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From: hyperfreem@aol.com (HyperFreem)
Subject: TAB: Spank Thru (Kurdt CoBain)

Here's some tab for you. I noticed that there is no good tab for Spank out
there on the net so here's mine.

Spank Thru
by Kurt Cobain
Tabbed by Alex "Zole" Michaud and Ben LeClair

The intro is played two ways; on demo versions it's something like:
     A          G        D
E-|----------------------2---2-2--|-
B-|--2---2-2-2-----------3---3-3--|-
G-|--2---2-2-2--0---0-0--2---2-2--|-
D-|--2---2-2-2--0---0-0--0---0-0--|-
A-|--0---0-0-0--2---2-2-----------|-
E-|-------------3---3-3-----------|-
But on some live versions it's just A-open-A like this:
     A          open       A  open
E-|------------------------------|-
B-|--2---2-2-2--0---0-0-0--2--0--|-
G-|--2---2-2-2--0---0-0-0--2--0--|-
D-|--2---2-2-2--0---0-0-0--2--0--|-
A-|--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0--0--|-
E-|------------------------------|-
The verse is the intro riff with palm muting. For the masturbation
part (I can feel it! I can hold it!) I prefer to just play E and G
but it's really something like: E-|--0--0--3-3--5-3----|- and then
the chorus:

E-|------------------------------------------|-
B-|---------------4--4--4--4/7--7------------|-
G-|---------------4--4--4--4/7--7--pause,----|-
D-|---------------4--4--4--4/7--7--repeat-3x-|-
A-|--0--0--1--2---2--2--2--2/5--5------------|-
E-|------------------------------------------|-

E-|-----------------------------------------------|-
B-|---------------4--4--4--4--4-------------------|-
G-|---------------4--4--4--4--4-------------------|-
D-|---------------4--4--4--4--4--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|-  and back to
A-|--0--0--1--2---2--2--2--2--2--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|- the masturbation
E-|------------------------------3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-|- part.

Also the solo-??? if you have the solo or the mystery line in the
lyrics _PLEASE_ post them!!

There's a soft, pretentious mountain
Listen to the light of the trees
And all the flowers in the minor
And the birds fly happily
We're together once again my love
I need you back oh baby baby

I can't explain just why
We lost it from the start
With or without you girl
You'll only break my heart...YEAH!!!!!!

I can FEEL it! I can HOLD it!
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mould it
I can KILL it! I can TASTE it!
I can SPANK it! I can beat it, masturbate it!
     (2nd time: I can beat, ejaculate it!)

I been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same old
MYSTERY LINE
I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could...

There you go. Email at hyperfreem@aol.com if you want.



zole



From: zink@ux5.cso.uiuc.edu (Dan Zink)

Nirvana - Spank Thru
Transcribed by Dan Zink

intro: A,G,D,A,G,D,A,G,D...
       There's something ?????... (these lyrics are hard to understand)

then:

D           A
I can't explain just why

   F                G
we lost it from the start.

D              A
Living without you girl, 

    F             G
you only break my heart.

Yeah!!!!

verse:

E,G,E,G

I can feel it
I can hold it
I can bend it
I can shape it 
I can fold it
I can count it
I can taste it
I can spank it
???
?????


Chorus: (I can't figure out these lyrics)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------7-----------------7---R-----------------7-------------------
-9--------7---7-----9-------7---E---7-----9-------7---7-----9------5--
-9--------5---7-----9-------5---S---7-----9-------5---7-----9------5--
-7------------5-----7-----------T---5-----7-----------5-----7------3--

verse repeated

chorus repeated

solo - not transcribed here

chorus repeated

ends on an 'E' chord


If you can figure out the solo or any of the lyrics not included here,
please repost this song or write to me at "zink@ux5.cso.uiuc.edu".

-Dan Zink


From: duchetjl@zeus.univ-poitiers.fr
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 1995 21:12:54 UTC+2

Title: Spank thru
Artist: Nirvana
By: Kurdt Kobain
Tabbed by: Sylvain Duchet (duchetjl@zeus.univ-poitiers.fr)
Also availaible in: Wired, Seventh heaven, Smells like punk 
spirit, Complete radio sessions, etc..


