#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ERASER (Bassline) As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL) Transcribed by Zach Kraemer Words and Music by Trent Reznor Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Synth' Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro Q=65 6/8 Gtr I Wx12 Wx12 S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------|-----------||---------------------------| |-----------|-----------||o-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5----| |-----------|-----------||o--------------------------| |-----------|-----------||---------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S 6x |----------------------------||-| |---5-5-5-(5)---5-5-5-(5)---o||-| |---------------------------o||-| |----------------------------||-| S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S 20x ||--------------------------|------------------------------|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5---|---5-5-5-(5)---5-5-5-(5)-----o|| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|------------------------------|| Verse Gtr II E E E E S S E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S E E E E E S S S S ||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|| ||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o|| ||--6-6-6-6-6-4---|-6-6-6-6-6-4---1-|-6-6-6-6-6-4---|-6-6-6-6-6-4---1---|| Outro 4/4 Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S 4x |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|| Duration Legend --------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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