Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails - Broken guitar tab

NIN: Broken.

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By: dany@irvine.com with 'Help me I am in Hell' by Elissa Feit.

PINION

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------slide--------------------------------

D-----------------------------------7-^-5--------------------------------

A---4---5---6---7---4---5---6---7---5-^-3---4----------------------------

E---2---3---4---5---2---3---4---5-----------2----------------------------

leave out the slide alternating lines. repeat, volume swell.

WISH

main riff, repeat several times with breaks for lyrics:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7--------------------------------------

A---5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5--------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

chorus:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---10-----5------7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7------------------------

A---8------3------5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---10-----5-------------7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7-----------------

A---8------3----5---6----5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5-----------------

E---------------3---4----------------------------------------------------

verse, chorus, then:

(1:54) Bass or quiet guitar?

slowly during interlude:

G-----------------------------

D-----------------------------

A-----5----3------------------

E--------------4----1---------

outro:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---7--7--7--8--7----7--7--7--8--7----7--7--7--8--7----7----5------------

A---5--5--5--6--5----5--5--5--6--5----5--5--5--6--5----5----3----6----3--

E----------------------------------------------------------------4----1--

LAST

repeat this several times: (rhythm fig 1).

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------8--8-------------------------------------------------

D---7--7--5^7^^7^7--6--6--7--7--5-7---0-0-0-1-1-0-0-----------------------

A---5--5--3^5^^3^5--------5--5--3^5--------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

slide slide ^played by a 2nd guitar on album,

muted, 1 octave lower than shown.

also use rhythm fig. 4

goes into this:

(no mute, slide between chords)

rhythm fig 2.

E--------------------------

B--------------------------

G--------------------------

D---5---6---7--------------

A---3---4---5---5---6---7--

E---------------3---4---5--

"lead" break (twice):

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------3--3------------------------------------

A--3--5-5-3--5p3-----3--5--5------------3--5-5-3--5p3----3---------------

E-----------------5-----------5------------------------5----5--4--3--1---

back to figure 1.

Bass interlude(this isn't meant to last...), breaks into: (fig 3)

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------5---6---7---8---9^10--------------------------------------------

A--------3---4---5---6---7^8---------------------------------------------

E--0--0----0---0---0---0------------------------------- all E notes muted

Then back to fig. 2,

and outro on fig. 1.

(4:36) on the last two bars of the outro, a second guitar plays

fig. 3 underneath the louder guitar playing fig 1.

Alternate fill for riff 1:

rhythm fig 4

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------8--8-------------------------------------------------

D---7--7--5^7^^7^7--6--6--7--7--5-7----0-0--1--0--2^^3-------------------

A---5--5--3^5^^3^5--------5--5--3^5---------------slide-------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

^ This is actually played by a 2nd

guitar doing the top part of riff

3... but with some practice, it

can sound pretty good with just

one guitar

happiness in slavery:

distorted synth & drum sounds here...

(:32) Main bass riff (I think, someone help me with this):

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------1---------------------------------------------

E--0--1-1-1--4---0--1h2p1-----2------------------------------------------

^slide down

(:48) Guitar riff 1:

E--------------------------

B--------------------------

G--------------------------

D--------------------------

A---3-----4---3------------

E---1-----2---1------------

(1:08) Guitar riff 2, very fast:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--3--3--3--4--4--5--5--5--6--6--6--7--7--8--8---------------------------

E--1--1--1--2--2--3--3--3--4--4--4--5--5--6--6---------------------------

muted, first time thru pick only E string, the rest pick chords.

then bass line for a couple of chorus: (don't open your eyes...)

(1:52) Guitar riff 3

smoothly:

E-------------------------

B-------------------------

G------------------5^-----

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