I have tabbed this because, looking for it in OLGA, 
i found no good version of this song. 
I hope it's gonna help you play it. 
I think the lyrics aren't wrong, but the solo (??) surely is.
It's the solo of the Complete radio session version. Maybe 
you've got a different version of it. I tabbed it out just to 
give an idea of what Kurdt played. If you got a better 
version, please, E-mail it to me!

Version of The Complete Radio Sessions.

Intro:
  A       op G  op D op A       op G  op D op
E---0------------0-2-0----0------------0-2-0-
B-2-2-2--2-0---0-0-3-0--2-2-2--2-0---0-0-3-0-
G-2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-2-0--2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-2-0-   play
D-2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-   twice
A-0---0--0---2-2--------0---0--0---2-2-------
E------------3-3-------------------3-3-------

Rythm fig 1
  A       op G  op D op A       op G  op D op
E---0------------0-2-0----0------------0-2-0-
B-2-2-2--2-0---0-0-3-0--2-2-2--2-0---0-0-3-0-
G-2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-2-0--2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-2-0-   play
D-2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-   twice
A-0---0--0---2-2--------0---0--0---2-2-------
E------------3-3-------------------3-3-------
  PM ---------------------------------------|

Verse:
w/rythm fig 1
A            G       D        A         G     D
   there's a soft pretentious mountain

etc ...

Bridge:
D           A               F                G
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
D           A               F(let ring)
with or without you girl you'll only break my heart
(drums)
YEEEEAAAAAHHH !!!

Chorus part one:
E--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D-2-X-5----(let ring)-----2--X-5----(let ring)-----
A-2-X-5----(let ring)-----2--X-5----(let ring)-----
E-0-0-3(b1/2)-3-3(b1/2)-3-0--0-3(b1/2)-3-3(b1/2)-3-
                I   can feel it !  etc..


Chorus part two:
  B                D         N.C
E----------------------------------
B----7-----7--7----7--7--7---------
G-8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7---------  Repeat
D-9--9--9--9--9----7--7--7---------  3 x's
A-9--9--9--9--9----5--5--5---------
E-7--7--7--7--7---------------5-5-6-
  I been looking for day glow

  B                G                    F             E
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-----7-------7--7--------------------------------------
G-8---8---8---8--8--------------------------------------
D-9---9---9---9--9--5----5-----5-----5--3--3--3--3----2-*
A-9---9---9---9--9--5----5-----5-----5--3--3--3--3----2-
E-7---7---7---7--7--3----3-----3-----3--1--1--1--1----0-
  I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could

*First time, E chord is the beginning of Chorus part one,
second and third time, let it ring (beginning of the solo or 
end of the song).

Solo:

E-12(b1/2)-12--12(hb1/2)-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12-
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------
  |----x5----|

E-12(hb1/2)-12-12-12-12-12-12|-12----------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------6-6(bg1/4-1/2-full)-4-
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D--6-6(bg1/4-1/2-full)-4----------------------------------
A------------------------4-----------------7-8-9-10-11-12-
E--------------------------3-4-5-3-5-6-7-5----------------

E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G----------------------------12(bg1/2-full)-X-
D----------------14(b1/2)-14------------------
A-12-12-12(b1/2)------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
                             |------4 x's-----|

I know the last line is completly wrong (as the rest of the 
solo) but Kurt plays in this place of the guitar.


verse:
There's a soft pretentious mountain
Listen to the light of the trees
And all the flowers judge brights
And the birds fly happily
We're together once again my love
I need you back oh baby babe

bridge:
I can't explain just why
We lost it from the start
With or without you girl
You'll only break my heart

chorus part one:
I can feel it! I can hold it!
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mould it!
I can kill it! I can taste it!
I can spank it, beat it, masturbate it!

chorus part two:
I been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ode
Singing on the graceful (??)
I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could

3rd time: I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever
                            you wouldn't think it ever could

Intro, verse, bridge, chorus 1&2, chorus 1&2, solo, chorus 2

Tab explanation:
b1/2: bend until the pitch is one half step higher.
bfull: bend until the pitch is one step higher.
bg: gradual bend.
hb: hold bend until the |.
PM: palm muting until the |.
X: sciors sounds.

If there's something you don't understand, if you got 
corrections or comments to do, if you got the right solo, 
please e-mail me : duchetjl@zeus.univ-poitiers.fr


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