Heart Shaped Box Tab

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                        Heart Shaped Box (Acoustic) - Nirvana
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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]
 
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] (x3)
 
(pt1)
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] (x2)      1st time     2nd Time
 
(pt2)
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 sloppily.
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.
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| r    Release
| b    Bend
| /    Slide up
| ~    Vibrato
 
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