********************************************************************** This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile ********************************************************************** This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research. ********************************************************************** SONG TITLE: Heart Shaped Box ARTIST/GROUP: Nirvana ALBUM: In Utero TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** CHORDS: ------- DADGBE A5 (x022xx) DROP-D Tuning F5 (333xxx) from low to high: DADGBE D5 (000xxx) (You must use this tuning, otherwise the tab and chords will sound like shit :) I think they also drop everything down one note, but I'm not sure. INTRO: ------ / = slide up A5 F5 D5 E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|------2--------------------------- D|----2---2-----3---------0-----0--- A|--0---------3---3-----0-----0---0- D|----------3-------0--------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & A5 F5 D5 E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G------2---------------------------| D----2---2-----3----/4-4---4-----0-| A--0---------3-----------0---3-3---| D----------3-----3-0---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & TAB FOR VERSES: --------------- The same as intro except for a *very* slight variation in the end. (actually sometimes he plays it like the intro and sometimes like this) / = slide up A5 F5 D5 E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|------2--------------------------- D|----2---2-----3---------0-----0--- A|--0---------3---3-----0-----0---0- D|----------3-------0--------------- 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & A5 F5 D5 E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G------2---------------------------| D----2---2-----3----/4-4-4-4-----0-| A--0---------3---3-----------3-3---| D----------3-------0---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1: -------- A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 I've been locked inside your heart shaped box for weeks A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black TAB FOR CHORUS: --------------- There are actually two guitars playing. One plays the rhythm, the other one plays the bends. I have merged them into one. (You play the bends when you're screaming 'hey' and 'wait') b = bend / = slide up A5 F5 D5 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-2-2-4b5--------4b5-----------------4b5--| D|-2-2--------3-3--------0-/4-4-4-4--------| A|-0-0--------3-3--------0----------3------| D|------------3-3--------0-----------------| | Play this part a few times and then here's the end of the chorus | | F5 D5 F5 D5 E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------4b5--------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--/4-4-4-4-----0--| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------3-3----| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------------------| CHORUS: ------- A5 Hey F5 Wait D5 I've got a new complaint A5 F5 D5 Forever in debt to your priceless advise [play the chorus three times but the third time the final line goes like this:] A5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5 Forever in debt to your priceless advi--ise Your advi--se VERSE 2: [play same as verse 1] -------- 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 CHORUS: [play same as first chorus (x3)] ------- Hey Wait I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advise SOLO: [Not sure if it's correct, this is my best attempt] ----- b = bend r = release bend p = pulloff A5 F5 D5 E|------------------------------------------------ B|------8b10r8p7-------6b8r6p5-------5b6r5-3-1p0-- G|------------------------------------------------ D|--7-7------------5-5-----------3-3-------------- A|------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------ (the spaces between the chords are NOT accurate) A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D5 E---------------------------------------------------------------| B------8b10r8p7-------6b8r6p5-------5b6r5-3-1p0-----------------| G-----------------------------------------------2------------2--| D--7-7------------5-5-----------3-3-------------2------------2--| A-----------------------------------------------0------------0--| D---------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 3: [play same as verses 1 & 2] -------- 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 black CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus (x3)] ------- Hey Wait I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advise [Third time, last line goes like this:] A5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5 Forever in debt to your priceless advi--ise Your advi--se D5 F5 D5 Your advi--se [play the end of chorus tab twice here] D5 F5 D5 Your advi--se TAB FOR LAST D5 CHORD: ---------------------- Play this slower than usual / = slide up E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-0--/4-4-4-4-----------| A|-0-----------3-3-------| D|-0---------------------| OK, that should pretty much give you the whole song. ********************************************************************** Questions, comments, corrections, requests, send to: qualitytabs@hotmail.com ********************************************************************** Visit the QUALITY TABS INC. 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