#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE ONLY TIME As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1989 Album PRETTY HATE MACHINE) Transcribed by Adam Steele Words and Music by Trent Reznor Arranged by Trent Reznor Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Synth' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Synth' Verse Q=90 N.C. A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1)2/4 4/4 Gtr I H q q H e. e. q Q. q q H e. e. q Q. |------||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| |------||o------------|---------------|------------|----------------o|| |------||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| |------||--2--2-------|-7--7--5-------|-2--2-------|-7--7--5---------|| |------||o-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0-------|-5--5--3--------o|| |------||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| A5 (x022xx@1) N.C. D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) N.C. D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) q q EE Q e. e. q Q. q q EE Q e. e. q Q. |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |-2--2----5----|-7--7--5-------|-2--2----5----|-7--7--5-------| |-0--0---------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0---------|-5--5--3-------| |-------3------|---------------|-------3------|---------------| A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) q q H e. e. q Q. q q H e. e. q Q. |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |-2--2-------|-7--7--5-------|-2--2-------|-7--7--5-------| |-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| Chorus N.C. Gtr III S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E||------------------------|---------------1-------| (022100@1)||o-----------------------|-------3-5-----------3-| ||----------------------2-|-4---------------------| ||------0-2-----4-6-------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||--0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1---0-1---| S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------10-12---|| |-----------------------|---------------3-5------------o|| |---------------------2-|-4-----------------------------|| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-------0-2---------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------------o|| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1-----0-1---------|| Verse A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) Gtr I q q H e. e. q Q. q q H e. e. q Q. ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| ||o------------|---------------|------------|----------------o|| ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| ||--2--2-------|-7--7--5-------|-2--2-------|-7--7--5---------|| ||o-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0-------|-5--5--3--------o|| ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| Breakdown A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E E (022100@1) EE EE S S S S ||--------------------|-------------------------8-5-| ||o---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5----5-7-7-8--8-5-----| ||----------------7-5-|-(5)------------------------| ||--------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------------------| ||--------------------|-----------------------------| | | Gtr I | q q H e. e. q Q. ||--------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------------------| ||--------------------|-----------------------------| ||--2---2-------------|--7------7----5--------------| ||o-0---0-------------|--5------5----3--------------| ||--------------------|-----------------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E E (022100@1) EE EE S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------8-5--|| |---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5----5-7-7-8--8-5-----o|| |---------------7-5-|-(5)-------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| | | q q H e. e. q Q. |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| |-2---2-------------|--7------7----5---------------|| |-0---0-------------|--5------5----3--------------o|| |-------------------|------------------------------|| Verse A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) Gtr I q q H e. e. q Q. q q H e. e. q Q. ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| ||o------------|---------------|------------|----------------o|| ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| ||--2--2-------|-7--7--5-------|-2--2-------|-7--7--5---------|| ||o-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0-------|-5--5--3--------o|| ||-------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|| A5 (x022xx@1) N.C. D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) N.C. D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) q q EE Q e. e. q Q. q q EE Q e. e. q Q. |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------| |-2--2----5----|-7--7--5-------|-2--2----5----|-7--7--5-------| |-0--0---------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0---------|-5--5--3-------| |-------3------|---------------|-------3------|---------------| A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) q q H e. e. q Q. q q H e. e. q Q. |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| |-2--2-------|-7--7--5-------|-2--2-------|-7--7--5-------| |-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------|-0--0-------|-5--5--3-------| |------------|---------------|------------|---------------| Chorus N.C. Gtr III S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E||------------------------|---------------1-------| (022100@1)||o-----------------------|-------3-5-----------3-| ||----------------------2-|-4---------------------| ||------0-2-----4-6-------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||--0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1---0-1---| S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------10-12---|| |-----------------------|---------------3-5------------o|| |---------------------2-|-4-----------------------------|| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-------0-2---------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------------o|| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1-----0-1---------|| Breakdown N.C. Gtr II EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)S S S |-------------------|---------------------8-5-| |---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5-5-7-7-8-8-5-----| |---------------7-5-|-(5)--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)S S S |-------------------|---------------------8-5-| |---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5-5-7-7-8-8-5-----| |---------------7-5-|-(5)--------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| Gtr I < EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)S S S EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S W |-------------------|---------------------8-5-|-------------------|------| |---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5-5-7-7-8-8-5-----|---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------| |---------------7-5-|-(5)--------------------|---------------7-5-|------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------| |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-0----| Interlude N.C. Gtr III S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E||------------------------|---------------1-------| (022100@1)||o-----------------------|-------3-5-----------3-| ||----------------------2-|-4---------------------| ||------0-2-----4-6-------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||--0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1---0-1---| S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S S 3x |-----------------------|-----------------------10-12---|| |-----------------------|---------------3-5------------o|| |---------------------2-|-4-----------------------------|| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-------0-2---------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------------o|| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1-----0-1---------|| N.C. Gtr II E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) S S +E E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------8-5-| |-----5-5-7---7-8-8-------|------/5---5-7-7---8-8-5-----| |---------------------7-5-|-(5)------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Gtr III | S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) S S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E|-------------------------|-------------------1---------| (022100@1)|-------------------------|-----------3-5-----------3---| |---------------------2---|--4--------------------------| |-----0-2-----4-6---------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1-----|-------0-1-----0-1---0-1-----| E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) S S |--------------------------| |-----5-5-7---7-8-8--------| |---------------------7-5--| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| | | S S EE S S EE S S E|--------------------------| (022100@1)|--------------------------| |---------------------2----| |-----0-2-----4-6----------| |--------------------------| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1------| Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| N.C. EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)S S S ||--------------------|---------------------8-5-| ||o---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5-5-7-7-8-8-5-----| ||----------------7-5-|-(5)--------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------------| EE EE EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)S S S |-------------------|---------------------8-5----|| |---5-5-7-7-8-8-----|------/5-5-7-7-8-8-5-------o|| |---------------7-5-|-(5)-----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------|----------------------------|| Outro N.C. Gtr III S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E|-----------------------|---------------1-------| (022100@1)|-----------------------|-------3-5-----------3-| |---------------------2-|-4---------------------| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1---0-1---| S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------10-12--| |-----------------------|---------------3-5------------| |---------------------2-|-4----------------------------| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-------0-2--------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1-----0-1--------| N.C. S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S EE S S ES (022100@1)S E|-----------------------|---------------1-------| (022100@1)|-----------------------|-------3-5-----------3-| |---------------------2-|-4---------------------| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1---0-1---| S S EE S S EE S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S S ES (022100@1)S S EQ (022100@1)|-----------------------|----------------------*| |-----------------------|---------------3-5----*| |---------------------2-|-4--------------------*| |-----0-2-----4-6-------|-------0-2------------*| |-----------------------|----------------------*| |-0-1-----0-1-----0-1---|---0-1-----0-1--------*| 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 (x24432@1) - 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