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HELP ME I AM IN HELL
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1992 EP BROKEN)
Transcribed by Matthew Ford
Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.1 (2 guitars arranged for 1, w/delay)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr.2 (w/delay)'
Moderately Slow Q=76
(E5)
4/4
Gtr I
PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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E E E E +H
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|----------------------18-----(18)------------------------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)------------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)--|
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PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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E E E E +E Q.
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|--------------------------------------12------------------|
|-12-----12-----12-----11-----(11)-----11------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)-------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)--x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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PM--------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E +Q. E
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|----------------------18-----(18)-----------------------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)-----------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)-----------------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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Q. E +E E E E
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|-12------------------11-----(11)-----------11-----------||
|--0-------------------0------(0)-----0------0-----0-----||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-||
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(G5)
PM-----------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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(D5)
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E E E E +Q Q
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|----------------------18-----(18)-----------18-----------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)------------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(E5)
PM-----------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15S====|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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E E E E +E Q E
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|-------------------------------------12-----------x-----|
|-12-----12-----------11-----(11)-----11-----------------|
|--0------0-----0------0------(0)------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(G5)
PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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(D5)
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E E E E +H
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------18-----(18)-----------------------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)-----------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)-----------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(E5)
PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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E E E E +E E Q
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|--------------------------------------12-----------------|
|-12-----12-----12-----11-----(11)-----11-----------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(G5)
PM--------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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(D5)
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E E E E +Q. E
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|----------------------18-----(18)-----------------------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)-----------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)-----------------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(E5)
PM-------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----------------15-----------15-----------x-----|
|--0-----0-----0------0-----0------0-----0-----0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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--------------| PM
E E E E E E E E
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|----------------------------------12--------------------|
|-12-----------12-----11------------------11-----(0)-----|
|--0-----0------0------0-----0--------------------0------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x--(x)-|
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(G5)
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----------------15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----|
|--0-----0-----0------0------0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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(D5)
PM-----------|
E E E E +Q. E
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------18-----(18)-----------------------|
|-17-----15-----17-----17-----(17)-----------------------|
|--0------0------0------0------(0)-----------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(E5)
PM---------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----------15-----15-----15-----|
|--0------0------0------0-----0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------------------------12--------------------||
|-12-----12-----12-----11------------------11-----(0)-----||
|--0------0------0------0-----0--------------------0------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x--(x)-||
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(G5)
PM----|
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----------15-----15-----15S====|
|--0------0------0------0-----0------0------0------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-|
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(D5)
~~~~~~~~~~~ PM
E E E E +E E E E
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------18-----(18)-----------18-----------|
|-17-----17-----17----------------------------------------|
|--0------0------0---------------------0------------0-----|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)---x--(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)-|
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(E5)
PM------------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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|-14-----14-----14-----15-----------15-----15-----15\-----|
|--0------0------0------0-----0------0------0------0------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
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|--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)--x--(x)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
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E E E E +E Q. W
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------12----|------*|
|-12-----------12-----11-----(11)-------|------*|
|--0-----0------0------0------(0)-------|------*|
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| S S S S S S S S H W
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|--x-(x)-x-(x)--x-(x)--x-(x)------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------------------------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
