xi love this album so i want to take the best of the bass & guitar tabs and put them together i added some of the drum parts myself i would like to thank the tabbers that submitted the tabs GRASSTAIN Tracks 1. mr self destruct 8. i do not want this (no tab) 2. piggy 9. big man with a gun 3. heresy 10. a warm place 4. march of the pigs 11. eraser 5. closer 12. reptile 6. ruiner 13. the downward spiral 7. the becoming 14. hurt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. mr self destruct Tabbed by The Great Apocalyzard ([email protected]) As opposed to this song's other tabs, (of which are great, by the way) I will attempt to tab out EVERY guitar/bass/synth-related note played. Without the inclusion of synth and bass, this song is virtually nothing. Now, onward. (About the tuning: This song is tuned Drop-D, both the bass and the guitar. I believe it is the only song on 'The Downward Spiral' tuned this way. Correct me if I am wrong.) * The VERSE Area * GUITAR - Main Verse Riff e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-7-/-8-/-10----------------------------| A|-5-/-6-/--8----------------------------| D|-0-------------------------------------| Contrary to what the other tabs tell you, the first chord is only struck ONCE. Immediately after strumming it, you slide up to the next two chords, muting the top string with your forefinger on the way. Don't worry, muting the string isn't hard. Most of the time, you do the slide and mute the top string without even realizing it. BASSLINE G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| D|-0~---------| Yeah, that's it for the bass in the verse. Every measure, the bass rings out with the open top string. You can sort of emulate this by doing it on the guitar, but SLIGHTLY palm-muting it. That means your palm is barely touching the strings. It should suffice. SYNTHLINE e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0...--| The synthline begins right before the Guitar riff plays. It's just the open top string, but palm-muted and picked tremolo (REALLY fast). * The CHORUS Area * GUITAR - Chorus Riff e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-10~-11~-11-/-13-/-14-----| A|--8~--9~--9-/-11-/-12-----| D|--------------------------| Pretty self explanatory (*snicker* Yeah. Right.). Strum the the first chord, let it ring, then strum the second chord, and let that ring as well. Strum the second chord again, but don't let it ring this time. This time, slide up to the following chords. I hope you understood that. Because I didn't, and I suck at explanation. The bass is almost the same as the verse. It rings AFTER the chorus riff is played. It also plays along with the guitar, making the exact same notes it does. During the fourth time you play the chorus riff, the synth makes this strange noise. e|-10p8--10-/-8~-| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| D|---------------| It sounds like it's using a WHOLE lot of chorus (an effect to make it sound like more than one instrument is playing) with the Rate knob turned up (If you don't know what this means, ignore it). After playing the chorus riff four times, a variation of the verse riff starts up. Pay attention, because things get REALLY tricky from here. e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-7-/-8-/-10----| A|-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-5-/-6-/--8----| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| Put your fingers into position for the chord and downstrum it, without pressing down on the strings. Then, on the upstrum, press down on the strings, repeating the motions for the amount specified. It's tricky to do if your a beginner. After that's through, do the main riff slide. Do all of this twice. * Return to the VERSE Area * The verse is exactly the same, except with the addition of a few repeating guitar licks. FIRST REPEATING LICK e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-7-/-5-----| A|-----------| D|-----------| Play that over and over until it stops when it does in the song. SECOND REPEATING LICK e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-5-/-6----| A|----------| D|----------| Play that for the next measure, then repeat the first lick for the following measure. The song goes through another chorus, with no differences to the last one, and then suddenly goes into the bridge of the song. The bass does most of the work here. * The BRIDGE Area * BASSLINE G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------3-0----| The bass plays that repeatedly, really quiet. The guitar makes improvised, untabbable noise in the background. Just make your fingers go crazy on the fretboard and pick erradically to emulate that. SYNTHLINE e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----18~--------18~------| A|-17------15-17----------| D|------------------------| The synth plays this towards the middle. The song plays the verse one last time, same as before (Second verse). The chorus follows, and it repeats with static rising in the background. It is suddenly cut short and is replaced with the sounds of two guitars making improvised, untabbable noise and sped up to a higher-pitched, faster rate. The song ends. And so does my tab. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. piggy the drums are so simple h|-x-x-x-x-| s|---x---x-| b|x--------| By: Jon Craven ([email protected]) For questions, comments, feedback, an outline of the timing, write the above address. Note: -Played with a pick. (4/4)(66 bpm) Standard tuning r - eighth rest * - note held for an eighth beat R - quarter rest p - pull-off . - sixteenth rest Verse 1: (x2)(0:02) |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------|------5-*-*-R---|--------------8p7| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---|7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-r----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------|------5-*-*-R---|--------------8p7| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---|7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-r----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------|------5-*-*-R---|----------------| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---|7---r-----------|5---R---R---R---| Chorus: (x2)(0:45) |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|------------55r-|----------------|----------------| |5777r-5777r-5777|r-5777r-88r-----|5777r-5777r-5777|5777r-578.r-R---| Verse 2: (1:14) |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------|------5-*-*-R---|--------------8p7| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---|7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-r----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------|------5-*-*-R---|--------------8p7| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---|7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-r----| |----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| |------5-*-*-R---|----------------| |7---r-----------|5---r-4-*-*-R---| Chorus (x2) Rest for one measure Outro: (x6)(2:23) |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------7777|r-------55r-44r-|------------7777|r---------------| |5777r-3333r-----|--5555r---------|5777r-3333r-----|--5555r-R---R---| Rest till end ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. heresy [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 ?} ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. march of the pigs ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| -------------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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. closer the hihats start open then quikly close h|---x---x-| s|---------|if u want to do the tings just do 16ths on the hihat b|-x-x-x-x-| Some of the last few parts are repetative and layered, so here they are as best as I can get them... Riff 1: bass w/wah effect -----5---------3-------5-------3-0---| -----------------------------------3-| x8 -x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------| -------------------------------------| Riff 2: -------------------| -------------------| -----------x-1-x-2-| -1-----------------| | x8 -----1-------------| -------------------| -------------------| -3---------3---4---| -3-----------3---4-| -1-1---1-----------| Riff 3: twelve times -----5---------3-------5-------3-0---| -----------------------------------3-| -x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------| -------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-4-4-4-| -4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6----------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4: -------------------| -------------------| -----------x-1-x-2-| -1-----------------| | x8 -----1-------------| -------------------| -------------------| -3---------3---4---| -3-----------3---4-| -1-1---1-----------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------4---4-| x4 -------2---3---3---5---5---5---5-| -------3---5---5---6---6---------| ---------------------------------| Riff 3 (x2 instead of x12) -----5---------3-------5-------3-0---| -----------------------------------3-| -x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------| -------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-4-4-4-| -4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6----------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5: ---------| ---------| x8 ---------| -0-0-0-1-| On the fifth repeat, start fading in a guitar: -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------6-5---------------------| -2-2-3-6-5-6-7-8-5-6-8---6-5-4-| -2-2-3-4-3-6-7-8-5-6-8---6-5-4-| -0-0-1-----4-5-6-3-4-6---4-3-2-| Riff 6: ---------| ---------| x8 ---------| -0-0-0-1-| ---------------------------| ---------------------------| ---------------------------| or something like that, repeat twice for every ---3-----3-----3-----1-3-1-| bass measure -3---3-----------3---------| -----------4---------------| Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12) Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12) Adding 2nd bass w/wah: (twice for every bass 1 measure) -----------------------8-| -10-8-10--8-8-10--8-10---| -------------------------| -------------------------| Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) again adding: ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| x2 (once for every 4 measures of bass 1) -5---3---5---3---5---3-----------| -------------------------1-1-0-3-| ---------------------------------| Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) adding: ------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| x2 -12---10---10---9-------------------------| (once for every 4 measures of --------------------13---12------------10-| bass 1) ------------------------------13-13-12----| ------------------------------------------| Riff 7: -15---13---13---12---11---10---6-6-5-8-| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| x2 ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. ruiner (solos) transcribed by :Fred [email protected] this is the Bass part played with the solo G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-|-3-3-3h5------5-5-5h7---------3-3-3--2-2--1-1--------------------| E-|---------3-3----------5-0-5-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| G-|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------------| D-|-------------------|-----------------|*---------*|-----------------------| A-|-------------------|-----------------|*---------*|------5-5-3-3-3--------| E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-ect-|-----------------|--5-5-5-5--|-5-5------------3-3-3--| repeatx3 guitar 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///////////--| |-7\5-5~-7\5--7-7'7'`^5-7\---------------------------2-----------------| |-7\5-5~-7\5--7-7'7'`^5------------------------------2-----------------| |----------------------------/5-4-4\3-3\2-2---2----0-------------------| |-------------------------------------------3---3~---------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. the becoming BASS transcibed by :Fred [email protected] Synth part during the beginning of the song there are some variations at points G-|--------------------------------------------| D-|--------------------3-----------------------| A-|----------------3-4---4-3-------------------| E-|-3-3-3-5--3-3-4-----------4-3--3-3-3--1-1-1-| G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-----------3-3-3-3------------| E-|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--------------------1-1-1-1----------1-0-1-0-1--| played with accustic part GUITAR [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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. 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. transcribed by: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. a warm place -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] because of an angel(ica) Date: Tue, 18 Jul 95 16:40:29 EST From: [email protected] Here's the keyboard and guitar tablature for Nine Inch Nail's A WARM PLACE from _The Downward Spiral_ Transcribed by: Andy Kershaw ^v^v^v^A Warm Place^v^v^v^ NIN First this is the guitar part, played with an acoustic sound... E:------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------------| G:--------------3-------5-0-3---------------------| D:----------5-6---1-1---------1-------------------| A:--3-5-6-8---------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------| Listen to it on the CD _The Downward Spiral_ or the _Natural Born Killers_ soundtrack to get the timing right. Now the synth part... Again, listen on the CD to get the timing right. Use a warm organ-tpye synth sound, played around mid to lower keyboard. The first is all chords: D minor C major A# major F major Then the second part is first single notes, then progresses to chords... It goes: G F G F G (hold) F (hold) D# Then you play: G A# D# Then play these chords G minor A# major D# major This should get you through the song. Again, if you've never heard it before I'd advise you listen to it and get a feel for it. ------------------------- Comments, requests, etc... Please send to: [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. eraser From: zane 12. MOMMY [email protected] 13. BOB [email protected] thank you for the tabs you submitted
