How to Play Lithium on Guitar?

Nirvana - Lithium can be played in the key of D using the D, F#m, Bm, G, Bb, C, A chords. 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 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. 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 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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Lithium with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Nirvana - Lithium Chords

Chord reference D, F#m, Bm, G, Bb, C, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [F#m]I’m so [Bm]happy, [G]’Cause [Bb]today I [C]found my [A]friends. [C]They’re in my [D]head. [F#m]I’m so [Bm]ugly, [G]But that’s [Bb]ok ’cause [C]so are [A]you.

[C]We’ve broke our [D]mirrors. [F#m]Sunday [Bm]morning [G]Is every [Bb]day for [C]all I [A]care. [C]And I’m not [D]scared. [F#m]Light my [Bm]candles. [G]In a [Bb]daze ’cause [C]I’ve found [A]God. [C]Yeah

[D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah [D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah [D]Yeah [F#m]Yea [Bm]a ah, [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah!

[D] [F#m]I’m so [Bm]lonely. [G]That’s [Bb]ok, I [C]shaved my [A]head. [C]And I’m not [D]sad, [F#m]and just [Bm]maybe [G]I’m to [Bb]blame [C]for all I’ve [A]heard.

And [C]I’m not [D]sure. [F#m]I’m so [Bm]excited. [G]I can’t [Bb]wait to [C]meet you [A]there. [C]And I don’t [D]care. [F#m]I’m so [Bm]horny, [G]That’s [Bb]ok, my [C]will is [A]good. [C]Yeah

[D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah [D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] yeah [C] [D]Yeah [F#m]yeah, [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah!

[G]I [Bb]like it. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]miss you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]love you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]killed you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack.

[G]I [Bb]like it. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]miss you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]love you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]killed you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna [C] [A]crack.

[D] [F#m] [Bm] [G] [Bb] [C] [A] [C]

[D] [F#m]I’m so [Bm]happy, [G]’Cause [Bb]today I [C]found my [A]friends. [C]They’re in my [D]head. [F#m]I’m so [Bm]ugly, [G]But that’s [Bb]ok ’cause [C]so are [A]you.

[C]We’ve broke our [D]mirrors. [F#m]Sunday [Bm]morning, [G]Is every [Bb]day for [C]all I [A]care. [C]And I’m not [D]scared. [F#m]Light my [Bm]candles. [G]In a [Bb]daze cause [C]I’ve found [A]God. [C]Yea ah

[D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah [D]Yeah [F#m] [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] yeah [C] [D]Yeah [F#m]yeah, [Bm] [G]yeah [Bb]yeah [C] [A] [C]yeah!

[G]I [Bb]like it. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]miss you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]love you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack. [G]I [Bb]killed you. [G]I’m not [Bb]gonna crack.

Artist Nirvana

Album Nevermind

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 1991

Key D

Nirvana - Lithium can be played in the key of D using the D, F#m, Bm, G, Bb, C, A chords.

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 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 Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
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 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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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.

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

You can play Lithium with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.