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Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana
All-time classics Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s
KeyFm
Capo1
LevelMedium
Transpose Fm 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro/Riff

EmAGC x4
 

Interlude

EmAGC x2
 
 

Verse 1

EmAG
Load up on guns
CEm
Bring your friends
AG
It's fun to lose
CEm
And to pretend
AG
She's o-ver-bored
CEm
Self-assured
AGCEm
Oh no, I know a dirty word
 
 

Pre-Chorus

AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGC
Hello, hello, hello
 
 

Chorus

Em
With the lights out
AG
It's less dangerous
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
I feel stupid
AG
And contagious
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
A mulatto
AG
An albino
CEm
A mosquito
AG
My libido
C
Yeah
 
 

Post-Chorus

Hey!
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
 

Interlude

EmAGC x2
 
 

Verse 2

EmAGCEm
I'm worse at what I do best
AGCEm
And for this gift I feel blessed
AGCEm
Our little group has always been
AGCEm
And always will until the end
 
 

Pre-Chorus

AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGC
Hello, hello, hello
 
 

Chorus

Em
With the lights out
AG
It's less dangerous
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
I feel stupid
AG
And contagious
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
A mulatto
AG
An albino
CEm
A mosquito
AG
My libido
C
Yeah
 
 

Post-Chorus

Hey!
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2-2-0-0-----------|
G|--1-1-1-2-2--2^--1-1-1-2-2-0-0-1---------|
D|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2---------| x2
A|--2-2-2-3-3------2-2-2---------2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
 

Solo

 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---7-9---7-9-7-5-4-5-4---------------|
D|-9-----5---------------7-5-7-9-7-5-4-| x2
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5-4--5-4--5-4--5-4---| x4
A|--------------------7-|
E|----------------------|
 
 

Interlude

EmAGC x2
 
 

Verse 3

EmAGCEm
And I forget just why I taste
AGCEm
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
AGCEm
I found it hard, it's hard to find
AGCEm
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
 
 

Pre-Chorus

AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGCEm
Hello, hello, hello, how low
AGC
Hello, hello, hello
 
 

Chorus

Em
With the lights out
AG
It's less dangerous
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
I feel stupid
AG
And contagious
CEm
Here we are now
AG
Entertain us
CEm
A mulatto
AG
An albino
CEm
A mosquito
AG
My libido
 
 

Outro

CEmAGC
A denial, a denial
EmAGC
A denial, a denial
EmAGC
A denial, a denial
EmAGC
A denial, a denial
Em
A denial
 
 
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How to play Smells Like Teen Spirit chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana is presented in the key of Fm, with a capo at the 1st fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

The page is set up for practice as well as quick reference: adjust the text size, use auto scroll when your hands are busy, or switch to focus mode for a cleaner playing view. The published arrangement uses 4 distinct chord shapes, including Em, A, G, C. You can also explore related material through All-time classics, Rock & alternative, 90s & 2000s.