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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   - 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