Terrible Lie Nine Inch Nails
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1989 Album PRETTY HATE MACHINE)
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Transcribed by scott666
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead 1'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead 2'
Intro
Q=90
N.C. B5
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx7 H. S S E
|------------|---------------|| |------------|---------------|| |------------|---------4-4---|| |------------|---------4-4---|| |------------|---------2-2---|| |------------|---------------||
Verse
$
[C#5]q H. W W H. [B5]S S E 4x
||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|| ||o------------|----------|----------|----------------o|| ||--6----------|----------|----------|---------4-4-----|| ||--6----------|----------|----------|---------4-4-----|| ||o-4----------|----------|----------|---------2-2----o|| ||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------||
Chorus
[C#5] q H. W
||------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------| ||---6--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||---6--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--4--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S e S e S e e e e S S S S S e e S e e
||------------------------------12-12-|--------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||--11----11----11--11-14-14-12-------|-14-----------------14-14-| ||o----14----14-----------------------|----7---7---7-9-7---------| ||------------------------------------|------9---9-------9-------|
D.S.
W H. [B5]S S E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------4-4-----|| |-----------------------------|------------------------4-4-----|| |-----------------------------|------------------------2-2----o|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S e S e e e e S S S S S e S e Q
|------------------------9----|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------12-|-------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------14-14-12------|-14------------14-12-14---------|| |-7---7---7---7---------------|-----7---7---7-----------------o|| |---9---9---9-----------------|-------9---9--------------------||
Bridge
N.C. B5
Gtr I
Wx15 H. S S E
|-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------------|| |-------------|---------4-4---|| |-------------|---------4-4---|| |-------------|---------2-2---|| |-------------|---------------||
Verse
[C#5]q H. W W H. [B5]S S E 4x
||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------|| ||o------------|----------|----------|----------------o|| ||--6----------|----------|----------|---------4-4-----|| ||--6----------|----------|----------|---------4-4-----|| ||o-4----------|----------|----------|---------2-2----o|| ||-------------|----------|----------|-----------------||
Chorus
[C#5] q H. W
||------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------| ||---6--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||---6--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||o--4--------------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S e S e S e e e e S S S S S e e S e e
||------------------------------12-12-|--------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------------------|--------------------------| ||--11----11----11--11-14-14-12-------|-14-----------------14-14-| ||o----14----14-----------------------|----7---7---7-9-7---------| ||------------------------------------|------9---9-------9-------|
W H. [B5]S S E 4x
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------4-4----|| |-----------------------------|------------------------4-4----|| |-----------------------------|------------------------2-2---o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S e S e e e e S S S S S e S e Q 4x
|------------------------9----|-------------------------------|| |--------------------------12-|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------14-14-12------|-14------------14-12-14--------|| |-7---7---7---7---------------|-----7---7---7----------------o|| |---9---9---9-----------------|-------9---9-------------------||
Outro
[C#5] W +H. [B5] S S E
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||---6----------------------------------|-(6)---------------------4-4----| ||---6----------------------------------|-(6)---------------------4-4----| ||o--4----------------------------------|-(4)---------------------2-2----| ||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S e S e S e e e e S S S S S e e S e e
||--------------------------------12-12-|--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--11----11----11---11-14-14-12--------|-14---------------------14---14-| ||o----14----14-------------------------|------7---7---7-9-7-------------| ||--------------------------------------|--------9---9---------9---------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S S E S S e S Q. S S S E S S e S E Q
||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||---------4-------6--------------------|------4-----6-------------------| ||--------------------------4-----------|------------------4-------------| ||o--2h=4----------------0-----4--------|--2h4-----------0---4----4------| ||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[C#5]q H. W
|-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-6-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-6-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-4-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S e S e e e e S S S S S e S e Q
|--------------------------9----|----------------------------| |----------------------------12-|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------14-14-12-------|-14-------------14-12-14----| |-7---7---7----7----------------|------7---7---7-------------| |---9---9----9------------------|--------9---9---------------|
|
| S S S E S S e S Q. S S S E S S e S E Q
|-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----4------7------------------|------4-----6---------------| |--------------------4----------|--------------------4-------| |-2h4-------------0-----4-------|--2h4------------0-----4-4--| |-------------------------------|----------------------------|
W +H. [B5] S S E
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--6----------------------------------|-(6)---------------------4-4----| |--6----------------------------------|-(6)---------------------4-4----| |--4----------------------------------|-(4)---------------------2-2----| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| S S S S e S e S e e e e S S S S S e e S e e
|-------------------------------12-12-|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-11----11----11---11-14-14-12--------|-14---------------------14---14-| |----14----14-------------------------|------7---7---7-9-7-------------| |-------------------------------------|--------9---9---------9---------|
|
| S S S E S S e S Q. S S S E S S e S E Q
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------4-------6--------------------|------4-----6-------------------| |-------------------------4-----------|------------------4-------------| |--2h=4----------------0-----4--------|--2h4-----------0---4----4------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[C#5]q H. W 4x
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-6-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-6-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-4-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S e S e e e e S S S S S e S e Q 4x
|--------------------------9----|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------12-|----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------14-14-12-------|-14-------------14-12-14-----|| |-7---7---7----7----------------|------7---7---7-------------o|| |---9---9----9------------------|--------9---9----------------||
|
| S S S E S S e S Q. S S S E S S e S E Q 4x
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----4------6------------------|------4-----6----------------|| |--------------------4----------|--------------------4--------|| |-2h4-------------0-----4-------|--2h4------------0-----4-4--o|| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------||
Wx4
|--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*| |--------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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