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                              ALL APOLOGIES (Live)
                           As recorded by Kurt Cobain
                     (From the 1993 Album NIRVANA UNPLUGGED)

Words and Music by Kurt Cobain
Transcribed by Mike Collins

           G                    A
      5 x 0 0 0 3          x 0 2 2 2 x

Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kurt Cobain'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Pat Smear'

 Intro
  Moderately Q=109
 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------------(0)---|
|-0----0----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-----|
|------------------------|-----------0----0-12--|
|---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|-----10---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0-0----0-------------|


  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------------(0)---|
|-0----0----0------------|-0-0--0-0----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| 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-----------------------|


  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-|-----10--------------||
|-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----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-||
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------||
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------||


 1st Verse
  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------9---------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|------9-------9------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0----0--0----0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------9---------------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------9-----9------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0----0----0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------9-------------9-|---9-------------9------|
|-0-0--0-------0--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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E +E   E E  E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0-(0)--0-0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E   E E  E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------11--11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0---0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0---0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0---0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------9-------------9-|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E Q
|------------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|--------9-------------9-|---9--9-9--0--0-0----||
|-0-0--0-------0--0--0---|-0-0--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----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-||
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------||
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------||


 Chorus
  G
  Gtr II
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
  |  | |  |  | | |   | | | |  |  | | |   |  | |  |  | | |
  /  / /  /  / / /   / / / /  /  / / /   /  / /  /  / / /

  Gtr I
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|


  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
  | | | |  |  | | |   |  | |  |  | | |   | | | | | | | |
  / / / /  /  / / /   /  / /  /  / / /   / / / / / / / /

  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  A
  W                +W                W                +W
  |                 |                |                 |
  /                 /                /                 /

  Q.   E +Q   Q     Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q     Q.   E +E  E E E
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-2----2-(2)-----|--2-----------2--|-2----2-(2)-----|--------------------|
|-2----2-(2)-----|--2-----------2--|-2----2-(2)--2--|--2----0-(0)---0----|
|-2-----------2--|-------2-(2)-----|----------------|--2----0-(0)---0----|
|-0--------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------0------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------0--|


 2nd Verse
  Gtr I
  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------9---------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0--------0--0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| 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----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|------9-------9------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0----0--0----0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------9---------------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------9-----9------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0----0----0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------9-------------9-|---9-------------9------|
|-0-0--0-------0--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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E +E   E E  E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0-(0)--0-0--0-|
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E   E E  E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------11--11-9----|
|------------------------|-----------0---0---12-|
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0---0------|
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0---0------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E     E  E  E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------9-------------9-|
|-0-0--0-0-----0--0--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---10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10-9---------------|
|-0------0---------------|-0----------------------|


  E E  E E     E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E Q
|------------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0-0----||
|--------9-------------9-|---9--9-9--0--0-0----||
|-0-0--0-------0--0--0---|-0-0--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----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-||
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0------||
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------||


 Chorus
  G
  Gtr II
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
  |  | |  |  | | |   | | | |  |  | | |   |  | |  |  | | |
  /  / /  /  / / /   / / / /  /  / / /   /  / /  /  / / /

  Gtr I
  Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E
|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|
|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|


  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
  | | | |  |  | | |   |  | |  |  | | |   | | | | | | | |
  / / / /  /  / / /   /  / /  /  / / /   / / / / / / / /

  E E E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x--x-x-(x)-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  A
  W                 +W
  |                  |
  /                  /

  Q.   E +Q   E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-2-------------2-|-(2)-----------2---2-|
|-2----2-(2)--2-2-|-(2)-2-2-------2---2-|
|-2---------------|---------2-(2)---2---|
|-0---------------|-----------------0---|
|-----------------|---------------------|


  W                  +W
  |                   |
  /                   /

  Q.   E +Q.    E     Q.   E +E  E E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|-2----2-(2)---(2)-|--2-----------------|
|-2----2-(2)-------|--2----2-(2)---2----|
|-2----2-(2)-------|-------2-(2)-2------|
|-0----------------|-----------------0--|
|------------------|--------------------|


  W               +W                W                  +Q   E S S E S S E E
  |                |                |                   |   | | | | | | | |
  /                /                /                   /   / / / / / / / /

  Q  E E +H        Q  E E +Q   Q    Q.   E +E  E E E    E S S E S S E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------||
|-2-------------|-----------------|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--||
|-2----2-(2)----|-------2-(2)-----|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--||
|-2--2----------|-----2--------2--|-2----2-(2)---2---|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--||
|-0-------------|--0-----------0--|-0----0-(0)---0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------||


   Outro
    Gtr I
    E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  a  E  E  E  E
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|----------10s12-12-10--9-|
||o-9-9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|-----10------------(0)---|
||--0----0----0------------|-0-0--0-0----------------|
|
|   Gtr II
|   E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  a  E  E  E  E
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|----------10s12-12-10--9-|
||o---9-10---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 5x
|------------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------o||
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----||
|------------------------|-----------0----0-12-||
|---9-10---10s12-12-10-9-|-----10-------------o||
|-0------0---------------|-0-0----0------------||
|
| E E  E E  a  E  E  E E   E E  E E  E  E E  E 5x
|------------------------|---------------------||
|------------------------|--------------------o||
|------------------------|----------11-11-9----||
|------------------------|-----------0--0---12-||
|---9-10-9-10s12-12-10-9-|---9-10----0--0-----o||
|-0----------------------|-0------0--0--0------||


  Gtr I
        >
  H    +E  E Q    E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +Q   Q    +H.      +E  E
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|------------9--|-9-9-9-9---9----|------9-(9)--9--|-(9)------(9)----|
|-0----(0)-0----|---------0---0--|-0--0-----------|--------------0--|


  W          +W           +W           +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|


  W          W
|----------|------*|
|----------|------*|
|----------|------*|
|----------|------*|
|----------|------*|
|----------|------*|


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
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 |  - 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


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