The Downward Spiral (album) by Nine Inch Nails
Nine inch nails: the downward spiral
Added By Mikhailo
__________________________________________
mr self destruct
Let me warn you, this TAB is not quite as complete as I try to get my
NIN tabs, but it contains all the guitar and main synth parts of the
song that I could hear in the wall of noise:)
Tune your bottom string down to D (it's not really neccessarry, you
can just play the D power chord straight, but the extra bottom string
sounds more full, the bass must be tuned down though)
E-mail me with questions/comments/requests...
MOMMY
[email protected]
Verse riff:
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7s8s10--------------------------|
A-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5s6s8---------------------------|
E-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0---------------------------------|
Chorus riff: Synth end of chorus:
E-|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|
B-|-------------------|---------------------------------|-15s13s15s13---------|
G-|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------|
D-|-10---11--12s13s14-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|
A-|-8----9---10s11s12-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------|
E-|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------|
Interlude synth line: Interlude bassline:
E-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|------10--------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|-7--------7--------5--|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5---5------------------------|
E-|----------------------|-----------------------------0-0--------------------|
piggy
From:
[email protected]
I have not seen this posted yet so I decided to post this littly
ditty by NINE INCH NAILS from the Downward Spiral album. I figured
this song out some of the parts on an out-of-tune bass and some
other parts on an acoustic guitar, but I believe that it is all correct.
It sounds good anyway. well here it goes-----
transcribed by MICHAEL R. OLIVER
note:
p= pull off
h= hammer on
bass guitar parts
**************************************************************************
verse:
G |---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------| play this a couple times
A |--3---5--------3---5-------7p--5-------|
E |--------5---3--------5---3-------------|
**************************************************************************
chorus:
(part A)
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |--3----5---5---5----3----5---5---5----3----5---5---5--|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|
D |------------------------------| play this.....
A |-3----5---5---5--3h--5----6---|
E |------------------------------|
(part B)
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |--3----5---5---5----3----5---5---5----3----5---5---5--|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |--3---5---5--5--5--5--3--3----| then this
E |------------------------------| a couple of times
i'm pretty sure that you have to alternate part A and B during
the chorus sections
**************************************************************************
then end part when the drums go a little bit nutty:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----5---5---5------------------5----7---7---7-|
E|------------------3----5---5---5-----------------|
G |-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------| play this
A |-----------------5-5--3-3------| a lot of times
E |-5----7---7---7----------------|
**************************************************************************
guitar parts
============
this part is the synth. part at the end of the song that I tried to
arrange for guitar, I'm not sure if it is completely correct but it
sounds close enough, well here it is:
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15----------15----13----12----10----------15--|
G|---11---------11---------------------------12---11-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
B |--------15---13---12---10---------|
G |----11---------------------12--(then go back to the beginning)
D |----------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------|
that is it. the timing isn't there at all so work with it.
heresy
By Psylip Coval
From: mo30g71
[INTRO] Synth line arranged for guitar
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|:--1-3-3-3-1-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--:|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------3--3-3-3--3-3-3---|---------------------------------------|
[VERSE_1]
He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see
He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity
He dreamed a god up and called it christianity
[CHORUS] Chorus riff
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|:------9----8------7----5---3--6--5----------1-1s3-3--------------------:|
A|-------9----8------7----5---3--6--5----------1-1s3-3---------------------|
D|-------9----8------7----5---3--6--5----------1-1s3-3---------------------|
(Your) god is dead and no one cares
if there is a hell I'll see you there
[PRE_VERSE] Cool little riff x6
e|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|:----1-3------------:|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-------3-6-3-----|---------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE_2] w/ cool riff
he flexed his muscles to keep his flock of sheep in line
he made a virus that would kill off all the swine
his perfect kingdom of killing, suffering and pain
demands devotion atrocities done in his name
[CHORUS] x2 god is dead......hell I'll see you there
[BREAK] perc/synth line:
Syth line arr 4 gtr (on b string) => b|:--11--9---:| x8
Then add the Outro guitar part:
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
g|--3-8---10------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|:-3-8---10-----------:|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--1-6---8----3-3-3-3--|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-3-3-3--|--------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS] god is dead......hell I'll see you there
[OUTRO] {sort of confused chorus part}
/ (your god is dead) (and no one cares)
your god is dead and no one cares
/(drowning in his own hypocrisy)
if there is a hell I will see you there
? burning with your god in humility ? { extra }
? will you die for this? ? {words ?}
march of the pigs
From: GARDNERCJ%
[email protected]
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
-------------5 5 6 6 8--
------5 6 8-------------
^play 3 times then
-------5 5 6 8 10 --
-5 6 8--------------
Play whole thing twice, then :
------------------
------------------
--7 7 7 7---------
--7 7 7 7 5 3-----
--5 5 5 5 5 3 3---
--------------4---
Play 3 times then :
----------------------
----------------------
--7 7 7 7-------------
--7 7 7 7 5 3 2 3 5 6-
--5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 6-
----------------------
Repeat until this part :
a 5555555555555555------------------------------------------------
e ----------------444444444444444433333333333333331111111111111111
repeat 3 1/2 times, then accoustic :
------------
--3 5 --5-7-
--3 5 -5--7-
--3 5 5---7-
------------
------------
Repeat Everything but into again.
