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Been A Son by Nirvana
Been A Son
Tuning: EADGBE (STANDARD)
Moderate speed
Intro/Verses- Play 5x, before verses come in
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--5-4----7-7--5-4----------------------------|
D|--7--7--5-4----7-7--5-4----------------------------|
A|--5--5--3-2-0--5-5--3-2-0--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"She should of been a Son"
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--3--2-2--------5--3--2-2---------5--3--2-2--------5--3--2-2-2-2--|
A|--5--3--2-2-3-2-0--5--3--2-2--3-2-0--5--3--2-2--3-2-0-5--3--2-2-2-2--|
E|--3--1--0-0--------3--1--0-0---------3--1--0-0--------3--1--0-0-0-0--|
Solo- Weird distortion
(not sure about), play 2x...
christina i know haha, perfectionist , somethin doesnt sound right here...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2x---------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-3-2-0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------8-8--7-10-10-8-7-5--------------------|
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stood out in the crowd
She should have made her mother proud
She should have fallen on her stance
She should have had another chance
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
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version 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=152
D5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--||
|-----------------|---------------------||
Verse
$
D5
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
||--2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
||--0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
||o---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
||------------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3-------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2----------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0----------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0--|
|-----------------|---------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||
|-3--3--3-------3-|-(3)-3-3------------|-3--3----------||
|-2--2--2-------2-|-(2)-2-2--2---------|-2--2----------||
|-0--0--0-----0-0-|-(0)-0-0--0---------|-0--0----------||
|---------3-2-0---|------------3-2-0-0-|-------3-2-0-0-||
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------||
Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|
To Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|--------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-o||
|------------------|---------------------2-2--||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0--||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------o||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------||
Interlude
D5
Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--3-----0---3-|-(3)--3---------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)--3---------|
|-2--2-0---0---2-|-(2)--2---------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)--2---------|
|-0--0-0-------0-|-(0)--0---------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)--0---------|
|--------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0--|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Q Q E E E E +H E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
|-3--3--------3-|-(3)-----------|-3--3--------3-|-(3)------------||
|-2--2--------2-|-(2)-----------|-2--2--------2-|-(2)------------||
|-0--0--------0-|-(0)-----------|-0--0--------0-|-(0)------------||
|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0--|-------3-2-0---|--------3-2-0-0-||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---------|
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5---3-3-3-2-|-(2)-------------------|
|-5--5-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------3-2-0-0-|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0---------|
D.S. al Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
|------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------|---------------------3-3-||
|------------------|---------------------2-2-||
|-5--5-----3-3-3-2-|-(2)-----------------0-0-||
|-5--5-0-0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)---------------------||
|-3--3-0-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
H.=H
&
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +Q +Q +Q. S S E E Q H
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|----------------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0-----------|---------------------|---------------*|
|-0--0---3-3-3---|---------------------|---------------*|
|------0-3-3-3-2-|-(2)--(2)--(2)---x-x-|---------------*|
|-3--3-0-1-1-1-0-|-(0)--(0)--(0)---x-x-|-<4>-----------*|
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stood out in the crowd
She should have made her mother proud
She should have fallen on her stance
She should have had another chance
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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version 3
Verses:
^-upstroke if you play this one...all others down
E---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|
B---3--3-----------3---(3)--3--------|
G---2--2-----------2---(2)--2--------| repeat many times
D---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|
A---0--0---3-2-0---0---(0)--0---3-2-0|
D---0--0-----------0---(0)--0--------|
Chorus:
E-------------------------
B-------------------------
G------------------------- Repeat
D---5-5--3--X-2--2--------
A---5-5--3--X-2--2--3-2-0-
D---5-5--3--X-2--2--------
Solo-
There are many ways to play this solo...sometimes Kurt just played the
verse guitar part as the solo...but my version of the solo (quite
pathetic unless you're playing with some other people to help make more
noise!
G--6-6--4-3-1/6--6-6--4-3-1--
repeat a couple times then
G--/4-4--2--2-1--1-1-1-0-1-0--1/4--4--2--2-1--1-1-1-0-1-0
etc.
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stood out in the crowd
She should have made her mother proud
She should have fallen on her stance
She should have had another chance
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have stayed away from friends
She should have had more time to spend
She should have died when she was born
She should have worn the crown of thorns
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
She should have been a son
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version 4
Tuning- standard E
Verse 1:
D C D C D
She should have stayed away from friends
D C D C D
She should have had more time to spend
D C D C D
She should have died when she was born
D C D C D
She should have worn the crown of thorns
Chorus:
G F E
She should have been a son
G F E
She should have been a son
G F E
She should have been a son
G F E
She should have been a son
Verse 2:
She should have made her mother proud
She should have stood out in the crowd
She should have had another chance
She should have fallen on her stance
Chorus:
Chorus:
Verse 1:
Chorus:
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