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MR. SELF DESTRUCT
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by scott666
Words and Music by Nine Inch Nails
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Intro
Q=40 Q=60 Q=120 Q=160 Q=180
N.C.
5/4 4/4
Gtr I
W W Wx2 W W
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|------------|----------|------------|-----------|------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------|------||
|------------|----------|------------|-----------|------||
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Verse
Q=200
$
D5 D#F5
4/4
PM----------------------------------------------|
Wx2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q 4x
||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
||o------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
||-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S8S10---||
||o------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S6S=8--o||
||-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------||
Chorus
1.,2.,3.
F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C.
W H E E Q Wx2 4x
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||o-----------|-----------------|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------||
||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
4.
D.S.
D5 D#F5
E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q
||------------------------|----------------------||
||o-----------------------|---------------------o||
||------------------------|----------------------||
||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---||
||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o||
||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------||
Interlude
N.C.
Gtr II
H. Q W W H H 12x
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||o---------10--|----------|----------|-----------o||
||--7-----------|-7--------|----------|------5-----||
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||o-------------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||--------------|----------|----------|------------||
Verse
D5 D#F5
4/4
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------|
Wx2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q 4x
||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
||o------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------||
||-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S8S10---||
||o------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S6S=8--o||
||-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------||
Chorus
1.,2.,3.
F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C.
W H E E Q Wx2 4x
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||o-----------|-----------------|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------||
||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
4.
D5 D#F5
E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q
||------------------------|----------------------||
||o-----------------------|---------------------o||
||------------------------|----------------------||
||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---||
||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o||
||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------||
1.,2.,3.
F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C.
W H E E Q Wx2 4x
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||o-----------|-----------------|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------||
||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o||
||------------|-----------------|---------||
4.
D5 D#F5
E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q
||------------------------|----------------------||
||o-----------------------|---------------------o||
||------------------------|----------------------||
||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---||
||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o||
||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------||
Outro
N.C.
Wx16
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
|---------*|
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
