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Nirvana

All Apologies

        
Band: PrOcToLoGy SuCkS!!!
Song: All Apologies
Tabbed by: Nat Carsten (carsten@mtnweb.com)
Originally performed by: Nirvana

This is quite an interesting song.  There is quite a bit of fills in it, but
the rest of the song is pretty basic.

Code:
SD=Snare Drum
BD=Bass Drum
T1=High Tom
T2=Mid Tom
T3=Low Tom
C1=Crash Cymbal 1
C2=Crash Cymbal 2
HH=Hihat (closed)
HF=Hihat (closed by foot)
 o=open hihat

Fill 1:

SD: n1nn
BD: 1nnn

Part 1:
           o
HH: 1n1n 2n2n 3n3n 4nnn
T2: ---- ---- ---- nn4n
T3: ---- ---- ---- nn4n
SD: nn1n nn2n nn3n ----
BD: 11n1 n2nn 33n3 n4nn

Part 2:
           o
HH: 1n1n 2n2n 3n3n 4nnn
SD: nn1n nn2n nn3n n44n
BD: 11n1 n2nn 33n3 ----

Part 3:
    o o  o o  o o  o o
HH: 1n1n 2n2n 3n3n 4n4n
SD: nn1n nn2n nn3n nn4n
BD: 11n1 22n2 33n3 44n4

Fill 2:

HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----
T3: ---- ---- n333 n44n
SD: ---- ---- 3nnn 4nnn
BD: 1nnn ---- ---- ----
C1: 1nnn ---- ---- ----

Fill 3:
                      o
HH: ---- ---- ---- nnn4
HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----
SD: ---- ---- 3n33 n4nn
BD: 1nnn ---- ---- 4n4n
C1: 1nnn ---- ---- ----

Fill 4:

HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----
SD: ---- ---- 3n3n n44n
BD: 1nnn ---- n3n3 4nnn
C1: 1nnn ---- ---- ----

Fill 5:
                    o
HH: ---- ---- ---- n4nn    ----
HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----    ----
T3: ---- ---- n333 nn4n    1n1n
SD: ---- ---- 3nnn n4nn    ----
BD: 1nnn ---- ---- ----    ----
C1: 1nnn ---- ---- ----    ----

Fill 6:

HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----
T1: ---- ---- n3n3 ----
T2: ---- ---- ---- 444n
SD: ---- ---- 3nnn ----
BD: 1nnn ---- ---- ----
C1: 1nnn ---- ---- ----

Fill 7:

HF: nn1n 2n2n ---- ----    ----
SD: ---- ---- 3n33 n4n4    ----
BD: 1nnn ---- ---- 4n4n    1n--
C1: 1nnn ---- 3nnn 4nnn    ----

Part 4:
    o o  o o  o o  o o
HH: 1n1n 2n2n 3n3n 4n4n
SD: nn1n nn2n nn3n nn4n
BD: 11n1 n2nn 33n3 n4nn
C1: ---- ---- ---- nn4n
C2: 1nnn ---- ---- ----

Part 5:

HH: 1n1n 2n2n 3n3n 4n4n
SD: nn1n nn2n nn3n nn4n
BD: 11n1 n2nn 33n3 n4nn

Song Structure:
 1) Fill 1
 2) Part 1 (9x)
 3) Part 2
 4) Part 3 (3x)
 5) Fill 2
 6) Fill 3
 7) Part 1 (7x)
 8) Part 2
 9) Part 3 (3x)
10) Fill 4
11) Fill 5
12) Fill 6
13) Fill 7
14) Part 4 (13x)
15) Part 5
16) Change the beats around a little bit, lose a couple of drums, and fade
    out.

You may have to listen to that last part if you want to know it EXACTLY but
otherwise have fun with it and make up your own way.