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Discipline Bass

(ver. 3)
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Discipline (2008 Single)
For: Bass Guitar

Just a note to those reading this tab...  I'm quite sure that this is not the actual
line in the song. I compared it to the multi-track file Trent released and there are some
However, in my opinion this version is more coherent and recognizable when played on its 
than the proper bass line. If you want to check out the real bass line, go to
and download the multi-track file for free or track down a torrent of it.

Drop C tuning

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Refrain
Chorus 3

/ = slide up
\ = slide down

Verse 1 (0:28):

G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------| x8
C|-8-8-8\18---12-14-14|-14-12-14-14-14-12-14-14|


Chorus 1 (0:59):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|


Verse 2 (1:22):

G|--------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------| x8
C|-8-8-8\18---12-14-14|-14-12-14-14-14-12-14-14|


Chorus 2 (1:54):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-4----|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|


Refrain (2:25):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|----------------|----------------|-6-3-3-3--------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|-3-3-3-1-3-6-3--|----------------|-6-3-3-3--------|-------6---6---6|

then

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C|-3-3-3-1-3-6-3--|----------------|-6-3-3-3--------|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| x2
C|-3-3-3-1-3-6-3--|----------------|-6-3-3-3--------|-------6---6---6|


Chorus 3 (3:12):

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-4----| x4
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

then

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------1|
A|----------------|-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|

Sorry if it's written in a drawn-out kind of way. This is the first tab I've ever
and I felt it was better for me to write the repeated measures in than just write in
to stuff that was done once. Honestly, I think it's a lot easier to understand like 

Rock on, Trent. Keep NIN ruling the airwaves.
            
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