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Very Ape Tabs

(ver. 3)
Nirvana
Tune down half-step below standard tunning

  Notation legend.-

           / = slide up
           \ = slide down
           h = hammer on
        ~~~~ = vibrato

  Rhy fig 1  
    G5 A5           G5 Bb5          G5 A5           G5 Bb5
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------X-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------X--------------X----------------X----------------X----------|
 |--------------X--------------X----------------X----------------X----------|
 |---5/7---7----X----5/8---8---X-----5/7---7----X----5/8----8----X----------|
 |---3/5---5---------3/6---6---------3/5---5---------3/6----6---------------|


  Rhy fig  1a
    G5 A5           G5 Bb5          G5 A5             G5 Bb5
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------5----5---5---------------------------|
 |--------------X--------------X-------6----6---6---X--------------X--------|
 |--------------X--------------X--------------------X--------------X--------|
 |---5/7---7----X----5/8---8---X-----5/7----7---7---X--5/8----8----X--------|
 |---3/5---5---------3/6---6---------3/5----5---5------3/6----6-------------|

 
  The difference between Rhy fig 1 & Rhy fig 1a is that in Rhy fig 1a
  in the 3rd A5 you also play the lower strings, or in other words you play
  an A (577655) instead of an A5 power chord.
 
 
 Intro.-
   In the intro you play Rhy fig 1 or 1a several times, (alternate between 
   them, listen to the record so you can know when to play each one) about
   four, then continue playing it while a second guitar enters playing this:

                                       Fill A
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |--14--14~~~~-14--12---14/15-----15--|o12----12h14---14-----12--14/15--15-o|
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|o-----------------------------------o|
 |------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                                                          X4

  Verse.-   w/rhy figs 1 and 1a, and fill A
  I'm buried up to my neck in
  contradictionary flies
  I take pride as the king of literature
 
  Fig 2
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--5----5---5----5--5--5--5---5\3----3-----3-------10-----9-----5----------|
 |--3----3---3----3--3--3--3---3\1----1-----1--------8-----7-----3----------|
 |                                                                          |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------12--12--12-12-12-12--12\10--10----10--9--9--9-----7--7--7/14-------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  w/fig 2
  I'm very ape
  and very nice

  Continue playing  figures 1 and fill a, then continue with figures 1 but
  play this instead of fill A, w/verse

  Fill b
 |----/17---17------15-----17/18---18----15----17--17----15---17/18---18----|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Verse
  If you ever need anything please don't
  hestitate to ask someone else first
  Iïm to busy acting like I'm not naive
  
  w/ fig 2  (without gtr 2)
  I've seen it all
  I was here first

  use this for above on gtr 2

 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---12-----12---12----12\10-----10---10---9--9--9--8--8/14---14--14--------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 |--------------------|
 |---12---12/15---15--|
 |--------------------|
 |--------------------|
 |--------------------|
 |--------------------|


 Play  figures 1 and fill a  ?times then play this.-
  
  Chorus.-
  rhy fig 3                               play a semi-harmonic
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------13----16----16--16----16/20------20----------------------|
 |----14----14--------------------------------------------12---11---12--12--|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |                                                                          |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------5/8-------8----8----8----8/12--------12---------------------|
 |--------------5/8-------8----8----8----8/12--------12---------------------|
 |-----7---X----3/6-------6----6----6----6/10--------10---5-----4----5/7----|
 |-----5---X----------------------------------------------3-----2----3/5----|
                                                                       *
  Chorus.-   w/fig 3
   Out of the ground
   into the sky
   out of the sky
   into the dirt

   Play figures 1 (adjust them to the end of chorus (*))

  Verse.-  w/figures 1
   If you ever need anything please don't
   hestitate to ask someone else first
   Iïm to busy acting like I'm not naive
  
   w/ fig 2  (without gtr 2)
   I've seen it all
   I was here first

   Play figures 1 w/fill b

  Chorus.-   w/fig 3
   Out of the ground
   into the sky
   out of the sky
   into the ground
   out of the ground
   into the sky
   out of the sky
   into the dirt
  
    It ends with this.-

 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 |-----7----7----|
 |-----5----5----|
 |               |
 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 |----------14\--|
 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 |---------------|
 
  Any comments, suggestions, or whatever gets in your mind e-mail me at
	


	**** Very Ape **** from `In Utero` side2,track1-by Nirvana

	This is one of my favorites on the album.Needless to say it's the
one I am probably most wrong on. So FWIW hert goes...

	Cool biting,overdriven,make-you-break-out-in-a-cold-sweat guitar.

Verse:   If you ever need anything please dont...,
      **
E|----------------------------------------|-
B|----2-2-----3-3---------2-2--------3-3--|-
G|-0--2-2--0--3-3----0----2-2----0---3-3--|-
D|-0--2-2--0--3-3----0----2-2----0---3-3--|-
A|-0-------0---------0-----------0--------|-
E|----------------------------------------|-

		Repeat during Verse.Every other time playing 1st A chords
		( the ones marked `*` ) like this:  0
						    2
						    2
					            2
                                      		    X 
						    X
I use X to indicate the string not being played at all (not meaning dampened)

At the part " I'm very ape and very nice " the guitar is:

                	G            F
                 	3            1
                        3            1
                        4            2
                        5            3
                        5            3
                        3            1
Chorus

      Out of the Ground, Into the sky  , Out of the sky, into the dirt. 
A C E            A  C E           A C E             A C E         A C E
0 3 7
2 5 9
2 5 9
2 5 9            ..same             ..same        .same .............
0 X 7   
X X X
		Slide the barre up to the chords.
The lead guitar over this is as such:


E|----3--5-5-5---3--6-6-6--|--
B|-------------------------|--
G|-------------------------|--
D|-------------------------|--
A|-------------------------|--		Repeated untill ...
E|-------------------------|--

E|----15--16-16-16--15--17-17-17--|--
B|--------------------------------|--
G|--------------------------------|--
D|--------------------------------|--
A|--------------------------------|--
E|--------------------------------|--

	hope this is of some use.I can post the lyrics if anyone so requires.
	As usual any comments and corrections to me
	please.Thank you for flying with us.
            
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