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RUINER (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by Adam Steele
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Arranged by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Synth Arranged for Bass Guitar (Octave Higher)'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Synth Arranged for Bass Guitar'
Gtr III (D A D G) - 'Electric Bass'
Intro
Q=115
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Verse
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||
Pre-Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||
Chorus
Gtr II
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S 8x
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
Pre-Verse
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/ruiner_btab_ver_3.html ]
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||
Pre-Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--|
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------0---2-|---------------------------0---2--||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----||
Chorus
Gtr II
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S 8x
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
H Q. E Q Q H H Q. E E E E E H
||--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
||o-------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
||o-3----3----5-|------------|-5----5----7-|--------------|
||--------------|-5--5-------|-------------|-7p5-7--------|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-3----3--3--|-2--2--1--1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
Wx20
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|---------|
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Gtr II
S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S 4x
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
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
