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From: "Tonyvic Tira" <stira@hotmail.com>
Subject: n/nine_inch_nails/the_perfect_drug.tab
Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 13:53:05 PDT
"The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails
Track 3 of "Lost Highway" Soundtrack
Transcribed by S'punk
I've been looking at the other submittions of 'The Perfect Drug' and
none have them been entirely complete or correct so I took the liberty
to submit a complete and correct version.
Normal Tuning
/ - slide
P.M. - palm muting
^ - bend (bend will be stated above the note)
Intro:
e: ------------------------------------------------
B: ------------------------------------------------
G: --333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- D: --333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- A: -------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33--
E: ------------------------------------------------
|P.M............................................|
e: --------------------------------------- | B: --------------------------------------- | G: --333-444-55-------------111-222-33---- | D: --333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-1-- | A: -------------111-222-33-------------1-- | E: --------------------------------------- |
|P.M..................................|
Verse 1: (immediatley after Intro finishes)
e: -----------------------------------------------
B: -----------------------------------------------
G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55-------------
D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33--
A: -------------111-222-33------------111-222-33--
E: -----------------------------------------------
P.M..........................................|
e: ---------------------------------------------- | B: ---------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------111-222-33------------ | play twice
D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-111-222-33- |
A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33- | E: ---------------------------------------------- |
P.M..........................................|
1st "and I want you..." part:
e: --------------------- | B: --------------------- | G: --5--5--5---5//7//9-- |
D: --5--5--5---5//7//9-- | play 4 times
A: --3--3------3//5//7-- | E: --------4------------ |
First chorus:
e: ------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------- |
D: -4444444444444444/77777777-99999999-- | play only once first
A: -4444444444444444/77777777-77777777-- | chorus
E: -2222222222222222/55555555----------- |
Second verse intro:
e: ----------------------------------------------- | B: ----------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- |
D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- |
A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33-- | E: ----------------------------------------------- |
P.M...........................................|
Second verse:
e: -----------------------------------------------
B: -----------------------------------------------
G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55-------------
D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33--
A: -------------111-222-33------------111-222-33--
E: -----------------------------------------------
P.M..........................................|
e: ---------------------------------------------- | B: ---------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------111-222-33------------ | play twice
D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-111-222-33- |
A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33- | E: ---------------------------------------------- |
P.M..........................................|
Second "and I want you..." part:
1/2 1/2
e: ---------------------- | B: ---------------------- |
G: -9^^^^^--9^^^^^^^^^^-- |
D: ---------------------- | play 4 times
A: ---------------------- | E: ---------------------- |
Second chorus:
e: ------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------- |
D: -4444444444444444/77777777-99999999-- | play 6 times
A: -4444444444444444/77777777-77777777-- |
E: -2222222222222222/55555555----------- |
Interlude before instrumental solo:
(Actually synth, use a harmonizer pedal for best effects)
e: -------------------------------------- | B: -------------------------------------- |
G: -------------------------------------- | play 8 times
D: --8-8-8-8-8-6/8-8-8-8-8-6/-8-8-8-5/8-- | A: -------------------------------------- | E: -------------------------------------- |
During instrumental solo:
e: -------------------------------------------
B: -------------------------------------------
G: --------4----5---------------4----5-------- D: -2-2----4----5--------2-2----4----5-------- A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------
e: -------------------------------------------
B: -------------------------------------------
G: --------4----5---------------4----5-------- D: -2-2----4----5--------2-2----4----5-------- A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------
e: -------------------------------------------
B: -------------------------------------------
G: -------------------------------------------
D: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ e: ------------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------------- | D: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ | A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ | E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ |
This is where the drum solo comes in. After the solo play this:
Ending, Part 1:
e: --------------------------------------------------------- | B: --------------------------------------------------------- | G: --------------------------------------------------------- | D: -----3-----------5-----6------------3-----1------------8- | A: ---3-----------1-----1------------3-------1----------8--- | E: -1-----------1-----1------------1---------1--------6----- |
After Ending, Part 1 is played two times, a keyboard part starts
playing in the background. You can play that part on the guitar
like this:
Ending, Part 2:
e: -16--15-----8-10-11--18--16--15---13----11-- | B: -13--13-----5--7--8--15--13--13---10-----8-- | G: -------------------------------------------- | D: -------------------------------------------- | A: -------------------------------------------- | E: -------------------------------------------- |
Play this and Part 1 together a few times, and then play just Part 2
twice.
That's it!
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