Nirvana – Lithium (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)

Versions (4)

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[Intro]

           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-------------------------------------|
   PM-------|    PM-|    PM---------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-------4---------7---|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7-----------4-----7-----| x3
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2-------2/5-------|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------0-|

           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5      D5
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7---0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2---2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------|

[Chorus]

   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-------4---------7---|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7-----------4-----7-----| x3
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2-------2/5-------|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------0-|

           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5      D5
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7---0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2---2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------|

[Chorus]

   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]

   A5      C5        A5      C5
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------0-5---5-0-|-------0-5-5-5-0-|
C|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-7---7-0-5-5-5-0-| x8
G|-7---7-0-3---3-0-|-7---7-0-3-3-3-0-|
D|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|

   D5              B5
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|---------------------------0-3b-0-|

[Pre-Verse] (bass arranged for guitar)

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-5-----5-7---7-\-----------------|
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4---------|-----------------2---2-/-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------5-3-5-5-|---------------------------------|

[Verse 3] (bass arranged for guitar)

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-5-----5-7---7-\-----------------| x3
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4---------|-----------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------5---5---|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----5-------7-------------------|
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4-2-0-----|-3-3---3-5-5---5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|

[Chorus]

   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]

   A5      C5        A5      C5
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------0-5---5-0-|-------0-5-5-5-0-|
C|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-7---7-0-5-5-5-0-| x8
G|-7---7-0-3---3-0-|-7---7-0-3-3-3-0-|
D|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|

   D5              B5
D|----------------------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|-----------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2--------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------0-3b---|-0---------------|