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Purest Feeling

Nine Inch Nails
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PUREST FEELING

As recorded by Nine Inch Nails

Transcribed by Adam Steele

Words and Music by Trent Reznor

Arranged by Trent Reznor

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Trumpet'

Intro

Q=130

N.C. B5/F# A5/E

4/4

Gtr I

E Q. Q. E Q. E q q q E E Q E E E E E E q q 4x

||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
||o------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
||-------------------|-------------------|--------7------5---|-----2----------||
||o------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||--5---------3----0-|---------0-3--3----|--5-------5-3----0-|---0---0-3--3---||

|

| Gtr II

| <

| Q H. +H.. E E H.. W 4x

||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
||o------12----------|-(12)-----------12-|-10----------------|---------------o||
||-------11----------|-(11)-----------11-|--9----------------|----------------||
||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||
||o------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------||

Verse

N.C.

Gtrs I, II

Wx16

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|

Chorus

N.C. B5/F#

Gtr I

E Q. Q. E Q. E q q

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||--5---------3----0-|---------0-3--3----|

|

| Gtr II

| <

| Q H. +H.. E

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------12----------|-(12)-----------12-|
||-------11----------|-(11)-----------11-|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|

A5/E

q E E Q E E E E E E q q 4x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|--------7------5---|-----2-----------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|--5-------5-3----0-|---0---0-3--3----||

|

| E H.. W 4x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-10----------------|----------------o||
|--9----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||

Verse

N.C.

Gtrs I, II

Wx16

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|

Chorus

N.C. B5/F#

Gtr I

E Q. Q. E Q. E q q

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||--5---------3----0-|---------0-3--3----|

|

| Gtr II

| <

| Q H. +H.. E

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------12----------|-(12)-----------12-|
||-------11----------|-(11)-----------11-|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|

A5/E

q E E Q E E E E E E q q 4x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|--------7------5---|-----2-----------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|--5-------5-3----0-|---0---0-3--3----||

|

| E H.. W 4x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-10----------------|----------------o||
|--9----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||

Outro

N.C. B5/F#

E Q. Q. E Q. E q q

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||--5---------3----0-|---------0-3--3----|

|

| <

| Q H. +H.. E

||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------12----------|-(12)-----------12-|
||-------11----------|-(11)-----------11-|
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------|

A5/E

q E E Q E E E E E E q q 3x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|--------7------5---|-----2-----------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|--5-------5-3----0-|---0---0-3--3----||

|

| E H.. W 3x

|-------------------|-----------------||
|-10----------------|----------------o||
|--9----------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------|----------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------||

N.C. B5/F# A5/E

E Q. Q. E Q. E q q q E E Q E E E E E E H

|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|--------7------5---|-----2--------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|-5---------3----0-|---------0-3--3----|--5-------5-3----0-|---0---0------*|

|

| <

| Q H. +H.. E E H.. W

|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------12----------|-(12)-----------12-|-10----------------|--------------*|
|------11----------|-(11)-----------11-|--9----------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------*|

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

-----------

| - 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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