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Plateau by Nirvana
Plateau
Intro:
|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1----------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------1-----
|------------------------------------------------------0--------0---
|------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------
|----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5----------------------
|--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-------1--------
Play the above 3 times and then once more with the ending like this:
|-------------1------
|--1-----------------
|------0--------0----
|--------------------
|--------------------
|--1-------1---------
The verse is just like the intro except little variations in the fingerstyle
are thrown in:
|--3-------6-------3------------- -3---------------1-----------------
|--------------------------6----- ---------6------------------1------
|-------------------------------- or ---------------------0--------0----
|------0-------0-------0-------0- -----0-------0---------------------
|----2-------5-------2-------5--- ---2-------5-----------------------
|--3-------6-------3-------6----- -3-------6-------1-------1---------
Also, there is some variation in the ending of the main phrase (like the
intro). Listen to the CD if you want to get all these little quirks exactly.
End the verse with:
|--4---------------|
|------------4-----|
|------0-----------|
|------------------|
|----------3-------|
|--4---------------|
Chorus:
|--3-------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------
|--------3----------------3-------3-------------------------3--------------
|----0--------------------3-------3-------------------------3--------------
|----------------3-3------3-------3---------------3-------3-----3----------
|---------------------1-------------------------------1-------------1------
|--3---3----------------------1-------3---3--------------------------------
|--------3-------------------------------3---------------------------------
|------------3---------3-------3---3---------3---------3-------------------
|------0---------------3-------3-------0---------------3-------------------
|----0---------3-------3-------3-----0---------3-------3-------------------
|------------------1-------------------------------1-----------------------
|--3-----------------------1-------3-----------------------1---------------
Outro:
|--4---------------------4---------6----------------------6---------------
|------------4-------4-----------------------6-------6---------------------
|----------------0-------------0-----------------0-------------------------
|--------------0-------------------------------0---------------------------
|----------3-------3-------3---------------5-------5-----------------------
|--4-------------------4-----------6---------------------------------------
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------0---------
|------2-------0-------3-------0-1-----2-------0-------0-------1-----------
|----2-------2---2---2-------2-------2-------2---2---2-------2-------------
|--2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------3-------0---------------
|--------0---------------3---------------0---------------3-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Guitar 2
|--------0-----------2---------0---------0---------------------0-----------
|------2-----2---------2-------1-------2-----2-------1-0-------1-----------
|----2---------2---------------0-----2---------2-----2-2-------0-----------
|--2-------------2-0-------0-2-----2-------------2-3-------0-2-------------
|------------------------3-------------------------------3-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this 4 times and end with an Asus2 chord. Asus2:x02200
Lyrics:
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau.
Some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know.
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
to beautify the foothills, shake the many hands.
(CHORUS:)
Nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds.
You see a lot up there, but don't be scared.
Who needs action when you got words?
When you've finished with the mop then you can stop
and look at what you've done.
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen,
and the work, it was fun.
CHORUS
Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau.
Some say it was Greenland and some say Mexico.
Others decided it was nowhere, except for where they stood.
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could.
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version 2
INTRO - Main riff
--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----
------------------------------------------------------1-
----------------------------------------------------0---
------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------
----2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-----------
--3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------1-----
This is played with the following (movable) shapes:
G 320x33
Bb 650x66
Fsus2 1xx011
Sometimes the riff is varied by playing the highest note
on string 2 (B) instead of string 1 (E). Takes a bit of
practising at first. Play it fingerstyle and use you thumb
to rake the E, A and D strings.
VERSE - w/ main riff
PRE-CHORUS - 2/4 time, chordshape is similar to main riff.
--4---------
---------4--
-------0----
------------
------------
--4---------
CHORUS
'Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an..
--1/3--------------------------------------------------
--1/3------------------------3---------3---------------
-----------------------------3---------3---------------
------------5---x------------3---------3---------------
------------5---x-----1--------------------------------
---------3-------------------------1-------------------
..illustrated book about birds'
---------------3---------------------------------------
---------------3-----------------6---------------------
---------------------------------7---------------------
---------------------------------8---------------------
---5---------------------------------------------------
---3----------------------/6---------------------------
etc.
