They're numbering the monkeys The monkeys and the monkeys The followers of chaos out of
control
CHORUS 1
U U
E------33-------------0---|-----3--------3--------|-------3--5------0----0-|-------------------------------|
B---------------2--0------|-----3--2-----3--0-----|-----3-------3h5---5----|-------------------------------|
G---0-----0--0--2---------|--0-----2--0-------2-2-|--0---------(0)---------|-----2--0--4-2-h-4-p-2-(0)--0--| GUITAR 1
D---0-----0--0--2---------|--0-----2--0-----------|--0---------------------|--0-----------------------2----|
A---2-----------0---------|--2-----0--2-----------|--2---------------------|-------------------------------|
E---3---------------------|--3--------3-----------|--3---------------------|-------------------------------|
| | | |
E-------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------2--------|-----------------------|-------------2----------|-------------------------------|
G---0----0--0-0--2--2--2--|--0---2--2-0------2----|--0------0---2----------|--2----------------------------| GUITAR 2
D---0----0--0-0--2--2--2--|--0---2--2-0------2----|--0------0---2----------|--0----------------------------|
A---2----0--0-0--0--0--0--|--2---0--0-2------0----|--2------0---0----------|-------------------------------|
E---3---------------------|--3--------3-----------|--3---------------------|-------------------------------|
X X X X X X X X X
The call came into party Meeting of the green Try to tell us something
central and simple we don't know
They've gathered up the cages The cages and courageous The followers of chaos out
of control
CHORUS/GUITAR SOLO
E------3-3------------|-----3---------3------------|-------3--5----------------0-|-------------5b6r5---3--|--3--3-3--5b6r5-3----|
B----------2--0--2--2-|-------2---------2--0--0----|-----3-------3h5--3h5--0h3---|--3---3--3--------------|-----------------3-3-|
G---0------2----------|--0----2----0----2--2-------|--0---------(0)-2------------|----0-------------------|---------------------| GUITAR 1
D---0------2----------|--0----2----0----2----------|--0--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
A---2------0----------|--2----0----2----0----------|--2--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
E---3-----------------|--3---------3---------------|--3--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
X X X X | X X X X | X X X X X | | |
E---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
B----------2-----2--2-|-------2-2------0-2---2--2--|---------0--2----------------|--1---1------1--1--1----|--1---1------1--1--1-|
G---0--0-0-2-----2--2-|--0--0-2-2--0---0-2---2--2--|--0--0---0--2--2--2--2-------|--0---0------0--0--0----|--0---0------0--0--0-| GUITAR 2
D---0--0-0-2-----2--2-|--0--0-2-2--0---0-2---2--2--|--0--0---0--2--2--2--2-------|--2---2------2--2--2----|--2---2------2--2--2-|
A---2--0-0-0-----0--0-|--2----0----2-----0------0--|--2---------0--0--0--0-------|--3---3------3--3--3----|--3---3------3--3--3-|
E---3-----------------|--3---------3---------------|--3--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
The call came into party Meeting of the green Try to tell us something
central and simple we don't know
s
E--3--3-3--5b6r5-3--|--3--3-3-5b6r5-3---|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---|--3-3-3-5b6r5-3----|--3-3-3--5b6r5-3---|--/10-10-8-7-------|
B-------------------|----------------3-3|-------------------|----------------3-3|-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| GUITAR 1
D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | | | |
E-1----1--1---1--1--|-1----1--1---1--1--|-------------------|-------------------|-1----1--1---1--1--|-1----1--1---1--1--|
B-1----1--1---1--1--|-1----1--1---1--1--|--1---1----1--1--1-|--1---1----1--1--1-|-1----1--1---1--1--|-1----1--1---1--1--|
G-2----2--2---2--2--|-2----2--2---2--2--|--0---0----0--0--0-|--0---0----0--0--0-|-2----2--2---2--2--|-2----2--2---2--2--| GUITAR 2
D-3----3--3---3--3--|-3----3--3---3--3--|--2---2----2--2--2-|--2---2----2--2--2-|-3----3--3---3--3--|-3----3--3---3--3--|
A-------------------|-------------------|--3---3----3--3--3-|--3---3----3--3--3-|-------------------|-------------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
The gathering of grunts Cogs and grunts and hirelings A meeting of a mean idea
and greens to hold
CHORUS 3
E------3--------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----3---3----------|-------------------------------|
B---------3------2----|-------------2--------|------------2-------|-------3-----2------|-------------------------------|
G---0------------2----|-------0-----2--------|--0---------2-------|--0---------2-------|-----2--0--4-2-h-4-p-2-(0)--0--| GUITAR 1
D---0------------2----|-------0-----2--------|--0---------2-------|--0---------2-------|--0-----------------------2----|
A---2------------0----|-------2-----0--------|--2---------0-------|--2---------0-------|-------------------------------|
E---3-----------------|-------3--------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------------|
X X X X | X X X X X | X X | X X |
E---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------2----|--------------2-------|------------2-------|------------2-------|-------------------------------|
G---0----0--0-0--2--2-|-2-2-2-0--0---2---2---|--0--0------2--2----|--0--0------2--2----|--2----------------------------| GUITAR 2
D---0----0--0-0--2--2-|-2-2-2-0--0---2---2---|--0--0------2--2----|--0--0------2--2----|--0----------------------------|
A---2------------0--0-|-0-0-0-2------0-------|--2---------0-------|--2---------0-------|-------------------------------|
E---3-----------------|-------3--------------|--3-----------------|--3-----------------|-------------------------------|
When feeding time has They'll lose the heart Try to tell us
come and gone and head for home Something we don't know
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G---2--0-4-2-2h4p2-(0)--0-|---2--0-4-2-2h4p2-(0)--0-|---2--0-4-2-2h4p2-(0)--0-|-------------------------| GUITAR 1
D-0-------------------2---|-0-------------------2---|-0-------------------2---|-------------------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Everyone about | | Everyone About | Let Ring |
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------5--------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------3-------|
G--2----------------------|--2----------------------|--2----------------------|--2----------------------| GUITAR 2
D--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Notes
This is a 2 guitar song, guitar 1 is 'clean' and guitar 2 'dirty'. The verse sections of the song have been
transcribed for 1 guitar but in all probability uses two guitars, guitar 1 doing the picking and guitar 2 playing
the D5 chord.
The verse sections are all the same, make sure the high E is allowed to ring out in the picking sections.
The choruses are all different. The 'clean' guitar plays chords and short melody lines between chords. The 'dirty'
guitar plays chords with partial string muting in between. These two parts are quite difficult to separate in the mix,
but listening to separate left and right stereo channels does help isolate the parts a little. The 'dirty' guitar part
transcibed here is close to whats being played but things are a bit muggy so i can't guarantee its 100% accurate, but
its the feel that counts.
X - Palm Mute (applies to Guitar 2 only)
U - Up stroke (applies to guitar 2 only)
R.e.m.:
Cobain, Kurt:
R.e.m.:
R.e.m.:
