Nirvana – Very Ape (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Very Ape was originally recorded at Kurt Cobains home on his acoustic, this would be released on the With The Lights Out complaition album. this is how to play it. it's really not much different. [Intro]

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|   I would like to note the 
G|--------------------|   part with the x is more percussive in this, like hes using the muted parts for added
D|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x----|   sound. not sure how to really explain it...
A|-5/7-7-x-5/8-8-x----|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x----|

[Verse 1]

   its your heaven its your oven its your tired
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-3/6-6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

  it's a new heaven to make things used
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

  it's in heaven if you can find out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
  haven't you seen, i am with you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/7---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/7---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-3/5---------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
  it's another way to light thin fire
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

  it's a reason that's all we can do
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

  it's a lake if you're sitting right out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge 2]
  now im insane, now im with you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-5/7---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-5/7---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-1-1-1-1-0-3/5---------------------------------------------|

go a little slower for this next part i think

hit some sun with your eyes
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----5-/8-8--/12-12-----------|
D|-7--5-/8-8--/12-12--5-5-5-0--|
A|-7--3-/6-6--/10-10--5-5-5-0--|
E|-5------------------3-3-3-0--|

Hit some sun with your light
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----5-/8-8--/12-12-----------|
D|-7--5-/8-8--/12-12--5-5-5-0--|
A|-7--3-/6-6--/10-10--5-5-5-0--|
E|-5------------------3-3-3-0--|

[vocal solo] stop music sing this: A da da dum da da da da A da da dum da da da da [Outro]

then do the intro riff twice:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/8-8-8-x-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x-3/6-6-x-----------------------------------------------------------|

i think that's how you do it. ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up ************************************