Nirvana: Rape Me
Tuning: Drop "D" (D A D G B E)
Tabbed By: RHCPfan33
Tab Accuracy: 100%
This is one of Nirvana's greatest songs in the world. Kurt Cobain was a genius to not
only create, like, 11 or 12 hits, but to invent an entire new type of music (grunge)
takes love, determination, and pain.
Intro (clean):
E|---------|----------------------------------|
B|---------|----------------------------------|
G|---------|----------------------------------| repeat once
D|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / from arrow
A|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /
D|-x-x-x-x-|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| /
^_______R___E___P___E___A___T________/
Verse when Kurt begins to sing (clean):
E|-----------------------------|\
B|-----------------------------| \ play four times but click into
G|-----------5-----------------| \ distortion after the ---1-
D|---6-0---5---5---1-0-----4---| / then stop -----
A|-------3---------------4---4-| / -1---
D|-6-------------1-----4-------|/
First Chorus (distorted):
E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------| \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444-
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -444-444-
Verse after First Chorus (clean):
E|----------------------------------|\
B|----------------------------------| \
G|----------------------------------| \ play four times but click into
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / distortion on the -4-4- part
A|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -4-4-
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -4-4-
Second Chorus (distortion):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/rape_me_tab_ver_10.html ]
E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------| \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444-
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -444-444-
The "my favorite inside source" (distorted) part:
E|-------------------------|\
B|-------------------------| \
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------| \ play four
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-6---6-4-3-2-| / times
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-6---6-4-3-2-| /
D|-------------6---6-4-3-2-|/
Guitar part before it goes clear again (distorted):
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-let-this--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-last-chord|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/13-ring------|
Verse before Last Chorus and "RAPE ME!" part (clean):
E|----------------------------------|\
B|----------------------------------| \
G|----------------------------------| \ play four times but click into
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / distortion on the -4-4- part
A|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -4-4-
D|-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -4-4-
Last Chorus (distorted):
E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------| \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444-
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -444-444-
"RAPE ME!" Part:
E|------------------------------------------|\
B|------------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------------------| \ play four times except the
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444-
A|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx| / -444-444- part
D|-444-444-6--6-66-x-9-9-xx-1--1-11-x-4-4-xx|/ -444-444-
End on This:
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|-6-|
A|-6-|
D|-6-|
Well there ya go. Rape Me all wraped up for ya. Any problems? E-mail me at: riaasucksba11s@yahoo.com
