Chords for How to Play "Drain You" by Nirvana on Guitar
Tempo:
116.85 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
B
Db
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey people, it's Jay St.
Germain from aholo.com and today we're going to learn Drain You by Nirvana.
Super easy song.
It all consists of root fifth power chords.
So, shape is always going to be any fret, count one, two, count up a string, that's your chord.
So, it starts out on B, which is [B] on the seventh fret.
Seventh fret low E, ninth fret on A.
[Bm] Then it goes to an E [Eb] flat, same shape, on the eighth fret.
[Abm] Then it goes to A flat, same shape, [C] on [Eb] the fourth fret.
Stay on the fourth [E] fret, bring that up to the [Dbm] A string.
So, when you put that all together, [Ab] it's the [B] main part of the song.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab]
[B] [Eb] [Ab] [B]
[Ab] [Dbm] [Em]
And then the chorus [G] part is the F sharp, same shape, on the second fret, [N] to the E.
This is the only time we [Eb] deviate from that shape in this whole song.
So, it's the E, you're just going to play the A and the D string on [E] the second fret.
[G] So, it [Gb] goes F [Em] sharp, E, [Dbm] C sharp, [E] E, [Db] C sharp, [E] E,
[Db] C sharp, and [Bm] then B, [A] A, [Ab] A flat.
So, I'll play one revolution of the verse, then I'll play the chorus, and then I'll play the little lead back from the chorus, all in sequence.
This is how it goes.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Bm] [Ab] [Db]
[B] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Em]
[Db]
[Em] [Db]
[B] [E] [Ab]
That's the whole song, except for on the recorded version, there's an interlude in the middle with a bunch of backwards [C] sounds and electronic sounds.
That doesn't really lend itself to playing by yourself on an acoustic guitar, or playing by [G] yourself at all.
That's kind of best to leave that section out if you're going to play it with friends.
So, hope you enjoyed your lesson with Nirvana today.
It's Jay St.
Germain.
Thanks for tuning in to Mahalo, and we'll see you
Germain from aholo.com and today we're going to learn Drain You by Nirvana.
Super easy song.
It all consists of root fifth power chords.
So, shape is always going to be any fret, count one, two, count up a string, that's your chord.
So, it starts out on B, which is [B] on the seventh fret.
Seventh fret low E, ninth fret on A.
[Bm] Then it goes to an E [Eb] flat, same shape, on the eighth fret.
[Abm] Then it goes to A flat, same shape, [C] on [Eb] the fourth fret.
Stay on the fourth [E] fret, bring that up to the [Dbm] A string.
So, when you put that all together, [Ab] it's the [B] main part of the song.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Ab]
[B] [Eb] [Ab] [B]
[Ab] [Dbm] [Em]
And then the chorus [G] part is the F sharp, same shape, on the second fret, [N] to the E.
This is the only time we [Eb] deviate from that shape in this whole song.
So, it's the E, you're just going to play the A and the D string on [E] the second fret.
[G] So, it [Gb] goes F [Em] sharp, E, [Dbm] C sharp, [E] E, [Db] C sharp, [E] E,
[Db] C sharp, and [Bm] then B, [A] A, [Ab] A flat.
So, I'll play one revolution of the verse, then I'll play the chorus, and then I'll play the little lead back from the chorus, all in sequence.
This is how it goes.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Bm] [Ab] [Db]
[B] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Em]
[Db]
[Em] [Db]
[B] [E] [Ab]
That's the whole song, except for on the recorded version, there's an interlude in the middle with a bunch of backwards [C] sounds and electronic sounds.
That doesn't really lend itself to playing by yourself on an acoustic guitar, or playing by [G] yourself at all.
That's kind of best to leave that section out if you're going to play it with friends.
So, hope you enjoyed your lesson with Nirvana today.
It's Jay St.
Germain.
Thanks for tuning in to Mahalo, and we'll see you
Key:
Ab
Eb
B
Db
E
Ab
Eb
B
Hey people, it's Jay St.
Germain from aholo.com and today we're going to learn Drain You by Nirvana.
_ Super easy song.
It all consists of root fifth power chords.
So, shape is always going to be any fret, count one, two, count up a string, that's your chord.
So, _ _ it starts out on B, which is [B] on the seventh fret.
Seventh fret low E, _ _ ninth fret on A.
[Bm] Then _ _ it goes to an E [Eb] flat, same shape, on the eighth fret.
_ _ [Abm] Then it goes to A flat, same shape, [C] on [Eb] the fourth fret.
_ _ _ Stay on the fourth [E] fret, bring that up to the [Dbm] A string.
_ _ So, when you put that all together, [Ab] it's the [B] main part of the song.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Em] _
And then the chorus [G] part is the F sharp, _ same shape, _ on the second fret, _ [N] to the E.
This is the only time we [Eb] deviate from that shape in this whole song.
So, it's the E, you're just going to play the A and the D string on [E] the second fret.
[G] _ So, it [Gb] goes F [Em] sharp, E, _ [Dbm] C sharp, _ _ _ [E] E, _ [Db] C sharp, _ [E] E, _
_ [Db] C sharp, _ and [Bm] then _ _ B, [A] A, [Ab] A flat. _
So, I'll play one revolution of the verse, then I'll play the chorus, and then I'll play the little lead back from the chorus, all in sequence.
This is how it goes.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ That's the whole song, except for on the recorded version, there's an interlude in the middle with a bunch of backwards [C] sounds and electronic sounds.
That doesn't really lend itself to playing by yourself on an acoustic guitar, or playing by [G] yourself at all.
That's kind of best to leave that section out if you're going to play it with friends.
So, hope you enjoyed your lesson with Nirvana today.
It's Jay St.
Germain.
Thanks for tuning in to Mahalo, and we'll see you
Germain from aholo.com and today we're going to learn Drain You by Nirvana.
_ Super easy song.
It all consists of root fifth power chords.
So, shape is always going to be any fret, count one, two, count up a string, that's your chord.
So, _ _ it starts out on B, which is [B] on the seventh fret.
Seventh fret low E, _ _ ninth fret on A.
[Bm] Then _ _ it goes to an E [Eb] flat, same shape, on the eighth fret.
_ _ [Abm] Then it goes to A flat, same shape, [C] on [Eb] the fourth fret.
_ _ _ Stay on the fourth [E] fret, bring that up to the [Dbm] A string.
_ _ So, when you put that all together, [Ab] it's the [B] main part of the song.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Em] _
And then the chorus [G] part is the F sharp, _ same shape, _ on the second fret, _ [N] to the E.
This is the only time we [Eb] deviate from that shape in this whole song.
So, it's the E, you're just going to play the A and the D string on [E] the second fret.
[G] _ So, it [Gb] goes F [Em] sharp, E, _ [Dbm] C sharp, _ _ _ [E] E, _ [Db] C sharp, _ [E] E, _
_ [Db] C sharp, _ and [Bm] then _ _ B, [A] A, [Ab] A flat. _
So, I'll play one revolution of the verse, then I'll play the chorus, and then I'll play the little lead back from the chorus, all in sequence.
This is how it goes.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _
_ That's the whole song, except for on the recorded version, there's an interlude in the middle with a bunch of backwards [C] sounds and electronic sounds.
That doesn't really lend itself to playing by yourself on an acoustic guitar, or playing by [G] yourself at all.
That's kind of best to leave that section out if you're going to play it with friends.
So, hope you enjoyed your lesson with Nirvana today.
It's Jay St.
Germain.
Thanks for tuning in to Mahalo, and we'll see you