27/3/02 Updated: 06/12/03
Artist: Nirvana
Title: Heart Shaped Box
Album: In Utero
Tabbed by: Luke Tebbutt
Email: [email protected]
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------------------3---------------|
Ab|------7-----7------------3-----3------------|
Db|---7------------------3---------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------0-----0----------------------------|
Ab|------0-----0------0------------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7------------------3---------------|
Ab|------7-----7------------3-----3------------|
Db|---7------------------3---------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------3/4-----4--------0-------------------|
Ab|------------3-----3-3-----------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------|
Verse (Clean):
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7------------------3---------------|
Ab|------7-----7------------3-----3------------|
Db|---7------------------3---------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------0-----0----------------------------|
Ab|------0-----0------0------------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|---------7------------------3---------------|
Ab|------7-----7------------3-----3------------|
Db|---7------------------3---------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------3/4-----4--------0-------------------|
Ab|------------3-----3-3-----------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------| x 4
(it varies each time from:
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------3/4-----4--------0-------------------|
Ab|------------3-----3-3-----------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------|
To:
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4--4--4--4-------0-------------------|
Ab|-------------------3-3----------------------|
Db|---0----------------------------------------|
Chorus (Distortion):
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------3b4--------------------3b4|
Db|---7--7--9b10--3--3-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Ab|---7--7--------3--3-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Db|---7--7--------3--3-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----| x 4
Then to:
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------3b4--------------------|
Db|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------------------|
Ab|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------------------|
Db|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------------------|
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0---4--4--4--4-------0-----|
Ab|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------3--3--------|
Db|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--------------------------|
Verse
Chorus (x 6 this time)
Solo:
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------10b11b10------8b9b8------6b7b6--------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------7-5-4-------|
Db|-7--7------------5--5--------3--3--------------7--7-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------7--7-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------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:
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