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Lithium guitar tone

Nirvana · Nevermind · 1991 · Grunge

KeyD major
ChordsD5 – F#5 – B5 – G5 – B♭5 – C5 – A5 – C5
Clean

Verse (Clean)

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22
GuitarFender Jaguar
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN3
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB2.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Boss DS-2 distortion
    Dist 8 · Level 6
    Stomped for every chorus

Verse chords staccato and muted; chorus explodes — the quiet/loud blueprint.

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

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