PRE-OUTRO
--4----------------4---6-----------------6-------------
---------4-------4------------6--------6---------------
-------------------------------------------------------
------0-------0------------0-------0-------------------
----3-------3------------5-------5---------------------
--4--------------------6-------------------------------
OUTRO
* repeat from *
------------------------------0-----|------------------
--------------0-------2---------1p0-|-----2------------
------2-----2---2---2-------2-------|---2--------------
----2-----2-------0-------0---------|-2----------------
--0-----0---------------3-----------|------------------
------------------------------------|------------------
While the line above is played by a Meat Puppet, Krist plays:
--------0-------------2-------0-----
------------2-----------3-----1-----
--------------2---------------------
----------------2-------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belonged to strangers, some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, and shake the many hands
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words
finished with the mop then you can stop
And look at what you've done
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen
And the work it was fun
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words
Many a hands began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could
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version 3
F# A F# A F# A E
Many a hand have scaled the grand old face of the plateau
F# A F# E A E F#
Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know
F# A F# A F# A E
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
F# A F# E A E F#
To beautify the foothills, shake the many hands
F# A E F# A
Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
F# A E F# A E
See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words
F# A F# A F# A E
Finished with the mop then you can stop and look at what you've done
F# A F# A F# E F#
Plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen and the work, it was fun
F# A E F# A
Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
F# A E F# A E
See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words
F# A F# A F# A E
Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau
F# A F# A E F#
Some say it was Greenland some say Mexico
F# A F# A F# A E
Others decided it was only exactly where they stood
F# A F# A E F#
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could
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version 4
Chords used in this song
F Gb C A E
-2 -6 -0 -0 -0
-2 -7 -1 -2 -0
-3 -6 -0 -2 -1
-4 -4 -2 -2 -2
-4 -4 -3 -0 -2
-2 -0 -0 -0 -0
Gb C
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau.
Gb C
Some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know.
Gb C
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
Gb C
to beautify the foothills, shake the many hands.
CHORUS
F E A Gb
Nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds.
F E
You see a lot up there, but don't be scared.
A F
Who needs action when you got words?
Gb
When you've finished with the mop then you can stop
C
and look at what you've done.
Gb
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen,
C
and the work, it was fun.
CHORUS
F E A Gb
Nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds.
F E
You see a lot up there, but don't be scared.
A F
Who needs action when you got words?
Gb C
Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau.
Gb C
Some say it was Greenland and some say Mexico.
Gb C
Others decided it was nowhere, except for where they stood.
Gb C
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could.
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version 5
play this 3 times...
e---2--5--2--5--2--5--0
B----------------------
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
...then this
e---2--5--2--0--2--0---
B---------------------2
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
e---2--5--2--5--2--5--0
B----------------------
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
bla bla...
...then this
e---2--5--2--0--2--0---
B---------------------2
G----------------------
D----------------------
A----------------------
E----------------------
bla bla...
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belonged to strangers, some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, and shake the many hands
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words
finished with the mop then you can stop
And look at what you've done
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen
And the work it was fun
nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words
Many a hands began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could
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version 6
[Intro]
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6 (x4)
[Verse]
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Some belonged to strangers and some to folks you know
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6 Abmaj7
To beautify the foothills and shake the many hands
[Chorus]
G Bb Bb/F
There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop,
G Bb
And an illustrated book about birds
G Bb Bb/F
You see a lot up there but don't be scared,
G Bb Bb/F
Who needs action when you got words?
[Bridge]
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
[Verse]
G Bb6 G Bb6
When you've finished with the mop then you can stop
G Bb6 F6
And look at what you've done
G Bb6 G Bb6
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen,
G Bb6 F6 Abmaj7
And the work, it was fun
[Chorus]
G Bb Bb/F
There's nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop,
G Bb
And an illustrated book about birds
G Bb Bb/F
You see a lot up there but don't be scared,
G Bb Bb/F
Who needs action when you got words?
[Bridge]
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
[Verse]
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Well the many hands began to scan around for the next plateau
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Some say it was Greenland and some say Mexico,
G Bb6 G Bb6 G Bb6 F6
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
G Bb6 G Bb6
But those were all just guesses,
G Bb6 F6 Abmaj7 Bb6
Wouldn't help you if they could
[Outro]
A Dmaj7 Cadd9 A F Cadd9 (x4)
Aadd9
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