The Fragile Chords & Tabs
Nine Inch Nails Chords & Tabs
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THE FRAGILE (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1999 Album THE FRAGILE)
Transcribed by unregistered
Gtr I (C G C F) - 'Picked Bass 1'
Gtr II (C G C F) - 'Picked Bass 2'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Synth'
Verse
Q=75
A G G D C#A
4/4
Gtr I
W Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|----------|---------------|------------------|
|----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|
|----------|---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|
|----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|
A G G A
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------|-----------------|
|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-------|
A G D A G A
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----|
|---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------|
|-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----|
A G A G
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----|
|---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------|
|-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----|
A G A G
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-----------|-7----5-5----5-|-5----5-7\-----|
|---------------|--------5-5-4-(0)-|---------------|---------------|
|-7-----------5-|-5----5-----------|-7-----------5-|-5----5-7\-----|
Chorus
N.C.
3/4
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0--|
4/4 2/4
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
Verse
A G
4/4
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------5--5--4-(0)-|
|--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12----12-----|
|----10----10----10----10-|----10----10----10----10--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A G
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--7\-----------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--7\-----------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12-----12-----|
|----10----10----10----10-|----10----10-----10----10--|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A G
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------5--5--4-(0)-|
|--7--------------------5-|--5--------5--------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----12----12-----|
|----10----10----10----10-|----10----10----10----10--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A G
2/4
Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-------------------------|-------------|
|--7--------5--5--------5-|--5--------5-|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|--7--------------------5-|--5--------5-|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----12----12----12----|-12----12----|
|----10----10----10----10-|----10----10-|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
Chorus
N.C.
4/4
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0--|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|
Bridge
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
N.C.
W W
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W W
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
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W W
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W W
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F C
W W
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--8----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb
W +W
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--6----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F C
W W
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--8----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-10----------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb
W +W
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--6----------------------------------|-(6)-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E s s E
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bridge Continued
N.C.
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|
|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-*|
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
----------------
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
