Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

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27/3/02 Updated: 06/12/03
Artist: Nirvana
Title: Heart Shaped Box
Album: In Utero
Tabbed by: Luke Tebbutt 
Email: Musicboffin@aol.com 
Website: http://www.musicboffin.net
Tuning: Drop D then down a semitone (eg Db, Ab, Db etc.)

Well, after getting fed up with the crap transcriptions 
about, I have finally got round to tabbing it all out 
properly.  This is a great song, very simple, but good.  
I have tabbed this on an acoustic, so there may be a few 
errors, but I'll let you sort them out if they bother you 
that much.  There are 2 guitars in this song, I'm just 
tabbing one out, but its not hard for the second one (I'm 
just lazy!)  Enjoy...

Here we go!

Into (Clean):

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------7-
Ab|------7----
Db|---7-------

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-7------------
-----------3--

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--------------
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---3----------
3-----3-------
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-----|
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eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------0-
Ab|------0----
Db|---0-------

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--------------
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----0---------
-0------0-----
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--------------

-----|
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eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------7-
Ab|------7----
Db|---7-------

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-7------------
-----------3--

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--------------
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---3----------
3-----3-------
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-----|
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eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|-------3/4-
Ab|-----------
Db|---0-------

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----4--------0
-3-----3-3----
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Verse (Clean):

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------7-
Ab|------7----
Db|---7-------

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--------------
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-7------------
-----------3--

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--------------
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---3----------
3-----3-------
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-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------0-
Ab|------0----
Db|---0-------

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--------------
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----0---------
-0------0-----
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--------------
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--------------

-----|
-----|
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-----|
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eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---------7-
Ab|------7----
Db|---7-------

--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-7------------
-----------3--

--------------
--------------
--------------
---3----------
3-----3-------
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-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|-------3/4-
Ab|-----------
Db|---0-------

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--------------
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----4--------0
-3-----3-3----
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-----|
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-----|  x 4

(it varies each time from:

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|-------3/4-
Ab|-----------
Db|---0-------

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--------------
--------------
----4--------0
-3-----3-3----
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-----|
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To:

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|-------4--4
Ab|-----------
Db|---0-------

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--------------
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--4--4-------0
--------3-3---
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Chorus (Distortion):

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---7--7--9b
Ab|---7--7----
Db|---7--7----

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--------------
----------3b4-
10--3--3------
----3--3------
----3--3------

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--------------
--------------
-0--0--0--0--0
-0--0--0--0--0
-0--0--0--0--0

--------|
--------|
-----3b4|
--0-----|
--0-----|
--0-----|  x 4

Then to: 

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---3-3-3-3-
Ab|---3-3-3-3-
Db|---3-3-3-3-

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

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b4------------
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--------|
--------|
--------|
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--------|  

eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
Gb|-----------
Db|---3-3-3-3-
Ab|---3-3-3-3-
Db|---3-3-3-3-

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

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--4--4--4-----
----------3--3
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--------|
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--------|
--0-----|
--------|
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Verse
Chorus (x 6 this time)
Solo:

eb|-----------
Bb|--------10b
Gb|-----------
Db|-7--7------
Ab|-----------
Db|-----------

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11b10------8b9
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------5--5----
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b8------6b7b6-
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----3--3------
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-7-5-4-------|
--------7--7-|
--------7--7-|
--------7--7-|

  

Verse
Chorus (x 6)
Chorus ending first line played 4 times followed by second 
line 

End with some feedback and a slide  (just listen to the cd).

Lyrics:

She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your Heart-Shaped box for weeks
I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn back
Hey
Wait
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your prieless advice
Hey
Wait
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back

Well, there it is.  1 Guitar part and lyrics.  If you want the second part, tab 
it yourself or buy the In Utero book.  

Enjoy and goto:

http://www.musicboffin.net

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