Nine Inch Nails – Somewhat Damaged (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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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 1999 Album THE FRAGILE) Transcribed by Adam Steele Words and Music by Trent Reznor Arranged by Trent Reznor D 0 x 0 x x x Eb 1 x 1 x x x E 2 x 2 x x x F 3 x 3 x x x D5 0 0 0 x x x Eb5 1 1 1 x x x E5 2 2 2 x x x F5 3 3 3 x x x Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Synth' Gtr VI (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Intro Q=110 N.C. 3/4 Gtr I E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
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|-0--1-2-3----|-0--1-2-3----|-0--1-2-3----|--0--1--2--3----|
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| H.            H.            H.             E  E  E  E Q
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N.C. Gtr I E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Gtr II PM---------------------------------------------------------|
   E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q
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|-12-12-12-12----|-13-13-13-13----|-12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12-----|
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D Eb E F D Eb E F D Eb E F D Eb E F E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / PM---------------------------------------------------------|
   E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E Q
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D EbE F D EbE F D EbE F E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / PM------------------------------------|
    Q   E E E E   Q   E E E E   Q   E E E E  8x
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   Verse
    N.C.
    Gtr I
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q    E E E E Q   4x
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   Breakdown
    N.C.
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q    E E E E Q
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   Verse
    N.C.
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q    E E E E Q   4x
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   Breakdown
    N.C.
    Gtr II
    E   S S E   S S E   S S   E   S S E   S S E   S S   E S S E S S E S S   3x
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|   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   e E   Q       3x
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  N.C.                                                   EbE5F5
  E   S S E   S S E   S S   E   S S E   S S E   S S   H.
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| 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 E E Q
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----1-2-3----||

   Verse
    D5EbE5F5     D5EbE5F5     D5EbE5F5
    Gtr III
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q    E E E E Q   4x
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   Breakdown
    D5  Eb5 E5  F5            D5  Eb5 E5  F5            D5Eb5 E5F5
    Gtr II
    E   S S E   S S E   S S   E   S S E   S S E   S S   E S S E S S E S S
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|   Gtr III
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|   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   e E   Q
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  D5  Eb5 E5  F5            D5  Eb5 E5  F5            D5Eb5 E5F5
  E   S S E   S S E   S S   E   S S E   S S E   S S   E S S E S S Q
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| 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   e E   Q
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    D5      Eb5 F5      F5
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  D5      Eb5 E5      F5                D5    EbE5    F5
   E      E    E      E    E      E      E    E  E    E Q
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|-15----------17----------18----------|-15------17---------|
|-17b19-------19b21-------20b22-------|-17b19---19b21------|
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|  E      E    E      E    Q             E    E  E    E Q
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  D5      Eb5 E5      F5
   E      E    E      E    E      E
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  D5      Eb5 E5      F5                D5    EbE5    F5
   E      E    E      E    E      E      E    E  E    E Q
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|  E      E    E      E    Q             E    E  E    E Q
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|--0------1----2------3---------------|--0----1--2----3-----||
|--0------1----2------3---------------|--0----1--2----3----o||
|--0------1----2------3---------------|--0----1--2----3-----||
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|  S    S S S  S    S S S  S    S S S    e    E  e    E Q
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   Bridge
    N.C.
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    E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
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|   Gtr V
|   E E E E Q     E E E E Q     E E E E Q
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  N.C.
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  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E Q
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| E E E E Q     E E E E Q     E E E E Q
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|-0-1-2-3-----|-0-1-2-3-----|-0-1-2-3----||

   Interlude
    N.C.
   3/4                 2/4
    H.        H.        H
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N.C. 3/4 2/4 PM----------------------------------------------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S   H
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||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------||

    N.C.
   3/4                                                 2/4
    Gtr II
        <       <       <         <       <       <       <   <
    E   E   E   E   E   E     E   E   E   E   E   E     E E E E  8x
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|   S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S   H        8x
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Outro N.C. 3/4 2/4 PM----------------------------------------------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S   H     3x
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  N.C.
 3/4                 2/4
  H.        H.        H
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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