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HYPERPOWER! (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2007 Album YEAR ZERO)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words by n/a Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass (Clean)'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Sound Effects (Explosions)'
Drums (Intro)
Apocalyptic Q=86
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Guitar Enters
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Bass Enters
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2----o||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
Hyper...
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2----|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2----|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Gtr I
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o--2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|--2--2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---o||
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
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| Gtr II
| Q H. Q H.
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||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
||--(7)----------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/hyperpower_btab.html ]
...POWER!
E E +S S S S S E S S S E E E +S S S S S E S S S E
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-|-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-o||
||----2-(2)---------------2h4---|---2-(2)---------------2h4----||
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------------------|------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||--0-0--0----0---0---0---0---0-|-0-0--0----0---0---0---0---0--||
E E +S S S S S E S S S E E E +S S S S S E S S S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-|-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-|
|---2-(2)---------------2h4---|---2-(2)---------------2h4---|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0--0----0---0---0---0---0-|-0-0--0----0---0---0---0---0-|
E E +S S S S S E S S S E E E +S S S S S E S S S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-|-2---------2-2---2---2-----0-*|
|---2-(2)---------------2h4---|---2-(2)---------------2h4---*|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------*|
|-0-0--0----0---0---0---0---0-|-0-0--0----0---0---0---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
