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THE GOOD SOLDIER (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2007 Album YEAR ZERO)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'Bass - Light Dist.'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Vibraphone'
Intro
Q=88
4/4
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Verse I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Verse II
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x--||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Break
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Verse III
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||--9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x---||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h=9----x-7--x-x-||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W H E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------19---17---17---||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||---9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|
||o-----------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
|
| H. E E
||--15----------------------14---12---|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9--9-7---x-x-7---9p=7h=9----x-7--x-x---||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
|
| +H +E E E E
|-(12)-------------(12)---19---17---17-----||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9---9-7------x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +E E +H E E
|-(17)-19---(19)---------------14---12---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9--9-7---x-x-7---9p=7h=9----x-7--x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +H +E E E E
|-(12)-------------(12)---19---17---17---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|---9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| H. E E +W
|-15----------------------14---12---|-(12)-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Pre-Solo
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Solo
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||--9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x---||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Gtr I
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-|-9-9-7---x-x-7-9p7h=9----x-7--x-x-||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W H E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------19---17---17---||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Instrumental Out-Chorus
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||---9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|
||o-----------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
|
| H. E E
||--15----------------------14---12---|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|
||------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9--9-7---x-x-7---9p=7h=9----x-7--x-x---||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
|
| +H +E E E E
|-(12)-------------(12)---19---17---17-----||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9---9-7------x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +E E +H E E
|-(17)-19---(19)---------------14---12---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---9--9-7---x-x-7---9p=7h=9----x-7--x-x-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| +H +E E E E
|-(12)-------------(12)---19---17---17---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9----x-7--x-x-|---9--9-7---x-x-7-9p7h9---x-7-x-x-||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| H. E E +W
|-15----------------------14---12---|-(12)-----------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
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
