Nine Inch Nails – Letting You (Bass Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 2008 Album THE SLIP) Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner Words by Trent Reznor Music by Nine Inch Nails Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass (Clean)' Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Bass (Dist.)' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Synth II'
 Intro
  Q=91
 4/4
  Gtrs I, II
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

  W          H    E. e S E     E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E E. e S E
|----------|---------------||----------------------|---------------------||
|----------|---------------||o---------------------|--------------------o||
|----------|---------------||o--------11--------11-|--------11----------o||
|----------|------8--8-x-6-||--8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6--||

 Verse I
  Wx8
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|--------||
|--------||
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   Chorus
    Gtr I
    H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||-------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----||

 Break
  Wx2
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|--------|
|--------|
|--------|

  Gtrs I, II
  E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E    E. e  S  E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11---------------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| Gtr III
| W                     H            E. E +S  E
|---------------------|-----------------------9-|
|---------------------|--------------5--6-(6)---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1-(1)---------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
                        H         a +H

   E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E E. e S E
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|---------11--------11-|--------11-----------||
|--8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6--||
|
| +W                     W
|-(9)------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|--1-------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
   W

 Verse II
  Wx8
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|--------||
|--------||
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   Chorus
    Gtr I
    H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||-------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----||

 Verse III
  Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||

 Chorus
  H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----|

  H    E. E. E   H    E. E. E   Wx2
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|------6--6----|------6--6----|--------||

 Outro
  Gtrs I, II
  E. S S S E  S S S S S S E   E. S S S E  S S S S S S E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|----8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8---|----8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|

  S S S S S S E  S S S S S S E    S S S S S S E  E. e S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-8--8-x-6-|

  E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E E. e S E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11----------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6-|

  E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E E. e S E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11----------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6-|

  E. e S  E E. e S  E   E. e S  E    E. e  S  E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11---------------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| Gtr III
| W                     H            E. E +S  E
|---------------------|-----------------------9-|
|---------------------|--------------5--6-(6)---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1-(1)---------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
                        H         a +H

   E. e S  E E. e  S   E    E. e S  E E. e S E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------11----------11-|---------11-----------|
|--8--8-x----8--8--x-----|--8--8-x----8--8-x-6--|
|
| +H         E. E +E.      +W
|-(9)--------------------|----------------------|
|------------5--6-(6)----|-(6)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--1---------------------|-(1)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
   W                       +W

   E. e S  E E. e S  E    E. e S  E    E. e  S  E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|---------11--------11-|---------11---------------|
|--8--8-x----8--8-x----|--8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| +W                     +H            E. E +S  E
|----------------------|------------------------9-|
|-(6)------------------|-(6)-----------5--6-(6)---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------1-(1)---------|
|-(1)------------------|-(1)----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
  +W                     +H         a +H

   E. e S  E E. e  S   E    E. e S  E E. e E.
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------11----------11-|---------11-----------|
|--8--8-x----8--8--x-----|--8--8-x----8--8------|
|
| +H         E. E +E.      +W
|-(9)--------------------|----------------------|
|------------5--6-(6)----|-(6)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--1---------------------|-(1)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
   W                       +W

   E. e E. E. e E.     E. e E. E. e E.
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--8--8----8--8------|-8--8----8--8------|
|
| +W                   W
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(1)----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
  +W

  E. e E. E. e  E.     E. e E. E. e E.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8-------|
|
| H       E. E +E.    +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------5--6-(6)--|-(6)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------1---------|-(1)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
  H       H           +W

   E. e E. E. e  E.     E. e E. E. e E.      E. e E. E. e E.     W
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8------|------*|
|
| +H       E. E +E.    +W                   +W                   W
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-(6)------5--6-(6)--|-(6)----------------|-(6)----------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-(1)------1---------|-(1)----------------|-(1)----------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
  +H       H           +W                   +W
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 <n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths