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Nirvana - In Bloom Chords

Chord reference A, F#, E, G, F, D, Bb, G#, C#, F#m, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A] [F#] [E] [G] [A] [F#] [E] [G] [A] [F] [D] [Bb] [G#] [A] [F] [D] [Bb] [G#] [A]Sell the [F]kids for [D]food. [Bb] [G#] [A]Weather [F]changes [D]moods. [Bb] [G#] [A]Spring is [F]here [D]again. [Bb] [G#] [A] [F]Reproductive [D]glands [Bb] [C#]

[A]He’s the [F#m]one who likes [A]all our pretty [F#m]songs, And he [A]likes to sing [F#m]along and he [A]likes to shoot his [F#m]gun, But he [B]don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means when I say,

[A] [F#]Yeah. [E] [G]Mm. [A] [F#]Ooh. [E] [G]Mm. [A]We can [F]have some [D]more. [Bb] [G#] [A]Nature [F]is a [D]whore. [Bb] [G#] [A]Bruises [F]on the [D]fruit. [Bb] [G#] [A]Tender [F]age in [D]bloom. [Bb] [C#]

[A]He’s the [F#m]one who likes [A]all our pretty [F#m]songs, And he [A]likes to sing [F#m]along and he [A]likes to shoot his [F#m]gun, But he [B]don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means when I say

[A]He’s the [F#m]one who likes [A]all our pretty [F#m]songs, And he [A]likes to sing [F#m]along and he [A]likes to shoot his [F#m]gun, But he [B]don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means when I say,

[A] [F#]Yeah. [E] [G]Mm. [A] [F#]Ooh. [E] [G]Mm. [A] [F#]Yeah. [E] [G]Mm. [A] [F#]Ooh. [E] [G]Mm.

[A] [F] [D] [Bb] [G#] [A] [F] [D] [Bb] [G#] [A]He’s the [F#m]one who likes [A]all our pretty [F#m]songs, And he [A]likes to sing [F#m]along and he [A]likes to shoot his [F#m]gun, But he [B]don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means when I say

[A]He’s the [F#m]one who likes [A]all our pretty [F#m]songs, And he [A]likes to sing [F#m]along and he [A]likes to shoot his [F#m]gun, But he [B]don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means when I say,

[B]Don’t know what it [D]means, [B]don’t know what it [D]means and I say. [A] [F#]Yeah. [E] [G]Ooh. [A] [F#]Ooh. [E] [G]Ooh. [A]

Artist Nirvana
Album Nevermind
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1991
Key A

How to Play In Bloom on Guitar?

Nirvana - In Bloom can be played in the key of A using the A, F#, E, G, F, D, Bb, G#, C#, F#m, B chords.

  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play In Bloom with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.