Nine Inch Nails – The Mark Has Been Made (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1999 Double Album THE FRAGILE (RIGHT))
Transcribed by Zach Kraemer
Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Cello'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Slight dist.'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr VI (D A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar 2'
Part I
Q=76
N.C. D5 G5/D
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
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|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-5---4--|
|--------5----------------|------5----------------5--(5)-|
|------0------------------|------------------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r5---4--|
|-(5)-----5----------------|-------5------------5--(5)-|
|-------0------------------|-----0---------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||o--------------------------|------------------------------|
||---------------------------|------------------------------|
||--(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-5---4--|
||o-(5)-----5----------------|------5----------------5--(5)-|
||--------0------------------|------------------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E 3x
|--------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------|---------------------------o||
|--------------------------|----------------------------||
|-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r5---4---||
|-(5)-----5----------------|-------5------------5--(5)-o||
|-------0------------------|-----0----------------------||
N.C.
Gtr III
W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q
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|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-5--3--||
| Gtr II | > | E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------| W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------| |-(0)--------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-3--5--|
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| > | E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------| W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-5--3--|
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| > | E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------| Part II Tempo 2 Q=70 N.C. Gtr IV E E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x-3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-5------x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |---------------------|-----------------------| S S E Q S S Q E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-3-----3b4--x-x-3b4--0-|-<3>-<3>---x-x---0-3-<3>-x-x-3-<3>---| |-x-x-5------x-x--------|--x---x----x-x-----x--x--------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||--x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| ||o-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| ||------------------------|-----------------------| S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E |-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------o|| |-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)---|| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x-----------o|| |-----------------------|-------------------------|| Part III (Intro Reprise) A Tempo Q=76 N.C. D5 G5/D D Gtr I Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)--5-----4--| |--------5----------------|------5-----------------5----(5)-| |------0------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Gtr VI | W Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------5--------------4-----3--| |-------------------------|------4-(4)s====3------(3)s2-----| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| D5 G5/D D +Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r=5-----4---| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5-------------5----(5)--| |-------0------------------|-----0-------------------------|
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| +W Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|----------5----------4-----3---| |--------------------------|-------4-(4)s====3--(3)s2------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| D5 G5/D D +Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)--5-----4--| |-(5)-----5----------------|------5-----------------5----(5)-| |-------0------------------|---------------------------------|
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| +W Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|---------5--------------4-----3--| |--------------------------|------4-(4)s====3------(3)s2-----| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| D5 G5/D D +Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r=5-----4---| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5-------------5----(5)--| |-------0------------------|-----0-------------------------|
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| +W Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|----------5----------4-----3---| |--------------------------|-------4-(4)s====3--(3)s2------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| Part IV Tempo 2 Q=70 N.C. Gtr V S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------8-| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x---|
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| Gtr VI
| W
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||o--------------------------------------|
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||o--------------------------------------|
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F#b5 Fb5 Eb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|------------------------------------8--o||
|-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x-----|||
| Q E E E E E E |----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |------------5----5----4---4---3---3-----|| |------------4----4----3---3---2---2-----|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|| N.C. Gtrs I, V S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||----------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------------8-o|| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x----|| D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5 Gtr V S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------10--| |---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8--| |-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x-----| D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------10-| ||o---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8-| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x----| D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------10---|| |---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8--o|| |-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x------|| Outro N.C. F#b5Fb5 Eb5 F#b5 Fb5 Eb5 Gtr VI W Q E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----5-5s4-4s3-3-|----(5)-------|----5-5s4-4s3-3-| |----------|----4-4s3-3s2-2-|----(4)-------|----4-4s3-3s2-2-| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| F#b5 N.C. PM Q Q H W Wx16 |--------------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*| |----(5)-------|----------|---------*| |----(4)-------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*|
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
<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
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| - 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