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The Downward Spiral
MR SELF DESTRUCT:
the main guitar line is as follows:
E ----------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------
G ---10----------11----12--13--14---------
D ---10----------11----12--13--14---------
A ---8-----------9-----10--11--12---------
E ----------------------------------------
repeat 3x, then
E ----------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------
G -7-7-7-7-7-7-7------10------------------
D -7-7-7-7-7-7-7------10------------------
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5------8-------------------
E ----------------------------------------
2x.
the outro bass line goes:
G --3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-------
D ----------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------
G --3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5---------------
D ----------------------------3-----0-----
A ----------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------
HERESY:
This is traditionally, a hard song to tab. All of the existing tabs are wrong.
This one could be wrong too, but I *THINK* this is pretty right. It sounds
a hell of a lot better than some other ways I've seen it tabbed. One thing
darkelf@netcom.com was right about, was that it's complex in the number of
guitars in it. You'll need two guitarists for the full thing. You could get
by with one, leaving out one part, if you're good.
This is the easy little riff played after the 1st chorus, throughout most of
the rest of the song.
E ----------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------
D -----1---3---------------1---3----------------
A ----------------------------------------------
E -1-1---------1---4--1-1---------1----4--1-----
The guitar "blast" things during the chorus go:
E -------------------------------------------
B -4---6----------------4---6----------------
G -3---5----------------3---5----------------
D -1---3----------------1---3----------------
A -------------------------------------------
E ---------1-1-1-1--------------1-1-1-1------
^^^ these might be 2 finger power chords, it's hard to tell. But
that's the root of the chord, if it is. If you don't like the tweaked power
chords that start on the D string (I don't, but then I'm not really a die
hard guitar player), you can of course play it this way:
E -------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------
G -8---10---------------8---10---------------
D -8---10---------------8---10---------------
A -6---8----------------6---8----------------
E ---------1-1-1-1--------------1-1-1-1------
During the chorus, a second guitar plays this:
E -------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------
E --7---6-------1----4----1---1--------------
CLOSER:
Well, here is what I could figure out of closer. I dunno why anyone
would really want to play this in a band, unless they had a really
versitle keyboardist, or a realnice midi setup, but here it is anyway.
|--3--5-------------3----3--5----------5-3----|
|------------------------------------------4--|
|--------1--3----3-------------1--3-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
this is the bass line as far as i can tell (i've only
heard it on my guitar). it can be played with either
a wah pedal, or with some other funky (literally) pedal
that i can't remember the name of right now. it's the
same kind they use to do the groovy (literally) back-
ground guitar in all those old 70's movies.
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|------------------1---2--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------|
ok, here's the first "guitar" part in the song. it's
basically at the chorus. (you know the one.."I wanna fuck
you like an animal....". it's a kinda strange timing, but
not to hard to get the hang of.
G|-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12--13-13-13|
this isn't even a guitar at all, it's keyboard stuff. it's the little "riff"
that starts right after the first chorus. you can play it if you feel like
it though. i only put one string cause the whole thing is on the g string.
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--1-1-1-3----------------*--------|
A|--1-1-1-3---------------(6)-------|
D|--1-1-1-3---------------(6)-------|
| |
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------*--------|
D|-----------6-5---3-4-6--(10)------|
A|-----------4-3-2-1-2-6-3(8)-6-5-4-|
D|---------------2-------3----6-5-4-|
this is the guitar part that slowly fades in when
the song breaks. the upper part is actually for
a keyboard, but can be played on guitar. although
i have written this section as a two guitar part,
it is playable by one. the * simply means to play
the 8/10 power chord and the bar 6/6 power chord
alternately throughout the part. i.e., play the
8/10 the first time, the 6/6 the second, then the
8/10, then the 6/6, etc...
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--7--8--9--10/11-6--7--8--9--10/11-------------------6--7--8--9--10/11-|
A|-4--5--6--7---8/9--4--5--6--7---8/9--6--7--8--9--10/11-4--5--6--7---8/9--|
D|-------------------------------------6--7--8--9--10/11-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------6--7--8--9--10/11-|
|-6--7--8--9--10/11-6--7--8--9--10/11-6--7--8--9--10/11-4--5--6--7---8/9--|
|-6--7--8--9--10/11-6--7--8--9--10/11-6--7--8--9--10/11-------------------|
this is the second guitar part that fades in. (starts a 4:26). there's
really not much to it, just play the two lines above one after the other.
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------8--7-6~----|
A|--6'----3~----6'----3~----6'----3~----6'----3~-6--5-4~----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
this is the last guitar part in the song. it's just a groovy
little riff that trent through in in the background. (starts
at 5:09) it ends right when all the other music ends, and the
little extro piano/keyboard thing starts.
E|----------------------------------------|
B|--8~-6~----6~-5~----4~-3~---------------|
G|-----------------------------3-3-2-5----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------3--|
D|----------------------------------------|
this is the little piano/keyboard exto thing
tramscribed for the guitar.
i hope this transcription isn't tp hard to understamd, and i
hope anyone who does understand it enjoys is. any comments,
corrections, suggestions are welcome, just mail to the address
below.
transcribed by: darkelf@netcom.com
MARCH OF THE PIGS:
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
------------------------
-------------5 5 6 6 8--
------5 6 8-------------
^play 3 times then
-------5 5 6 8 10 --
-5 6 8--------------
Play whole thing twice, then :
------------------
------------------
--7 7 7 7---------
--7 7 7 7 5 3-----
--5 5 5 5 5 3 3---
--------------4---
Play 3 times then :
----------------------
----------------------
--7 7 7 7-------------
--7 7 7 7 5 3 2 3 5 6-
--5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 5 6-
----------------------
Repeat until this part :
a 5555555555555555------------------------------------------------
e ----------------444444444444444433333333333333331111111111111111
repeat 3 1/2 times, then accoustic :
------------
--3 5 --5-7-
--3 5 -5--7-
--3 5 5---7-
------------
------------
Repeat Everything but into again.
Second accoustic part :
---------------------------------------------------------
--3 5 --5-7-----------5 --5-7---3-5-7---------------13---
--3 5 -5--7-----3-----5 -5--7---3-5-7-------------10-----
--3 5 5---7---3-3-3-3-5 5---7---3-5-7------------10------
--------------------1-----------1-3-5--5-7-9----9--------
---------------------------------------6-8-10-10---------
Hope you can decipher it!
Turbopunk
HURT:
transcribed by Mike Dare.
I hurt myself today ...
e |----------------------------------10------------------------------|
B |---------------------5------------------------------------5-------|
G |-----10-------------7--------------------10--------------7------9-|
D |------------9------7----------9----------------9--------7------9--|
A |---9--------------5----------7----------9--------------5------7---|
E |-7------------------------------------7---------------------------|
Chorus:
A-A-A-A Bmin-Bmin-Bmin-Bmin G-G-G-G D-D-D-D
xx2220 x24432 3x0033 xx0232
A-A-A-A Bmin-Bmin-Bmin-Bmin G-G-G-G
e: 12-12-12-12-12-10-9-10---10-10-10-10-10-9-7-9---9-9-9-9-9-7-
5-7-
You could have it all,
D-D-D-D
e: 5-5-5-5-?7-9-10?
my empire of dirt,
Blaring chords at very end of the song:
Guitar is tuned to B.
A x355xx
D 355xxx
B 022xxx