Heart-Shaped Box Artist: Nirvana (u.s) Album: In Utero /=slide Main Jig, and intro (when plyed live, kurt adds a few notes here and there, but I am far to lazy to tab that) ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -------2------------------------------2---- -----2---2-----3---------0----0-----2---2-- ---0---------3---3-----0----0---0-0-------- -----------3-------0----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------2/4-4-4--4-- -----3-------------3--3 ---3---3--------------- -3-------0------------- Play the main "jig" once for the intro, and then four times for the 1st verse, and on the last time, when he slides from the A to the B, distortion kicks in And now the chours, distorted ------------------------------------------- -------B---------B-----------------B------- --2-2--4---------4---------4-4-4---4------- --2-2-------3-3---------0--------3--------- --0-0-------3-3---------0------------------ ------------3-3---------0------------------ Hey! Wait! (let the sound of the D cord ring) Play the chours 6 times I believe, each time And then, after the sixth time, play this, well call this "Thing C", also distorted ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------B------------------------------------- ----------------4-4-4-4----------------2/44-4-4---4--- --3--3--3--3--0---------3--3--3--3--0-----------3---3- --3--3--3--3--0---------3--3--3--3--0----------------- --3--3--3--3--0---------3--3--3--3--0----------------- Your Advice..............! (again, let the two D cords ring) And heres the SOLO -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------B-------B----------------------------------- -0-0-12------10--3--8--7-5-3-2-------------------- ---------5-5-----3-------------------------------- Solo (continued) I think the whole solo is distored, but, if you want to get the athentisitie of it all, play the solo with a chorus/flanger pedal up on high, you get this really cool sound, and its how kurt plays it live ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------B-------B----------------2-------- -0-0-12------10--3--8--6-5-3-2-0-------- ---------5-5-----3---------------------- Let the last A cord ring out as the bass and drums go through there parts twice by them selfs, and then, come in with this -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------2-------------2/4--4-4---4------ ----------------------2---2-----3--------------3---3---- --0-----------------0---------3---3--------------------- --------3-----0-------------3-------0------------------- She eyes me... After the last chours, play this first part three times and then the second part once Let the last note ring for a while, this is the outro. And now your done! (first part) (second part) ------------------------|------------------------------ ----------------B-------|------------------------------ ----------------4-4-4-4-|---------------4--4-4-4------- --3--3--3--3--0---------|3--3--3--3--0-----------3-3--- --3--3--3--3--0---------|3--3--3--3--0----------------- --3--3--3--3--0---------|3--3--3--3--0----------------- Now lets put all this Jibber Jabber, as Mr. T would say, in order Intro- One time Verse- 4 times Chorus- 6 times Thing C- One time Verse- 4 times Chorus- 6 times Thing C- One time Solo Special Verse Chorus- 6 times Then that outro thang BASS "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... ____________________________ / 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