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SELF DESTRUCT As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL) Transcribed by scott666 Words and Music by Nine Inch Nails Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Guitar' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Synth' Intro Q=40 Q=60 Q=120 Q=160 Q=180 N.C. 5/4 4/4 Gtr I W W Wx2 W W |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| |------------|----------|------------|-----------|------|| Verse Q=200 $ D5 D#F5 4/4 PM----------------------------------------------| Wx2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q 4x ||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S8S10---|| ||o------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S6S=8--o|| ||-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|| Chorus 1.,2.,3. F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C. W H E E Q Wx2 4x ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||o-----------|-----------------|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------|| ||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| 4. D.S. D5 D#F5 E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------------o|| ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---|| ||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------|| Interlude N.C. Gtr II H. Q W W H H 12x ||--------------|----------|----------|------------|| ||o---------10--|----------|----------|-----------o|| ||--7-----------|-7--------|----------|------5-----|| ||--------------|----------|----------|------------|| ||o-------------|----------|----------|-----------o|| ||--------------|----------|----------|------------|| Verse D5 D#F5 4/4 Gtr I PM----------------------------------------------| Wx2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q 4x ||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|| ||-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S8S10---|| ||o------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5S6S=8--o|| ||-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|| Chorus 1.,2.,3. F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C. W H E E Q Wx2 4x ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||o-----------|-----------------|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------|| ||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| 4. D5 D#F5 E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------------o|| ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---|| ||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------|| 1.,2.,3. F5 F#5 G5 G#5A5 N.C. W H E E Q Wx2 4x ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||o-----------|-----------------|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| ||--10--------|-11----12S13S14--|---------|| ||o--8--------|--9----10S11S12--|--------o|| ||------------|-----------------|---------|| 4. D5 D#F5 E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E E E Q ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------------o|| ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||--7-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|-(7)-7-(7)-7-7S8S10---|| ||o-5-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-(5)-5-|-(5)-5-(5)-5-5S6S=8--o|| ||--0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0----------|| Outro N.C. Wx16 |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| |---------*| 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