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  From v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:41:59 1997
  Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 14:18:06 GMT-400
  From: OSWALD  LEE HARVEY 
  To: guitar@olga.net
  Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com
  Subject: Return of the Rat - Nirvana
  
  Return of the Rat
  as performed by Nirvana
  from the compilation 
  "Eight Songs for Greg Sage & the Wipers"
  written by Greg Sage & the Wipers
  tabbed by  Lee Harvey Oswald 
  
  I don't think a decent tab  of this song exists so I've written one.
  It's a simple song to play and fun, too.  One of my favorite Nirvana 
  ditties.  Here goes nothin'.
  
  Standard tuning 
  
    [verse 1]
      A5      C5      G5
  e|----------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------o|
  G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
  D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
  A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
  E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
      You better watch out
      You better beware
      They're coming from all sides of the country
      You better beware
  
    [chorus]
  *1  Return of the rat
      Return of the rat
      Return of the rat
      Ah no no no no 
    
  *2  Return of the rat
      Return of the rat
      Return of the rat
      Ah no no no no no no no no no no
    
    *1
      B5    C5   B5    C5   B5    C5 A5
  e|-----------------------------------------
  B|-----------------------------------------
  G|-----------------------------------------
  D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
  A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
  E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-
   
    *2
      B5    C5   B5    C5   B5    C5 A5      G5       Em A5
  e|-------------------------------------------------------  
  B|-------------------------------------------------------
  G|-------------------------------------------------------
  D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-52//7-
  A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-52//7-
  E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-30//5-
                                             [the slide from Em
                                              to A5 is a sort of bridge
                                              from chorus to verse  
                                              Just roll right into the 
                                              verse without slowing 
                                              down]
  
    [verse 2]
      A5      C5      G5
  e|----------------------------------|
  B|---------------------------------o|
  G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
  D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
  A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
  E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
      You better confess
   Oh You better confess
      You try to confess  and I've seen em do it
      You better confess
  
    [chorus] same as before
  
    [solo]
  
  e|-------------------------------------------
  B|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7-----  [play twice, I think]
  G|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
  D|-------------------------------------------
  A|-------------------------------------------
  E|-------------------------------------------
  
  e|--------------------------------------------
  B|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice  
  G|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11-  then play the  
  D|--------------------------------------------  first bit twice
  A|--------------------------------------------  more]
  E|--------------------------------------------
  
  Repeat the first verse [an old Nirvana trick] and that's it. 
  
  I hope you have found this usefull.  If you come across any glaring 
  errors mail me and I'll fix them.  I don't have my guitar right here 
  so the solo may be fucked.  If you have difficulties  mail me and 
  I'll get you a proper copy.
  From v7b39@unb.ca Wed Apr 30 09:42:05 1997
  Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:35:25 GMT-400
  From: OSWALD  LEE HARVEY 
  To: guitar@olga.net
  Cc: icumalot@hotmail.com
  Subject: Return of the Rat - Nirvana (solo correction)
  
  Yep, I scewed up the solo.  It's not played on the 2nd and 3rd 
  strings but on the 3rd and 4th strings.  Everything else is ok.
  
  e|-------------------------------------------
  B|-------------------------------------------
  G|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7-----  [play twice, I think]
  D|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
  A|-------------------------------------------
  E|-------------------------------------------
  
  e|--------------------------------------------
  B|--------------------------------------------
  G|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice 
  D|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11-  then play the 
  A|--------------------------------------------  first bit twice
  E|--------------------------------------------  more]

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