BAND: NIRVANA ALBUM: IN UTEREO SONG: RAPE ME WRITTEN BY: KURT DONALD COBAIN IN PROCESS OF TABBING THIS SONG, I FIRST I HAD TO REALLY FIND OUT THE CHORDS THAT KURT USED, FROM THERE IT WAS ON TO THE FILLS IN THE VERSES. THE FOURTH NOTE OF EACH CHORD/FILL DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ADDED IF YOU FEEL IT DOESN’T SOUND GOOD. ON THE BRIDGE I THINK THIS NOTE IS A BIT MUCH, YET AS I WAS LISTENING THERE IS ALWAYS A HINT OF THOSE HIGH STRINGS WHEN KURT IS PLAYING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES OF HOW COBAIN PLAYED IT AND THERE WEREN’T TO MANY GOOD TABS OUT THERE WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG. PLEEEAAASE POST ANY CORRECTIONS - JW THIS SONG IS TUNED A HALF STEP DOWN (E B) (A B) (D B) (G B) (B B) (E B) FIRST, FOR ALL YOU FANATICS OUT THERE, AT THE BEGINNING KURT PLAYS THIS Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|1X Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------------------------| (THE MUTED STRING ARE PLAYED DURING THE TRANSITION FROM EACH CHORD TO THE NEXT, AND ARE BEST ATTACKED WITH UP DOWN STROKES OF THE RIGHT HAND) THE MAIN PROGRESSION Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|2X Ab|---------5-5----------------------------------------------------| Db|-6-6--XX-5-5-XX-2-2-XX-4-4--------------------------------------| Gb|-7-7--XX-5-5-XX-2-2-XX-5-5--------------------------------------| Bb|-7-7--XX-3-3-XX-2-2-XX-5-5--------------------------------------| Eb|-5-5--XX-----XX-0-0-XX-3-3--------------------------------------| NEXT WHEN THE VERSE BEGINS AND THE WORDS “RAPE ME” COME IN, KURT FOLLOWS THE SAME PROGRESSION YET ALTERS THE PICKING AND ADDS FILLS: Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|3X Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---6------5----2------------------------------------------------| Gb|---7-----5-5---2-----5------------------------------------------| Bb|---7----3------2----5-5-----------------------------------------| Eb|-5---5--------0--0-3--------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|1X Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---6------5-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|---7-----5-5-------555------------------------------------------| Bb|---7----3-----2-2--555------------------------------------------| Eb|-5---5--------0-0--333------------------------------------------| CHORUS: Instead of the muted strings, strike the chord with an up down before proceeding to the next string Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|---------555----------------------------------------------------| Db|-666-----555----222----444--------------------------------------| Gb|-777-----555----222—---555--------------------------------------| Bb|-777-----333----222----555--------------------------------------| Eb|-555------------000----333--------------------------------------| VERSE TWO WITH UP DOWNS in beween chords Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|---------555----------------------------------------------------| Db|-666-----555----222----444--------------------------------------| Gb|-777-----555----222—---555--------------------------------------| Bb|-777-----333----222----555--------------------------------------| Eb|-555------------000----333--------------------------------------| CHORUS BRIDGE/INTERLUDE Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|-2222-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|-2222--6--4-----------------------------------------------------| Gb|-2222--7--5--------—--------------------------------------------| Bb|-4444--7--5-----------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------5--3--2-1-0----------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|1X Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--------------14-~~~--------------------------------------------| Bb|3-3-3>5-5-5---14-~~~--------------------------------------------| Eb|1-1-1>3-3-3---12-~~~--------------------------------------------| ONCE MORE Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|---------5-5----------------------------------------------------| Db|-6-6--XX-5-5-XX-2-2-XX-4-4--------------------------------------| Gb|-7-7--XX-5-5-XX-2-2-XX-5-5--------------------------------------| Bb|-7-7--XX-3-3-XX-2-2-XX-5-5--------------------------------------| Eb|-5-5--XX-----XX-0-0-XX-3-3--------------------------------------| I’M NOT TO SURE ABOUT THIS ONE, WITH A GOOD PEDAL IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO TELL ME, BE SURE TO ADD A VIBRETTO TO THIS Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|2X Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-0>12-----------------------------------------------------------| AGAIN Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|---------555----------------------------------------------------| Db|-666-----555----222----444--------------------------------------| Gb|-777-----555----222—---555--------------------------------------| Bb|-777-----333----222----555--------------------------------------| Eb|-555------------000----333--------------------------------------| NO SLAM HARD AT EVERY RAPE ME Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|4X Ab|---------555----------------------------------------------------| Db|-666-----555----222----444--------------------------------------| Gb|-777-----555----222—---555--------------------------------------| Bb|-777-----333----222----555--------------------------------------| Eb|-555------------000----333--------------------------------------| END ON Eb|----------| Bb|----------| Gb|--6-------| Db|--7-------| Ab|--7-------| Eb|--5-------| NOT SURE WHAT HE PLAYS AT THE END, BUT I DON’T THINK ITS NECCESARY TO ADD ONCE AGAIN CORRECT- JTW OF RHA