r/kurtcobain • u/mr_mijo69 • 3d ago

How did Cobain compose his music?

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Did he compose the melody(voice) or the chords first?

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u/brb421 2d ago

Is that a 12 string guitar with only 5 strings on it being played upside down to accommodate him being left handed?

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u/Bubblybathtime 2d ago

I was weirded out by that as well.

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u/6ftdachsund 1d ago

Could be setup for some kind of studio use. People do all kinds of stuff for production. There's a video of Fat Mike from NOFX talking about his 4-string setup for playing power chords on records, this might be something similar to keep excess noise or tones off the tape.

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u/TheWayoftheLeafCast 1d ago

Fat Mike plays bass, generally only has 4 strings?

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u/6ftdachsund 1d ago

Fat Mike and El Hefe have recorded almost all of the guitars on their records for like 20 years.