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This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship
or research.
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SONG TITLE: Heart Shaped Box
ARTIST/GROUP: Nirvana
ALBUM: In Utero
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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DADGBE
A5 (x022xx) DROP-D Tuning
F5 (333xxx) from low to high: DADGBE
D5 (000xxx)
(You must use this tuning, otherwise
the tab and chords will sound like shit :)
I think they also drop everything down one
note, but I'm not sure.
INTRO:
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/ = slide up
A5 F5 D5
E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|------2---------------------------
D|----2---2-----3---------0-----0---
A|--0---------3---3-----0-----0---0-
D|----------3-------0---------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
A5 F5 D5
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G------2---------------------------|
D----2---2-----3----/4-4---4-----0-|
A--0---------3-----------0---3-3---|
D----------3-----3-0---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
TAB FOR VERSES:
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The same as intro except for a *very* slight
variation in the end. (actually sometimes he
plays it like the intro and sometimes like this)
/ = slide up
A5 F5 D5
E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|------2---------------------------
D|----2---2-----3---------0-----0---
A|--0---------3---3-----0-----0---0-
D|----------3-------0---------------
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
A5 F5 D5
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G------2---------------------------|
D----2---2-----3----/4-4-4-4-----0-|
A--0---------3---3-----------3-3---|
D----------3-------0---------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
VERSE 1:
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A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
I've been locked inside your heart shaped box for weeks
A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
TAB FOR CHORUS:
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There are actually two guitars playing. One
plays the rhythm, the other one plays the bends.
I have merged them into one. (You play the bends
when you're screaming 'hey' and 'wait')
b = bend
/ = slide up
A5 F5 D5
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-4b5--------4b5-----------------4b5--|
D|-2-2--------3-3--------0-/4-4-4-4--------|
A|-0-0--------3-3--------0----------3------|
D|------------3-3--------0-----------------|
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Play this part a few times and then
here's the end of the chorus
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F5 D5 F5 D5
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------4b5--------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--/4-4-4-4-----0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------3-3----|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------------------|
CHORUS:
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A5
Hey
F5
Wait
D5
I've got a new complaint
A5 F5 D5
Forever in debt to your priceless advise
[play the chorus three times but the third time
the final line goes like this:]
A5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5
Forever in debt to your priceless advi--ise Your advi--se
VERSE 2: [play same as verse 1]
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Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
CHORUS: [play same as first chorus (x3)]
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Hey
Wait
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advise
SOLO: [Not sure if it's correct, this is my best attempt]
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b = bend
r = release bend
p = pulloff
A5 F5 D5
E|------------------------------------------------
B|------8b10r8p7-------6b8r6p5-------5b6r5-3-1p0--
G|------------------------------------------------
D|--7-7------------5-5-----------3-3--------------
A|------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
(the spaces between the chords are NOT accurate)
A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------8b10r8p7-------6b8r6p5-------5b6r5-3-1p0-----------------|
G-----------------------------------------------2------------2--|
D--7-7------------5-5-----------3-3-------------2------------2--|
A-----------------------------------------------0------------0--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 3: [play same as verses 1 & 2]
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She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart shaped box for weeks
I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus (x3)]
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Hey
Wait
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advise
[Third time, last line goes like this:]
A5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5
Forever in debt to your priceless advi--ise Your advi--se
D5 F5 D5
Your advi--se [play the end of chorus tab twice here]
D5 F5 D5
Your advi--se
TAB FOR LAST D5 CHORD:
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Play this slower than usual
/ = slide up
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-0--/4-4-4-4-----------|
A|-0-----------3-3-------|
D|-0---------------------|
OK, that should pretty much give you the whole song.
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