Song: The Man Who Sold the World Artist: Nirvana Album: MTV Unplugged in New York (1994) Eb tuning (1/2 step down) 🏷Legend: r = rest () = sustained note / = slide up INTRO: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|(5)--------------| Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Eb |-r---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5---------------|(5)--------------| Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------5-----| Ab |-------7-------7-|-----------------|-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----8-7-| Eb |-5---5-----5-5---|-5-5-r-5-5-4-5-0-|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-------7---7-6-5-|-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-| Ab |-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Eb |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| Db |-------5---------|-----------------|-------------------------| Ab |-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 4/4 Gb |-----------------|-----------------| Db |-------7---------|-------7---------| Ab |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----5-5-0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 1: Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-| Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------------| Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5---------------|(5)--------------| Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-----------------|---------------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------7-----|-----------------|-------7---------|-----------5-----| Ab |-------7-------7-|---------------4-|-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-5-----8-7-| Eb |-5---5-----------|-5-5-r-5-5-4-5---|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-------7---7-6-5-|-3---3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-| Ab |-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Eb |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 6/4 Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| Db |-------5---------|-----------------|-------------------------| Ab |-3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---5-3-2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 4/4 Gb |-----------------|-----------------| Db |-------7---------|-------7---------| Ab |-5---5-----5-5-5-|-5---5-----5-5-0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2: Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4---| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-| Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------7-7---| Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 3: Gb |-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4---4-----| Eb |-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Gb |-----------------|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------0-2-3-|-----2-3-5-------|-----------0-2-3-|---------3-------| Ab |-----0-1-3-------|-3-5-------------|-----0-1-3-------|-4-----4-----4-/-| Eb |-1-3-------------|-----------------|-1-3-------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & LEAD-IN TO OUTRO: Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|(7)--------7-7---| Db |-7---------------|(7)--------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-| Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO (x3): Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ab |-8-8-8---------7-|-8-8-8-----8-7-6-|-5-5-5---------4-|-5-5-5-----5-4-3-| Eb |-------8---8-8---|-------8---------|-------5---5-5---|-------5---------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (Play after 3rd time) Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| Db |-----------------|-------7---------|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------| Ab |-------7---------|-----------0-3-4-|-5-5-5---------4-|-5-5-5---------7-||-8---------------| Eb |-5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-5-5-5-----------|-------5---5-5---|-------5---5-5---||-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Follow along with the song:
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