Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming Chords & Tabs

 

The Becoming Chords & Tabs

Nine Inch Nails Chords & Tabs

Version: 4 Type: Bass Tab

The Becoming Bass Tab

   
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THE BECOMING (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)

Transcribed by scott666
	

Words and Music by Trent Reznor

Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Synth'
Gtr III (D A D G) - 'Bass'

   Intro
    Q=150
   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    Gtr II
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   Verse
    $
   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    Gtr I
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   Chorus
                                                          D.S.
   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    Gtr II
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E    4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|-----------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3----||


   Bridge
   3/4
    Gtr III
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E E E E Q
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||--5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-8-8-8-8----|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/the_becoming_btab_ver_4.html ]
  E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E Q  E Q    H.
|------------|----------------|-----------|--------||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-3----3----|--------||


   Verse
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E E E E Q
||-------------|------------|----------------|-------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|-------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|-------------|
||--5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-8-8-8-8-----|


  E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E Q  E Q    H.
|------------|----------------|-----------|--------||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-3----3----|--------||


   Interlude
   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    Gtr II
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  4x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   Chorus
   4/4               3/4           4/4               2/4
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E  8x
||------------------|-------------|-----------------|----------||
||o-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------o||
||o-----------------|---------4---|-----------------|---------o||
||--5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-5-6-3-5---3-|-5-5-5-5---6-6-3-|-3-3-3-3--||


   Outro
   3/4
    Gtr III
    E E E E Q    E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E E E E Q
||-------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||o------------|------------|----------------|------------|
||--5-5-5-5----|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-8-8-8-8----|


  E E E E Q     E  E  E  E Q    E Q  E Q    H.     8x
|------------|----------------|-----------|--------||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|------------|----------------|-----------|-------o||
|-3-3-3-3----|-10-10-10-10----|-3----3----|--------||



Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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