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Nine Inch Nails Head Like A Hole Guitar Tab

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From: mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie

Head Like a Hole :- Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor)
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The main bassline for the song is:

G|----------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|---12-0-0----13-0-0----10-0---5-0--4-0--

This bassline kicks in for all the verses (God money...etc.) and is the intro
to the song with a drum machine.

I can only play the guitar at the chorus:
It's 2 chords:

E(XII) 12-14-14-13-12-12
A(XII) x-12-14-14-14-x

[ In the Video Trent actually plays E(VII) x(0)-7-9-9-9-x but the other is
easier to play when singing along, and sounds fine. ]

It's something like:
E////////////////////A////////////////E///////////////////A///
Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control
////////////E////////////////////A////////////////E///////////////////A//////
Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control

As you can see it's simply thrah out those (power) chords. You can hear it on
the album.

As for the other bit after the chorus:
Bow down before the one you serve ... etc...
I haven't figured it out yet. It's a different Bassline, possibly with
keyboards.
--oOo--

From: keeler@bnr.ca (Tony Vaserfirer)

This is an arrangement (meaning the way I play it, not exactly how
Trent plays it.) Since almost the whole song is drum machines and
synthesizer's, its hard to play live. So here is a way you may want
to play it, if you and your friends want to jam. Oh year and thanks to
Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) for the Bass line.

Darrell


Head Like a Hole :- Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor)

The main bassline for the song is: by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk)
Riff 1
G|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
D|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
E|-12-0-0-13-0-0-10-0-|-5-0-4-5-4-1-0--|-12-0-0-13-0-0-10-0-|-5-0-4--0---|

Lyrics:
Guitar (out)
Bass (Riff 1)
God money I'll do anything for you.
God money just tell me what you want me to.
God money nail me up against the wall.
God money don't want everything he want it all.

Bridge 1:
Guitar (out)
Bass (Riff 1)
No you can't take it, no no you can't take it.
(No you can't take it away from me.)

Chorus
Guitar(This is just a way you can play it-- not Trent's exact way)
E E A E
e|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-9-99999999-9/109|-9-999999999/109|-777777777-/87-|-9999999999/109|
D|-9-99999999-9/109|-9-999999999/109|-7777777777/87-|-9999999999/109|
A|-7-77777777-7/8 7|-7-777777777/8 7|-5555555555/65-|-7777777777/8 7|
E|------------------|0----------------|0---------------|0---------------|

Bass Guitar (This is just an arrangement that sounds good)
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-12-0-0-540-10-0--|-12-0-0-540-10-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|-12-0-0-540-10-0|
Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul,I'd rather die than give you
control

Bridge 2:
Guitar (out)

Bass Guitar
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-12-0-0-540-10-0--|-12-0-0-540-10-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|
Bow down before the one you serve you're going to get what you deserve
Bow down before the one you serve you're going to get what you deserve


Lyrics:
God money's not looking for the cure.
God money's not concerned about the sick among the pure.
God money lets go dancing on the back's of the bruised.
God money's not one to choose.

Chorus (X2)
Bow down before the one you serve you're going to get what you deserve
Bow down before the one you serve you're going to get what you deserve
you know who you are.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Cohen
Wanna Be
#1 by Cohen B at Nov 21, 1971 at 2:33 PM EST
LMAO..I think about becoming a dominatrix when I hear this song. Nice tune to beat someone's ass to don't you think..LoL
 
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Sam
Average
#2 by Sam at Jul 10, 1972 at 6:41 PM EST
"God money don't want everything, he wants it all" I've never found the sense in that line. The song is simple ... that line is paradoxical. I can see why you'd want to have sex to this song. Damn sexy. But the Devo cover was ... horrific. A train-wreck, in fact. You don't want to listen but you can't move away.
 
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Perfect Pervers
Rhythm Player
#3 by Perfect Perversion™ at Jan 12, 1977 at 1:52 AM EST
God money's not the one to chose, could mean that no believer choses their religion over money. Jesus urged the wealthy to sell their belongings, distribute profits to the poor and join him. Yet, most of these well to do "belivers" failed to do so.
 
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Matthew
Average
#4 by Matthew Spencer at May 18, 1985 at 4:26 PM EST
I can relate to crick23, it is my pick up song. I need to dance like a fucking maniac every time i hear it, sweet.
 
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Drennan
Professional Badass
#5 by Drennan Bragg at Nov 22, 1991 at 1:39 PM EST
It's about Greed and Religion and other shitty things like that. Let's face it, religions are greedy these days. Greedy and power hungry. To better explain this, I'll do it in parody form. &_& "All worship his lord, the god of Corn. He gives us corn, but if you don't donate money to the church and if you don't do everything that church says to you than the Corn god will sentence you to a life of hay-ell."
 
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james
Rhythm Player
#6 by james dobson at Jun 8, 1992 at 6:14 PM EST
I'd feel weird screwing to this song after reading all these comments... LOL just kidding.. kinda.
 
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Josh
Lead Player
#7 by Josh Ripley at Mar 2, 2000 at 1:28 PM EST
well obviously he referring to people who worship their money and how they don't care about anything else