The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by scott666
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 4'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Intro
Q=100
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx16
|---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|
Bridge
[4/4] Q. Q. +Q +W Q. Q. +Q +W
||-----------------|------------|----------------|--------| ||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------| ||-----------------|------------|----------------|--------| ||--9----7----(7)--|-(7)--------|-7----6----(6)--|-(6)----| ||o----------------|------------|----------------|--------| ||-----------------|------------|----------------|--------|
Q. Q. +Q +H.. E E E E H +E +W 4x
|----------------|--------------|------------------|---------|| |----------------|--------------|------------------|--------o|| |----------------|--------------|------------------|---------|| |-5----4----(4)--|-(4)----------|------------------|---------|| |----------------|------------5-|-5-4-7-(7)----(7)-|-(7)----o|| |----------------|--------------|------------------|---------||
Wx4
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Pre-Verse
[G5]Gtr II
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--3-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|-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)-| ||--0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-| ||--0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-| ||o-x-(x)-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)-| ||--3-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-|
[Em7]E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---|| |-3-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)--o|| |-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---|| |-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)---|| |-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)--o|| |-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)---||
Verse
[A5]Gtr III[B5BbA5]
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||---7---x--x--x-x---7---|---x--x-x-x-9S8S7--| ||o--7---x--x--x-x---7---|---x--x-x-x-9S8S7--| ||---5---x--x--x-x---5---|---x--x-x-x-7S6S5--|
|
| Gtr V
| Q. Q. +Q +W
||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o-12-----10------(10)--|-(10)--------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---| |--7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---| |--5---x-x--x-x--5---|--x--x-x-x-7S6S5---|
|
| Q. Q. +Q +W
|--------------------|-------------------| |-10-----9------(9)--|-(9)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x---x-x-x-9S8S7---| |-7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x---x-x-x-9S8S7---| |-5---x-x--x-x--5---|--x---x-x-x-7S6S5---|
|
| Q. Q. +Q +H.. E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-8-----7------(7)--|-(7)----------------| |-------------------|------------------7-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q 4x
|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-7---x-x-x-x-7-----|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---|| |-7---x-x-x-x-7-----|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7--o|| |-5---x-x-x-x-5-----|--x--x-x-x-7S6S5---||
|
| E E E H +E +W 4x
|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-7-6-9-9-------(9)-|-(9)---------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------||
Gtrs III, IV[B5BbA5]
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||---7---x--x--x-x---7---|---x--x-x-x-9S8S7--| ||o--7---x--x--x-x---7---|---x--x-x-x-9S8S7--| ||---5---x--x--x-x---5---|---x--x-x-x-7S6S5--|
|
| Q. Q. +Q +W
||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o-12-----10------(10)--|-(10)--------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------| ||o----------------------|-------------------| ||-----------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---| |--7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---| |--5---x-x--x-x--5---|--x--x-x-x-7S6S5---|
|
| Q. Q. +Q +W
|--------------------|-------------------| |-10-----9------(9)--|-(9)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x---x-x-x-9S8S7---| |-7---x-x--x-x--7---|--x---x-x-x-9S8S7---| |-5---x-x--x-x--5---|--x---x-x-x-7S6S5---|
|
| Gtr V
| Q. Q. +Q +H.. E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-8-----7------(7)--|-(7)----------------| |-------------------|------------------7-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E E E [B5BbA5]E E Q 4x
|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-7---x-x-x-x-7-----|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7---|| |-7---x-x-x-x-7-----|--x--x-x-x-9S8S7--o|| |-5---x-x-x-x-5-----|--x--x-x-x-7S6S5---||
|
| E E E H +E +W 4x
|-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-7-6-9-9-------(9)-|-(9)---------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|------------------o|| |-------------------|-------------------||
Outro
N.C.
Gtr V
+W +W +W +W
|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----*| |------------|------------|------------|--------*|
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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