#----------------------------------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 PERFECT DRUG As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1997 Album THE LOST HIGHWAY SOUNDTRACK) Transcribed by lazybandit Words and Music by Trent Reznor Arranged by Trent Reznor F#52 (244xxx@1)4 4 x x x E5x (022xxx@1)7 9 9 x x F51 (133xxx@1)3 3 x x x Gm/F 1 1 x 0 x x G#sus2/F 1 1 x 1 x x Eb5/F 1 1 1 x x x Bb5x (x133xx@1)1 3 3 x x C5x (x355xx@1)3 5 5 x x D5x (xx023x@1)5 7 7 x x E5open 0 2 2 x x x A5(type 2) 5 7 7 x x x Bb5/F x x 3 3 x x B5/F# x x 4 4 x x C5/G x x 5 5 x x Eb5/Bb x 1 1 x x x E5/B x 2 2 x x x F5/C x 3 3 x x x G#5/Eb x x 1 1 x x A5/E x x 2 2 x x C5/Ab 4 x 5 5 x x Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'clean (slightly over driven)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Heavy distrotion ' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Synth' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Intro Q=160 Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C G#5/EbA5/E Bb5/F Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C 4/4 Gtr I PM--------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE 3x EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|------------------||-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--||-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-| ||o-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-o||-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-| ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|-----------------| 1st Verse Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|------------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--| ||o-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C G#5/EbA5/E Bb5/F Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|------------------|| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--|| |-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Pre-Chorus C5 (x355xx@1) C5/C5 D5 (xx023x@1)E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II q +e EQ (022100@1) Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||-----------------|----------------|| ||o----------------|---------------o|| ||--5--(5)-5-5--5--|----5/--7/--9---|| ||--5--(5)-5-5--5--|----5/--7/--9---|| ||o-3--(3)-3----3--|----3/--5/--7--o|| ||-----------4-----|----------------|| 1st Chorus F#5 (244xxx@1) A5(type 2) E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-----------------| N.C. Wx3 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Pre-Verse Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C Gtr I PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-| |-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2nd Verse Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|------------------| ||--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--| ||o-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Bb5/F B5/F# C5/G Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C G#5/EbA5/E Bb5/F Eb5/BbE5/B F5/C PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|------------------|| |-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3--|| |-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Pre-Chorus C5 (x355xx@1) C5/C5 D5 (xx023x@1)E5 (022xxx@1) Gtr II q +e EQ (022100@1) Q Q Q Q Q 4x ||--------------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------------|------------------o|| ||--5-----(5)-5-5--5--|-------5/--7/--9---|| ||--5-----(5)-5-5--5--|-------5/--7/--9---|| ||o-3-----(3)-3----3--|-------3/--5/--7--o|| ||--------------4-----|-------------------|| | | Gtr II | H Q Q H Q Q 4x ||--------------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------------|------------------o|| ||--9b10--------9-----|-9b10------9-------|| ||--------------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------------|------------------o|| ||--------------------|-------------------|| 2nd Chorus F#5 (244xxx@1) A5(type 2) E5 (022xxx@1) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE 6x ||------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|| ||--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|| ||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-|-------------------|| Interlude N.C. Gtr III EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-6S8-8-|-8-8-8-6S8-8-8-5S|=8-8-8-8-8-8-6S8-|-8-8-8-8-6S8-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5S8-8-8-8-8-8-6S|=8-8-8-8-8-8-6S8-|-8-8-8-5S8-8-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-6S8-8-8-8-8-|-8-6S8-8-8-8-5S8-|-8-8-8-8-8-6S8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-8-8-8-8-6S8-8-8-|-8-5S8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6S8-8-8-8-8-8-6S|=8-8-8-5S8-8-8-8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Instrumental EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Wx10 |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-8-8-6S8-8-8-8-8-|-8-6S8-8-8-5S8---|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| E5open B5/C5/G B5/C5/G E5open Gtr II Eq (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) Q Eq (022100@1) EQ (022100@1) Q Eq (022100@1) EH (022100@1) Eq (022100@1) EH (022100@1)||---------------|---------------||-||--------------|--------------|| ||o--------------|--------------o||-||o-------------|-------------o|| ||---------4--5--|--------4--5---||-||--------------|--------------|| ||--2-2----4--5--|-2-2----4--5---||-||--2-2---------|-2-2----------|| ||o-2-2----------|-2-2----------o||-||o-2-2---------|-2-2---------o|| ||--0-0----------|-0-0-----------||-||--0-0---------|-0-0----------|| Drum Solo N.C. Wx5 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| N.C. Q +Q H W Q +Q H W Wx3 ||------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------||--------| ||o-----------------|----------|-----------------|----------o||--------| ||--9b11--(9)-------|----------|-9b11--(9)-------|-----------||--------| ||------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------||--------| ||o-----------------|----------|-----------------|----------o||--------| ||------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------||--------| Outro F5 (133xxx@1) Gm/F G#sus2/F Gtr I EE H +Q +W EE H +Q EE H +Q ||----------------|------------|---------------|----------------| ||o---------------|------------|---------------|----------------| ||----------------|------------|-----0----(0)--|-----1----(1)---| ||------3----(3)--|-(3)--------|---------------|----------------| ||o---3-----------|------------|---1-----------|---1------------| ||--1-------------|------------|-1-------------|-1--------------| F5 (133xxx@1) Eb5/F Bb5 (x133xx@1) EE H +Q +W W EE H +Q 3x |---------------|------------|-----------|----------------|| |---------------|------------|-----------|---------------o|| |---------------|------------|-----------|-----3----(3)---|| |-----3----(3)--|-(3)--------|-^1--------|---3------------|| |---3-----------|------------|-^1--------|-1-------------o|| |-1-------------|------------|-^1--------|----------------|| F5 (133xxx@1) Gm/F G#sus2/F Gtr I EE H +Q +W EE H +Q EE H +Q ||-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||o----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||-----------------|------------|-----0------(0)--|------1------(1)---| ||-------3----(3)--|-(3)--------|-----------------|-------------------| ||o----3-----------|------------|---1-------------|----1--------------| ||---1-------------|------------|-1---------------|--1----------------| | | Gtr IV | W W H H H H ||--16-------------|-15---------|-8------10-------|-11------18--------| ||o-13-------------|-13---------|-5-------7-------|--8------15--------| ||-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||o----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------| F5 (133xxx@1) Eb5/F Bb5 (x133xx@1) EE H +Q +W W EE H +Q |----------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|| |----------------|------------|-----------|----------------o|| |----------------|------------|-----------|------3----(3)---|| |------3----(3)--|-(3)--------|-^1--------|----3------------|| |----3-----------|------------|-^1--------|--1-------------o|| |--1-------------|------------|-^1--------|-----------------|| | | W W W W |-16-------------|-15---------|-13--------|-11--------------|| |-13-------------|-13---------|-10--------|--8-------------o|| |----------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|| |----------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|| |----------------|------------|-----------|----------------o|| |----------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|| N.C. Gtr IV W W H H H H |-16--------|-15--------|-8----10----|-11----18----| |-13--------|-13--------|-5-----7----|--8----15----| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------------| W W W W |-16--------|-15--------|-13--------|-11----*| |-13--------|-13--------|-10--------|--8----*| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------*| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------*| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------*| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------*| 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