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Reptile

Nine Inch Nails
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From: 3-5405@tnet.bt.quake.com (Mommy #3 @5405)

Subject: TAB: Reptile by Nine Inch Nails

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 95 02:59:59 GMT

Nine Inch Nails - Reptile

I LOVE this song! So make sure if you play it, that you play it well.

It'll make me feel better:)

Be sure to tune your bottom string down to D before you begin...

"gb" stands for "gradual bend" and "PM" stands for "Palm Mute"

Yummy...

by

MOMMY

3-5405@tnet.bt.quake.com

Bassline at intro and a few other places throughout song:

E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A-|-5-5---------5-5---------3---|-5-5---------5-5---------3-3--5-5------------|
E-|-------0-0---------0-0-------|-------0-0---------0-0-----------------------|

When Nails play live, they mute this chord throughout the entire song:

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-etc---------------------------------------------------------------|

Extra interlude type riff in the "Reptilian" mix:

E-|---------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|---------|-----------6-------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|---------|-----------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
D-|-3---5---|-3-3-----3-3-------------------|---------------------------------|
A-|-3---5---|-3-3-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|
E-|-3---5---|-3-3-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|

^^^^^^PM^^^^^^^

Horn sounds:

E-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
B-|---9---|---9---|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
G-|---8---|---8---|---7---|---7---|-------------------------------------------|
D-|-------|-------|---7---|---7---|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|

Other riff:

E-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----3---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------1gb---3-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-0-----------3-|-----------------------------------------------------------|

I hear these notes droned during the bridge:

E-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
G-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
D-|---3---|---5---|---7---|---9---|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------------------------------------------|

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