March Of The Pigs Chords & Tabs
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MARCH OF THE PIGS
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by pfiell
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 W/Fuzz'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2 W/Fuzz'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Intro
Q=133
8/8 7/8 8/8
Gtr I
Wx8 H.. H.. H.. W
|------------||------------|-----------|-----------|-------||
|------------||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------o||
|------------||------------|-----------|-----------|-------||
|------------||------------|-----------|-----------|-------||
|------------||o-----------|-----------|-----------|------o||
|------------||------------|-----------|-----------|-------||
Verse
D5 G5F5C5 D5 G5F5C5
7/8
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S +S S E E Q E S S +S S E E
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||--7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|
||--7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|
||o-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|
||---------------------|--------------------|
D5 G5F5C5 D5 G5F5E5F5G5G#5/Eb
8/8
Q E S S +S S E E Q E S S +S S S S S S E 4x
|--------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------------o||
|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)--------------||
|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5-3s2-3s5-6--||
|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-3s2-3s5-6-o||
|--------------------|---------------------------||
Chorus Interlude
Bb/F C/G D/A
7/8
Gtr III
Wx14 E E E Q E E E W +H.. +H..
|-------------||-------------------|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-------------||-------------------|-----------|-------------|----------|
|-------------||-7------9--------9-|-11--------|-(11)--------|-(11)-----|
|-------------||-8---8-10-----10---|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)-----|
|-------------||-8-8---10--10------|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)-----|
|-------------||-------------------|-----------|-------------|----------|
Verse
D5 G5F5C5 D5 G5F5C5
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S +S S E E Q E S S +S S E E
||---------------------|--------------------|
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||--7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|
||--7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|
||o-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|
||---------------------|--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/march_of_the_pigs_tab_ver_4.html ]
D5 G5F5C5 D5 G5F5E5F5G5G#5/Eb
8/8
Q E S S +S S E E Q E S S +S S S S S S E 6x
|--------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------------o||
|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7s5-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)--------------||
|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5s3-5-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-5-3s2-3s5-6--||
|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5s3-3-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-3s2-3s5-6-o||
|--------------------|---------------------------||
Chorus Outro
Bb/F C/G D/A Bb/F C/G D/A
Gtr III
Wx14 E E E Q E E E W E E E Q E E E W
|-------------||-------------------:-----------:-------------------:-------|
|-------------||-------------------:-----------:-------------------:-------|
|-------------||-7------9--------9-:-11--------:-7------9--------9-:-11----|
|-------------||-8---8-10-----10---:-12--------:-8---8-10-----10---:-12----|
|-------------||-8-8---10--10------:-12--------:-8-8---10--10------:-12----|
|-------------||-------------------:-----------:-------------------:-------|
Bb/F C/G D/A Bb C
Q. E +H W Q. E +H
|-----------------:-----------:---------------:
|-----------------:-----------:---------------:
|-7-----9--(9)----:-11--------:---------------:
|-8----10-(10)----:-12--------:-3----5-(5)----:
|-8----10-(10)----:-12--------:-5----7-(7)----:
|-----------------:-----------:-6----8-(8)----:
D7
Q Q E E E. S +E Q. H
|---------------------:------13----22----*|
|------------------13-:-(13)-------------*|
|--------------10-----:------------------*|
|-10--------10--------:------------------*|
|--9------9-----------:------------------*|
|-10--10--------------:------------------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
