Lithium
by Nirvana
☠ Grunge
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
The dynamic, verse-chorus contrast masterclass from Nevermind (1991). Quiet, arpeggiated verse chords explode into distorted power chord choruses.
D F#m Bm G
e|---2---2---2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----3---3---3---|
B|---3---3---3-----2---2---2-----3---3---3-----0---0---0---|
G|---2---2---2-----2---2---2-----4---4---4-----0---0---0---|
D|---0---0---0-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----0---0---0---|
A|-----------------4---4---4-----2---2---2-----2---2---2---|
E|-----------------2---2---2-------------------3---3---3---|