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Heart Shaped Box Tab by Nirvana

Heart Shaped Box tab by Nirvana (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab 

Key: Ab

🎸 Intro:

D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2--------------------------------2---------------------------0-|
C#|---2---2-----3---------0-----0----2-2---2-----3-----2/4-4---4---4-0-|
G#|-0---------3---3-----0-----0---0--0---------3-------------0---3-3---|
C#|---------3-------0------------------------3-----3-0-----------------|



🎸 Verse 1:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2--------------------------------2-----------------------------|
C#|-2-2---2-----3---------0-------0----2---2-----3-----2/4-4---4-----0-| x4
G#|-0---------3---3---0-3-------0-0--0---------3---3---------0---3-3-0-|
C#|---------3-------0---------0--------------3-------0-----------------|

On the 4th and last time in each verse, the part with the slide in the above riff
is played with distortion so that it moves into the distorted chorus.

🎸 Chorus:
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------4b5----------4b5-------------------4b5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------3---3------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0------------------|
                                                             x3
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------4b5-----------4b5----------------------------|
F#|---------4b5-----------4b5-------------------4-5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------4---3-------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3-----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0-------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------4b5-----4b5---------------------------------------0-|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3---|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-------|

🎸 Verse 2:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2--------------------------------2-----------------------------|
C#|-2-2---2-----3---------0-------0----2---2-----3-----2/4-4---4-----0-| x4
G#|-0---------3---3---0-3-------0-0--0---------3---3---------0---3-3-0-|
C#|---------3-------0---------0--------------3-------0-----------------|

🎸 Chorus:
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------4b5----------4b5-------------------4b5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------3---3------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0------------------|
                                                          x3
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------4b5-----------4b5----------------------------|
F#|---------4b5-----------4b5-------------------4-5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------4---3-------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3-----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0-------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------4b5-----4b5---------------------------------------0-|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3---|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-------|

🎸 Solo:
D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|-------8b10--r8p7------6b8-r6--|------5b6---r5--3--1--0--|
F#|-------------------------------|-3-----------------------|
C#|--7---------------5------------|-3-----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A#|-------8b10--r8--------6b8-r6--|------5b6---r5--3--1--0--|
F#|-------------------------------|-3-----------------------|
C#|--7---------------5------------|-3-----------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|

D#|----------------|-------------------------|
A#|----------------|-------------------------|
F#|--2-------------|---------2---------------|
C#|--2-------------|---------2---------------|
G#|--0-------------|---------0---------------|
C#|----------------|-------------------------|
On this last part, the A chord is struck twice. Turn the fuzz off just before
playing it the second time, and then go back to clean verse.

🎸 Verse 3:
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2--------------------------------2-----------------------------|
C#|-2-2---2-----3---------0-------0----2---2-----3-----2/4-4---4-----0-| x4
G#|-0---------3---3---0-3-------0-0--0---------3---3---------0---3-3-0-|
C#|---------3-------0---------0--------------3-------0-----------------|

🎸 Chorus:
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------4b5----------4b5-------------------4b5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------3---3------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0------------------|
                                                          x3
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------4b5-----------4b5----------------------------|
F#|---------4b5-----------4b5-------------------4-5------|
C#|---2-2------------3-3---------------4---3-------------|
G#|---0-0------------3-3-----------0-0---0---3-----------|
C#|------------------3-3-----------0-0-------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------4b5-----4b5-------| x2
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0--|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0--|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0-----------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------4b5-----4b5---------------------------------------0-|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0--------0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-3-3---|
C#|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0-------0------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-------|


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| /   Slide up
| b   Bend
| r   Release
| p   Pull-off

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