Nirvana - Rape Me (acoustic) Chords & Tabs

 

Rape Me (acoustic) Chords & Tabs

Nirvana Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Tab

Rape Me (acoustic) Tab

   
Band: Nirvana
Song: Rape Me (Solo Acoustic, 1992)
Album: With the Lights Out (Box Set) 2004

I've gotten so many bad tabs off the internet, and wasted a lot of time finding out that it's bad.
Kurt was one of my favorite song writers, this song is raw kurt, getting it done.  He thought 
of music as an expression, the words were not always a priority to him, in my humble opinion 
he was creating a piece of art for people to enjoy for all time.  Here is my best attempt to 
capture his raw natural talent; voice, guitar, and thankfully a tape recorder...it's timeless...

submitted by Richard Bucholtz
richardrdb39@hotmail.com 
Ventura, CA
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Drop D Tuning
Tune Down 1/2 Step:
palm muting except the first couple strokes of each chord change...or palm mute the entire song.



Check, Check, Check, Check, Check...

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7-----7----7-7--10---10---
7-----7----7-7--10---10--- (kurt slaps his leg five times)
5-----5----5-5--8----8----

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
.................................................

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
......


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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
.........

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nirvana/rape_me_acoustic_tab.html ]
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
...........

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-


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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
.

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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Interlude:  Same Chords...slow and quiet. 

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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x....................


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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
.....


Back to faster strummung
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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7-----7----7-7--10---10-10-10--2-----2---2-x-5---5---5---x-
5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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5-----5----5-5--8----8--8--10--0-----0---0-x-3---3---3---x-
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