The Fragile Chords & Tabs
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THE FRAGILE
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1999 Album THE FRAGILE)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Distortion Gtr.'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Clean Gtr.'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Synth'
Gtr IV (C G C F A D) - 'Cello'
Verse
Q=75
4/4
Gtr I
Wx17
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
Chorus
E F G D E F G D
3/4
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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0--|
E F G D E F G
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 E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
Verse
D
4/4 2/4
E E E E H Wx6 H
|--------------|------------|------|
|--------------|------------|------|
|--------------|------------|------|
|--------------|------------|------|
|--------------|------------|------|
|-0-0-0-0------|------------|------|
Chorus
E F G D
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--2-----2--2--2-----3-----3--3--5-|--5-----5--5--5-----0-----0--0--0-|
|
| Gtr II
| S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E
|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E F G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--2-----2--2--2-----3-----3--3--5-|--5-----5--5--5-----0-----0--0--0---|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E
|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15---|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E F G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--2-----2--2--2-----3-----3--3--5-|--5-----5--5--5-----0-----0--0--0-|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E
|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E F G D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------1-0-|
|--2-----2--2--2-----3-----3--3--5-|--5-----5--5--5-----0-----0-----|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E Q
|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-15-15-|-15-13-15-15-15-13-15-13-15-----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bridge
N.C.
Gtr III
s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F C
Gtr IV
W W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-10----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8-10--8-8-10-----|--8-10--8-8-10-----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----5--5--|--5--5--5----5--5--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
Eb
W +W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--6------------------|-(6)------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-10-12\----10-12\----|-10--12\----10-12\----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5---5-----5--5--|--5---5---5-----5--5--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F C
W W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-10----------------|
|
| E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8-10--8-8-10-----|--8-10--8-8-10-----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----5--5--|--5--5--5----5--5--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/the_fragile_tab_ver_4.html ]
Eb
W +W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--6------------------|-(6)------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-10-12\----10-12\----|-10--12\----10-12\----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5---5-----5--5--|--5---5---5-----5--5--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F C
W W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-10----------------|
|
| E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8-10--8-8-10-----|--8-10--8-8-10-----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----5--5--|--5--5--5----5--5--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
Eb
W +W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--6------------------|-(6)------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-10-12\----10-12\----|-10--12\----10-12\----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5---5-----5--5--|--5---5---5-----5--5--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F C
W W
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-10----------------|
|
| E Q E E Q. E Q E E Q.
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-8-10--8-8-10-----|--8-10--8-8-10-----|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-5--5--5----5--5--|--5--5--5----5--5--|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
Eb
W +W
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--6------------------|-(6)------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-10-12\----10-12\----|-10--12\----10-12\----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|--5--5---5-----5--5--|--5---5---5-----5--5--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Bridge Continued
A D C A A E G D C#
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 E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------/9-9-9---|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7--------5-|-5-5-------------|
|---------5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|------------------|-----5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|------------------|-----------------|
F# G D C# A D C A
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5---|-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------|
|---------------5-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|---------5-5-5-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|
F# G C D E G D A E
E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5---|---------2-3-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-------7-|-7-7-7-7----------|
|---------------3-|-3-3-5-5-----------|---------5-5-5---|---------7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A E G D C# F# G C A
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------9-9-9---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-------5-|-5-5-------------|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----5-5-4-4-4-4-|---------------3-|-3-3-3-3---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------7-7-7-7-|
Out-Chorus
E F G D E F G D
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|
E F G D E F G D
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-*|
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
