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Song
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THE MARK HAS BEEN MADE
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1999 Double Album THE FRAGILE (RIGHT))
Transcribed by Zach Kraemer
Music by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Cello'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Slight dist.'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr VI (D A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar 2'
Part I
Q=76
N.C. D5 G5/D
4/4
Gtr I
Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
|-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |--------7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-5---4--| |--------5----------------|------5----------------5--(5)-| |------0------------------|------------------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E
|--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r5---4--| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5------------5--(5)-| |-------0------------------|-----0---------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
||---------------------------|------------------------------| ||o--------------------------|------------------------------| ||---------------------------|------------------------------| ||--(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-5---4--| ||o-(5)-----5----------------|------5----------------5--(5)-| ||--------0------------------|------------------------------|
D5 G5/D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E 3x
|--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------o|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r5---4---|| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5------------5--(5)-o|| |-------0------------------|-----0----------------------||
N.C.
Gtr III
W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-5--3--|
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| Gtr II
| >
| E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------|
W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------| |-(0)--------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-3--5--|
|
| >
| E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------|
W W E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|---5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|-----5--0-5--3--|
|
| >
| E E E E Q. E +E Q E Q Q W W
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-----5-4-0-3----2-|-(2)------------|----------------|----------------| |-(0)--------------|-----5--0-3--5--|-0--------------|----------------|
Part II
Tempo 2 Q=70
N.C.
Gtr IV
E E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E
|---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x-3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-5------x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
S S E Q S S Q E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------| |-3-----3b4--x-x-3b4--0-|-<3>-<3>---x-x---0-3-<3>-x-x-3-<3>---| |-x-x-5------x-x--------|--x---x----x-x-----x--x--------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E
|-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|
S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E
||------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------| ||------------------------|-----------------------| ||--x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-| ||o-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x----------| ||------------------------|-----------------------|
S S E Q E Q +E S S E Q E Q +E
|-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------o|| |-----------------------|-------------------------|| |-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)-|-x-x---3b4--x-3b4--(3)---|| |-x-x-5-0----x----------|-x-x-5-0----x-----------o|| |-----------------------|-------------------------||
Part III (Intro Reprise)
A Tempo Q=76
N.C. D5 G5/D D
Gtr I
Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)--5-----4--| |--------5----------------|------5-----------------5----(5)-| |------0------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Gtr VI
| W Q E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------5--------------4-----3--| |-------------------------|------4-(4)s====3------(3)s2-----| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|
D5 G5/D D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r=5-----4---| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5-------------5----(5)--| |-------0------------------|-----0-------------------------|
|
| +W Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|----------5----------4-----3---| |--------------------------|-------4-(4)s====3--(3)s2------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D5 G5/D D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +Q E +E +S +S Q E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)--7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)--5-----4--| |-(5)-----5----------------|------5-----------------5----(5)-| |-------0------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| +W Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|---------5--------------4-----3--| |--------------------------|------4-(4)s====3------(3)s2-----| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------|
D5 G5/D D
+Q. E E +E +E +E +E E E +E +E Q E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(4)-----7-(7)b8==(7)r(7)-|-(7)---7-(7)b8==(7)r=5-----4---| |-(5)-----5----------------|-------5-------------5----(5)--| |-------0------------------|-----0-------------------------|
|
| +W Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-(3)----------------------|----------5----------4-----3---| |--------------------------|-------4-(4)s====3--(3)s2------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
Part IV
Tempo 2 Q=70
N.C.
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------8-| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x---|
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| Gtr VI
| W
||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------------| ||---------------------------------------|
F#b5 Fb5 Eb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------8--o|| |-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x-----||
|
| Q E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |------------5----5----4---4---3---3-----|| |------------4----4----3---3---2---2-----|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------||
N.C.
Gtrs I, V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------------8-o|| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x----||
D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |------------------------------------10--| |---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8--| |-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x-----|
D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------10-| ||o---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8-| ||--0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x----|
D5 C#5 C5 B5 Bb5 A5 F5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------10---|| |---12s11---11s10---10s9---9s8---7----8--o|| |-0-12s11-0-11s10-0-10s9-0-9s8-x-7-x------||
Outro
N.C. F#b5Fb5 Eb5 F#b5 Fb5 Eb5
Gtr VI
W Q E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----5-5s4-4s3-3-|----(5)-------|----5-5s4-4s3-3-| |----------|----4-4s3-3s2-2-|----(4)-------|----4-4s3-3s2-2-| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
F#b5 N.C.
PM
Q Q H W Wx16
|--------------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*| |----(5)-------|----------|---------*| |----(4)-------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*| |--------------|----------|---------*|
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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