Nirvana – All Apologies (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Couldn't find a good standard-tuning tab for this one, so here you go :) Used the album version. The verse is mainly clean except for the last bit when he says "All apologies", which picks up the growl. The chorus is dirty as hell :) This version works for both electric and acoustic.

[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-11--------| x2
D|---------------------------------14-14-12-11-----------------------------------------14-----|
A|--11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11--------------11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11----------------|
E|-0---------------------0---------------------0---------------------0------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14-14-12-11---------------------------------14-14-12-11---|
A|--11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11--------------11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11---------------|
E|-0---------------------0---------------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
   What else should I   be?                   All    apol          ogies
   What else could  I   say?                  Every  one           is gay
   What else could  I  write?                 I      don't  have   it right

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-11------|
D|---------------------------------14-14-12-11------------------------------------------14---|
A|--11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11--------------11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11---------------|
E|-0---------------------0---------------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
   What else should I   be?                   All    apol          ogies

[Chorus]
e|----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x|
B|----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x|
G|-3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x|
D|-4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x|
A|-4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x|
E|-2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x|

In the sun, In the sun I feel as one In the sun In the suuuuuuunnnnn

(Let these fade out)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-5----------------5----------------|
D|-6----------------6----------------|
A|-6----------------6----------------|
E|-4----------------4----------------|
  Married          Buried

[Verse]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------14-14-12-11---------------------------------14-14-12-11---|
A|--11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11--------------11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11---------------|
E|-0---------------------0---------------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
  I wish   I  was like you                    Ea     sily            amused
  Find my  nest  of   salt                    Every  thing's        my fault
  I'll take  all  the blame                   Aqua   sea  foam       shame

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-11------|
D|---------------------------------14-14-12-11------------------------------------------14---|
A|--11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11--------------11-12-11-14-14-12-11--11-12-11---------------|
E|-0---------------------0---------------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
  Sunburn    freezer burn                     Choking on          the ashes of a runaway

[Chorus]
e|----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x|
B|----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x-----------------x|
G|-3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x--3--3-3--3-33---x|
D|-4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x|
A|-4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x--4--4-4--4-44---x|
E|-2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x--2--2-2--2-22---x|
         In   the   sun,   In   the   sun   I  feel  as one    In   the   sun    In    the  suuuuuuunnnnn

(Let these fade out)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--------------5-----------------5-----------------5------------------5----5----5----5---|
D|-6--------------6-----------------6-----------------6------------------6----6----6----6---|
A|-6--------------6-----------------6-----------------6------------------6----6----6----6---|
E|-4--------------4-----------------4-----------------4------------------4----4----4----4---|
  Married        Married           Married           Buried             Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

(Use heavy distortion here)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-11----|
D|-------------------------------------14-14-12-11-------------------------------------11-11-11-14-|
A|-11-11-12-11-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|

(Reapeat this until tired. Fade it out gradually at the end)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-11----|
D|-------------------------------------14-14-12-11-------------------------------------11-11-11-14-|
A|-11-11-12-11-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------|
  All  in  all,  it's  all  we  are               All  in  all,  it's  all  we  are
  All  in  all,  it's  all  we  are               All  in  all,  it's  all  we  are

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