How to Play Heart Shaped Box on Guitar?

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box can be played in the key of A using the A, F, D, Am chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Heart Shaped Box with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Chords

Chord reference A, F, D, Am

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A] [F] [D] [A] [F] [D] [A]She [F]eyes me [D]like a pisces [A]when [F]I am [D]weak. [A]I’ve been [F]locked [D]inside your heart-shaped [A]box [F]for [D]weeks. [A]I’ve been [F]drawn into [D]your magnet [A]tar [F]pit [D]trap. [A]I wish [F]I could [D]eat your cancer [A]when [F]you turn [D]black.

[A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A] [F]forever in [D]debt to your priceless advice. [A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A] [F]forever in [D]debt to your priceless advice. [A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A]For[F]ever in [D]debt to your priceless advice, [F] [D] Your [F]advice [D]

[A] [F]Meat-eating [D]orchids forgive [A]no [F]one just [D]yet [A]Cut [F]myself on [D]angel hair and [A] [F]baby’s [D]breath [A]Broken [F]hymen [D]of your highness [A]I’m [F]left [D]black [A]Throw [F]down your [D]umbilical noose so I can [A]climb [F]right [D]back

[A]She [F]eyes me [D]like a pisces [A]when [F]I am [D]weak. [A]I’ve been [F]locked [D]inside your heart-shaped [A]box [F]for [D]weeks. [A]I’ve been [F]drawn into [D]your magnet [A]tar [F]pit [D]trap. [A]I wish [F]I could [D]eat your cancer [A]when [F]you turn [D]black.

[A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A] [F]forever in [D]debt to your priceless advice [A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A] [F]forever in [D]debt to your priceless advice [A] [F]Hey! [D]Wait! I got a new complaint, [A]For[F]ever in [D]debt to your priceless advice, [F] [D] Your [F]advice [D] [Am] [F]

Artist Nirvana

Album In Utero

Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock

Year 1993

Key A

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box can be played in the key of A using the A, F, D, Am chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Heart Shaped Box with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.