#----------------------------------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 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 B E) - 'Synth' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distorton 1' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2' Intro Q=65 N.C. 6/8 Gtr I S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x-| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| S S S S S S S S E. S 4x Wx24 |-----------------------||---------| |----------------------o||---------| |-----------------------||---------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2--x--||---------| |----------------------o||---------| |-----------------------||---------| Gtr II E S E S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S ||--------------16---16-------------------------|-------------16---16-------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------13b13.5-13-13--13-13-13-| ||--14pb15r==14---------14b15==14-14--14-14-14r-|-14pb15r==14---------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||---x-----x--x--x-x--x--x------x--2---------x--|--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x-------x--2---------x-| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E S E S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S 10x |-------------13---13-----------------------|-------------13---13----------------------------|| |-13pb14r==13---------13b14-13-13--13-13-13-|-13pb14r==13-----------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|---------------------14b15==14-14--14-14-14r----|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S 10x |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| |--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x-----x--2---------x-|--x-----x--x--x-x--x--x------x--2---------x-----|| |-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|| Verse N.C. Gtr III E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q. E. E. +Q. ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-2--4--(4)---|-------------|-2--4--(4)---o|| ||--3--5--(5)---|-------------|-3--5--(5)---|--------------|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| Outro F5 4/4 Gtr IV PM PM--------------| PM--------------| Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3--3--------3-----3-----|-3--3--------3-----3-----| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| PM--------------| PM--------------| Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-3--3--------3-----3-----|-3--3--------3-----3-------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| PM------------------------| PM------------------------| Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||--3--3---------3-------------3------|-3--3---------3-------------3------| ||o-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-| ||--1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-|-1--1--1-1-1--1-------1---1-1--1-1-| | | Gtr V | Q Q S E S +S E. Q Q S E S +S E. ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ||--3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------|-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------| PM------------------------| PM------------------------| Q Q S S S S T T S S S Q Q S S S S T T S S S 3x |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-3--3---------3-------------3------|-3--3---------3-------------3----------|| |-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3--3-------3---3-3--3-3----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 E S +S E. Q Q S E S +S E. 3x |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------o|| |-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8------|-3S=5--8-8---10b11==(10)r---8----------|| 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