The Perfect Drug Chords & Tabs
artist: NIN
song: The Perfect Drug
drop d tuning
4/4
Q=140
Verse (don't play 1st bar for the first time)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--9--9--9--10-10-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|\
| \
| bass / 3x
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|/
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--9--9--9--10-10-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-6--6--6--7--7--7--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-6--6--6--7--7--7--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
before 2nd chorus
7/8
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|-6--6--6--4-----6-----|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
after 2nd chorus
4/4
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------3--3--------------|-3--3--------------3h-4--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1h-3--------------1h-3--|-------------1h-3--------|
korn style lick during drum loops
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------3--------4-----|----------3--------4-----|
A|----------3--------3-----|----------3--------3-----|
D|----------3--------------|----------3--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/the_perfect_drug_tab_ver_3.html ]
during real drums solo
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5b----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"take me..." part
Q=70
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----0---------------1-----------|
D|-----5---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------|---1---------------1-------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|-1---------------0---------------|
|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-----3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---3-----------------------------|/6-----------------1-------------|
D|-3-------------------------------|/6---------------1---------------|
|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
ending piano
E|-16--------------15--------------|-8-------10------11------18------|
B|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------15--------------|-5-------7-------8-------15------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-16--------------15--------------|-13--------------11--------------|
B|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------15--------------|-13--------------8---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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note
if you wanna play verse on just one guitar,
you can of course play it like this:
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--9--9--9--10-10-|
A|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--9--9--9--10-10-|
D|-1--1--1--2--2--2--3--3--|-8--8--8--9--9--9--10-10-|