SONG: RAPE ME
      ALBUM: IN UTERO
 WRITTEN BY: COBAIN
  TABBED BY: TOM.B
|----Key-----|   This sounds accurate to me. Correct me if anything is wrong
|x  palm mute| !!Powerchord version NOT CHORD VERSION (i.e. A C E G)!!
|~  let ring | !!Tune half-a-step down: Thanx to guy who pointed this out!!

NOTE: People are saying 'you are playing powerchords at the wrong places', an A5 can
be played either on 5th fret of the E string, or open on the A string. I play it on
the 5th fret of E so thats how i've tabbed it. You can play it anywhere as long as
you are playing the correct note.
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 Intro
Eb|---------|
Bb|---------|
Gb|---------|
Db|-x-x-x-x-| palm mute as shown; then into the main riff
Ab|-x-x-x-x-| 
Eb|-x-x-x-x-| 

 Main Riff
Eb|----------------------------------------| (X2)
Bb|----------------------------------------| Don’t worry to much about
Gb|---------------5—-5---------------------| the palm muting and stuff,
Db|-7--7--x-x-x-x-5—-5-0-2—-2-x-x-x-x-5—-5-| listen to the track and
Ab|-7--7--x-x-x-x-3—-3-0-2—-2-x-x-x-x-5--5-| you’ll hear how Kurt plays
Eb|-5--5—-x-x-x-x--------0—-0-x-x-x-x-3—-3-| the song – it’s simple

Verse 1
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------5--------------------------|
Db|----7----------(0)----2---------5-------|
Ab|------(0)-3-------------(0)---5---0-----|
Eb|-5-----------------0--------3-----------|
    Rape me...

 Chorus (Distortion)
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------5-5-5----------------------|
Db|-7---7-7-----5-5-5-2-2--5--5-5----------| repeat x3
Ab|-7---7-7-----3-3-3-2-2--5--5-5----------| then:
Eb|-5---5-5-----------0-0--3--3-3----------|
   I’m not the only  one, I  . . .

Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------5-5-5----------------------| 
Db|-7---7-7-----5-5-5-2-2~-5--5-5----------| let (~) ring into
Ab|-7---7-7-----3-3-3-2-2~-5--5-5----------| last three notes
Eb|-5---5-5-----------0-0~-3--3-3----------|
   I’m not the only  one

 Verse 2		      *
Eb|----------------------------------------| [Note: (*) Changes on
Bb|----------------------------------------|           Verse 3 ONLY]
Gb|--------5--5--5-------------------------| 
Db|-7----x-5--5--5-2--2---5--5--5----------| continue riff
Ab|-7----x---------2--2---5--5--5----------| throughout verse
Eb|-5--------------0--0---3--3--3----------|
   Hate me . . .        *

-	Repeat Chorus

 Bridge (Distortion)
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-6~~~---------6--6---2~~~-2--2-2--------| 
Db|-6~~~---------6--6---2~~~-2--2-2--------| 
Ab|-4~~~---------4--4---0~~~-0--0-0--------| 
Eb|----------------------------------------|
   My favourite inside source. . .

Eb|----------------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|-6~~~-----------6--6-2~~~--2--2-2-------| repeat from “Bridge”
Ab|-6~~~-----------6--6-2~~~--2--2-2-------| for the last two lines
Eb|-4~~~-----------4--4-0~~~--0--0-0-------| then:
   I’ll kiss your open sores. . .

 Interlude (Distortion)
Eb|----------------------0-----------------|
Bb|------------------------0---------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------| 
Db|-3--3-3---5--5-5---2~~~---2-------------| 
Ab|-3--3-3-x-5--5-5-x-2~~~---2-------------| 
Eb|-1--1-1-x-3--3-3-x-0~~~-----------------|

-	Repeat Verse 2 with Verse 1 lyrics then:

 Verse 3 Ending(Comes in at * point on Verse)(Distortion)
   *
Eb|-----------| 
Bb|-----------| 
Gb|-----------| 
Db|---5—-5/9--| I’m not 100% sure where Kurt slides
Ab|---5—-5/9--| up to but I think it’s the 7th fret (as shown)
Eb|---3—-3/7--| 
   *
-	Repeat Chorus then:

 Outro (Distortion)
Eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------5----5------------------------| 
Db|-7----7---5----5---2—---2----5----5-----| 
Ab|-7----7---3----3---2----2----5----5-----| repeat x4
Eb|-5----5------------0----0----3----3-----| then:
   Rape me!(Rape me) Rape me! (Rape me)

Eb|-------------| 
Bb|-------------| 
Gb|-------------| 
Db|-7----7~~~~--| Guitar fades away
Ab|-7----7~~~~--| with voice
Eb|-5----5~~~~--| 
   Rape me!!!
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PS: I hope you understood what I was trying to say.
    I tried to make it as simple as possible

Kurt Rocks!									     Tom Battye