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HURT As recorded by Nine Inch Nails (From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL) Transcribed by new_noise Words and Music by Trent Reznor
A5 x 7 x x x Bm77 x 7 x x x
Gsus23 x 7 x x x D5x 5 7 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Gtr I' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Gtr' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Gtr II' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted Gtr I' Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Octave Effect' Intro Verse I Slowly & Freely Q=78 Bb5 Dsus2 E7 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E E H. E E E E E E E E |------------||--------------|---------------10-| |------------||--------------|-------5----------| |------------||-----10-------|-----7-------7----| |------------||-----(9)------|---7-------9------| |------------||---9----------|-5-------7--------| |------------||-7------------|------------------| Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-----------7--| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9--------------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E +E E Bb5E E H. Dsus2E E E E E7E E +E E |------------------|-----------------10-|--------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5------------|--------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7--------------|-----10-------|-----7-----------7--| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----|------9-------|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9--------------|-5-------7----------|---9----------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|-7------------|--------------------|
Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|-----------------10-| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7--------------| |------9-----------|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9-------9-(9)--|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------| Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-----------7--| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9--------------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E E E Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E Q |------------------|---------------10-|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-------5----------|------------------|-------5---------|| |-----10-----------|-----7-------7----|-----10-----------|-----7-------7---|| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9------|------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-----|| |---9--------------|-5-------7--------|---9--------------|-5-------7-------|| |-7----------------|------------------|-7----------------|-----------------||
Chorus I
AGtrs I, II Bm7 Gsus2 D5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7---|| ||o-x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--|-5--5--5--5--o|| ||--5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7--|-3--3--3--3--|--------------||
AGtrs I, II Bm7 Gsus2 D5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-^3--^3--^3--^3--o|| ||--^2--^2--^2--^2--|-^4--^4--^4--^4--|-----------------|-^2--^2--^2--^2---|| ||--^2--^2--^2--^2--|-^4--^4--^4--^4--|-^5--^5--^5--^5--|-^0--^0--^0--^0---|| ||o-^0--^0--^0--^0--|-^2--^2--^2--^2--|-^5--^5--^5--^5--|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|-^3--^3--^3--^3--|------------------||
AGtr I Bm7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--12-12-12-12-12----------|-------------------------| ||o----------------15-14-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-14-12-14-| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| 1. 2.
Gsus2 Q Q Q Q D5 Q Q Q Q D5 Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-------------------------|-------------------9-10--||---------------------|| |-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-10-10-12------o||-12-12-12-10-10------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||---------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||---------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------o||---------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------||---------------------|| Verse II
Bb5Gtr I Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|-----------------10-| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7--------------| |------9-----------|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9-------9-(9)--|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-----------7--| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9--------------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E E E Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E +E E |------------------|---------------10-|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5----------|------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-------7----|-----10-----------|-----7-----------7--| |------9-----------|---7-------9------|------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9-------9-(9)--|-5-------7--------|---9--------------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|------------------|-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|-----------------10-| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7--------------| |------9-----------|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9-------9-(9)--|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------| Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E Q. E +Q E E E E E E +E E |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-----------7--| |------9----9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9--------------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------|
Bb5E E Q. E +Q Dsus2E E E E E7E E E E Bb5E E H. Dsus2E E E E E7E E +E E |------------------|---------------10-|--------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------5----------|--------------|-------5------------| |-----10-----------|-----7-------7----|-----10-------|-----7-----------7--| |------9-----------|---7-------9------|------9-------|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9-------9-(9)--|-5-------7--------|---9----------|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|------------------|-7------------|--------------------|
Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E H +E E E E E E E E +E E |------------------|-----------------10-| |------------------|-------5------------| |-----10----(10)---|-----7--------------| |------9-----(9)---|---7-------9-(9)----| |---9------------9-|-5-------7----------| |-7----------------|--------------------| Bb5 Dsus2 E7 E E +Q. E +Q E E E E E E +Q |------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|-------5-----------|| |------------------|-----7-------------|| |-----------9-(9)--|---7-------9-(9)---|| |---9-(9)----------|-5-------7---------|| |-7----------------|-------------------|| Chorus II
AGtrs I, II Bm7 Gsus2 D5 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|| ||--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7---|| ||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o|| ||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
AGtr I Bm7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
Gtr IV E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--12-----12--12-----12--12--------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------15--14-----15--|-15-----15--15-----15--15-----14--12-----14--| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | | Gtrs V, VI | ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||---7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)-|--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)-| ||o---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
Gsus2 Q Q Q Q D5 Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------9-----10---|| |-14-----14--14-----14--14-----12--12-----12--|-12-----12--12-----10--10-----12------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| | | ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ | E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|| |--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)-|--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)--7b7.5r(7)-7b7.5r(7)--|| |---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------||
AQ Q Q Q Bm7Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
Gtrs V, VI ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|
Gsus2Q Q Q Q D5Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
> < ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)--|
AQ Q Q Q Bm7Q Q Q Q | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / /
Gtrs V, VI ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E E +E |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|
Gsus2Q Q Q Q AW E BW | | | | / / / /
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E +E E +E E +E E +E Q. E +E. +S +Q W |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|------*| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|------*| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|------*| |-----------------------------------------|-7----2-(2)b3==(2)r(2)--|------*| |-----------------------------------------|------------------------|-2----*| |-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-5b5.5r(5)-|------------------------|------*| 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