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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------
G|-----2------
D|---2----2---
A|-0----------
D|----------3-
              
          (Let

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--2-----------
--3--------0--
3---3----0---0
------0-------
      ~~~~~~~~
 the Low D rin

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-------------1
-------------2
-3---0-3---2--
---0-----0----
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~~~~~~~~~
g through the 

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-2-----3-----2
-----3---3----
---3-------0--
rest of the no

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/4-4---4---4-5-------|
-----0---3-----------|
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tes)


[Verse] (x4)

e|------------
B|------------
G|-----2------
D|---2---2----
A|-0---------3
D|---------3--
              

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

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-----------2--
---0-----2---2
-0---0-0------
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-----3-------0
---3---3---0--
-3-------0----
              

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---2h4-4-4---4
-0---------3--
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   (Improvise 

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-5-----|
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here)

[Chorus] (x3)

(pt1)
e|------------
B|-1-1--------
G|-2-2-4b5~-2-
D|-2-2------3-
A|-0-0------3-
D|----------3-

-----------2--
-----------3--
2-4b5~-2-2----
3------0-0---0
3------0-0---0
3------0-0---0

-2---0-2------
-3---3-3------
-2---2-2------
---0-0-0------
---0---0------
---0---0------

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[Chorus] (x2)      1st time     2nd Time

(pt2)
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3

-------=-----2
-------=-----3
-------=-----2
-3-3---=------
-3-3-0-=-0-0--
-3-3-0-=-0-0--

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

------------=-
------------=-
------------=-
4---4---4-5-=-
--0---3-----=-
------------=-

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[Gtr Solo] (x2
              
e|------------
B|-----8b9r8(6
G|------------
D|-7(0)-------
A|------------
D|------------

)
              
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)------6b7r6(5
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--5(0)--------
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)------5b6~5-3
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--3(0)--------
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            Pl
-------=------
-1-0---=------
-------=--2~--
-------=--2~--
-------=--0~--
-------=------

ay at end of 2
----0---------
----1---------
----2---------
----2---------
----0---------
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nd time
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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|------------
B|-----------3
G|-------2----
D|-2/4-5---0--
A|------------
D|------------

-2--=---------
----=-------3-
----=-----2---
----=-4-4-----
----=---------
----=---------

----2---=-----
------3-=-----
--------=-----
2-0-----=---4-
--------=-0---
--------=-----

------------2-
--------3-----
------2---2---
--4-5---------
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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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