Tabs
Artist :Nirvana
Song :Heart Shaped Box
Tab By :Arin Crandell
This is my first transcription, so if it's wrong... oops.
I read a different tab for this song by Mike 
BB but it just
didn't sound right to me, sorry who ever Mike BB is. The other
b = bend
rb = release bend
\ = slide down
...= let ring
Main Riff (clean)
e--------------------------|------------------------
B--------------------------|------------------------
G------2-------------------|------------------------
D----2---2-------4---------|---0---0----------------
A--0-----------4---4-------|-----0---0--------------
E------------2--------0...-|------------------------
Main Riff Continued
e-------^---^---^----------|------------------------
B-------^---^---^----------|-------------------0----
G-------^---^---^----------|----------------4--0----
D----(same as above)-------|--2\4-4---4-----4-------
A--------------------------|--------0---4-----------
E--------------------------|------------------------
Riff 
A augmentedA (play this distorted before the chorus kicks in)
e------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D-4-4-4-4------0---
A---------4-4--0---
E------------------
Chorus (distorted)
e-------b---------b-----------------b---
B-------3---------3-----------------3---
G--2-2----------------------------------
D--2-2------4-4---------2---4-4-4-------
A--0-0------4-4---------2---------4-----
E-----------2-2---------0---------------
Bridge
e----------------|---b------------
B----------------|---3---3-3------
G----------------|----------------
D--4--------2----|----------------
A--4-(8x)---2----|----------------
E--2--------0----|----------------
Bridge Continued
e---^---^----^---|----------------
B---^---^----^---|----------------
G---^---^----^---|----------------
D-(same as above)|-(play Riff A augmentedA)--
A----------------|----------------
E----------------|----------------
SOLO!
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-0-0-b12-rb-p10---0-0-b10-rb-p8---0---b8-rb----5-------
D----------------------------------0---------------8-7--
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Repeat 2x
then just end it with a
E---------
B---------
G---0-----
D---0...--
A---------
E---------
Outro (same as the bridge part, but different)
e----------------|---b------------
B----------------|---3...---------
G----------------|----------------
D--4--------2----|----------------
A--4-(8x)---2----|----------------
E--2--------0----|----------------
e---^---^----^---|----------------
B---^---^----^---|----------------
G---^---^----^---|----------------
D-(same as above)|-4-4-4-4--------
A----------------|---------4-4...-
E----------------|----------------
There you go, this took me a few hours of messing around...
but i think its pretty close. I'm not sure about a few things,
like those high notes in the chorus and bridge. But when I play
along with the song it sounds good to me :)
Song: Heart shaped box
Artist: Nirvana
Album: In Utero
Tabbed by Peter Gordon ([email protected])
You can play this in a simple drop-d tuning, but if you want to play along
to the CD, you'll have to drop all the strings down 2 semitones from there.
I can't claim its perfect, but it does sound OK with the CD playing.
I haven't tabbed the solo, i'm afraid.
Play the riffs in this order:
1 2 1 3, then repeat 1 & 3 until the chorus.
RIFF 1
D MajorD|-------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------
FF|-----2----------------0---0----
C majorC|---2---2-----3----------0---0--
G+G|-0---------3---3---------------
C majorC|---------3-------0-------------
RIFF 2
D MajorD|-------------------------------
A augmentedA|-------------------------------
FF|-----2--------------3/4---4----
C majorC|---2---2-----3----------0---3--
G+G|-0---------3---3---------------
C majorC|---------3-------0-------------
RIFF 3
D MajorD|--------------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------
FF|-----2-------------3/4444---4---
C majorC|---2---2-----3------------0---3-
G+G|-0---------3---3----------------
C majorC|---------3-------0--------------
CHORUS
D MajorD|-----3/5-------3/5---------------3/5-
A augmentedA|-----3/5-------3/5---------------3/5-
FF|-2-2---------------------------------
C majorC|-2-2-------3-3-------0-0-4-4-4-------
G+G|-0-0-------3-3-------0-0-5-5-5-0-----
C majorC|-----------3-3-------0-0-------------
Hey, Wait ....
RIFF 4 (leading into the solo)
D MajorD|---------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------
FF|---------------------------------
C majorC|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G+G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
C majorC|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
ad-VIIIIICEEEE .....
ALTERNATIVE CHORUS
This is slightly easier to play, and also sounds pretty good:
D MajorD|-----3/5-------3/5-------------------
A augmentedA|-----3/5-------3/5-------------------
FF|-2-2-----------------------------6/7-
C majorC|-2-2-------3-3-------0-0-4-4-4---6/7-
G+G|-0-0-------3-3-------0-0-5-5-5-0-----
C majorC|-----------3-3-------0-0-------------
Hey, Wait ....
Other versions of Heart Shaped Box
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana
