#----------------------------------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 FRAGILE (Bassline) As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1999 Album THE FRAGILE) Transcribed by unregistered Gtr I (C G C F) - 'Picked Bass 1' Gtr II (C G C F) - 'Picked Bass 2' Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Synth' Verse Q=75 A G G D C#A 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |----------|---------------|------------------| |----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------| |----------|---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-| |----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------| A G G A Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |---------------|-----------------| |-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-------| |---------------|-----------------| |-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-------| A G D A G A Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----| |---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------| |-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----| A G A G Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----| |---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------| |-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----| A G A G Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------| |-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----| |---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------| |-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----| Chorus N.C. 3/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0--| 4/4 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-| Verse A G 4/4 Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--------------| |-------------------------|--------------5--5--4-(0)-| |--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12----12-----| |----10----10----10----10-|----10----10----10----10--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| A G Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--7\-----------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--7\-----------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12-----12-----| |----10----10----10----10-|----10----10-----10----10--| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| A G Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--------------| |-------------------------|--------------5--5--4-(0)-| |--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12----12-----| |----10----10----10----10-|----10----10----10----10--| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| A G 2/4 Q E E Q E E Q E E |-------------------------|-------------| |--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5-| |-------------------------|-------------| |--7--------------------5-|--5--------5-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----| |----10----10----10----10-|----10----10-| |-------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------| Chorus N.C. 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-| Bridge Wx2 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| N.C. W W |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| W W |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| W W |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| W W |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| F C W W |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--8----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb W +W |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--6----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| F C W W |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--8----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb W +W |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--6----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Bridge Continued N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------| |-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------| |-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------| |-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------| |-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Out-Chorus N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-*| 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