How to Play Nirvana on Guitar?

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

Sam Smith - Nirvana Chords

Chord reference Em, C, G, D, Bm, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [Em]Oh baby, oh [G]baby, oh we both [C]know the [G]truth If it were the [D]real me and [Em]you, This wouldn’t be the [C]right thing to [G]do [Em]Now the room is so [G]hazy, we’re too [C]lost in the [G]fumes I feel like it’s [D]just me and [Em]you, Yeah we got [C]nothing to [G]lose

[Em]It’s too late to run away from it all [C]It’s too late to get [G]away from it all [Em]I’m done with running so I [C]give in to [G]you

[Em]This moment has [C]caused a [G]reaction [Bm]Resulting in [Em]our [C] [G]reattachment

[Em]Oh you take me [C]to [G]nirvana I don’t [Bm]think this will [Em]last [C]But you’re here in my [G]arms

[Em]Oh baby, oh [G]baby, oh, we both [C]feel [G]the same I’m not gonna [D]give you my [Em]name And I don’t think you [C]want that to [G]change [Em]We’re in this [G]together, we don’t [C]know who we [G]are Even if it’s [D]moving too [Em]fast, Baby we should [C]take it too [G]far

[Em]It’s too late to run away from it all [C]It’s too late to get [G]away from it all [Em]I’m done with running so I [C]give in to [G]you

[Em]This moment has [C]caused a [G]reaction [Bm]Resulting in [Em]our [C] [G]reattachment

[Em]Oh you take me [C]to [G]nirvana I don’t [Bm]think this will [Em]last [C]But you’re here in my [G]arms

[Em] [C] [G] [Bm] [Em] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [G] [Bm] [Em] [C] [G] [Em]Oh you take me [C]to [G]nirvana I don’t [Bm]think this will [Em]last [C]But you’re here in my [G]arms

[Am] [G] [D] [C] [Am] [G] [D] [G]

Artist Sam Smith

Album Single

Genres Pop, R&B, Soul

Year 2013

Key Em

Sam Smith - Nirvana can be played in the key of Em using the Em, C, G, D, Bm, Am chords.

For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 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 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 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 Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

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

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