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In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) artwork

Heart-Shaped Box guitar tone

Nirvana · In Utero (20th Anniversary Edition) · 1993 · Grunge

KeyA minor (drop D)
ChordsA5 – F5 – D♭5
Clean

Verse

AmpFender Twin Reverb
GuitarFender Jaguar
PickupNeck pickup
GAIN3
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB3

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. EHX Big Muff? DS-1 fuzz
    Sustain 7 · Tone 4.5 · Volume 6
    Chorus eruption

In Utero rawness — verse almost whispered, chorus a landslide.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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