Ruiner Nine Inch Nails
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by Adam Steele
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Arranged by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar (one octave higher)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar (1 Octave Below Normal Pitch)'
Intro
Q=115
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Verse
N.C.
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Chorus
[A5/E]W [F] H [Gsus2] H [D5] W [A/C#] W
|----------|---------------|------------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4-----| |----------|---------------|------------|--------|
W +H +H +W +W
[A5/E]W [F] H [Gsus2] H [D5] W [A/C#] H [C#]H
|----------|---------------|------------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------2----| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4----------| |----------|---------------|------------|-------------|
W +H +H +W +W
[A5/E]W [F] H [Gsus2] H [D5] W [A/C#] W
|--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-2------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)------------| |-2------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|--4-------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
| W +H +H +W +W
|
| Gtr II
| H E E E E +Q Q. Q E +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|----------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)------------| |------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3----5----| |--------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|--------------2-| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|
[A5/E] W [F] H [Gsus2] H [D5] W [A/C#] H [C#]H
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------2------| |--2-------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)-------------| |--2-------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--4--------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| W +H +H +W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|------------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)-------------| |--------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3-----5----| |-(2)------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|---------------2-| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Verse
N.C.
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Verse
N.C.
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Chorus
[A5/E]W [F] H [Gsus2] H
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
| W +H +H
|
| Gtr III
| PM-------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------|
[D5] W [A/C#] W
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
| +W +W
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-|
[A5/E]W [F] H [Gsus2] H
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
| W +H +H
|
| PM-------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------|
[D5] W [A/C#] H [C#]H
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
| +W +W
|
|-------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-|
[A5/E]Gtr I[F] [Gsus2]
W H H
|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3----------5--------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|
| W +H +H
|
| Gtr II
| H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|-------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| |---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-----------------|--------------------2-| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM--------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|----------------------|
[D5] W [A/C#] W
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
| +W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-|
W H H
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)----------------| |--2----------------|--3---------5-------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
| W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------|
W H H
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
| +W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-|
Guitar Solo
N.C.
Gtr III
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------|
N.C.
W W W H H
|----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|------7pb9r====| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/ruiner_tab_ver_4.html )
N.C.
~
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E S E Q.. S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q
|--------------|----------------------|-------------|--------------10b12--| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|-----8h10------------| |------5h7-7-5-|-7b8rp5---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-----------------| |-5------------|--------7-------5h6h7-|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------|
N.C.
~~~~~~~~~
+Q.. Q +Q +S H +E E E E
|-(10)pb12---10pb12--(10)pb12r=(10)-|----------10-8-10-| |-----------------------------------|-8----(8)---------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----3-----| |----3----| |-----3-----| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-8b10-8-|-10b12-10b12-10b12-15-15-15--| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q Q Q H Q. E
|-17--17--17--17--|-17------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------/3-| |-----------------|---------------| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E Q Q Q S S S E E Q. S S S E
|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-(3)--5---5b6-5b6-5b6-|-3h5p3p0-3------3h5p3p0--| |----------------------|-------------------------|
N.C. D5/A D5/A N.C.
~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [B] [B] [B] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [B]
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------7----|-7b7.5r===7----|-----5---5-------|----------------| |------5-7-7----|-7b7.5r========|===7---7---7-5---|----------/7----| |---/7----------|---------------|-0-------------7-|-6-5------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----10-7-------|
N.C. D5C5/G D5C5/D5/A C5/N.C.
~~~ ~ ~~
W E E Q H E Q q q E Q Q Q Q
|------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |-[0]--------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7pb7.5--7b7.5s|=5--7\---------| |------------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7b7.5---7b7.5s|=5-------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|-----------/5--| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------|
N.C. A5 A5/E
~~~~~~ TP
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H. Q W
|---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |-(5)--4--4S3-3S|=2-2-2-0----|-(0)---------|-------| |---------------|------------|-------------|-------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
Gtr IV
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-|
N.C.
Gtr II
H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|-------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |---------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-----------------|------------------2-| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|--------------------|
+H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-|
N.C.
+H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------|
+H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-|
[A5/E]Gtr I[F] [Gsus2]
W H H
||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||--2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| ||--2---------------|--3----------5--------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------|
| W +H +H
|
| Gtr II
| H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
||--------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| ||o---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| ||--2---------------|--------------------2-| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM--------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| ||------------------|----------------------|
[D5] W [A/C#] W
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------| |--0----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|--4------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
| +W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5------| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3------| |-------------------|----------------5-5--|
[A5/E] W [F] H [Gsus2] H
|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |--2----------------|--3----------5--------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|
| W +H +H
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-(2)---------------|--------------------2-| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-------------------|----------------------|
[D5] W [A/C#] H [C#]H
|-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|------------2-------o|| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------|| |--0----------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--4-----------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------||
| +W +W
|
| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E
|---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------|| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----o|| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------||
|
|--------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----o|| |-------------------|----------------5-5--||
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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