Bass tabs
Song Title: HEART SHAPED BOX - CORRECTED VERSION
Artist: NIRVANA
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"Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana
Bass Tab
"Dropped D" + 1/2 step down (Db,Ab,Db,Gb)
Rest 4 measures 1st,2nd,3rd verses
A F5
G:-----|----|----|----||--------------------------|
D:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------|
A:4----|----|----|----||o-------------------------|
D:-----|----|----|----||--7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
She eyes me...
I've been drawn...
D5 A F5
G:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|
D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|
D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
D5 A F5
G:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
A:---------5-------5-------5-------|-------------------------|
D:-0--------------------------(5)/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|
_____________________________ ____________________________
/ 1. / 2.
D7 D7
G:------------------------------||------------------------------||
D:-----------------------------o||------------------------------||
A:---------5-----5-------------o||---------5-------5--5--5------||
D:-0----------7-----7-------5/--||-0---/--------------------7-7-||
Chorus
A5 F5 D7
G:----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:o---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A:o------8b(9)--------3b(4)b3-|---------5-------5\----3-----|
D:--7--7--------3--3----------|-0-0-0-0------------5-----5--|
Hey Wait...
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/ 1.,2.
A5 F5 D7
G:------------------------------|------------------------------||
D:------------------------------|-----------------------------o||
A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3-|--------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----o||
D:-7--7-----------3--3----------|-0--0-0-------------------5---||
________________________
/ 3.
D7 F D7
G:--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------|-------7--------|
A:--------5-----5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|-------5--------|
D:-0--0-0----0--------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3/-----|-0--------------|
F
G:--------------------------|----------------|
D:--------------------------|-------7--------|
A:--------------------------|-------5--------|
D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0--------------|
Now repeat the verses again for verse 2, but instead of taking the chorus again, play this:
(Repeat 3 times)
A5 F5 D7
G:||--------------------------------|----------------------------|
D:||o-------------------------------|----------------------------|
A:||o-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----|
D:||--7--7-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5--|
Hey Wait...
A5 F5 D7
G:-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
D:-------------------------------|----------------------------o||
A:-------8b(9)b8--------3b(4)b3--|---------5------5\----3-----o||
D:-5--5-----------3--3-----------|-0-0-0-0-----------5-----5---||
F D7
G:---------------------------|-----------------------|||
D:o--------------------------|-7--------------------o|||
A:o--------------------------|-5--------------------o|||
D:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-/----|-0---------------------|||
Guitar solo time! During this part, play the first four bars of the chorus, then end with this:
A F5 D5 A F5
G:-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D:-------------------------|----0--------------|-------------------------|
A:-------------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------------|
D:-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3/-|----------------5/-|-7--7--7--7\-3--3--3--3--|
G:-------------------------||
D:-0-----0-----0-----0-----||
A:----0-----0-----0-----0--||
D:-------------------------||
Near the end already! Now just go back and play verse 3, then play the chorus as written, but on the third repeat of the chorus play only the first three bars (don't play the 3rd ending!!) Instead, jump to the following and play to the end:
(play 3 times)
D7 F D7
G:--------------------------||---------------------------|------------------|
D:--------------------------||o--------------------------|-------7---------o|
A:--------5--5--5--5--5-----||o--------------------------|-------5---------o|
D:-0--0-0----------------5--||--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/---|-0----------------|
F5 D7
G:|--------------------------|---------------|||
D:|--------------------------|---------------|||
A:|--------------------------|---------------|||
D:|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|-0-------------|||
NIRVANA - HEART SHAPED BOX (CORRECT VERSION) - IN UTERO
BASS PLAYS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE GUITAR
VERSE-MUTE NOTES IN () JUST PICK THEM WHILE MUTING WITH FRETTING HAND
G-----(2)-----------------------------------
D---(2)---(2)--------(3)-------------(0)---- X1
A-0--------------(3)-----(3)-----(0)------(0)
D--------------3---------------0-------------
G-------(2)---------------------------------------
D----2------(2)---------(3)-------4--4------4------
A-0------------------3------(3)---------0------3--0 X1
D----------------3---------------------------------
G------2----------------------------
D----2---2---------3------------0---
A-0------------3------3-------0----0
D-----------3--------------0--------
THATS THE VERSE EXCEPT CHANGE THE ENDING EVERY OTHER TIME
FROM D-----0 TO D-44----4
A---0---0 A----0----30
D-0 D-
THE CHORUS IS
G-------4^---------4^------------------
D----------------------4--4-----4------
A----------------------------0-----3--0
D-0--0-------3--3----------------------
MAKE SURE TO BEND THE NOTES AS FAR AS YOU CAN
Submitted by: NATE ([email protected])
