All Apologies Acoustic Tab by Nirvana

All Apologies Acoustic tab by Nirvana

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			     All Apologies - Nirvana - UPINY
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Tabbed by:skatersic666
Email:totalrock2003@yahoo.com

Tuning:1/2 step then drop D (Db,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb) though it may just be 1/2 step down
on Unplugged In NY
Chords Needed:
   OPEN         POWER
G| 320003   Or  555xxx   OR 355xxx
A| x02220


(YOU COULD PICK THE OPEN STRING 'Db' WHILE PICKING THE 9's AND 12's BUT ON
'UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK' KURT DOES THE OPEN STRING THING AND PAT SMEAR DOES THE RIFF ABOVE.)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -



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			            THE TAB
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Ok now for the songs itself:
(Listen to the CD or watch the recording of Unplugged to find out the timing)


Intro:
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|




VERSE 1:(Lyric/tab timing might be ever so slightly out.)
    What  else   should   i    be?
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    All______    Apologies___
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    What  else    should  I  say?
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Everyone_   is       gay__
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    What else    should I write?
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    I don't__    have the right____
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    What  else   should  I  be?
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    A__l__l______        Apo__log__ies_______
eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9--------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12--5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9------------------5-5-5-5-|
Db|-------------------------------|------------------------------5-5-5-5-|



CHORUS (If your guitar is in 1/2 step down tuing use chord 355xxx for chorus:
   G
            In the sun___         in the sun   I feel as one
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Db|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-
Ab|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-
Db|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-

            In the sun_____,        In the sun__________
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Db|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-
Ab|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-
Db|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-


BRIDGE (For this you have to get the pauses right, single note bits might be wrong
but i tried to get them accurate, if in doubt just pick random high strings
   A
   Married___               Buried___
eb|-0---------------------|-0--------------------------|-
Bb|-2----2-------2-----2--|-2---2---2------------------|-
Gb|-2----2-------2-----2--|-2---2----------------------|-
Db|-2---------0-----------|-2----------2----2----------|-
Ab|-0---------0------0----|-0---------------0---0----0-|-
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|-



VERSE 1:(Lyric/tab timing might not be in sync.)
    I wish    I   was  like  you
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    E__asily__    amused_______
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Find my   nest   of   salt
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Everythings_   my   falut__
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    I'll  take  all  the  blame
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Aqua__ seafoam__   shame___
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
    Sunburn_  the  freezer  burn_
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
   Cho___king   on   the   a_shes   of    her    enemies______
eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9--------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12----------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9--------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


CHORUS (for this either use 555xxx Or 355xxx:
   G
            In the sun___         in the sun   I feel as one
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Db|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-
Ab|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-
Db|-5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-x--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----|-

            In the sun_____,        In the sun__________
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|-
Db|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-
Ab|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-
Db|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--------5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-5-------|-



BRIDGE (For this you have to get the pauses right, single note bits might be wrong
but i tried to get them accurate, if in doubt just pick random high strings
   A
   Married___                     Buried___            Married__
eb|-0---------------------------|-0---------------------0--------------|-
Bb|-2-------------2------------2|-2--2----2-------------2--------------|-
Gb|-2----2----2---2----2-------2|-2--2----2-------2-----2---------2--2-|-
Db|-2-----------0------2-2---2--|-2------------2--2-----2-------2----2-|-
Ab|-0------0---------------0----|-0----------0----------0--0--0--------|-
Eb|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-

    Buried
eb|-0---------------0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-----------|-
Bb|-2----2-----2----2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---2-----------|-
Gb|-2----2---2-2----2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---2-----------|-
Db|-2--------2------2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2---2---2-----------|-
Ab|-0---------------0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-----------|-
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|-


OUTRO:

eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|




      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------10/12--12--10--9----|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
      All    in    all    is    all    we   all    are
eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------------11--11--9----------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------------------------12------|
Ab|-9--9--10--9--10/12--12--10--9-|-9--9--10--9----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    All  in  all  is  all  we all  are
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-9-------9----9----------9--9--9----|
Db|-0---0---0----0---0---0--0-----0----|


   All in all is all we all are     All in all is all we all are
eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-9-----9-------9-----9-------9-|-------9-----9-9-9-9--9--------|
Db|-0--0-----0--0----0-----0--0---|-0--0-----0-----------0--0-----|



   All in all is all we all are     All in all is all we all are
eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------9-----9-------------9---|-------------------------------|
Db|-0--0-----0-----0--------0-----|-0-----------------------------|


   All in all is all we all are     All in all is all we are
eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


    All in all is all we all are_____
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|




Thats it, all apologies for Unplugged in New York, you will have to listen to the
CD for timing and stuff (especially the Married, Buried bits and the outro)

Comments, improvments and positive critizism is apreciated and i will be happy to
change bits of the tab if you think they are wrong (as long as i think theimprovment

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