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Very Ape  Nirvana

Very Ape
As recorded by Nirvana in their album "In Utero"
Tabbed by.- Daniel (al604757@campus.cegs.itesm.mx)
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
al604757@campus.cegs.itesm.mx or at daid@nether.net (it's not mine, it's a friend's account) also... if you know any place to get tabs besides ftp.nevada.edu, please e-mail me, I don't know any other place. Oh! by the way anyone who likes a geffen group may look up somethimg at: http://geffen.com there's not much to see, but if you're curious... well...
**** 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] 
Chorus [3] [1]
Out of the Ground, Into the sky , Out of the sky, into the dirt.
[A]0 [C]3 [E]7 [A] [C] [E] [A] [C] [E] [A] [C] [E] [A] [C] [E]
[2] [5] [9]  
[2]2 [5]5 [9]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.
Ben S.
Trinity college, Dublin.e-mail: as above or.. bsholdic@unix1.tcd.ie
"After Dinner I had ice cream, I fell asleep and watched T.V,I woke up
in my mothers arms..." Kurt Donald Cobain 1967-1994 \-/@%& RIP.

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