Heart-Shaped Box By Nirvana e-------------------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------- D--------9-----------5-----------2--2-------------------- A-----9-----9-----5-----5-----2--------2----------------- E--7-----------3-----------0--------------0-------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------0/1--1--1--1--------------- --------9-----------5-----------------------2-----2------ -----9-----9-----5-----5-----------------------2--------- --7-----------3-----------0------------------------------ For the chords we are not so sure of the exact notes so we play: e-(7)-(3)--0--- This is played up until the B-(7)-(3)--0--- end of the chorus repeatedly, G-(8)-(4)--1--- until the "Your priceless D--9---5---2--- advice" where instead of A--9---5---2--- going E-7-3-0-7-3-0 it goes E--7---3---0--- E-7-3-0-3-0-3. I hope you follow that as it is pretty simple. We would be pleased to receive any improvements. See ya 'gain, Luce and the rest of Hug. HEART-SHAPED BOX Lyrics (from In Utero): She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for a week I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey Wait I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hate Haight I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet Cut myself on angel's 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 c.watt@silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk From: KLeonard@aol.com "Heart-Shaped Box" by Nirvana (This transcription is from my own attempts, and a little is from a Guitar World mag that I happened to be skimming thru.) First Drop D tuning (where you tune the lowest string down one whole step to D), then tune everything down 1/2 step. So, from low to high, the tuning is Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Then the intro and verse go like this: Ab5 E5 Db5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------2----------------------------------------- ----2---2--------3------------0----0----------- --0------------3---3--------0----0---0--------- -------------3----------0----------------------- Ab5 E5 Bb5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------2----------------------------------------- ----2---2--------3--------4-4--4--------------- --0------------3---3----------0---3-3-----2----- -------------3----------0----------------------- The verse ends with that Bb5 pattern with distortion. Then the chorus is just those chords in the verse but with bent notes mixed in. Ab5 E5 Bb5 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- --2--2----4*---------4*------4-4---4--------4* --2--2---------3--3---------------0---3-3----- --0--0---------3--3---------------------------- ---------------3--3---------------------------- *bend 1/2 Then the bridge repeats this below pattern twice, then does that famous Bb5 pattern from the chorus: E5 Db5 ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---0-- At the end of the song, the Bb5 pattern is played as normal, but let the notes ring, and that's what creates that weird guitar sound. I'm nearly positive about most of the above stuff, but I'm not exactly sure about that Bb5 pattern, but that's what that magazine said so I'm goin' with that for now . If anyone knows the solo, pleez post it! keith From: leper.messiah@njackn.com Here's the REAL way to play Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana on In Utero. The tuning is a little weird, you gotta tune the low E string so that the 8th fret is A: E A D G B e 5| 0 | | | | (the E is tuned 1 1/2 steps down) | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 8 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | \ / | matching pitches Heart-Shaped Box Intro (Verses Riff) (Second guitar hits matching chords a little after the first guitar) (clean tone) |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------| |-------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------| |-----6--------2----|--------------------|-----6--------2---|--3-3---3--3-4-| |---6---6----2---2--|---------4(4)---4---|---6---6----2---2-|------2--2---2-| |-7--------3--------|-0(0)--7------7---7-|-7--------3-------|-(0)--------(0)| \_____________/ | chorus distorted before chorus (distorted) (both guitars transcribed on same staff, second guitar higher) (U-B) uni-bend U-B U-B 6x |------|-----|--|------------|---|-------------------------------------| |-----0|----0|--|-----------0|---|-------------------------------------| |.----3'----3'--|-----------3'--.|.-----------------------------------.| |.--------------|-3-3-3-3-------.|.-----------------------------------.| |---------------|---------2-2(2)-|--9---9---9--9--9--9--6--6-6-6--6-6--| |-7-7---3-3-----|----------------|-10--10--10-10-10-10--7--7-7-7--7-7--| Hey! 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(uni-bend: [unison bend] note is bent up to match higher note's pitch) solo: (no second guitar behind it) |-bend and return---------------------|-----------|--------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------|--------------| |.----9/\-----5/\------2/-\--0-------.|-----------|--------------| |.7-7------3-3------0-0--------4-2---.|-----------|--------------| |-------------------------------------|-6-(6)-----|*6-(6)--------| |-------------------------------------|-7-(7)-----|*7-(7)--------| * chord is hit w/fingers outro U-B |--------------------------------|-----|----------------------|---------| |-------------------------------0|-----|----------------------|---------| |.------------------------------3'\---.|----------------------|---------| |.------------------------------------.|-3-3-3-3--3-3-(3)-----|---------| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--6--6-6-6--6-|----------2-2-(2)-----|---------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--7-7-7--7-|----------------------|-X/------| pick slide