About A Girl Acoustic Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays534

About A Girl Acoustic by Nirvana is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			Album: Unplugged in New York 
Year: 1994 

Tuning: 1/2 a step down 

INTRO: 
e--0---0--0----3--3-------0--------3--3---------0--------3--3----| 
b--0---0--0----0--0--0----0--0-----0--0---0-----0--0-----0--0--0-| 
g--x---x--x-------0--0-------0--0-----0---0--------0--0-----0--0-| 
d--2---2--2-------0--0-------0--0-----0---0--------0--0-----0--0-| 
a--2---2--2-------------2----0------------0---2----0-------------| 
e--0---0--0--3----3-----0----0--3-----3-------0----0--3-----3----| 

e-----0-----0-----3--3------| 
b-----0-----0-----0--0----0-| 
g-----x-----0--0--0--0----0-| 
d-----2--2--0--0-----0----0-| 
a--2-----2--0-------------0-| 
e--0-----0-----3-----3------| 

VERSE: 
Strum the chords Em and G 

Chorus: 
e---------------------(0)--------0--0------0--(0)---| 
b--6---6--6-----6--6--(0)--------0--0------0--(0)---| 
g--6---6--6-----6--6-------------3--3------3--------| 
d--6---6--6-----6--6---------4---4--4------4--------| x2 
a--4---4--4------------------4----------4-----------| 
e------------4---------------2----------2-----------| 

THEN PLAY: 
e--0---0--0-----0--0--0---0--0--0-----------------| 
b--0---0--0-----0--0--0---2--2--2--5----5--5------|(0) 
g--x---x--x-----x--x--x---2--2--2--5----5--5------|(0) 
d--2---2--2---------------2-----2--5----5--5------|(0) 
a--2---2--2--2------------0-----0--3----3--3------| 
e--0---0--0--0------------------------------------| 

Then play the Intro again I think. Then play the verse again. Then play the Chorus. Then play the Intro. 

SOLO: 
e------------------------------------------| 
b-------------------------------9/12-12-12-| 
g-----------------7--7--7/9/----9/12-12-12-| 
d-----------5--7--7--7--7/9--9--9/12-12-12-| 
a-----5--7---------------------------------| 
e--0---------------------------------------| 

e--------------------------------------------| 
b---------------------------9----12----12----| 
g--------------7--7--7/9----9----12----12----| 
d-----------5--7--7--7/9----9----12----12----| 
a-----5--7---------------0----0-----0------0-| 
e--0-----------------------------------------| 

e-------------------------------------------| 
b--------------------7/9-----9--12----12----| 
g-----------------7--7/9--9--9--12-12-12----| 
d-----------5--7--7--7/9--9--9--12-12-12----| 
a-----5--7----------------------------------| 
e--0----------------------------------------| 

e--------------------------------------------| 
b--------------------7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12-| 
g--------------------7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12-| 
d-----------5--7--7--7/9--9--9--9/12--12--12-| 
a-----5--7-----------------------------------| 
e--0-----------------------------------------| 

Then play the Chorus, then verse, then Chorus. 

THEN PLAY: 
e--0---0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------0--| 
b--0---0--0-------0--0--0--2--2--2--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--| 
f--x---x--x-------x--x--x--2--2--2--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--| 
d--2---2--2----------------2-----2--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0--| 
a--2---2--2--2-------------0-----0--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--| 
e--0---0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------0--| 

End the song with Em and G. 

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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante