Broken Album Chords & Tabs
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From: SPEX49D@prodigy.com (John Vettese)
Date: 11 Jun 1995 03:06:52 GMT
Subject: TAB: NIN - Broken
NIN: Broken.
~~~~~~~
By: dany@irvine.com with 'Help me I am in Hell' by Elissa Feit, and Gave
Up, Physical, and Suck and some minor corrections by John Vettese
SPEX49D@prodigy.com
PINION
E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D-------3---4---5---6---3---4---5---6--
A--6-4--3---4---5---6---3---4---5---6--
E-------1---2---3---4---1---2---3---4-
repeat 8 times, volume swell.
WISH
main riff, repeat several times with breaks for lyrics:
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D---7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7----------------------
A---5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5----------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
chorus:
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D---10-----5------7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7--------
A---8------3------5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5--------
E--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D---10-----5-------------7--7--7--8--7--5--7--7--7--8--7-
A---8------3----5---6----5--5--5--6--5--3--5--5--5--6--5-
E---------------3---4------------------------------------
verse, chorus, then:
(1:54) Bass or quiet guitar?
slowly during interlude:
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----5----3------------------
E--------------4----1---------
outro:
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------- D---7--7--7--8--
7----7--7--7--8--7----7--7--7--8--7----7- A---5--5--5--6--5----5--5--5--6-
-5----5--5--5--6--5----5- E-----------------------------------------------
---------
E--------------
B--------------
G--------------
D-5------------
A-3----6----3--
E------4----1--
A Second Guitar plays this twice during the outro:
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-12-10-12-13-12---------12-10-12-13-12------
D---------------10-12------------------10-12-
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G-12-10-12-13-12---------10-
D---------------10-12-----/-
A-------------------------/-
E---------------------------
LAST
repeat this several times: (rhythm fig 1).
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------- G------------
-------8--8------------------------------------ D---7--7--5^7^^7^7--6--6--
7--7--5-7---0-0-0-1-1-0-0--------- A---5--5--3^5^^3^5--------5--5--3^5----
--------------------- E---------------------------------------------------
--------
goes into this:
(no mute, slide between chords)
rhythm fig 2.
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D---5---6---7--------------
A---3---4---5---5---6---7--
E---------------3---4---5--
"lead" break (twice):
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------3--3-------------------- A--3--5-5-3--
5p3-----3--5--5------------3--5-5-3--5p3---- E-----------------5----------
-5------------------------5-
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D----------------
A-3--------------
E---5--4--3--1---
back to figure 1.
Bass interlude(this isn't meant to last...), breaks into: (fig 3)
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D--------5---6---7---8---9^10--
A--------3---4---5---6---7^8---
E--0--0----0---0---0---0-------
all E notes muted
Then back to fig. 2,
and outro on fig. 1.
(4:36) on the last two bars of the outro, a second guitar plays fig. 3
underneath the louder guitar playing fig 1.
Alternate fill for riff 1:
rhythm fig 4
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------- G------------
-------8--8------------------------------------ D---7--7--5^7^^7^7--6--6--
7--7--5-7----0-0--1--0--2^^3------ A---5--5--3^5^^3^5--------5--5--3^5----
-----------slide----- E---------------------------------------------------
--------
HELP ME I AM IN HELL
(transcribed out by Elissa Feit)
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
E---------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------|-----------9--------------|
G---------------------------|--7-----7-----------------|
D---9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-|--X--10-X--X--X--X--X--X--|
A---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/broken_album_tab.html ]
The "X" signifies the muting/dampening of the string.
Suggestions: play the 7 on A with your index finger. Play the 9 on D with
your 4th (out of 5) finger. Play the 10 on D with your pinky. Play the 7
on with your 3rd finger and leave it there - don't lift it for the
remainder of the measure. Play the 10 on A with the 4th, play the 9 on B
also with the 4th and hold it there to ring out for the rest of the
measure. Keep the E and A string as a steady drone.
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
E---------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|
G---------------------------|-----------------7--------|
D---9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-|--7--7--7--6-----6--------|
A---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Play all 4 measures over and over, etc...
Suggestions: same fingering for the third measure as the first. I find
it easiest to play the 7-7 in the fourth measure with my 3rd and 4th
fingers. Then when I hit the 6 on D, I can use my index finger without
lifting my third finger up. Let the first 6 on D ring for that extra
eighth note. Let the 7 on G ring for the remainder of the measure.
HAPPINESS IN SLAVERY
distorted synth & drum sounds here...
(:32) Main bass riff :
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------5--3--
E--1-3-3-3-3\---1-3-3-3--------
(:48) Guitar riff 1:
E--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------
A---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-
E---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-
PM---------------------|
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4\3--3-
E---1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2\1--1-
PM---------------------|
(1:08) Guitar riff 2, very fast:
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------- A--3--3--3--
4--4--5--5--5--6--6--6--7--7--8--8-------------- E--1--1--1--2--2--3--3--
3--4--4--4--5--5--6--6-------------- muted, first time thru pick only E
string, the rest pick chords.
then bass line for a couple of chorus: (don't open your eyes...)
(1:52) Guitar riff 3
smoothly:
E------------------)------
B-----------------5--4----
G-------------------------
D---3h4p3---3h4p3---------
A-------------------------
E-------------------------
(3:11) harmonics in the bass riff:
(3:28) back to riff 1.
(3:44) 2nd guitar plays figure 3.
outro:
E--------------------------
B-------6------------------
G---5---3---6^^5-----------
D---3-------4^^3-----------
A-----------slide----------
E--------------------------
^3-fret power chord.
GAVE UP
Chorus
"It took you..."
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G-------2----------5-4-2---
D-2-----2-----4----5-4-2-4-
A-2-----0-----4----3-2-0-4-
E-0-----------2----------2-
"Smashed up my sanity..."
E--------------------------
B--------------------------
G-------2--4-------5-4-2---
D-2--4--2--4--4----5-4-2-4-
A-2--4--0--2--4----3-2-0-4-
E-0--2--------2----------2-
PHYSICAL (YOU'RE SO)
Intro
Uncontrolled feedback for a few bars, then this 4x:
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-----2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--
E-12\-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-3-0-3\-
1st Verse
From "Take you maybe" to "twist and shout" is just palm
muted E5's (022xxx). The rest of the verse is like this:
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------5--5--
D-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-5--5--
A-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-3--3\-
E-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-------
Chorus
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G---------------------------7-7--9--------1/2-
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9---------)--
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5\-7--------6)--
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------4---
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G---------------------------7-7--9------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9------------
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5\-7------------
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------
After the mumbling, play the intro 4x then the 2nd verse
riff 4x. Here's the ending:
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-9--7--------------
D-9--7--7--5--------
A-7--5--7--5--------
E-------5--3--------
Play that 4x
SUCK
Verse Bassline:
G-----------------
D-----------------
A----5-6----------
E-0-------0--3-0--
Chorus:
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-----7--9-9-9-7-7-7--------------
D-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-7-9-7--9-9-9-7-7-7-7----5--8--5-
A-7-7-7-5-5-5-8--8--5-5-7-9-5--7-7-7-5-5-5-7----5--8--5-
E-----------------------5-7----------------5----3--6--3-
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-----7--9-9-9-7-7-7--------------
D-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-7-9-7--9-9-9-7-7-7-7----5--5--5-
A-7-7-7-5-5-5-8--8--5-5-7-9-5--7-7-7-5-5-5-7----5--5--5-
E-----------------------5-7----------------5----3--3--3-
THE END!!!!
