#----------------------------------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 FRAIL As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1999 Double Album THE FRAGILE) Transcribed by unregistered Words and Music by Trent Reznor Arranged by Allen Mueller Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'String Ensemble' Q=121 4/4 Gtr I W H. Q +W W |-3--------|------------|------------|----------| |----------|-1----------|------------|----------| |----------|---------3--|-(3)--------|-0--------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| W H. Q +H. Q W |-3--------|-10-------1--|-(1)---------|------| |----------|-------------|----------1--|-0----| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| W H. Q +W W |-0--------|-1----------|------------|----------| |----------|---------1--|-(1)--------|----------| |----------|------------|------------|-4--------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| |----------|------------|------------|----------| W H. Q +W W |-3--------|------------|------------|------| |----------|-1----------|------------|------| |----------|---------3--|-(3)--------|-0----| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| W H. Q +H. Q W |----------|-1----------|-------------|----------| |-5--------|------------|-------------|-3--------| |----------|---------3--|-(3)------5--|----------| |----------|------------|-------------|----------| |----------|------------|-------------|----------| |----------|------------|-------------|----------| W H. Q +W W |-1--------|---------3--|-(3)--------|------| |----------|-1----------|------------|-3----| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| |----------|------------|------------|------| W H. Q +H. Q W |-3--------|-10-------1--|-(1)---------|------| |----------|-------------|----------1--|-0----| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| |----------|-------------|-------------|------| W H. Q +W W W W |-0--------|-1----------|------------|----------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|----------|----------|------| |----------|---------3--|-(3)--------|-0--------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|----------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|----------|----------|------| |----------|------------|------------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Gtr II < W W W +W +W +W |----------|----------|-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----| |----------|----------|-1--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----| |----------|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|------------|------------|--------| +W +W +W W +W |-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|-10--------|-(10)----*| |-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-13--------|-(13)----*| |------------|------------|------------|--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