The Beginning Of The End Chords & Tabs
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2007 Album YEAR ZERO)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. I (Dist.) [left pan]'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. II (Noise Dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr. III (Noise Dist.)'
Drum Intro
Q=138
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Verse I
N.C.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|
||--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
||o-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
||--------------------|-----------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-/7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|
|-/5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--|
|--------------------|------------------|
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 E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5--||
|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--||
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-o||
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------||
Chorus I
N.C.
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 E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|
|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x---|
|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-0-|
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 E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5---|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-0-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
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 E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-||
|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--|-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-||
|-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8\-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-||
Break
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-11-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-||
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-||
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
Verse II
N.C.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---9------------------|--(9)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-\7-----------------|-(7)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-\5-----------------|-(5)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-----------------|-(7)---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-----------------|-(5)---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-/11-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|--/9-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-\7-----------------|-(7)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-\5-----------------|-(5)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|--7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7---5-5-5-5-||
|--x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|--x--x-x---x-x-x-x-||
|--5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5---3-3-3-3-||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|---------------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-(7)-----------------|-(7)---------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
|-(5)-----------------|-(5)---------------||
|---------------------|-------------------||
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Chorus II
N.C.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-----------------|-(10)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-11-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--9-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-----------------|-(10)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---||
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---||
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-||
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-14-----------------|-(14)---------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-12-----------------|-(12)---------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
Gtr II
TP TP TP TP
W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-11--------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------|-(11)----|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)----|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
TP TP TP TP
W +W W +W
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-14--------|-(14)----|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-12--------|-(12)----|
|-----------|-------------|-----------|---------|
Gtr I
W W W H E E E E
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------5-5-5-5-||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------x-x-x-x-||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------3-3-3-3-||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-11--------|-(11)--------|-(11)--------|-(11)------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------------||
Kaoss Solo
N.C.
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-----------------|-(10)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-14-----------------|-(14)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-11-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--9-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|---7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|---7--7-7---5-5-5-5-|
|---x--x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x-|
|---5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| TP TP
| +W +W
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)-----------------|-(11)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--(9)-----------------|--(9)---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x-x--|
|--8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|---8--8-8---8-8-8-8\-|
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-12-----------------|-(12)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-----------------|-(10)----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7---||
|--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-|---x--x-x---x-x-x---||
|--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|---5--5-5---5-5-7-0-||
|
| TP TP
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-14-----------------|-(14)---------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-12-----------------|-(12)---------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
Outro
N.C.
Gtr III
<
TP TP TP TP
W +W +W +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
TP TP TP TP
+W +W +W +W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
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
