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HEAD LIKE A HOLE As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1989 Album PRETTY HATE MACHINE) Transcribed by scott666 Words and Music by Trent Reznor Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar' Intro Q=112 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx12 Wx12 |-------------|---------|| |-------------|---------|| |-------------|---------|| |-------------|---------|| |-------------|---------|| |-------------|---------|| Verse Wx16 |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| Chorus
EQ S S S S E F E EE E +Q S S S S E F E EE A E ||----------------------|------------------------| ||o-9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||o-7--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-7-|-(7)--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-12-| ||----------------------|------------------------|
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(12)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--o|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--o|| |---------------------------------------------------|| Interlude Verse

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Wx8 Wx8 Wx16 |------------||------------||---------| |------------||------------||---------| |------------||------------||---------| |------------||------------||---------| |------------||------------||---------| |------------||------------||---------|
Chorus
EQ S S S S E F E EE E +Q S S S S E F E EE A E ||----------------------|------------------------| ||o-9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| ||o-7--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-7-|-(7)--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-12-| ||----------------------|------------------------|
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(12)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--o|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--o|| |---------------------------------------------------|| Interlude

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Wx8 Wx4 Wx8 |------------||------------|--------|| |------------||------------|--------|| |------------||------------|--------|| |------------||------------|--------|| |------------||------------|--------|| |------------||------------|--------||
Pre-Chorus Out-Chorus
Wx8 EQ S S S S E F E EE E +Q S S S S E F E EE A E |------------||----------------------|------------------------| |------------||o-9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| |------------||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| |------------||--9--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-9-|-(9)--9-9-9-9-9s10s9-14-| |------------||o-7--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-7-|-(7)--7-7-7-7-7s=8s7-12-| |------------||----------------------|------------------------|
+Q S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(14)--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-(12)--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------------------------| Outro
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x

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Wx20 |--------------------------------------------------||---------*| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-o||---------*| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||---------*| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||---------*| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||---------*| |--------------------------------------------------||---------*|
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 <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 ----------- | - 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