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Rape Me Acoustic Solo tab by Nirvana

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Band: Nirvana
Album: With the Lights Out (Box Set) 2004

I've gotten so many bad tabs off the internet, and wasted a lot of time finding out that it's bad.
Kurt was one of my favorite song writers, this song is raw kurt, getting it done.  He thought
of music as an expression, the words were not always a priority to him, in my humble opinion
he was creating a piece of art for people to enjoy for all time.  Here is my best attempt to
capture his raw natural talent; voice, guitar, and thankfully a tape recorder...it's timeless...

submitted by Richard Bucholtz
[email protected]
Ventura, CA
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Drop Chord diagramD MajorD Tuning
Tune Down 1/2 Step:
palm muting except the first couple strokes of each chord change...or palm mute the entire song.

Check, Check, Check, Check, Check...

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramG+G
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7-----7----7-7--10---10---
7-----7----7-7--10---10--- (kurt slaps his leg five times)
5-----5----5-5--8----8----

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Rape me...................................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Rape  me........and then..................father.........


Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
just take me..............................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
rape me again................................son..........

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
As soon as my embarrassment's my gone....free.............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not a lonely one...................see................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Must mean I meant to you...............free...............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
He was a nasty guest....................flame.............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Rape me...................................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
rape me again.............................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
someone discrace me........................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Face me and then...........................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Wait up both of them.....................Then.............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Grind'em into the ground................Wait..............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Over the path he's made.................Is frayed.........

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not something dead...................Sick.............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Convention................................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Going to the source......................Inside.......aah.

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
tension and me............................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Rape me again...............................Father knows..

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
And I'm my own elite reforce.............Hey..............
Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
He was a nasty guest.....................Fall.............


Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
And never once I said....................Fall..............


Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Fall into his nest.......................Oh...............


Interlude:  Same Chords...slow and quiet.

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Wake me..........Make me do it again.......................


Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Save me........................Save me young friend......


Back to faster strummung
Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Soon I have found recourse................Hey..............


Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
On my life and more......................Say..............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not alive anymore....................Hey..............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not a country horse..................Say..............

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not a man that's wired.................Ahhhh..........

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
I'm not a smorgasbord......................Ahhh...........

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Hate me...................................................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
Ya hate me.................... again......................

Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramG+G
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2--
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2--
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0--
Ya hate me...........again.......

Full Lyrics

Check, Check, Check, Check, Check...
(kurt slaps his guitar lightly five times)
Rape me.................
Rape  me........and then................
father........
just take me, rape me again,  son.......
As soon as my embarrassment's my gone....free.....
I'm not a lonely one...see.....
Must mean I meant to you....free....
He was a nasty guest.....flame.......
Rape me.....rape me again, someone discrace me
Face me and then
Wait up both of them
Then
Grind'em into the ground
Wait
Over the path he's made
Is frayed
I'm not something dead
Sick
Convention
Going to the source
Inside aah tension and me
Rape me again
Father knows
And I'm my own elite reforce
Hey
He was a nasty guest
Fall
And never once I said
Fall
Fall into his nest
Oh
Wake me
Make me do it again
Save me
Save me young friend
Soon I have found recourse
Hey
On my life and more
Say
I'm not alive anymore
Hey
I'm not a country horse
Say
I'm not a man that's wired
I'm not a smorgasbord
Ahhh
Hate me
Ya hate me again
Ya hate me again
____________________________________________________________________

Enjoy, RB

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