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Letting You Bass

(ver. 1)
Nine Inch Nails

LETTING YOU (Bassline)
As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 2008 Album THE SLIP)

	

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
            
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