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Radio Friendly Unit Shifter Guitar Tablature
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From: [email protected] (Yarg Niquoj)

I've seen a few interesting version of Radio Friendly Unit Shifter by
Nirvana, and so far I haven't seen one that I could see was correct.
I have tabbed' out this one from the Live New Years' concert from a year
ago. I hope someone can use it..


(Remember, that if you want to be correct, tune your instrument down
 half a step. I tabbed it out in the chords you're "supposed" to be
 playing.)


RADIO FRIENDLY UNIT SHIFTER
---------------------------


THE GUITAR PART
---------------
During verses: (A)
e o--5--       --0--
B o--5--       --2--
G o--6--   Or  --2--
D o--7--       --2--
A o--7--       --0--
E o--5--       --0--

"Use Just Once And Destroy
 Invasion Of Our Piracy
 Afterbird Of A Nation
 Starve Without Your Skeleton Key"


During chorus:
e o----------------|---------------0-|
B o----------------|---------------0-|
G o------5---4-----|-4-4-4---------0-|
D o--7-7-5---4-5---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
A o--7-7-3---2-5---|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-|
E o--5-5-------3---|-------2-2-2-2-0-|
     1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4 ^ 
     A A C   B G     B B B F#  F#  +--let the last 1/8 ring on 0

                    "What is Wrong with me.."

I guess this might be called the bridge:
e o------------------------------------------------------------------
B o------------------------------------------------------------------
G o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------
D o--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A o--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E o----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
     C C C C C C C C e e e e e e e e A A A A A A A A G G G G G G G G

     "Hate,          Hate       your enemies.."       

The Rhythms may be different, but it's the right chords.

THE BASS PART   
-------------

Bass_most:   (during the whole song except bridge)
G o---------------------------------
D o---------------------------------
A o-0-0-3---2-------2-2-2-----------
E o-----------3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-0-

Bass_bridge:   (simplified, play some other notes to spice up)
G o-----------------------------------------------------------------
D o-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------
A o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E o-----------------------------------------------------------------


THE DRUM PART
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Snare on every beat, Bass between the snare (all eigth notes)


TABBED BY
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To: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 94 13:24:04 EDT
Subject: TAB for "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana

"Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana
tune down 1/2 step  (Eb  Ab  Db  Gb  Bb  Eb)

p = pull off
h = hammer on

the intro is something like this but with some weird effects.  this is the
closest i could get:

---------------11p10h11p10--
--11p10h11p10---------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------
-----------------------------

then the main riff:

   B5         F#5              A#5              F5
-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
--5--5---------------4---4--4-------------------
--5--5---5----5--5---4---4--4--4--4--4--4---4--
--3--3---5----5--5---2---2--2--4--4--0--2---4--
---------3----3--3--------------2--2--0--2---2--

that last chord (F5) is played out a little longer than the other chords
(listen to the cd for timing).  plus, i'm not sure if that chord in the
middle of F5 is what i have listed or  044xxx, but it shouldn't really
matter.

bridge:

  B5    D#5   G#5   F#5
--------------------
--------------------
--5----9------------
--5----9----7----5--
--3----7----7----5--
------------5----3--

there's a slide between B5 and D#5.  and on the last line of the bridge, only
B5 and D#5 are played.

to even mention the verse is a joke.

-keith


From: [email protected] (John Vettese)
Subject: TAB: "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" by Nirvana

Intro : keep bending the notes up and down with lots of
feedback



2-
3-  14  14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
4-
5-
6-

2- 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
3-
4-
5-                                                    4 4 4
1-
2-               x
3-               x
4-                       3                x    x    x    x
5-4 4 4 4 4 4 4    x x x   x x x x  x  x  7 x  7 x  7 x  7
6-                 x x x   x x x x  0  17   17   17   17




next 
1-
2-                                  4 0 5 0 5
3-
4-    x               x
5- x  7 x  x  x x  x  7 x   5
6- 17   17 17 x x  17   17  5 xx 5 5           5 / 12 

3-     5 5         4 4
4- 7 7 5 5   5 5   4 4   4 4           play that a few times
5- 7 7 3 3 x 5 5   2 2   4 4    4
6- 5 5       3 3 x      x2 2  0 2 0

Verse : with the exeption of the first note, and the first
chord, play the note like you did in the intro ( keep
bending them up and down )

1-
2-            13
3-            14
4-            14
5-  0          0        0                            11 11
6-                          4    4   4  4  4  4 4 4

1-
2-
3-                                 0
4-                                 0
5- 11  11  11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 0
6-

Bridge:
1-
2-
3- 5  5  5  5  5  5  5    8 8 8 9 9 9
4- 5  5  5  5  5  5  5    8 8 8 9 9 9  0  7 7 7 7      5  5
5- 3  3  3  3  3  3  3 /6 6 6 6 7 7 7     7 7 7 7      5  5
6-                                        5 5 5 5   4  3  3
                                                       
1-
2-                                  9
3-             5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8  8/ 9 9
4-  5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5 5/ 8  8/ 9 9          7  7 7 7 7 7
5-  5 5 5 5 5  3 3 3 3 3 3/ 6  6/ 7 7 7/ 12 0  7  7 7 7 7 7
6-  3 3 3 3 3                                  5  5 5 5 5 5

1-
2-                                  9 9 9 9 9 9 7
3-               5 5 5 5 5 5 5      9 9 9 9 9 9 7
4- 5 5 5      0  5 5 5 5 5 5 5      9 9 9 9 9 9 7  7 7 7 7
5- 5 5 5  /13 0  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 /7   7 7 7 7 7 7 5  7 7 7 7
6- 3 3 3                                            5 5 5 5

1-
2-                                            9 9 9
3-                    5  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
4-       5 5 5 5 5    5  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/ 9 9 9 9
5-       5 5 5 5 5    3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3/ 7 7 7 7 /12 11
6- /7 0  3 3 3 3 3 0
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