The Becoming Chords & Tabs
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THE BECOMING
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 B E) - 'Synth'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=150
N.C.
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
Gtr I
W H. W H 8x
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Verse
$
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
W H. W H 8x
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Chorus
D.S.
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
W H. W H 4x
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Bridge
G5 F5 C5 Bb5
3/4
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
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||o-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-11-11-11-11-x-x-|
||--7-7-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
||o-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
F5 C5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------||
|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-6-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
Verse
G5 F5 C5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-11-11-11-11-x-x--|
||--7-7-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x--|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x--|
||o-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x--|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x--|
F5 C5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-6-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/the_becoming_tab_ver_3.html ]
Interlude
N.C.
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
W H. W H 4x
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Chorus
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
W H. W H 4x
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D5 F5 G5D5 F5 G5F5 G5F5 G5D5 F5
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
Gtr III
PM------------------------------| PM-------------------------|
q S S S S E q. S S E S S E q Q S S S S E q. S S E S S E
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|-0--3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0--3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0--3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F5 G5D5 F5 G5F5 G5F5 G5D5 F5
4/4 3/4 4/4 2/4
PM---------------------------| PM-------------------------|
Q S S S S E q. S S E S S E q Q S S S S E q. S S E S S E 3x
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||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------o||
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||-----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
||o----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
||-----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-5-3-3-5-3--|----3-3-3-3-5-0----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
Outro
G5 F5 C5 Bb5
3/4
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
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||o-8-8-8-8-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-11-11-11-11-x-x-|
||--7-7-7-7-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
||o-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
||--5-5-5-5-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|--8--8--8--8-x-x-|
F5 C5 F5
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
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|-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-13-13-13-13-x-x-|-6-x-x-6-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-12-12-12-12-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||
|-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-3-x-x-3-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x--||
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
