
  • G Em11 E5
    I do.
     
  • (end of song)
     
    EADGBE
  •  
    E5 022x00
    Em11 000000
  • G 3x0003
    C# xx3331
    F#7sus4 244300
  • A x02220
    C x3555x
  • PLAY TOO ..
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