The Downward Spiral Tabs:
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INTRO] White Noise Sample Loop (Even is the whole song: Easy to sample)
[VERSE] Riff-1 x4
e|-{B}------------{D}---------{E}---10------------------------------|
b|---------------------5------------------------------------5-------|
g|-----10-------------7--------------------10--------------7------9-|
D|---------9___------7----------9--------------9___-------7------9--|
A|---9--------------5----------7----------9--------------5------7---|
E|-7------------------------------------7---------------------------|
I______ hurt myself today to see if I still feel
I____ focus on the pain the only thing that's real
the needle tears a hole the old familiar sting
try___ to kill it all away but I remember everything
[CHORUS-P1] {A Bmin G D} Riff-2a x4
(later this is done with vibrato or tremelo)
e---------------------------------------------------
b-{A}---------{B}---------{G}---------{D}-----------
g---------------------------------------------------
d--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---
a--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--5--5--5--5---
e--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--3--3--3--3---------------
A---A---A---A--Bmin-Bm--Bm--Bm-G---G---G---G---D---D---D---D---
what have I become? my sweetest
friend everyone I know goes away | (in the end)
[CHORUS-P2] Riff-2b x2 (done by piano) w/ Riff-2a
A B
e|:|-12-12--12-12---12-10---9--10--|-10-10--10-10---10-9-7-9-----| ==>
in the end You could have it
-> -> -> I will let you
G D
==> e|-9--9---9--9---7--------------|--5--5---5--5---?7-9-10?---|:|
all___________, my empire of dirt,
down_____ I will make you hurt
[VERSE] Riff-1 x4
I wear my crown of shit on my liar's chair
full of broken thoughts i cannot repair
beneath the stain of time the feeling disappears
you are someone else i am still right here
[CHORUS] {A-Bmin-G-Dx2} {distorded sound}
A
B G D A
what have I become? My sweetest friend ,
everyone I know goes away in the end
,you could have it all_____ my empire of dirt
i will let you down____ i will make you hurt ||
[OUTRO] {distordion w/Riff-2 ABGD}
if i could start again
a million miles away (A-x355xx
i would keep myself (D-355xxx
i would find a way <- Blaring Chords A D B (if Gtr tuned B: B-022xxx
{studio feedback + White noise}
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Reply me : -> si1g01@arenes.irit.fr <- (May 95)
* Here's hurt it is really easy but sounds nice if you DISTORD it a little.
* In the MAIN RIFF somes play like differently (but I prefer mine)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|------------------------5-----------------------5----------------------
G-|-------10-------------7-----------10----------7-----------9------------
D-|------------9/------7----------------9/-----7----------9---------------
A-|----9-------------5------------9----------5---------7------------------
E-|-7--------------------------7------------------------------------------
* if you can't play the CHORUS chords as I wrote then play them as follow :
A: xx2220 Bmin: x24432 G: 3x0033 D: xx0232
here is a different riff-2b
e---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-9-9-10-10-|
b-------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------|
e---12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-9-------------|
b-----------------------------12-12-10-10-|
g-----------------------------------------|
Nine Inch Nails: Hurt (of The Downward Spiral)
production and mix: trent reznor
drums: chris vrenna
http://www.guitarmasta.net/n/nine_inch_nails/.html
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