• Song:

    Wish

  • Artist:

    Nine Inch Nails

  • Album:

    When the Whip Comes Dow...

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WISH (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1992 EP BROKEN)

Transcribed by Michael DuClos
	

Words and Music by Trent Reznor

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass - Trent Reznor'

 Intro         Verse
  Moderately Fast Rock Q=144
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx8           Wx2
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|


  E S s S S E +S  S E E s s   E. S S S E +S  S E e E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----7-----------------7-7-|------7-7----------------|
|-5-5-----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-----|-5--5-----5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|


  Wx2          E S S +S  S S S S S E  S  S  S  S   E S S +S  S S S S E. Q
|------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------7-----7-|---------------7-7-------|
|------------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)---(5)---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-----------|
|------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|


  Wx2          E S S S S E +S  S E  S  S  S  S   E S S S S E +S  S E E E
|------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-----7-------------------7-----7-|-------7------------------|
|------------|-5-5-----5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)---(5)---|-5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|


  Wx2          E S S S S E S S E S S S S   E. S +S  S E +S  S E S E.
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------|-------7-----7-7-----7---7-|---------------------------|
|------------|-5-5-5---5-5-------5---5---|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E S S S S   E. S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------7-----|--------------------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---5-5-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------||


 Chorus
  E E +Q   +Q   +Q      H    H
|---------------------|------5----|
|---3-(3)--(3)--(3)\--|-----------|
|---------------------|-3---------|
|-1-------------------|-----------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   S S E +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---------------------------|-------------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  H.      +Q      H    Q  Q
|---------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|
|---------------|-3----------|
|-1-------(1)\--|------3--4--|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   S E S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---7---------------8-7-----|---------------------------||
|-------------------8-7-----|---------------------------||
|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||


   Verse
    Wx2          E S S +S  S E +S  S E E S S   E. S +S  S E +S  S E E E  4x
||-------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------|-------------------------7-7-|--------------------------o||
||o------------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---o||
||-------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E S S   E. S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------7-7-|--------------------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||


 Chorus
  H.      +Q      W          E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---------------|----------|---7---------7-(7)---------|
|---------------|----------|---------------------------|
|---------------|-3--------|-5---5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|-1-------(1)\--|----------|---------------------------|


  S S S S +E  E +S  S E E E
|-----7-------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5---5-(5)-------5-6-5-3-|
|---------------------------|


  W          H    Q  Q    E S S +S  S E +E  E E E
|----------|------------|-------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-3----------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-6-5---|
|-1--------|------3--4--|-------------------------|


  S S S S +E  E +S  S E E E
|-----7-------7-(7)----------||
|----------------------------||
|-5-5---5-(5)-------5-6-5-3--||
|----------------------------||


   Interlude
    W          W          W          W     4x
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o-5--------|-3--------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|-4--------|-1-----||


    E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   E. S +S  S E +S  S E E E  4x
||----------------------------|---------------------------||
||o---------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---o||
||----------------------------|---------------------------||


 Chorus
  W           H    H      E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|----------|-------5----|---------------------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------------|
|----------|-\3---------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|-1--------|------------|---------------------------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|-------------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|


  W           H    Q  Q    E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|----------|-------------|---7---------------8-7-----|
|----------|-------------|-------------------8-7-0---|
|----------|-\3----------|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)---------|
|-1--------|-------3--4--|---------------------------|


  S E S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|


  W          W          E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|----------|----------|---------------------------|-------------7-(7)---------|
|----------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------|-3--------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5-3-|
|-1--------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  W           H    Q  Q    E S S +S  S E +E   E E E   E S S S S E +S  S E E E
|----------|-------------|---7----------------------|-------7-7-7-(7)----------|
|----------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|-\3----------|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)-/6-5---|-5-5-5-----------5-6-5----|
|-1--------|-------3--4--|--------------------------|--------------------------|


 Out-Chorus
  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------------------|-------------||
|---------------------------|-------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--3--------||
|---------------------------|-------4--1--||


   Outro
    E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|


  E S S +S  S E +S  S E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q     4x
|---------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------|---------------o||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--3----------o||
|---------------------------|-------4--1-----||



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
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