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LETTING YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2008 Album THE SLIP)
Transcribed by Mitchell Gardner
Words by Trent Reznor Music by Nine Inch Nails
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass (Clean)'
Gtr II (D A D G) - 'Bass (Dist.)'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Synth II'
Intro
Q=91
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W H E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|----------|---------------||----------------------|---------------------||
|----------|---------------||o---------------------|--------------------o||
|----------|---------------||o--------11--------11-|--------11----------o||
|----------|------8--8-x-6-||--8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6--||
Verse I
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Chorus
Gtr I
H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||-------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----||
Break
Wx2
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
Gtrs I, II
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11---------------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| Gtr III
| W H E. E +S E
|---------------------|-----------------------9-|
|---------------------|--------------5--6-(6)---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1-(1)---------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
H a +H
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|---------11--------11-|--------11-----------||
|--8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6--||
|
| +W W
|-(9)------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
|--1-------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------|---------------------||
W
Verse II
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Chorus
Gtr I
H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E
||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------o||
||-------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----||
Verse III
Wx8
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
Chorus
H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6----|------6--6-----|
H E. E. E H E. E. E Wx2
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|--------------|--------------|--------||
|------6--6----|------6--6----|--------||
Outro
Gtrs I, II
E. S S S E S S S S S S E E. S S S E S S S S S S E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|----8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8---|----8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E. e S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-|-9-8-8-8-8-8-8\-8--8-x-6-|
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11----------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6-|
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11----------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x----8--8-x-6-|
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------11--------11-|--------11---------------|
|-8--8-x----8--8-x----|-8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| Gtr III
| W H E. E +S E
|---------------------|-----------------------9-|
|---------------------|--------------5--6-(6)---|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1-(1)---------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
H a +H
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------11----------11-|---------11-----------|
|--8--8-x----8--8--x-----|--8--8-x----8--8-x-6--|
|
| +H E. E +E. +W
|-(9)--------------------|----------------------|
|------------5--6-(6)----|-(6)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--1---------------------|-(1)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
W +W
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|---------11--------11-|---------11---------------|
|--8--8-x----8--8-x----|--8--8-x-------8--8--x--6-|
|
| +W +H E. E +S E
|----------------------|------------------------9-|
|-(6)------------------|-(6)-----------5--6-(6)---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|------------1-(1)---------|
|-(1)------------------|-(1)----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
+W +H a +H
E. e S E E. e S E E. e S E E. e E.
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|---------11----------11-|---------11-----------|
|--8--8-x----8--8--x-----|--8--8-x----8--8------|
|
| +H E. E +E. +W
|-(9)--------------------|----------------------|
|------------5--6-(6)----|-(6)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|--1---------------------|-(1)------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
W +W
E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. E. e E.
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--8--8----8--8------|-8--8----8--8------|
|
| +W W
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(6)----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(1)----------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
+W
E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. E. e E.
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8-------|
|
| H E. E +E. +W
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------5--6-(6)--|-(6)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------1---------|-(1)-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
H H +W
E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. E. e E. W
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8------|--8--8----8--8------|------*|
|
| +H E. E +E. +W +W W
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-(6)------5--6-(6)--|-(6)----------------|-(6)----------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
|-(1)------1---------|-(1)----------------|-(1)----------------|------*|
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------*|
+H H +W +W
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths