Smells Like Teen Spirit Chords – Nirvana

Chords
Em · A · G · C
Capo
None
Key
Fm
Genre
רוק
Em A  G  C
            x4

Interlude

Em A  G  C
            x2

Verse 1

Em   A         G
Load up on guns
C          Em
Bring your friends
     A      G
It's fun to lose
    C  Em
And to pretend
      A          G
She's o-ver-bored
C           Em
Self-assured
   A     G      C     Em
Oh no, I know a dirty word

Pre-Chorus

A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C
Hello, hello, hello

Chorus

         Em
With the lights out
A         G
It's less dangerous
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C      Em
I feel stupid
A   G
And contagious
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A  G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A  G
My libido
C
Yeah

Post-Chorus

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|
e|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-0-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-0-|
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-0-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x---------|

Interlude

Em A  G  C
            x2

Verse 2

Em  A        G    C    Em
I'm worse at what I do best
    A        G      C    Em
And for this gift I feel blessed
    A      G     C          Em
Our little group has always been
    A      G    C         Em
And always will until the end

Pre-Chorus

A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C
Hello, hello, hello

Chorus

         Em
With the lights out
A         G
It's less dangerous
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C      Em
I feel stupid
A   G
And contagious
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A  G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A  G
My libido
C
Yeah

Post-Chorus

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Solo

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---7-9---7-9-7-5-4-5-4---------------|
D|-9-----5---------------7-5-7-9-7-5-4-| x2
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------|
G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------4---6--\--|-----4-4br---2-1-|-----2-1---------|-----------------|
G|-----5---------1-|-----------------|-----------3---1-|-----3-3br---1-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|-----1-0-----1-0-|-----1-0---1-0-0-|
D|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------3-3-0-|----------------6-6-6-|
D|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-| x8
A|-3--3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-0-|-6--6-6-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-|
E|-1--1-1-x-x-x-x-------|-4--4-4-x-x-x-x-------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5-4--5-4--5-4--5-4---| x4
A|--------------------7-|
E|----------------------|

Interlude

Em A  G  C
            x2

Verse 3

Em  A G           C     Em
And I forget just why I taste
   A       G        C        Em
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
  A        G          C       Em
I found it hard, it's hard to find
   A     G         C        Em
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Pre-Chorus

A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C          Em
Hello, hello, hello, how low
A      G      C
Hello, hello, hello

Chorus

         Em
With the lights out
A         G
It's less dangerous
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C      Em
I feel stupid
A   G
And contagious
C       Em
Here we are now
A         G
Entertain us
C Em
A mulatto
A  G
An albino
C Em
A mosquito
A  G
My libido

Outro

C Em      A G     C
A denial, a denial
  Em      A G     C
A denial, a denial
  Em      A G     C
A denial, a denial
  Em      A G     C
A denial, a denial
  Em
A denial
*************************
| ^  Bend
*************************

FAQ

What chords are in Smells Like Teen Spirit?

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana uses 4 chords: Em, A, G, C.

Do you need a capo for Smells Like Teen Spirit?

No, it is played without a capo.

What key is Smells Like Teen Spirit in?

The original key is Fm.

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