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Song
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MARCH OF THE PIGS (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by pfiell
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=133
8/8
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
7/8
Gtr I
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S +S S E E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
8/8
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------o|| |-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-5-3-2h3-3h5-5h6-o|| |---------------------|----------------------------||
Verse
7/8
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S +S S E E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
8/8
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------|----------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------o|| |-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-5-3-2h3-3h5-5h6-o|| |---------------------|----------------------------||
Chorus
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
1.,2.,3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-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--||
Interlude
4.
7/8
W W H.. H..
|----------|----------|-----------|--------| |----------|----------|-----------|--------| |----------|----------|-----------|--------| |----------|----------|-----------|--------|
Verse
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S +S S E E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||o-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
8/8
E e e S S +S S E E E e e S S S S S S S S S S 6x
|---------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-0-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-6-3-|-0-5-5-5-5-5-3-2h3-3h5-5h6---o|| |---------------------|------------------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Chorus
1.,2.,3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-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--||
Outro
4.
W W
|----------:------*| |----------:------*| |----------:------*| |----------:------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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