# Nirvana

**Nirvana** was an American [rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music "Rock music") band formed in [Aberdeen, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen,_Washington "Aberdeen, Washington"), in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist [Kurt Cobain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain "Kurt Cobain") and bassist [Krist Novoselic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krist_Novoselic "Krist Novoselic"), the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably [Chad Channing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Channing "Chad Channing"), before recruiting [Dave Grohl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl "Dave Grohl") in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized [alternative rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock "Alternative rock"), and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of [Generation X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X "Generation X"). Despite a short mainstream career spanning only three years, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture.

# All Apologies

<p class="callout info">Tuning:Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb</p>

```
[Intro]
eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------11-11-9----|
Db|----------------------|----------/12-12-10-9-|----------------------|------------------12-|
Ab|---9-10-9-/12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-------------|---9-10-9-/12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9------------|
Db|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-0--------------------|-0-------------------|
```

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%5Bintro%5Dc-%C2%A0-c-%C2%A0-c-%C2%A0-c" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>**\[Intro\]**  
C C C C  
   
   
\[Verse 1\]  
 C  
What else should I be; all apologies  
 C  
What else could I say; everyone is gay  
 C  
What else could I write; I don't have a right  
 C  
What else should I be; all apologies  
   
   
**\[Chorus\]**  
F  
 In the sun, in the sun I feel as one  
F G  
 In the sun, in the sun I'm married  
G  
 Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah)</td><td>**\[Verse 2\]**  
C  
I wish I was like you; easily amused  
 C  
Find my nest of salt; everything's my fault  
C  
I'll take all the blame; aqua sea foam shame  
 C  
Sunburn with freezer burn  
 C  
Choking on the ashes of her enemies  
   
   
**\[Chorus\]**  
F  
 In the sun, in the sun I feel as one  
F G  
 In the sun, in the sun I'm married  
 G  
Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah)  
 G G  
Married, Buried (yah, yah, yah, yeah)  
   
C C C C x2  
   
   
**\[Outro\]**  
C  
All in all is all we are (x16)</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Heart Shaped Box

<p class="callout info">Tune down a 1/2 step + drop D = Drop Db - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb</p>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.thecartwrights.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/scaled-1680-/image.png)](http://192.168.1.137:6875/uploads/images/gallery/2024-02/image.png)

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%5Bintro%5Da5-%C2%A0f5-%C2%A0d5-%C2%A0-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 733.266px; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50.0618%;"></col><col style="width: 50.0618%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 733.266px;"><td style="height: 733.266px;">\[Intro\]  
A5 F5 D5 A5 F5 D  
   
\[Verse\]  
**A F D A F D**  
 She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak  
**A F D A F D**  
 I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks  
A F D A F D  
 I've been drawn into your magnet tarpit trap  
A F D A F D  
 I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black  
   
\[Chorus\]  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5 F D  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice,  
 F D  
 Your advice  
   
\[Verse\]  
 A F D A F D  
 Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet  
 A F D A F D  
 Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath  
 A F D A F D  
 Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black  
 A F D A F D  
 Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back</td><td style="height: 733.266px;">\[Chorus\]  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5 F D  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice,  
 F D  
 Your advice  
 Am F  
   
\[Verse\]  
A F D A F D  
 She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak  
A F D A F D  
 I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks  
A F D A F D  
 I've been drawn into your magnet tarpit trap  
A F D A F D  
 I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black  
   
\[Chorus\]  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice  
A5 F5 D  
 Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint,  
A5 F5 D5 F D  
 forever in debt to your priceless advice,  
 F D  
 Your advice  
 Am F</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Solo

<table border="1" id="bkmrk---------------------" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>-------------------------------------------------------------  
-------------------------------------------------------------  
------5-7-7b8-7-5-4-5---5p4-2p0-2h4p2-----------------  
--5-7--------------------------------------------------------  
------------------------------------------------/------------  
-----------------------------------------------slide---------</td><td>------------------------5-5-5-5-5p3--------------------------  
--------------7---7-5-7-------------5-3---3-5--3--3p1p0---2--  
--------5---7---7-----------------------5-----5-----------2--  
----5-7---------------------------------------------------0--  
--7----------------------------------------------------------  
-------------------------------------------------------------</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p class="callout success">[Guitar Backing Track](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzIyuV_k-T0)  
</p>

