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HURT (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by new_noise
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Picked Bass'
Intro Verse I
Slowly Q=78
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 Wx16
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Chorus I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
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||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--o||
||--------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|--------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-----------------o||-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
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Verse II Chorus II
Wx20 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|-------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------o||
|-------------||o-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2--2--|-------------|-5--5--5--5----o||
|-------------||--------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|----------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/hurt_btab_ver_4.html ]
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 3x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
||------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H W
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-0-------------|-2----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------0-(0)----|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
