SCENTLESS APPRENTICE As recorded by Nirvana (from the 1993 Album "In Utero")
Transcribed by Doetje2 Words by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl Music by Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl
A Intro Moderately Slow Rock P = 84 g d d V V f V V 1 g 4 j k j k V V V Vf V V V VgV V V V V V V Vf V V V VgV V V V I g 4 } } f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } } } Gtr I 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 A x x B x x x sl. sl.
Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5 V f V V f V V 5 g g V V V Vf V V V VgV V V V V V V Vf V V V VgV V V V l l l l l I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 14 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 sl. sl.
Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 D5Fb5 8 g g l l l l l l l l l l l I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
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B Verse Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 11 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 13 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 15 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 g 17 gg gV V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V l l l I V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 14 sl. sl.
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C Pre-Chorus g 19 gg I f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V T A B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 sl. sl. sl.
g 21 g f V V V f V R : : : : I g f V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M T A B 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
D Chorus
23 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
25 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 B sl. sl.
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 27 g g l l l l l l l I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
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E Verse Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 29 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 31 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 33 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 g 35 gg gV V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V l l l I V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 14 sl. sl.
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F Pre-Chorus g 37 gg I f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V T A B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 sl. sl. sl.
g 39 g f V V V f V R : : : : I g f V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M T A B 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
D Chorus
41 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
43 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 B sl.
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G Guitar Solo
g V V V f P V V P V V 45 gg V V V l k V V P V V l I : d u u V V V V u } VgV V V P V V V f VgV VgV Vf V V V } V Gtr I Full FullM FullM 1/2M M FullM 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 10 10 10 12 12 12O A 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11O B x (0) x 7 8 8 8 8 8 O8 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 0 sl. sl. sl. c t V f V g c t t gg k c k l l k I c R c : f V V V V c V V V P t t V V V P V V VgV V V V V gV f V V gV Gtr II A.H. 1 1/2 Full Full M 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 M M M M M A.H. M [3] 15 15 T [15] [8] 15 15 A 0 0 0 0 B 7 7 7 [7] [7] [7] 7 9 9 9 9 O9 9 8 11 11 7 5 6 5 5 6 C sl. G D G sl. sl. sl.
V gf V gV V V V V V V V f V g V V V V 49 gg I V f V gV V f V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/4M T 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 19 A 19 18 21 19 B 0 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17O 17O 16 0 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
f V gV V V V f V V V V f V gV V g g k v u k k I g f V gV V gV } T 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 A 19 B 3 4 4 6 x sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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D5 V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V f V V V gV V V V V V V V gV f V V V f V V V gV gV f V 51 g g V V l I g V V f V V 1/2M T 19 19 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 16 A 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 15 14 10 10 B 0 0 0 0 sl. sl. sl. P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; z z z z z z z z z z z gV gV g g k l I g f V V V V f V V V V 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 M M M M M M M M M M M M \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ T 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 A 20 20 0 B 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 sl. P sl. sl.
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 53 g g l l l l l l I g V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V } V Gtrs I, II
T A B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 55 g g l l l l l l I g V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 x 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
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H Verse Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 57 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 59 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 61 g g gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V l l l I g V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 0 0
Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 D5 Fb5 g 63 gg gV V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V P V l l l I V ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 1/4M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M 3/4M T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 B 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 0 4 4 4 4 0 4 14 sl. sl.
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I Pre-Chorus g 65 gg I f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V T A B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 sl. sl. sl.
g 67 g f V V V f V R : : : : I g f V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P V P V P V P V P V 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M 1/2M T A B 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
D Chorus
69 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
71 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
73 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
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V
75 g g V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f V V V V V V f V V V V gV V V V f P V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ; V V
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 21 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A B sl. sl.
J Free Time } 3 77 g g } g gVf V } } } g} l k j I U W f V V V } g} d U W V V V Vf V W V V } } Gtr I
T x A 4 4 8 7 x B 4 4 8 7 7 x x x x 4 4 8 7 x x x 2 4 5 5 5 5 x sl. sl. sl. Psl. sl. sl. g gg j j I U U W V } } U U W V t f } } Gtr II N.H. T A 4 4 4 4 B 4 4 4 4 x x 4 4 4 4 [2] x x sl.
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