Nirvana: Rape Me
Tuning: Drop "D" (D A D G B E)
Tabbed By: RHCPfan33
Tab Accuracy: 100%

This is one of Nirvana's greatest songs in the world.  Kurt Cobain was a genius to not
only create, like, 11 or 12 hits, but to invent an entire new type of music (grunge)
takes love, determination, and pain.

Intro (clean):

E|---------|----------------------------------|
B|---------|----------------------------------|
G|---------|----------------------------------|     repeat once
D|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|    / from arrow
A|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|   / 
D|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  /
           ^_______R___E___P___E___A___T________/

Verse when Kurt begins to sing (clean):

E|-----------------------------|\
B|-----------------------------| \   play four times but click into
G|-----------5-----------------|  \  distortion after the ---1-
D|---6-0---5---5---1-0-----4---|  /  then stop            -----
A|-------3---------------4---4-| /                        -1---
D|-6-------------1-----4-------|/                

First Chorus (distorted):

E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------|  \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / -444-444- 
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /  -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/   -444-444-

Verse after First Chorus (clean):

E|----------------------------------|\
B|----------------------------------| \
G|----------------------------------|  \ play four times but click into 
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / distortion on the -4-4- part
A|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /                    -4-4- 
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/                     -4-4-

Second Chorus (distortion):

E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------|  \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / -444-444- 
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /  -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/   -444-444-

The "my favorite inside source" (distorted) part:

E|-------------------------|\
B|-------------------------| \
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|  \ play four
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6---6-4-3-2-|  / times
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6---6-4-3-2-| /
D|-------------6---6-4-3-2-|/

Guitar part before it goes clear again (distorted):

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-let-this--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-last-chord|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-ring------|

Verse before Last Chorus and "RAPE ME!" part (clean): 

E|----------------------------------|\
B|----------------------------------| \
G|----------------------------------|  \ play four times but click into 
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / distortion on the -4-4- part
A|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /                    -4-4- 
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/                     -4-4-

Last Chorus (distorted):

E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------|  \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / -444-444- 
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /  -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/   -444-444-

"RAPE ME!" Part:

E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------|  \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|  / -444-444- 
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /  -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/   -444-444-

End on This:

E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-6-|
A|-6-|
D|-6-|

Well there ya go.  Rape Me all wraped up for ya.  Any problems? E-mail me at: riaasucksba11s@yahoo.com
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