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Very Ape

Nirvana
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
4.5(22)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro/Verse

(x14)

D#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
C#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
G#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-3--3-3--3-3-3-0-1--1-1-1-4/5---|
D#|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x---|--------------------------------|

(x10)

D#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
C#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
G#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-3--3-3--3-3-3-0-1--1-1-1-4/5---|
D#|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x---|--------------------------------|

(x3) Before Chorus

D#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-x-7-7-x-5-8-8-0----------------|
G#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-x-7-7-x-5-8-8-0----------------|
D#|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x---|-x-5-5-x-3-6-6-0----------------|

[Chorus] (x4)

D#|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|
F#|----5-/8-8--/12-12------------------|
C#|-7--5-/8-8--/12-12--5-5-5-0---------|
G#|-7--3-/6-6--/10-10--5-5-5-0---------|
D#|-5------------------3-3-3-0---------|

(x10)

D#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
C#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-5--5-5--5-5-5-0-3--3-3-3-6/7---|
G#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-3--3-3--3-3-3-0-1--1-1-1-4/5---|
D#|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x---|--------------------------------|

(x2) [Before Chorus]

D#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-x-7-7-x-5-8-8-0----------------|
G#|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x---|-x-7-7-x-5-8-8-0----------------|
D#|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x---|-x-5-5-x-3-6-6-0----------------|

(x8)

D#|------------------------------------|----------|
A#|------------------------------------|----------|
F#|----5-/8-8--/12-12------------------|----------|
C#|-7--5-/8-8--/12-12--5-5-5-0---------|--7-7\----|
G#|-7--3-/6-6--/10-10--5-5-5-0---------|--7-7\----|
D#|-5------------------3-3-3-0---------|--5-5\----|

2nd Guitar

[Verse] [Verse Variation]

D#|-----------------------|-15-15--13-15/16--13------|
A#|-----------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-14-14--12-14/15--12---|--------------------------|
C#|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D#|-----------------------|--------------------------|

Chorus

D#|-------------------------------------|
A#|----13/16-16--16h20-20---------------|
F#|-14--------------------12-12-12-12---|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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