<p class="callout success">[Vocal Backing Track](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzIyuV_k-T0)</p>

# Lithium

<details id="bkmrk-%F0%9F%8E%B8tab-%5Bintro%5D-g%235-c%235"><summary>🎸Tab</summary>

```
[Intro]
 
           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-------------------------------------|
   PM-------|    PM-|    PM---------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-------4---------7---|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7-----------4-----7-----| x3
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2-------2/5-------|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------0-|
 
           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5      D5
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7---0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2---2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-------4---------7---|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7-----------4-----7-----| x3
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2-------2/5-------|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------0-|
 
           G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5      D5
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F|-------------------6-------------|-----5---------7-0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-------------------6---------7---|-------5-----7---0-4---4-4/7-7-7-0-|
G|-----------6-x---4---x-----7-----|-3-------3/5-----0-2---2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---x-0-4-----0-------0-5-----0-|-----------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
   A5      C5        A5      C5
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------0-5---5-0-|-------0-5-5-5-0-|
C|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-7---7-0-5-5-5-0-| x8
G|-7---7-0-3---3-0-|-7---7-0-3-3-3-0-|
D|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|
 
   D5              B5
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2--------|
D|---------------------------0-3b-0-|
 
 
[Pre-Verse] (bass arranged for guitar)
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-5-----5-7---7-\-----------------|
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4---------|-----------------2---2-/-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------5-3-5-5-|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3] (bass arranged for guitar)
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-5-----5-7---7-\-----------------| x3
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4---------|-----------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------5---5---|---------------------------------|
 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|-----5-------7-------------------|
G|-7-----7-6-----6-4-----4-2-0-----|-3-3---3-5-5---5-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   E5      G#5     C#5     A5        C5        D5      B5        D5
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|-----------------6---6-0---------|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-|
C|-2---2-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7-7-7-0-|-5---5-5-5/7-7-7-0-4---4-4-4/7-7-7-0-| x3
G|-2---2-0-6---6-0-4---4-0-7-7-7-0-|-3---3-3-3/5-5-5-0-2---2-2-2/5-5-5-0-|
D|-0---0-0-4---4-0---------5-5-5-0-|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
 
   A5      C5        A5      C5
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-------0-5---5-0-|-------0-5-5-5-0-|
C|-7---7-0-5---5-0-|-7---7-0-5-5-5-0-| x8
G|-7---7-0-3---3-0-|-7---7-0-3-3-3-0-|
D|-5---5-----------|-5---5-----------|
 
   D5              B5
D|----------------------------------|-----------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|-----------------|
C|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-4-4-4-4-4--------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-2-2-2-2--------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------0-3b---|-0---------------|
 
 
************************************
 
|  /  Slide up
|  \  Slide down
|  b  Bend
|  x  Dead note
| PM  Palm mute
 
************************************
```

</details><table border="1" id="bkmrk-%5Bverse-1%5Di%27m-so-happ" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border-width: 1px; border-style: hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>**\[Verse 1\]**  
I'm so happy, 'cause today I found my friends  
They're in my head  
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you  
Broke our mirrors  
Sunday mornin' is every day for all I care  
And I'm not scared  
Light my candles in a daze 'cause I've found God

**\[Chorus\]**  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah, yeah

**\[Verse 2\]**  
I'm so lonely, that's okay, I shaved my head  
And I'm not sad  
And just maybe, I'm to blame for all I've heard  
But I'm not sure  
I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet you there  
And I don't care  
I'm so horny, that's okay, my will is good

**\[Chorus\]**  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

</td><td>**\[Bridge\]**  
I like it, I'm not gonna crack  
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack  
I love you, I'm not gonna crack  
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack  
I like it, I'm not gonna crack  
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack  
I love you, I'm not gonna crack  
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack

**\[Bass Solo\]**

**\[Verse 1\]**  
I'm so happy, 'cause today I found my friends  
They're in my head  
I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you  
Broke our mirrors  
Sunday mornin' is every day for all I care  
And I'm not scared  
Light my candles in a daze 'cause I've found God

  
**\[Chorus\]**  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

**\[Outro\]**  
I like it, I'm not gonna crack  
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack  
I love you, I'm not gonna crack  
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack  
I like it, I'm not gonna crack  
I miss you, I'm not gonna crack  
I love you, I'm not gonna crack  
I killed you, I'm not gonna crack

</td></tr></tbody></table>