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Come as You Are guitar tone

Nirvana · Nevermind · 1991 · Grunge

KeyE minor (D tuning)
ChordsEm – D riff
Clean

Main

AmpFender Twin? Mesa Studio
GuitarFender Jaguar? Mustang
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN3
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. EHX Small Clone chorus
    Rate 3
    Depth up — the watery riff sound
  2. Boss DS-2 distortion
    Dist 7.5 · Turbo 5 · Level 6
    Chorus sections

Riff tuned down a whole step (D standard) — play it lazy, half-behind the beat.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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