The Beginning of the End Nine Inch Nails
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2007 Album YEAR ZERO)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. I (Dist.) (left pan)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. II (Noise Dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. III (Noise Dist.)'
Drum Intro
Q=138
N.C.
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx4
|--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------|| |--------||
Verse I
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------| ||--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-| ||--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-| ||o-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-| ||--------------------|-----------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-/7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--| |-/5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--| |--------------------|------------------|
[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]
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--|| |-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-o|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
Chorus I
N.C.
[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]
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---| |-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x---| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-0-|
[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]
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-| |-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
[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]
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-|| |-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|| |-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-||
Break
N.C.
Gtr I
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11-----------------|-(11)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|| |----------------------|--------------------||
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------||
Verse II
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---9------------------|--(9)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |--------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-\7-----------------|-(7)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-\5-----------------|-(5)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |---------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(7)-----------------|-(7)---------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-----------------|-(5)---------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |---------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-/11-----------------|-(11)---------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--/9-----------------|--(9)---------------| |---------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |--------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-\7-----------------|-(7)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |-\5-----------------|-(5)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|| |--x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|| |--5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|| |---------------------|-------------------||
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |-(7)-----------------|-(7)---------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |-(5)-----------------|-(5)---------------|| |---------------------|-------------------||
Chorus II
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-10-----------------|-(10)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-14-----------------|-(14)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11-----------------|-(11)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--9-----------------|--(9)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-10-----------------|-(10)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---|| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---|| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-||
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-14-----------------|-(14)---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-12-----------------|-(12)---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
Gtr II
TP TP TP TP
W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-11--------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------|-(11)----| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)----| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
TP TP TP TP
W +W W +W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------| |-----------|-------------|-----------|---------| |-12--------|-(12)--------|-14--------|-(14)----| |-----------|-------------|-----------|---------| |-10--------|-(10)--------|-12--------|-(12)----| |-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
Gtr I
W W W H E E E E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------5-5-5-5-|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------x-x-x-x-|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------3-3-3-3-|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-11--------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------|-(11)------------|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|| |--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)------------|| |-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
Kaoss Solo
N.C.
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-10-----------------|-(10)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-14-----------------|-(14)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |--------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |-11-----------------|-(11)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--9-----------------|--(9)---------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-| |---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-| |---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-| |----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--| |--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-12-----------------|-(12)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-10-----------------|-(10)----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---|| |--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---|| |--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-||
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-14-----------------|-(14)---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |-12-----------------|-(12)---------------|| |--------------------|--------------------||
Outro
N.C.
Gtr III
<
TP TP TP TP
W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
TP TP TP TP
+W +W +W +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*| |-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
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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