Second accoustic part :
---------------------------------------------------------
--3 5 --5-7-----------5 --5-7---3-5-7---------------13---
--3 5 -5--7-----3-----5 -5--7---3-5-7-------------10-----
--3 5 5---7---3-3-3-3-5 5---7---3-5-7------------10------
--------------------1-----------1-3-5--5-7-9----9--------
---------------------------------------6-8-10-10---------
Hope you can decipher it!
Turbopunk
closer
tanscribed by John Vettese (
[email protected])
as recorded on NIN's album The Downward Spiral
-There is alot more going on in this song than what I have transcribed.
Most of it is synth, but I know that alot of the synth is changed to
guitar when Trent preforms it with his live band so I transcribed it for
guitar and bass. To have it sound exactly like it does on the album,
you'd
need 4 guitars (all with effects processers), two drum sets, and a bass.
I'm assuming that you have one or maybe two guitars (and if you're in a
band, a bass) so that's all I transcribed it for. Also I'm just posting
the main riffs. You can figure out how many times to play them.
x=deaden
/=slide
~=vibrato
INTRO (drums...I don't play drums, sorry)
1ST VERSE (bass w/wah pedal)
1:----5---------3-------5--------3--0--------
2:-------------------------------------3--0--
3:-3-----x--3-3----x-3-----3--3--------------
4:-------------------------------------------
1ST CHORUS (clean bass and one clean guitar)
Bass
1:---------------
2:---------------
3:------x-1-x-2--
4:-1-------------
Guitar
1:------1-----------
2:------------------
3:------------------
4:-3--------3---4---
5:-3----------3---4-
6:-1--1---1---------
2ND VERSE (bass w/wah pedal, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one clean
guitar)
Bass
(Same as 1st verse)
Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)
1:----------------------------3~~~/12~~~-
2:-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-6~~~~~~~-------------
3:---------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------
Guitar 2 (clean)
1:----------------------------3333-4444--
2:-5555555555555555-66666666-------------
3:---------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------
2ND CHORUS (clean bass and two clean guitars)
Bass
(Same as 1st Chorus)
Guitar 1
(Same as 1st Chorus)
Guitar 2
1:--------------------------------
2:----------------------4----4----
3:----2----3--3--5------5----5----
4:----3----5--5--6----------------
5:--------------------------------
6:--------------------------------
INTERLUDE (clean bass, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one guitar
w/distortion
pedal)
Bass
1:---------------------------
2:---------------------------
3:---------------------------
4:-0-0-0-1-------------------
Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)
(same as 2nd Verse)
Guitar 2 (w/distortion pedal, after a few repetitions)
1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:--------6-5-------------------
4:-2--2-3-6-5--6-7--6-8--6-5-4--
5:-2--2-3-4-3--6-7--6-8--6-5-4--
6:-0--0-1------4-5--4-6--4-3-2--
PRE-OUTRO (clean bass, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one guitar w/wah
pedal)
Bass
(same as interlude)
Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)
(same as 2nd Verse)
Guitar 2 (w/wah pedal)
1:-----------------------
2:-----------------------
3:-----------------------
4:-3----3----3----1-3-1--
5:---3---------3---------
6:---------4-------------
OUTRO (bass w/wah pedal, two guitars w/chorus pedals)
Bass (w/wah pedal)
1:---------------------------8-
2:-10--8--10--8-8--10--8-10----
3:-----------------------------
4:-----------------------------
Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)
(same as 2nd verse)
Guitar 2 (w/chorus pedal, after a few repetitions)
1:-----------------------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------------------------------
4:-5~~~-3~~~~~~~-3~~~-2~~~~~~~-1~~~----------------3~~~~~~~~-
5:----------------------------------5~~~~~~~-1-1-0-----------
6:-----------------------------------------------------------
then, by itself
1:-------------------------------------------------------------------
2:-------------------------------------------------------------------
3:-12~~~-10~~~~~~~-10~~~-9~~~~~~~--------------------------10~~~~~~~-
4:--------------------------------13~~~-12~~~~~~~-13-13-12-----------
5:-------------------------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------------------------
ruiner
notes: a fairly easy solo for beginning-intermediate guitar players. a
prebend and release note is accomplished by (full) bending the
note before striking it, and then releasing the bend gradually.
i am terribly sorry if this transcription looks bad, but it's
the best i could do with ascii.
