All Apologies Nirvana
ALL APOLOGIES
As recorded by Nirvana
(From the 1993 Album IN UTERO)
Words and Music by Kurt Cobain
5 7 [C/G]5 5 x x 5 5 5[G] 4 x x 5 5 [G5]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
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------<12>------| |------------------------|----------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]
|-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------<12>--------| |-------------------------|------------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]Gtr III[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 / 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]E E E E E [G]E E E E [C/G]E E E H [A5]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-|----------|
W W W[D5]
+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]
|------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------<12>--------| |------------------------|----------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-----|| |------------------<12>------|----------------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]
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------<12>------| |------------------------|----------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>------|------------------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]
|------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------<12>------| |------------------------|----------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]
|------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------<12>--------| |---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)------<1>---|
+Q Q +Q Q +Q Q Q E E
|-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-(<1>)--<1>--(<1>)--<1>--|-(<1>)--<3>--<3>--<1>-0-|
+E. S E E Q Q +Q Q +Q Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|--------<12>--(<12>)---------| |-------------------|--------<12>--(<12>)---------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-(0)-0-0-0-0--<3>--|-(<3>)----------------<12>---|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Kurt Cobain 1967-1994
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