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Heart-Shaped Box chords by Nirvana (Official Version)

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G#5
E5
C#5
C#
G#
E

Intro 1

G#5

E5

C#5

G#5

E5

C#

Verse 1
G# 
E 
C# 
She eyes me like a Pisces
G# 
E 
C# 
when I am weak
G# 
E 
C# 
I've been locked inside
G# 
E 
C# 
your heart-shaped box for weeks
G# 
E 
C# 
I've been drawn into
G# 
E 
C# 
your magnet tar pit trap
G# 
E 
C# 
I wish I  could eat your cancer
G# 
E 
C# 
when you turn black

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Chorus 1

G#

E

C#

Hey, wait I got a new complaint

G#

E

C#

Forever in debt to your priceless advice

G#

E

C#

Hey, wait I got a new complaint

G#

E

C#

Forever in debt to your priceless advice

G#

E

C#

Hey, wait I got a new complaint

G#

E

C#

Forever in debt

E

C#

to your priceless advice

E

C#

Your advice

Verse 2
G# 
E 
C# 
Meat- eating orchids
G# 
E 
C# 
forgive no one just yet
G# 
E 
C# 
Cut myself on angel hair
G# 
E 
C# 
and ba- by's breath
G# 
E 
C# 
Broken hymen of Your Highness,
G# 
E 
C# 
I'm left black
G# 
E 
C# 
Throw down your umbilical noose
G# 
E 
C# 
so I can climb right back

Chorus 2
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt
E 
C# 
to your priceless advice
E 
C# 
Your advice

Solo 1

G#5

E5

C#5

G#5

E5

C#5

G#5

E5

C#5

G#5

E5

C#5

Verse 3
G# 
E 
C# 
She eyes me like a Pisces
G# 
E 
C# 
when I am weak
G# 
E 
C# 
I've been locked inside
G# 
E 
C# 
your heart-shaped box for weeks
G# 
E 
C# 
I've been drawn into
G# 
E 
C# 
your magnet tar pit trap
G# 
E 
C# 
I wish I  could eat your cancer
G# 
E 
C# 
when you turn black

Chorus 3
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
G# 
E 
C# 
Hey, wait I got a new complaint
G# 
E 
C# 
Forever in debt
E 
C# 
to your priceless advice
E 
C# 
Your advice
E 
C# 
Your advice
E 
C# 
Your advice

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G#5
E5
C#5
C#
G#
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F# majorBPM: 99

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
G#: 4-6-6-5-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It suits players who want to learn Heart-Shaped Box the way Nirvana intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Heart-Shaped Box

Nirvana

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