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Heart-Shaped Box

Nirvana
Versions4TuningC#2 G#2 C#3 F#3 A#3 D#4 (low to high)
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Readable tablature for Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana

Tuning: C#2 G#2 C#3 F#3 A#3 D#4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: C#2 G#2 C#3 F#3 A#3 D#4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 95 BPM
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |--------2---2------------------|
F#3 |----2---2---2-----------3---3--|
C#3 |0---0---0---0-------3---3---3--|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-----------------------|
A#3 |-----------------------|
F#3 |--------0---0---0---0--|
C#3 |----0---0---0-------0--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-----------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |--------2----------------------|
F#3 |2---2---2---2-----------3------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3--|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |----4---4-------4--------------|
C#3 |0---0---0---3-------3---3---5--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |--------------------3-------0--|
A#3 |--------2---4---5--------------|
F#3 |----2-------------------3------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0------------------|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8|
D#4 |0---3--------------|
A#3 |--------5---4---5--|
F#3 |------------0------|
C#3 |--------0-------0--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-------------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |--------2---4-------2-------2--|
F#3 |----2-------------------3------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0------------------|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |2------------------------------|
F#3 |----4---4-------4--------------|
C#3 |0---0---0---3-------3---3---5--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |--------5---------------5------|
A#3 |2---2--------------------------|
F#3 |2---2---4-------3---3---0------|
C#3 |0---0-------0---3---3----------|
G#2 |----------------3---3-------3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----2---2---2---2---1---1---3--|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |----4---4---0---4---0---0---0--|
C#3 |0------------------------------|
G#2 |0------------------------------|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |------------------------3---5--|
A#3 |2---2---2---4------------------|
F#3 |2---2-----------3---3----------|
C#3 |0---0-----------3---3----------|
G#2 |----------------3---3----------|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----3---3---1---0---0------|
A#3 |------------------------2--|
F#3 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#3 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |---------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#3 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G#2 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----------------1----------|
A#3 |--------------------4---4--|
F#3 |0---0---0---0--------------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0--------------|
G#2 |0---0---0---0--------------|
C#2 |---------------------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |4---2--------------------------|
F#3 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#3 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G#2 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |0---4---4-------4--------------|
C#3 |0-----------3-------3---3---5--|
G#2 |0------------------------------|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |--------------------3-------0--|
A#3 |--------2---4---5--------------|
F#3 |----2-------------------3------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0------------------|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8|
D#4 |0---3--------------|
A#3 |--------5---4---5--|
F#3 |------------0------|
C#3 |--------0-------0--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |--------2---4-------2-------2--|
F#3 |----2-------------------3------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0------------------|
G#2 |----------------3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |2------------------------------|
F#3 |----4---4-------4--------------|
C#3 |0---0---0---3-------3---3---5--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |--------5---------------5------|
A#3 |2---2--------------------------|
F#3 |2---2---4-------3---3---0------|
C#3 |0---0-------0---3---3----------|
G#2 |----------------3---3-------3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----2---2---2---2---1---1---3--|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |----4---4---0---4---0---0---0--|
C#3 |0------------------------------|
G#2 |0------------------------------|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |------------------------3---5--|
A#3 |2---2---2---4------------------|
F#3 |2---2-----------3---3----------|
C#3 |0---0-----------3---3----------|
G#2 |----------------3---3----------|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----3---3---1---0---0------|
A#3 |------------------------2--|
F#3 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#3 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
G#2 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
C#2 |---------------------------|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#3 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G#2 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 26 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |----------------1----------|
A#3 |--------------------4---4--|
F#3 |0---0---0---0--------------|
C#3 |0---0---0---0--------------|
G#2 |0---0---0---0--------------|
C#2 |---------------------------|

Measure 27 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |4---2--------------------------|
F#3 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#3 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G#2 |--------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 28 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
D#4 |-------------------------------|
A#3 |-------------------------------|
F#3 |0---4---4-------4-----------0--|
C#3 |0-----------3-------3---3---5--|
G#2 |0---------------------------0--|
C#2 |-------------------------------|

Measure 29 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/1|
D#4 |---|
A#3 |---|
F#3 |0--|
C#3 |5--|
G#2 |0--|
C#2 |---|
AlphaTex source notation
\tempo 95
\tuning D#4 A#3 F#3 C#3 G#2 C#2
\instrument 25
.
\ts 4 4 :8 0.4 (2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) 3.5 (3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) |
:4 0.5 :8 (0.4 0.5) :4 (0.3 0.4 0.5) :8 (0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.3 0.5) (0.3 0.4 0.5) |
(2.3 0.4) (2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.3 0.4) (3.4 3.5) (3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.4 3.5) |
(0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (4.3 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (5.4 0.5) |
0.4 (2.3 0.4) (2.2 0.4) (4.2 0.4) (5.2 3.5) (3.1 3.5) (3.3 3.5) (0.1 3.5) |
(0.1 0.5) :4 (3.1 0.5) (5.2 0.4 0.5) (4.2 0.3 0.5) :8 (5.2 0.4 0.5) |
0.4 (2.3 0.4) (2.2 0.4) (4.2 0.4) 3.5 (2.2 3.5) (3.3 3.5) (2.2 3.5) |
(2.2 0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (4.3 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (5.4 0.5) |
(2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) (5.1 4.3) 0.4 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (5.1 0.3) 3.5 |
(0.4 0.5) (2.1 4.3) (2.1 4.3) (2.1 0.3) (2.1 4.3) (1.1 0.3) (1.1 0.3) (3.1 0.3) |
(2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) 2.2 4.2 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) 3.1 5.1 |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) (3.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (3.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) :4 (1.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) :8 (0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (2.2 0.3 0.4 0.5) |
(3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.3 0.4 0.5) :4 (0.3 0.4 0.5) :8 1.1 4.2 4.2 |
4.2 2.2 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) 4.3 4.3 3.4 4.3 3.4 3.4 5.4 |
0.4 (2.3 0.4) (2.2 0.4) (4.2 0.4) (5.2 3.5) (3.1 3.5) (3.3 3.5) (0.1 3.5) |
(0.1 0.5) :4 (3.1 0.5) (5.2 0.4 0.5) (4.2 0.3 0.5) :8 (5.2 0.4 0.5) |
0.4 (2.3 0.4) (2.2 0.4) (4.2 0.4) 3.5 (2.2 3.5) (3.3 3.5) (2.2 3.5) |
(2.2 0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (4.3 0.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (4.3 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (3.4 0.5) (5.4 0.5) |
(2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) (5.1 4.3) 0.4 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (5.1 0.3) 3.5 |
(0.4 0.5) (2.1 4.3) (2.1 4.3) (2.1 0.3) (2.1 4.3) (1.1 0.3) (1.1 0.3) (3.1 0.3) |
(2.2 2.3 0.4) (2.2 2.3 0.4) 2.2 4.2 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) 3.1 5.1 |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) (3.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (3.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) :4 (1.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) :8 (0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5) (2.2 0.3 0.4 0.5) |
(3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.3 0.4 0.5) (0.3 0.4 0.5) :4 (0.3 0.4 0.5) :8 1.1 4.2 4.2 |
4.2 2.2 (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) (3.3 3.4 3.5) |
(0.3 0.4 0.5) 4.3 4.3 3.4 4.3 3.4 3.4 (0.3 5.4 0.5) |
:1 (0.3 5.4 0.5)

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