BEEN A SON
As recorded by Nirvana
Transcribed by Doetje2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=152
D5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
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| 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
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| 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Verse
$
D5
Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
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| o 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
| o 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
| | |
| 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E
| | |
| 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Q E. S E E E E +E E E. S E E E E Q Q E E E E
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| 3 3 3 3 | (3) 3 3 | 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 | (2) 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
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| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) | 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) |
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 | 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 |
To Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
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| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) |
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 |
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
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| | 3 3 o |
| | 2 2 |
| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) 0 0 |
| 5 5 0 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) o |
| 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Interlude
D5
Q E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q
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| 3 3 0 3 | (3) 3 | 3 3 3 | (3) 3 |
| 2 2 0 0 2 | (2) 2 | 2 2 2 | (2) 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 | 0 0 0 | (0) 0 |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 |
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Q Q E E E E +H E E Q Q Q E E E E +H E E E E
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| 3 3 3 | (3) | 3 3 3 | (3) |
| 2 2 2 | (2) | 2 2 2 | (2) |
| 0 0 0 | (0) | 0 0 0 | (0) |
| 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 | 3 2 0 0 |
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Chorus
G5 F5 E5 G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
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| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) | 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) |
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 | 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 | 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 |
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +E S S E S S E E E E
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| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) |
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) 3 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 |
D.S. al Coda
G5 F5 E5
Q E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E E E S S
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| | 3 3 |
| | 2 2 |
| 5 5 3 3 3 2 | (2) 0 0 |
| 5 5 0 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) |
| 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
H.=H
&
G5 F5 E5
Q E E E E E E +Q +Q +Q. S S E E Q H
| | | * |
| | | * |
| 0 0 | | * |
| 0 0 3 3 3 | | * |
| 0 3 3 3 2 | (2) (2) (2) x x | * |
| 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 | (0) (0) (0) x x | <4> * |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths