Nirvana

Come As You Are (Ver2)

by Nirvana
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Tuning: EADG TUNING NOTE: Novoselic actually tunes his bass down a full step for this one, but since the song has no notes lower than standard low E, you can just as easily play it in standard tuning, as I've tabbed it. INTRO: (rest x3) ( x2 ) G |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------||-----------------||-----5---5-------|-----------------| A |-----------------||-----------5-5-6-||-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-| E |-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE (x8): _________________ __________________ /1-7 /8 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----5---5-------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
CHORUS 1 (x4): _________________ _________________ /1,2,3 /4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|----------5-5-6--| E |-0---0-0---0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2 (x4): _________________ __________________ /1,2,3 /4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----5---5-------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2 (x4): _________________ _________________ /1,2,3 /4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0---0-0---0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & BRIDGE 1 (x4): _________________ _________________ /1,2,3 /4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-5-6-| E |-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & LEAD-IN TO GUITAR SOLO (x2): G |-----------------|-----------------| D |-----5---5-------|-----------------| A |-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-| E |-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GUITAR SOLO (x8): _________________ _________________ /1-7 /8 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----5---5-------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 3 (x4): _________________ _________________ /1,2,3 /4 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0---0-0---0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & BRIDGE 2 (x6): _________________ _________________ /1-5 /6 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-5-6-| E |-5-5-5-5---5-5-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO (repeat 1st staff x4): _________________ _________________ /1,2,3 /8 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----5---5-------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-7-----7---7-7-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-6-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------| D |-----------------| A |-7---------------| E |-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Follow along with the song:

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025