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Heart Shaped Box Tab

by Nirvana
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Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Ab
Capo: no capo
Author mookieman [a] 141.
5 contributors total, last edit on Oct 12, 2023
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[Intro]
 
    A5      F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0---0-|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
 
    A5      F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|-2-2---2-----3---|---3/4-4---4---4-0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|---------0---3-3---|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
                                          \
    A       F5       (D7)                  all x3
eb|-----------------|-------------------| /
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4---4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|---------0---3-3---|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
 
    A       F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4-4-4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|-0-----------3-3-0-|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
                      ^ (Distortion on)
 
[Chorus]
 
    A5      F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-4b------4b--|---------------4b--|
Db|-2-2-----3-3-----|---3/4-4-4-4-------| x6
Ab|-0-0-----3-3-----|-0-----------3-----|
Db|---------3-3-----|-0-----------------|
 
    F5                D5    hold bend
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-------4b-4-4-4r-0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0---0-------------|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0---0-------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0---0-------------|
 
    F5               (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3/4-4-4-4-----0-|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0-----------3-3-0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0-----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
                                          \
    A       F5       (D7)                  all x3
eb|-----------------|-------------------| /
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4---4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|---------0---3-3---|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
 
    A       F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4-4-4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|-0-----------3-3-0-|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
                      ^ (Distortion on)
 
[Chorus]
 
    A5      F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-4b------4b--|---------------4b--|
Db|-2-2-----3-3-----|---3/4-4-4-4-------| x6
Ab|-0-0-----3-3-----|-0-----------3-----|
Db|---------3-3-----|-0-----------------|
 
    F5                D5    hold bend
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-------4b---4-4r-0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------|
 
    F5               (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---3/4-4-4-4-----0-|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0-----------3-3-0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0-----------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
          F           F             ½
eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|------8b-rp7------6b-rp5-|------5b---r---3--1p0---|
Gb|-------------------------|-3----------------------|
Db|-7-----------5-----------|-3----------------------| x2
Ab|-------------------------|------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|------------------------|
   ^ (Chorus on)
 
[Interlude]
 
    A5                      A
eb|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Bb|-----------|-----------|-2---------|(2)--------|
Gb|-2---------|(2)--------|-2---------|(2)--------|
Db|-2---------|(2)--------|-2---------|(2)--------|
Ab|-0---------|(0)--------|-0---------|(0)--------|
Db|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
                            ^ (Distortion/Chorus off)
 
[Verse]
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
                                          \
    A       F5       (D7)                  all x3
eb|-----------------|-------------------| /
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4---4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|---------0---3-3-0-|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
 
    A       F5        D5
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Gb|-----2-----------|---------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|-------0-----0---|
Ab|-0---------3---3-|-----0-----0-----|
Db|---------3-------|-0---------------|
 
    A       F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----2-----------|-------------------|
Gb|-----2-----------|-----------------0-|
Db|---2---2-----3---|---3/4-4-4-4-----0-|
Ab|-0---------3-----|-0-----------3-3-0-|
Db|---------3-----3-|-0-----------------|
                      ^ (Distortion on)
 
[Chorus]
 
    A5      F5       (D7)
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-4b------4b--|---------------4b--|
Db|-2-2-----3-3-----|---3/4-4-4-4-------| x6
Ab|-0-0-----3-3-----|-0-----------3-----|
Db|---------3-3-----|-0-----------------|
 
    F5                D5    hold bend
eb|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-------4b---4-4r-0-|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------| x3
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-/-|-0-0-0-------------|
 
    F5               (D7)     Let ring  (free time)
eb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|---4-4-4-4-------|(4)-----------------------|
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---------3-3---|(3)-----------------------|
Db|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|---------------------x\\--|
 
 
***********************************
 
|  /   Slide up
|  \   Slide down
|  b   Bend
|  r   Release
|  p   Pull-off
| x\\  Pick scrape
| (n)  Hold note over bar line
 
  Types of Bends
|  ½   Half tone
|  F   Full tone
 
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274 comments
mookieman
One thing, sorry, this is Drop D Half step down, i.e.: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Db
+163
NiRvanAcobain
no doubt this is wrong. its perfect. ur an idiot guitar freak i should smack ur weiner.
+57
musicman212
By God, I think we've got ourselves a great tabber! Good tab man keep it up. :)
+25