Nirvana – Come As You Are

Very few guitarists can actually manage to pull so much emotional content out of so few notes. Kurt Cobainwas a great player who could tell a story with only a few words.

This solo is basically the vocal melody played on the guitar, which is always a great trick if you don’t know where to take your lead part. Slides abound, and there’s also a bend of two strings at the same time, but Cobain’s style is sloppy enough that you don’t have to worry so much about the pitch of your bends. 

Soundwise, distortion is a must, and a chorus pedal will help you get closer to the aquatic sound of the original recording.

Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up
Choice is yours, don't be late
Take a rest as a friend
As an old
Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria
Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend
As an old
Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria
And I swear that I don't have a gun
No, I don't have a gun
No, I don't have a gun
Memoria, memoria
Memoria, memoria
(No I don't have a gun)
And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun