Eraser Nine Inch Nails
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by Zach Kraemer
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distorton 1'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2'
Intro
Q=65
N.C.
6/8
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S
||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x-| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E. S 4x Wx24
|-----------------------||---------| |----------------------o||---------| |-----------------------||---------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x--||---------| |----------------------o||---------| |-----------------------||---------|
Gtr II
E S E S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S
||--------------16---16-------------------------|-------------16---16-------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------13b13.5-13-13--13-13-13-| ||--14pb15r==14---------14b15==14-14--14-14-14r-|-14pb15r==14---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S
||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||---x-----x--x--x-x--x--x------x--2---------x--|--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x-------x--2---------x-| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E S E S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S 10x
|-------------13---13-----------------------|-------------13---13----------------------------|| |-13pb14r==13---------13b14-13-13--13-13-13-|-13pb14r==13-----------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------14b15==14-14--14-14-14r----|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S 10x
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x-----x--2---------x-|--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x------x--2---------x-----|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
Verse
N.C.
Gtr III
E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q.
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-2--4--(4)---|-------------|-2--4--(4)---o|| ||--3--5--(5)---|-------------|-3--5--(5)---|--------------|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Outro
[F5]
[4/4] Gtr IV
PM PM--------------| PM--------------|
Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3--3--------3-----3-----|-3--3--------3-----3-----| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| PM--------------| PM--------------|
Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-3--3--------3-----3-----|-3--3--------3-----3-------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S
||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||--3--3---------3-------------3------|-3--3---------3-------------3------| ||o-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-| ||--1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-|
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| Gtr V
| Q Q S E S +S E. Q Q S E S +S E.
||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||--3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------|-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------| PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S 3x
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-3--3---------3-------------3------|-3--3---------3-------------3----------|| |-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3----o|| |-1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-----||
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| Q Q S E S +S E. Q Q S E S +S E. 3x
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------|-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8----------||
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
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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
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| - 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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