Nirvana Chords


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Nirvana Songs

Browse our collection of Nirvana songs with chords and tabs for guitar, ukulele, and piano. Each song includes chord diagrams, strumming patterns, and difficulty ratings to help you find the right song for your skill level.

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About a Girl

Nirvana
Advanced
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One of Nirvana’s most melodic songs, “About a Girl” was inspired by Kurt Cobain’s love of the Beatles. The simple…
GuitarUkulelePiano
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All Apologies

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s hauntingly beautiful final song from In Utero, a raw meditation on regret. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.
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Come As You Are

Nirvana
Intermediate
Try a D-DU-UDU strum pattern
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Drain You

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s grunge anthem about a consuming, symbiotic relationship. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Heart Shaped Box

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s dark, powerful single from In Utero has a droning, hypnotic quality. The unusual A-to-F movement gives the song its…
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In Bloom

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s grunge anthem about a fan who doesn’t understand the music. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B. Practice tip:…
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Lithium

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s grunge anthem about mood swings and isolation from their album “Nevermind”. Intermediate difficulty in the key of D.
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Polly

Nirvana
Intermediate
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Nirvana’s stark and unsettling acoustic track from the album “Nevermind”. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.
GuitarUkulelePiano
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Rape Me

Nirvana
Intermediate
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A powerful and confrontational song by Nirvana. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.
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Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana
Intermediate
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The grunge anthem that defined a generation. Four power chords, one legendary riff.
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Something in the Way

Nirvana
Beginner
Simple downstroke strumming works great
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Nirvana
Advanced
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Nirvana’s haunting acoustic rendition of the traditional folk song “In the Pines”. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.