Nirvana
"Heart-Shaped Box"
Tabbed by Brett Hornall

TUNING: every string is tuned 3 semitones down (low - high: C#-F#-B-E-G#-c#)

TAB DEFINITIONS:

() ghost note 
 /slide up
 v downstroke
 b bend
 ~ let ring
 r return to regular note after a bend
 h hammer on 
 

INTRO:(clean)

c#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----4-----------------------------------4-----------------------------2-|
 B|--4---4-------5----------2-----2--(4)-4---4-------5-----5/6-6---6---6-2-|
F#|2-------(5)-5---5------------2---2-2--------(5)-5---5---------5---5-5---|
C#|---------3--------0--------------------------3--------0-----------------|

VERSE 1:

c#|---------------------------------------------------|     
G#|----4v-------------------------------4v------------|     
 E|----4v-------------------------2-----4v------------|
 B|--4-4v-4-----5-------2---2---2-----4-4v-4-----5----|
F#|2----------5---5---2---2---2-----2----------5---5--|
C#|---------3-------0------------------------3-------0|

Play this after
1st repeat of verse:        2nd repeat:              3rd:                      4th:(dist.)

c#|---------------|      c#|---------------|      c#|-----------------|     c#|-------------|
G#|---------------|      G#|---------------|      G#|-----------------|     G#|-------------|
 E|---------------|       E|---------------|       E|-----------------|      E|-------------|
 B|5/6-6---6-----6|       B|5/6-6-6-6-----2|       B|5/6-6-6-6----(6)-|      B|6-6-6-6------|
F#|------5---5-5--|      F#|----------5-5--|      F#|----------5-5-5--|     F#|--------5-5-2|
C#|---------------|      C#|---------------|      C#|-----------------|     C#|-------------|

CHORUS:(distortion)
                                         "Your advice..."
  
c#|----------------------------------|  |---------------------------------------------|
G#|----2b3-----2b3---------------2b3-|  |------------2b3b3b3b3------------------------|
 E|4-4-------------------------------|  |---------------------------------------------|
 B|4-4-----5-5-----2---6-6-6-6-------|  |55555555222-----------555555552-6-6-6-6-----2|
F#|2-2-----5-5-----2-----------5-----|  |55555555222-----------555555552---------5-5--|
C#|--------3-3-----0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|6x|33333333000-----------333333330--------------|

VERSE 2: (clean)


c#|---------------------------------------------------|     
G#|----4v-------------------------------4v------------|     
 E|----4v-------------------------2-----4v------------|
 B|--4-4v-4-----5-------2---2---2-----4-4v-4-----5----|
F#|2----------5---5---2---2---2-----2----------5---5--|
C#|---------3-------0------------------------3-------0|4x



play these:
1st+2nd times

c#|----------------|     c#|---------------|     c#|---------------------|  
G#|----------------|     G#|---------------|     G#|---------------------|   
 E|--------------4-|      E|---------------|      E|---------------------|   
 B|5/6-6-6-6-------|      B|5/6-6---6-----2|      B|6-6-6-6--------------|   
F#|----------5-5---|     F#|------5---5-5--|     F#|--------5-5-2--------|  
C#|----------------|     C#|---------------|     C#|---------------------|   



CHORUS.

SOLO:

c#|---5b7r5----3b5r3----2b3r2-----------------|  |-------------------------|
G#|---------------------------5-3p2-----------|  |-------------------------|
 E|4--------2--------0------------------------|  |4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~h4~~~|
 B|------------------0------------------------|  |4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~h4~~~|
F#|-------------------------------------------|  |2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~h2~~~|
C#|-------------------------------------------|2x|-------------------------|


VERSE 1.

CHORUS.
("Youre advice" 4x)

OUTRO:(gradually gets slower with a slow bend on the last note)

c#|-------------------------------||
G#|-------------------------------||
 E|-------------------------------||
 B|6-6--6--6----------------------||
F#|-----------5---5~~~-[feedback]~||
C#|-------------------------------||


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