Nine Inch Nails - Closer Tab

Song: Closer
Album: The Downward Spiral
Some of the last few parts are repetative and layered, so here they are as best as I can get them...

Riff 1: bass w/wah effect

5 3 5 3 0
3 x8
x 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3

Riff 2:

x 1 x 2
1
| x8
1
3 3 4
3 3 4
1 1 1

Riff 3: twelve times

5 3 5 3 0
3
x 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 4 4 4
4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Riff 4:

x 1 x 2
1
| x8
1
3 3 4
3 3 4
1 1 1
4 4 x4
2 3 3 5 5 5 5
3 5 5 6 6

Riff 3 (x2 instead of x12)

5 3 5 3 0
3
x 3 3 3 3 x 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 4 4 4
4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Riff 5:

x8
0 0 0 1
On the fifth repeat, start fading in a guitar:
6 5
2 2 3 6 5 6 7 8 5 6 8 6 5 4
2 2 3 4 3 6 7 8 5 6 8 6 5 4
0 0 1 4 5 6 3 4 6 4 3 2

Riff 6:

x8
0 0 0 1
or something like that, repeat twice for every
3 3 3 1 3 1 bass measure
3 3 3
4

Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12)

Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12)

Adding 2nd bass w/wah: (twice for every bass 1 measure)
8
10 8 10 8 8 10 8 10

Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) again adding:

x2 (once for every 4 measures of bass 1)
5 3 5 3 5 3
1 1 0 3

Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) adding:

x2
12 10 10 9 (once for every 4 measures of
13 12 10 bass 1)
13 13 12

Riff 7:

15 13 13 12 11 10 6 6 5 8
x2

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