#----------------------------------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 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)---------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| 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