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Come as You Are guitar tone
Nirvana · Nevermind · 1991 · Grunge
KeyE minor (D tuning)
ChordsEm – D riff
CleanMain
AmpFender Twin? Mesa Studio
GuitarFender Jaguar? Mustang
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- EHX Small Clone chorus
Rate 3
Depth up — the watery riff sound
- 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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