#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# RUINER As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL) Transcribed by Adam Steele Words and Music by Trent Reznor Arranged by Trent Reznor Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar (one octave higher)' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar' Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar (1 Octave Below Normal Pitch)' Intro Q=115 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Pre-Chorus N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) W H H W W |----------|---------------|------------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4-----| |----------|---------------|------------|--------| W +H +H +W +W A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) C# (x43121@1) W H H W H H |----------|---------------|------------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------2----| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4----------| |----------|---------------|------------|-------------| W +H +H +W +W A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) W H H W W |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-2------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)------------| |-2------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|--4-------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| | W +H +H +W +W | | Gtr II | H EE EE +Q Q. Q E (022100@1) +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|----------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)------------| (022100@1)|------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3----5----| |--------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|--------------2-| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) C# (x43121@1) W H H W H H |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------2------| |--2-------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)-------------| |--2-------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--4--------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| | W +H +H +W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E (022100@1) +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|------------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)-------------| (022100@1)|--------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3-----5----| |-(2)------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|---------------2-| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| Pre-Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Pre-Chorus N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) W H H |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | W +H +H | | Gtr III | PM------------------------------------- | EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E|-----------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) W W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | +W +W | |-------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-| A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) W H H |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | W +H +H | | PM------------------------------------- | EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E|-----------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) C# (x43121@1) W H H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | +W +W | |-------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|-------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-| A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) Gtr I W H H |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3----------5--------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | W +H +H | | Gtr II | H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|-------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| (022100@1)|---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-----------------|--------------------2-| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | | Gtr III | PM-------------------------------------- | EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E|-----------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|----------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) W W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | +W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| W H H |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)----------------| |--2----------------|--3---------5-------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | PM------------------------------------- | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------| W H H |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | +W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| Guitar Solo N.C. Gtr III W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| N.C. W W W H H |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|------7pb9r====| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| N.C. ~ |-3-| |-3-| H EE EE E (022100@1) S EQ.. (022100@1) S S E (022100@1) Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E (022100@1)Q Q Q |--------------|----------------------|-------------|--------------10b12--| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|-----8h10------------| |------5h7-7-5-|-7b8rp5---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-----------------| |-5------------|--------7-------5h6h7-|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ +Q.. Q +Q +S H +E EE E|-(10)pb12---10pb12--(10)pb12r=(10)-|----------10-8-10-| (022100@1)|-----------------------------------|-8----(8)---------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----3-----| |----3----| |-----3-----| |--3--| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-8b10-8-|-10b12-10b12-10b12-15-15-15--| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q Q H Q. E|-17--17--17--17--|-17------------| (022100@1)|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------/3-| |-----------------|---------------| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| +Q EE Q Q Q S S S EE Q. S S S E|----------------------|-------------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-(3)--5---5b6-5b6-5b6-|-3h5p3p0-3------3h5p3p0--| |----------------------|-------------------------| N.C. D5/A D5/A N.C. ~~ E (022100@1)EE EH (022100@1) H H EE EE EE EE EE EE H |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------7----|-7b7.5r===7----|-----5---5-------|----------------| |------5-7-7----|-7b7.5r========|===7---7---7-5---|----------/7----| |---/7----------|---------------|-0-------------7-|-6-5------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----10-7-------| N.C. D5C5/G D5C5/D5/A C5/N.C. ~~~ ~ ~~ W EE Q H EQ (022100@1) q q E (022100@1) Q Q Q Q |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |-[0]--------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7pb7.5--7b7.5s|=5--7---------| |------------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7b7.5---7b7.5s|=5-------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|-----------/5--| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| N.C. A5 (x022xx@1) A5/E ~~~~~~ TP |-3-| |-3-| +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H. Q W |---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |-(5)--4--4S3-3S|=2-2-2-0----|-(0)---------|-------| |---------------|------------|-------------|-------| Out-Chorus N.C. Gtr IV PM------------------------------------------------------------------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-| N.C. Gtr II H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|-------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|---------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-----------------|------------------2-| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| | | Gtr IV | PM------------------------------------ | EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-----------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|--------------------| +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| N.C. +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | PM------------------------------------- | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------| +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) Gtr I W H H ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||--2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| ||--2---------------|--3----------5--------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| | W +H +H | | Gtr II | H EE EE +Q Q. Q E||--------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| (022100@1)||o---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| ||--2---------------|--------------------2-| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr IV | PM-------------------------------------- | EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E||------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| ||------------------|----------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) W W |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------| |--0----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|--4------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | +W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5------| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3------| |-------------------|----------------5-5--| A5/E F (133211@1) Gsus2 (3x0233@1) W H H |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |--2----------------|--3----------5--------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| | W +H +H | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-(2)---------------|--------------------2-| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| | | PM--------------------------------------- | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E|-------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-------------------|----------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) A/C# (042220@1) C# (x43121@1) W H H |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|------------2-------o|| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------|| |--0----------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--4-----------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | +W +W | | +H EE EE +Q Q. Q E|---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------|| (022100@1)|-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----o|| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | |--------------------------------------| | E (022100@1)EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE E|-------------------|---------------------|| (022100@1)|-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----o|| |-------------------|----------------5-5--|| 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