' = full or half bend up only
'` = full or half bend up and then back down
/ and = slides, / up and down
^ = hammer-on on pull-off
~ = let note ring
/////// = tremelo picking while sliding up the neck
3:00 3:04
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------*i--------------------------------------------|
|-*----------------------^---------------------------------------12-14-|
|-14`-----10^12-12-10-12'`10---------------12-12-12-12-12-12-/14-------|
|----10~---------------------12---10^11^12-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
* = PreBend and release *i = bend up then down, then pull-off
3:09 3:12 3:16
|---------------------------------------------15-15-15-15~--17'`'`'`'--|
|-15'~--15'~----15-13-15-15'15'15'15-13-15'----------------------------|
|-----------12~--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:12 3:25 3:30
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-7'7`--5-5------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-7-7'7'---7-7-7-5--------/7~----|
|-/3-5--5'5'5'3^5^3^0-3---3^5^3^0--/7-----------0-------7-6-5----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------8-5-------|
3:36 3:41
|------------------------------------------------------5-5///////////--|
|------------------------------------------------------5-5///////////--|
|-75-5~-75--7-7'7'`^5-7---------------------------2-----------------|
|-75-5~-75--7-7'7'`^5------------------------------2-----------------|
|----------------------------/5-4-43-32-2---2----0-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------3---3~---------------------|
the becoming
transcribed by:
[email protected]
[INTRO] cool synth vibe / strange bass with screams
[VERSE1]
i beat my machine it's a part of me it's inside of me
i'm stuck in this dream it's changing me i am becoming
the me that you know had some second thoughts
he's covered with scabs and he is broken and sore
the me that you know doesn't come around much
that part of me isn't here anymore
[VERSE2]
all pain disappears it's the nature of my circuitry
drowns out all i hear there's no escape from this my new consciousness
that me that you know used to have feelings
but the blood has stopped pumping and he's left to decay
the me that you know is now made up of wires
and even when i'm right with you i'm so far away
i can try to get away but i've strapped myself in
i can try to scratch away the sound in my ears
i can see it killing away all my bad parts
i don't want to listen but it's all too clear
[CHORUS] Accoustic gtr, Powerchords synconped
e-------------------------|---{C}----------{Bb}-----|
B--{G}-----------{F}------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
D-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-x-1-1-1-1-1-x-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-x-1-1-1-1-1-x-|-------------------------|
e--{F}----------{C}-------|---{F}-------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------5-5-5-5-5-x-|-------------------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-1-1-1-1-1-x-------------|-1-x-x-1-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G F C Bb F C F
hi-ding backwards in-side of me i feel so unafraid
an-nie, hold a little tighter i might just slip away
[OUTRO]
it won't give up it wants me dead goddamn this noise inside my head
? ? ? ? ? it's not nescessery for you
[CHORUS] like break G F C Bb F C F
big man with a gun
Here's big man with a gun. it's a fairly short song, so the
transcription is short as well. the first line below is the
basic keyboard line, tabbed to bass.
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------8------9-9-9-9---------7--8---9-9-9-9--|
A|--5------6------7-7-7-7------5--5--6---7-7-7-7--|
E|-------------------------0-6---------0----------|
i appoligize in advance for anyone trying to learn
this, as the timing is really weird, and very hard
for me to transcribe. i guess the only thing that
i can suggest would be to practice by playing along
with the tape/CD.
a warm place
From:
[email protected]
-5---------------3---------------1---------------1---------------
-3---------------1-------------------------------1---------------
---------------------------------3-------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------
-------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
repeat 1x
-----------------3-----5-----6---8--------10---8-----------------
-3-----5-----6------------------------------10-------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
---------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------
repeat 2x
-3-----------4-------------------
-4---------------8-----------9---
-5---------------8---------------
-----------------8---------------
-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
repeat 1x
-3-----------4---6-----------------------------------------------
-4---------------6---------------4---------------4---------------
-5---------------7---------------5---------------3---------------
-------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------
-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
repeat 1x
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-4---------------3-----------------------------------------------
-5---------------3---------------5---------------3---------------
-5---------------3---------------6---------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-------------------------------
---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
-----------------1-----3-----4---6---------8---6----------------
-1-----3-----4-------------------------------8-------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
-----------------1-----3-----------------------------------------
-1-----3-----4---------------------------------4-----------------
-----------------------------3---3-------------------------------
-------------------------------------------6-5-------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------6---------------
---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-----------------------
there you have it. even though a warm place was arranged for the
keyboard, it still sounds good in guitar. remember to print in
notepad for windows or ms-dos prompt so it would line up.
comments, suggestions, questions, etc., email
[email protected]
eraser
From: zane
in the end You could have it
-> -> -> I will let you
G D
==> e|-9--9---9--9---7--------------|--5--5---5--5---?7-9-10?---|:|
all___________, my empire of dirt,
down_____ I will make you hurt
[VERSE] Riff-1 x4
I wear my crown of shit on my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts i cannot repair
beneath the stain of time the feeling disappears
you are someone else i am still right here
[CHORUS] {A-Bmin-G-Dx2} {distorded sound}
A
B G D A
what have I become? My sweetest friend ,
everyone I know goes away in the end
,you could have it all_____ my empire of dirt
i will let you down____ i will make you hurt ||
[OUTRO] {distordion w/Riff-2 ABGD}
if i could start again
a million miles away (A-x355xx
i would keep myself (D-355xxx
i would find a way
