All Apologies by Nirvana #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ALL APOLOGIES As recorded by Nirvana (From the 1993 Album IN UTERO) Words and Music by Kurt Cobain C/G G G5 5 7 5 5 x x 5 5 5 4 x x 5 5 5 x x x Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr IV (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Q=112 4/4 Gtr I E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|-----10-9---------------| |-0----------------------|-0-0----0---------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------11-11-9-----| |------------------------|--------------0-0-12--| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-------------| |-0------0-----0---------|-0------0-------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-----------0---| |-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------|| |------------------------|----------11-11-9----|| |------------------------|------------------12-|| |---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9------------|| |-0------0---------------|-0------0------------|| Verse E E E E S S E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12--12--10-9-| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-----------------| |-0------0---------------|-0------0-----------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9---| |---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-----------------| |-0-0----0-----0---------|-0-0----0-----------0-----| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12-12-10-9-| |---9-10-9-10s12--12-10-9-|-----9-10-9--------0------| |-0------0----------------|--0-------0---------------| | | Gtr II | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-----------(5)---------|--------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-(7)----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12--12--10-9---| |-9-9-10---10s12--12-10-9-|-----9-10-9-------------0-----| |-0------0-----0----------|--0--0----0-------------------| | | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-5-----------(5)-------7-|-(7)--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10---10s12--12-10-9-|-----9-10-9-----------0---| |-0------0-----0----------|--0-------0---------------| | | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-----------(5)---------|--------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-(7)----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12-12-10-9---| |-9-9-10-9-10s12--12-10-9-|-----9-10-9-----------0-----| |-0------0-----0----------|--0--0----0-----------------| | | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-5-----------(5)-------7-|-(7)------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-----------0---| |-0------0-----0---------|-0-0----0---------------| Gtr IV E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E S S E |------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------11-11\-------|| |------------------------|-----------------0--------|| |---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-10-----0--0-----|| |-0-0----0---------------|-0-0----0-------------5---|| Bridge C/G G C/G G G5 Gtr III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / Gtr IV Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E S S |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-x-5-5-| |-----5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-x-5-5-| |-5---5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-x-5-5-| C/G G C/G G G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x / / / x / x / x / x / x / x / Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-5---5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-------| |-5---5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-10\---| |-5---5---5-5-x-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-------| C/G G C/G A5 E E E E E E E E E E E E H W | | | | | | | | | | | | x / / / x / x / x / / / Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------|-------------------|----------| |-----------------|-------------------|-2--------| |-5---5---5-5---5-|-(5)-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--------| |-5---5---5-5---5-|-(5)-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--------| |-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-|----------| D5 W W W +W W +H. Q |------------|----------|--------------|| |------------|----------|--------------|| |-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----------|| |-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----------|| |-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)------0---|| |------------|----------|----------0---|| Verse Gtr I E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-----------------| |-0----------------------|-0------0---------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|----------11-11-9----| |------------------------|--------------0---12-| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10--------------| |-0------0---------------|-0------0------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------| |-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12--12--10-9---| |-----10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|-----10-9-------------------| |-0-0----0---------------|-0-0----0-------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10---10s12--12-10-9-|-----9-10-----------------| |-0------0-----0----------|--0-------0---------------| | | Gtr II | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-5-----------(5)---------|--------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-(7)----------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------12--------| |-------------------------|------------------12-10-9---| |-9-9-10---10s12--12-12-9-|-------10-9-10s11-----------| |-0------0----------------|--0--0----0-----------------| | | < < | H +Q. E +W |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-5-----------(5)-------7-|-(7)------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|------------10s12--12-10-9-| |-9-9-10---10s12--12-12-9-|-----9-10-9---------0------| |-0------0----------------|--0-------0----------------| | | < < | H +Q. E +H +Q. E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-----------(5)---------|---------------------------| |-----------------------7-|-(7)-----------(7)-------7-| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E S S E E E E |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------4-4-----|| |------------------------|----------------5-5-----|| |----9-10---10s12---12--10-9-|-----9-10-------5-5-----|| |--0------0-----0------------|--0-------0-0-0-5-5p0---|| | | Q E E +Q E E +E E E E E E Q |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------|| |-/4-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------7-5----(5)-------3---|------------------------|| |--------------------------7-|-(7)-7--7-5---4-2-0-----|| Bridge G5 Gtr IV Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E S S Q Q E E |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5---|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-| |-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5--5-5-5p0-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-| E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E S S E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-5---|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |-5-5-5--5-5-5---|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5p0-| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-0-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5p0-| A5 W +W W +Q. E +Q Q |----------|------------|------------|--------------------| |----------|------------|------------|----------------2---| |-2--------|-(2)--------|------------|--------------------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|------------|---------2-(2)------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-[0]--------|-([0])--------------| |----------|------------|------------|--------------------| W +Q. E +E Q E W +H E. S E E |----------|------------------|----------|------------------|| |----------|-------2-(2)------|----------|------------------|| |-2--------|-(2)---------2--2-|----------|--------2--2------|| |-2--------|-(2)---------2--2-|----------|--------2--2------|| |-0--------|-(0)---------0--0-|-0--------|-(0)-----------9--|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------------0--|| Chorus E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12--12--10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-----------------| |--------0---------------|-0------0-----------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|----------11-11-9----| |------------------------|------------------12-| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10--------------| |-0------0---------------|-0------0------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|-----10-9---------------| |-0------0---------------|-0-0----0---------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|----------11-11-9----| |----------------------|------------------12-| |---9-10---10s12--12--10-9-|---9-10-9------------| |-0------0-----------------|-0------0------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------| |-0------------0---------|-0----------------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|----------11-11-9----| |------------------------|------------------12-| |---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10--------------| |-0------0-----0---------|-0------0------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------10s12--12--10-9-| |-9-9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-------------0-0-| |-0------0-----0---------|-0------0-----------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9-10s12--12--10-9---| |-0------0-----0---------|-0------0-----0-------------| E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|-----10---10s12-12-10-9-| |-0------0-------------0-|-0-0----0-----0---------| E E E E Q. E Q. E +H |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------| |-----9----------|---------------| |-0-0---0-0----0-|-0----0-(0)----| +W +W W +W |------------|------------|----------|--------| |------------|------------|----------|--------| |------------|------------|----------|--------| |------------|------------|----------|--------| |------------|------------|----------|--------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----| +W +W +W +H. Q |------------|------------|------------|--------------| |------------|------------|------------|--------------| |------------|------------|------------|--------------| |------------|------------|------------|--------------| |------------|------------|------------|--------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)------0---| +E E Q +E E Q +Q Q +H |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-------------------------|------------------| |-(0)-0-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)--|-(0)--(0)--(0)----| +E E Q +E E Q +H. Q |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-------------------------|----------------| |-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-0--|-(0)---------| +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q Q E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-()----()----|-()-------0-| +E. S E E Q Q +Q Q +Q Q |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------()---------| |-------------------|----------()---------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0----|-()-------------------| W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| Wx4 |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Kurt Cobain 1967-1994 www.TAB6.com