------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heart Shaped Box (Acoustic) - Nirvana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:gbubguitar107 Email:gbellerby10@gmail.com Tuning:DADgbe I Know there are already other correct tabs out there, but I figured this out on an acoustic, and my translation is slightly different in the way I play the chords and things. I alter a little bit on the verses doing a little more improvisation for fun, it makes the song more interesting to play .
Intro x1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1---------------------------------1-----------------------------------| G|-----2--------2------------------------2-----------------------------------| D|---2----2-----3--------0---3---0-3---2---2-----3-----2/4-4---4---4-5-------| A|-0----------3---3----0---0---0-----0---------3---3---------0---3-----------| D|----------3-------0------------------------3-------0-----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Let the Low D ring through the rest of the notes) Verse x4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----2-------------------------------2-------------------------------------| D|---2---2-----3-------0---0---0-----2---2-----3-------0---2h4-4-4---4-5-----| A|-0---------3---3---0---0---0---0-0---------3---3---0---0---------3---------| D|---------3-------0-----------------------3-------0-------------------------| (Improvise here) Chorus(pt1)x3 e|-----------------------2---2---0-2-----------------------------------------| B|-1-1-------------------3---3---3-3-----------------------------------------| G|-2-2-4b5~-2-2-4b5~-2-2-----2---2-2-----------------------------------------| D|-2-2------3-3------0-0---0---0-0-0-----------------------------------------| A|-0-0------3-3------0-0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------| D|----------3-3------0-0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------| Chorus Pt2 x2 1st time 2nd Time e|-------------------=-----2~---2-2-=-----------------=----------------------| B|-------------------=-----3~---3-3-=-----------------=----------------------| G|-------------------=-----2~---2-2-=-----------------=----------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---=----------0-0-=-2/4-4---4---4-5-=----------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-=-0-0--------0-=-------0---3-----=----------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-=-0-0--------0-=-----------------=----------------------| Gtr Solo x2 Play at end of 2nd time e|-----------------------------------------------=----------0----------------| B|-----8b9r8(6)------6b7r6(5)------5b6~5-3-1-0---=----------1----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------=--2~------2----------------| D|-7(0)---------5(0)----------3(0)---------------=--2~------2----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------=--0~------0----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------=---------------------------| A couple of side notes During the Chorus, you don't need to play it exactly as it is. I always play it slopily. The only reason I tabbed it like that is because that is how it sounded when i actually recorded it to help me tab it accurately. Also, during the improvisations I talked about I would usually do something along the lines of these. e|-------------2--=-------------2---=-----------------2----| B|-----------3----=-------3-------3-=-------------3-----3--| G|-------2--------=-----2-----------=-----------2---2------| D|-2/4-5---0------=-4-4-----2-0-----=---4---4-5------------| A|----------------=-----------------=-0---3----------------| D|----------------=-----------------=----------------------| Since this is a grunge song, it is generally easy to play, but hard to tab out because of the sloppy playing style used so as I always will suggest for any grunge songs, play sloppy, why not, it's more fun to play that way. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
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