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WISH (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1992 EP BROKEN)
Transcribed by Michael DuClos
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass - Trent Reznor'
Intro Verse
Moderately Fast Rock Q=144
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Wx2
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|
|------------||------------|
E S s S S E +S S E E s s E. S S S E +S S E e E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----7-----------------7-7-|------7-7----------------|
|-5-5-----5-5-(5)-5-5-5-----|-5--5-----5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Wx2 E S S +S S S S S S E S S S S E S S +S S S S S E. Q
|------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------7-----7-|---------------7-7-------|
|------------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)---(5)---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-----------|
|------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
Wx2 E S S S S E +S S E S S S S E S S S S E +S S E E E
|------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------|-----7-------------------7-----7-|-------7------------------|
|------------|-5-5-----5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)---(5)---|-5-5-5---5-5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
Wx2 E S S S S E S S E S S S S E. S +S S E +S S E S E.
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------|-------7-----7-7-----7---7-|---------------------------|
|------------|-5-5-5---5-5-------5---5---|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5----|
|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E +S S E S S S S E. S +S S E +S S E E E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------7-----|--------------------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---5-5-|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------||
Chorus
E E +Q +Q +Q H H
|---------------------|------5----|
|---3-(3)--(3)--(3)\--|-----------|
|---------------------|-3---------|
|-1-------------------|-----------|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E S S E +S S E +S S E E E
|---------------------------|-------------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
H. +Q H Q Q
|---------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|
|---------------|-3----------|
|-1-------(1)\--|------3--4--|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E S E S +S S E +S S E E E
|---7---------------8-7-----|---------------------------||
|-------------------8-7-----|---------------------------||
|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)-----5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
Verse
Wx2 E S S +S S E +S S E E S S E. S +S S E +S S E E E 4x
||-------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
||o------------|-------------------------7-7-|--------------------------o||
||o------------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---o||
||-------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
E S S +S S E +S S E E S S E. S +S S E +S S E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------7-7-|--------------------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5-----|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
Chorus
H. +Q W E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|---------------|----------|---7---------7-(7)---------|
|---------------|----------|---------------------------|
|---------------|-3--------|-5---5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|-1-------(1)\--|----------|---------------------------|
S S S S +E E +S S E E E
|-----7-------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5---5-(5)-------5-6-5-3-|
|---------------------------|
W H Q Q E S S +S S E +E E E E
|----------|------------|-------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------|
|----------|-3----------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-6-5---|
|-1--------|------3--4--|-------------------------|
S S S S +E E +S S E E E
|-----7-------7-(7)----------||
|----------------------------||
|-5-5---5-(5)-------5-6-5-3--||
|----------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nine_inch_nails/wish_btab_ver_4.html ]
Interlude
W W W W 4x
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||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o-5--------|-3--------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|-4--------|-1-----||
E S S +S S E +S S E E E E. S +S S E +S S E E E 4x
||----------------------------|---------------------------||
||o---------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---o||
||----------------------------|---------------------------||
Chorus
W H H E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|----------|-------5----|---------------------------|
|----------|------------|---------------------------|
|----------|-\3---------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|-1--------|------------|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|-------------7-(7)---------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|
W H Q Q E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|----------|-------------|---7---------------8-7-----|
|----------|-------------|-------------------8-7-0---|
|----------|-\3----------|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)---------|
|-1--------|-------3--4--|---------------------------|
S E S +S S E +S S E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|
W W E S S +S S E +S S E E E E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|----------|----------|---------------------------|-------------7-(7)---------|
|----------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------|-3--------|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-------5-6-5-3-|
|-1--------|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
W H Q Q E S S +S S E +E E E E E S S S S E +S S E E E
|----------|-------------|---7----------------------|-------7-7-7-(7)----------|
|----------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|-\3----------|-5---5-(5)-5-5-(5)-/6-5---|-5-5-5-----------5-6-5----|
|-1--------|-------3--4--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Out-Chorus
E S S +S S E +S S E E E E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E E S S +S S E +S S E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------|-------------||
|---------------------------|-------------||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--3--------||
|---------------------------|-------4--1--||
Outro
E S S +S S E +S S E E E E S S +S S E +S S E E E
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------------------------|---------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|
||----------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S +S S E +S S E E E Q Q Q Q 4x
|---------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------|---------------o||
|-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-(5)-5-6-5---|-5--3----------o||
|---------------------------|-------4--1-----||
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
