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TERRIBLE LIE (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1989 Album PRETTY HATE MACHINE)
Transcribed by scott666
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Intro Verse
Q=90
$
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Wx16
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Chorus
D.S.
C#5 G5 B5 F#5 B5
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||o-4--------|----------|-2--------|-----------o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
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| Gtr II
| W W W H H
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||--6--------|----------|-4--------|------4-----||
||--6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-4----4-----||
||o-4--------|-5--------|-2--------|-4----2----o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
Bridge
F#5 G5 E5 F#5
Wx8 W W W W
|------------||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
|------------||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
|------------||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
|------------||--2--------|-3--------|-0--------|-2-----||
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| Wx8 W W W W
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|------------||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
|------------||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
|------------||--4--------|-5--------|-2--------|-4-----||
|------------||o-4--------|-5--------|-2--------|-4----o||
|------------||--2--------|-3--------|-0--------|-2-----||
Verse
Wx16
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Chorus
C#5 G5 B5 F#5 B5
W W W W 4x
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||o-4--------|----------|-2--------|-----------o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
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| Gtr II
| W W W H H 4x
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||--6--------|----------|-4--------|------4-----||
||--6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-4----4-----||
||o-4--------|-5--------|-2--------|-4----2----o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
Outro
C#5 G5 B5 F#5 B5
W W W W 8x
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||o-4--------|----------|-2--------|-----------o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
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| Gtr II
| W W W H H 8x
||-----------|----------|----------|------------||
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------o||
||--6--------|----------|-4--------|------4-----||
||--6--------|-5--------|-4--------|-4----4-----||
||o-4--------|-5--------|-2--------|-4----2----o||
||-----------|-3--------|----------|-2----------||
Gtr II
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----*|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----*|
|-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
|----------|------------|------------|--------*|
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
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