Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

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This is how you play Heart Shaped Box by nirvana, I tried my best to copy it based on what I heard.
There will be small details I did´t write down, but I tried my best. :)
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb                                                /----------------------------/
A good app to tune is fender tune.                                      / Last time edited: 28/04-20 /
Key: A major                                                           /----------------------------/
Bpm: 102
no capo

~ vibrato
^ bend
/ Slide up

Intro and verse play 6 times 

D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|------2----
C#|----2---2--
G#|--0--------
C#|----------3

--------------
--------------
--------------
---3--------0-
-3---3----0---
--------0-----

--------------
--------------
--------------
--0----------2
0---0------0--
--------------

--------------
--------------
-2------------
---2------3---
-------3------
-----3-------3

--------------
--------------
--------------
------2/4-4---
-------------0
---0----------

--------------
--------------
-----------0--
-4---4-4---0--
-----3-3------
--------------

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chorus 
         Half 
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|----2-2---4
C#|----2-2----
G#|----0-0----
C#|-----------

        half  
--------------
--------------
^-----------4^
------3-3-----
------3-3-----
------3-3-----

             h
--------------
--------------
--------------
---2/4-4---4--
---------0----
--------------

alf
-------------|
-------------|
---4^--------|
4------------|
3------------|
-------------|
                        
play ^ 5 times and then v
          |

       half   
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|--2-2---4^-
C#|--2-2------
G#|--0-0------
C#|-----------

      half
--------------
--------------
----------4^--
-----3-3------
-----3-3------
-----3-3------

--------------
--------------
--------------
-2/4-4---4--4~
-------0----3~
--------------

----|
----|
----|
-4~-|
-3~-|
----|
 
             |
             v

              
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|-----------
C#|--3-3-3-3-3
G#|--3-3-3-3-3
C#|--3-3-3-3-3

        half (
--------------
--------------
------------4^
-3-3-3-0------
-3-3-3-0------
-3-3-3-0------

slow bend)
--------------
--------------
--------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-

--------------
--------------
--------------
3-3-0------2/4
3-3-0---------
3-3-0---------

--------------
--------------
--------------
-4---4--4~-4~-
---0----3~-3~-
--------------

---|
---|
---|
4~-|
3~-|
---|

verse

D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|------2----
C#|----2---2--
G#|--0--------
C#|----------3
     ^
Play | 4 times
              
Chorus

-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------2-------------------------------------0-----|
---3--------0------0-------2---2------3---------2/4-4----4---4-4---0-----|
-3---3----0---0--0---0---0---------3-------------------0-----3-3---------|
--------0------------------------3-------3---0---------------------------| 
 and then |
          v 
 
 Half         
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|----2-2---4
C#|----2-2----
G#|----0-0----
C#|-----------

half          
--------------
--------------
^-----------4^
------3-3-----
------3-3-----
------3-3-----

     half
--------------
--------------
--------------
---2/4-4---4--
---------0----
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
---4^--------|
4------------|
3------------|
-------------|
     ^
Play | 5 times
              
    half      
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|--2-2---4^-
C#|--2-2------
G#|--0-0------
C#|-----------

 and then |
          v  
   half
--------------
--------------
----------4^--
----3-3-------
----3-3-------
----3-3-------

--------------
--------------
--------------
-2/4-4---4--4~
-------0----3~
--------------

----|
----|
----|
-4~-|
-3~-|
----|
             |
             v

              
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|-----------
C#|--3-3-3-3-3
G#|--3-3-3-3-3
C#|--3-3-3-3-3

        half (
--------------
--------------
------------4^
-3-3-3-0------
-3-3-3-0------
-3-3-3-0------

slow bend) 
--------------
--------------
--------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-
--3-3-3-3-3-3-

--------------
--------------
--------------
3-3-0------2/4
3-3-0---------
3-3-0---------

--------------
--------------
--------------
-4---4--4~-4~-
---0----3~-3~-
--------------

---|
---|
---|
4~-|
3~-|
---|  

solo
     full full
D#|-----------
A#|-----8^----
F#|-----------
C#|--7~-----5~
G#|-----------
C#|-----------

   half
--------------
6^----5^--5-3-
--------------
-----3~-------
--------------
--------------

------|
1-0---|
------|
------|
------|
------|x2
 
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|--2--------
C#|--2--------
G#|--0--------
C#|-----------

-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------
-----|--------

--------------
--------------
-2------------
-2------------
-0------------
--------------

---|
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And after the solo it goes back to the verse 4 times and then 

 Half         
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|----2-2---4
C#|----2-2----
G#|----0-0----
C#|-----------

half          
--------------
--------------
^-----------4^
------3-3-----
------3-3-----
------3-3-----

     half
--------------
--------------
--------------
---2/4-4---4--
---------0----
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
---4^--------|
4------------|
3------------|
-------------|
     ^
Play | 5 times
              
    half      
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|--2-2---4^-
C#|--2-2------
G#|--0-0------
C#|-----------

 and then |
          v  
   half
--------------
--------------
----------4^--
---3-3--------
---3-3--------
---3-3--------

--------------
--------------
--------------
-2/4-4---4--4~
-------0----3~
--------------

----|
----|
----|
-4~-|
-3~-|
----|
             |
             v

              
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|-----------
C#|--3-3-3-3-3
G#|--3-3-3-3-3
C#|--3-3-3-3-3
   ^ 
Do | 4 times a

        half (slow bend) 
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
------------4^-------------------------|
-3-3-3-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------|
-3-3-3-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------|
-3-3-3-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------|
nd then 

outro
 
D#|-----------
A#|-----------
F#|-----------
C#|---2/4-4---
G#|---------0-
C#|-----------

--------|
--------|
--------|
4--4-4--|
---3-3--|
--------|

If you came all way down here and still not understand, follow this link and marty will explain.
link: https://youtu.be/TVRsnrc8b0Y
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