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Pennyroyal Tea By NirvanaLyrics and Tab written by Curt CobainTranscribed (Kelly Kristek)All Comments and Corrections are welcome so please mail me if i amwrong!!!My mailing adress is This is the main acoustic strumming part just repeat this riff. The strumming may not be exact, just listen to cd and you'll get it. e:0------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------3-----3----------3-----3--|B:1------1-----1-----------1-----1-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|G:2------2-----2-----------2-----2-------------0-----0----------0-----0--|D:2---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------0----------------0-----|A:0----0-------------0---------------------2----------------2------------|E:--------------------------------------3----------------3---------------| I'm on ..... My time... With Everyone...... Start the Distortion this notee:----3---|B:----0---|G:----0---|D:----0---|A:----2---|E:----3---| Play this with distortion. (Sing verse 1 and 2 then 1 agian then go to verse three and play that..) sit and drink penny... Tea................. Steal...thats inside.. Me.............. e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|G:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|D:---|>5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/|-|A:---|>3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0/|-|E:---|----------------------------------------------------------------|-| |-------<------<----<---Back To Begining<--<----<----<-----------| I'm anemic Royal......Ty....................e:--------------------------------------------------------------|B:--------------------------------------------------------------|G:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|D:-5--5-5--5-5-5-5/7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|A:-3--3-3--3-3-3-3/5--5-5--5-5---1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|E:--------------------------------------------------------------| Back to Acoustic SOLO This is the best i can figure out for the solo.If you have a better Version of it please send me a copy.e:-----------------------------------------------------------3----3-3-2-0----|B:------------------------------------------------------------------------3-2|G:--------2b(3)--2/3\2-------------2b(3)---2b(3)-----------------------------|D:-----2----------------2-------2--------2-------2---------------------------|A:--0------------------------0----------------------------2------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------------3---------------------| e:----3-3-2-0-----------|B:------------3-2-0-----|G:------------------2-0-|D:----------------------|A:----------------------|E:----------------------| Play this solo twice then go to next riff e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|G:-----5----5---5-5/7-----7----7--------3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------5--|D:---5----5-----5-5/7-----7----7------3----3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------5----|A:-3------------3-3/5---5----5------1-----------1-0-1-0-1-0-1-0-----3------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|G:--5---5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|D:5-----5-5/7-----7----7----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|A:------3-3/5---5----5------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|E:----------------------------------------|After the solo go back to the Acoustic part and play the part under verse's 1 and 2 three times... OUTRO P=pulloff Distorded Normal guitare:--------------------------------------------------|--|B:------1-Hit-this-chord--------1-------------1p0---|--|G:------2-a-few-times-then------2----------2--------|--|D:------2-go-to-this...---------2-------2-----------|--|A:--------------------------------------------------|--|E:--------------------------------------------------|--| Let Ring
From: wolser@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Robert Wolsey)
Subject: CRD: Pennyroyal Tea-Nirvana
Reposted by request:
Pennyroyal Tea
from Nirvana *In Utero*
Music and words by Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by Robert Wolsey
Tune down 1/2-step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
NOTE: These are the chords you are pretending to play; the
actual chords that come out are a half-step lower because of
the tuning. Play A-barre chords on the chorus.
Am G
Im on my time with everyone
Am G
I have very bad posture
C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D A#
Distill the life thats inside of me
C D A#
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D A#
Im anemic royalty
Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally
Im so tired I cant sleep
Im a liar and a thief
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
Im anemic royalty
Im on warm milk and laxatives
Cherry-flavored antacids
(End on Am)
Tips: Slide up fron the C barre to the D barre during the
chorus. During the verse, play F# G E on the low E string as
the change between the G and Am.
E A D G B e
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
C x 3 5 5 5 3
D x 5 7 7 7 5
A# x 1 3 3 3 1
Any and all feedback appreciated at wolser@rpi.edu
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