Nine Inch Nails - Broken Tab

PINION

E
B
G
D 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6
A 6 4 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6
E-------1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4- repeat 8 times, volume swell. WISH

Main riff, repeat several times with breaks for lyrics:

E
B
G
D 7 7 7 8 7 5 7 7 7 8 7
A 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 6 5
E

Chorus:

E
B
G
D 10 5 7 7 7 8 7 5 7 7 7 8 7
A 8 3 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 6 5
E
E
B
G
D 10 5 7 7 7 8 7 5 7 7 7 8 7
A 8 3 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 5 5 6 5
E 3 4

Verse, chorus, then:

(1:54) Bass or quiet guitar?

Slowly during interlude:

G
D
A 5 3
E 4 1

Outro:

E
B
G D 7 7 7 8
7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 A 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6
5 5 5 5 6 5 5 E

E
B
G
D 5
A 3 6 3
E 4 1

A Second Guitar plays this twice during the outro:

E
B
G 12 10 12 13 12 12 10 12 13 12
D 10 12 10 12
A
E
E
B
G 12 10 12 13 12 10
D 10 12 /
A /
E
LAST repeat this several times: (rhythm fig 1). E-----------------------------------------------------------
B G
8 8 D 7 7 5^7^^7^7 6 6
7 7 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 A 5 5 3^5^^3^5 5 5 3^5
E

goes into this: (no mute, slide between chords) rhythm fig 2.
E
B
G
D 5 6 7
A 3 4 5 5 6 7
E 3 4 5

"lead" break (twice):

E
B
G
D--------------------------------3--3-------------------- A--3--5-5-3-- 5p3-----3--5--5------------3--5-5-3--5p3---- E-----------------5---------- -5------------------------5-
E
B
G
D
A 3
E 5 4 3 1
back to figure 1.

Bass interlude(this isn't meant to last...), breaks into: (fig 3)

E
B
G
D 5 6 7 8 9^10
A 3 4 5 6 7^8
E 0 0 0 0 0 0
all E notes muted Then back to fig. 2,

And outro on fig. 1.

(4:36) on the last two bars of the outro, a second guitar plays fig. 3

underneath the louder guitar playing fig 1.

Alternate fill for riff 1:

rhythm fig 4 E-----------------------------------------------------------
B G
8 8 D 7 7 5^7^^7^7 6 6
7 7 5 7 0 0 1 0 2^^3 A 5 5 3^5^^3^5 5 5 3^5
slide E

HELP ME I AM IN HELL (transcribed out by Elissa Feit) 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
E
B 9
G 7 7
D 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 X 10 X X X X X X
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The "X" signifies the muting/dampening of the string. Suggestions: play the 7 on A with your index finger. Play the 9 on D with your 4th (out of 5) finger. Play the 10 on D with your pinky. Play the 7 on with your 3rd finger and leave it there - don't lift it for the remainder of the measure. Play the 10 on A with the 4th, play the 9 on B also with the 4th and hold it there to ring out for the rest of the measure. Keep the E and A string as a steady drone. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
E
B
G 7
D 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Play all 4 measures over and over, etc... Suggestions: same fingering for the third measure as the first. I find it easiest to play the 7-7 in the fourth measure with my 3rd and 4th fingers. Then when I hit the 6 on D, I can use my index finger without lifting my third finger up. Let the first 6 on D ring for that extra eighth note. Let the 7 on G ring for the remainder of the measure. HAPPINESS IN SLAVERY distorted synth & drum sounds here...

(:32) Main bass riff :

G
D
A 5 3
E--1-3-3-3-3\---1-3-3-3--------

(:48) Guitar riff 1:

E
B
G
D
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
PM---------------------|
E
B
G
D
A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4\3 3
E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2\1 1
PM---------------------|

(1:08) Guitar riff 2, very fast:

E
B
G
D A 3 3 3
4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 E 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
3--4--4--4--5--5--6--6-------------- muted, first time thru pick only E string, the rest pick chords.

Then bass line for a couple of chorus: (don't open your eyes...)

(1:52) Guitar riff 3

smoothly:
E )
B 5 4
G
D 3h4p3 3h4p3
A
E

(3:11) harmonics in the bass riff:

(3:28) back to riff 1.

(3:44) 2nd guitar plays figure 3.

Outro:

E
B 6
G 5 3 6^^5
D 3 4^^3
A slide
E
^3-fret power chord. GAVE UP

Chorus

"It took you..."
E
B
G 2 5 4 2
D 2 2 4 5 4 2 4
A 2 0 4 3 2 0 4
E 0 2 2
"Smashed up my sanity..."
E
B
G 2 4 5 4 2
D 2 4 2 4 4 5 4 2 4
A 2 4 0 2 4 3 2 0 4
E 0 2 2 2
PHYSICAL (YOU'RE SO)

Intro

Uncontrolled feedback for a few bars, then this 4x:
E
B
G
D
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E 12\ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3\

1st Verse

From "Take you maybe" to "twist and shout" is just palm

Muted E5's (022xxx). The rest of the verse is like this:

E
B
G 5 5
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3\
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chorus

E
B
G 7 7 9 1/2
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 )
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5\ 7 6)
E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
E
B
G 7 7 9
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9
A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5\ 7
E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

After the mumbling, play the intro 4x then the 2nd verse

Riff 4x. Here's the ending:

E
B
G 9 7
D 9 7 7 5
A 7 5 7 5
E 5 3
Play that 4x SUCK

Verse Bassline:

G
D
A 5 6
E 0 0 3 0

Chorus:

E
B
G 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
D 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 9 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 5 8 5
A 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 7 9 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 5 8 5
E 5 7 5 3 6 3
E
B
G 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
D 9 9 9 7 7 7 10 10 7 7 7 9 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
A 7 7 7 5 5 5 8 8 5 5 7 9 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5
E 5 7 5 3 3 3
THE END!!!!

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