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THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)

Transcribed by scott666
	

Words and Music by Trent Reznor

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fingered Bass'

 Intro
  Q=100
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx16
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|


 Bridge
  Wx36
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|


   Pre-Verse
    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  E E   4x
||--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2-------o||
||o-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|---------------o||
||--3--3--3--3--|-------------|-------------|----------1S3---||


   Verse
    Q  E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    Q  E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q   16x
||----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o||
||--5--x-x-x-x-5--|-x-x-x-x-7S6S5--|-5--x-x-x-x-5--|-x-x-x-x-7S6S5----||


 Outro
  Wx4
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|
|--------*|



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