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The Day The Whole World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails
The Day The Whole World Went Away
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
x= pause
= down slide
Opening (hold note with distortion for 22 seconds)
e|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|-4-|
Chorus
gtr. 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x4
Gtr. #2, comes in after 2nd, round of chorus with this:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (This is usually a bass tab so use it only if you are playing guitar alone
and want to accompany the lyrics with instrumental)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x4
After second round of (bass) verse, guitar comes in with this (after "grey")
Slow playing as you progress after bass has ended.
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-4-6-6-8--8--9--9--x-|
D|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-|
A|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-|
E|---------------------|x14
For more simple alternitave that sounds pretty much the same this section can be
played:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-6-8-8-9-9-11-11-x-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|x14
Lyrics
"I listen to the words he'd say,
but in his voice I heard decay,
the plastic face forced to portray,
I'll be inside left cold, and gray,
there is a place that still remains,
it eats the fear, it eats the pain,
the sweetest price he'll have to pay,
the day the whole world went away"
Chorus
Gtr. #1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x7
Gtr. #2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---6—--4---2---9---8---9---8---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|x10
Gtr. #2 ctd.
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------13-\-11--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|x4
With chanting of "na na na..."
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version 2
guitar1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4|
D|--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--6---|
(lyrics)
"I listen to the words he'd say,
but in his voice I heard decay,
the plastic face forced to portray,
Il'l be inside left cold, and gray,
there is a place that still remains,
it eats the fear,it eats the pain,
the sweetest price hel'l have to pay,
the day the whole world went away"
play 14x
then
[lead during main riff]
this riff comes in during the guitar1's 8th time through the main riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
play 4x
[mid riff]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-2-8-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-2-8-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-4-6-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[light riff, ending riff]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-8-8-9-9-11-11----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 3
~ = Let the note ring out
x(Number here) = The number of times to pick/strum a note/chord
/ = Slide
Tuning: D A D G B e
Opening Chord (Probably played by a keyboard,
but a guitar works just as well)
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--6-~-------------|
D|--x-~-------------|
A|--4-~-------------|
D|------------------|
Main Riff (First Variation)
This is HEAVILY distorted and LOUD, as well.
e|--------------------------------|
B|-6-----4------------------------|
G|-6-----4-----------------6------|
D|-6-----4-----2-----4-----6------|
A|-4-x8--2-x8--2-----4-----4------|
D|-------------2-x8--4--x7--------|
Play all of this exactly FOUR times.
This is played by Guitar Two, over the Main Riff.
It starts around 0:53 into the song.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-5-------2-------4-------1-----------|
G|-7bend---4bend---6bend---3bend-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Play this EIGHT times.
This is played by Guitar Three, over the Main Riff and Guitar Two's riff.
It starts around 1:08 into the song.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-17-------14-------16-------13-------|
G|-19bend---16bend---18bend---15bend---|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
Play this FOUR times.
After all the riffs are played, the guitars STOP and the bass plays the main riff.
Then, while the bass is still playing, an acoustic guitar is played. It starts at
around 1:52. This is what it plays.
e|-----------------|
B|-0-5-5-6-6-7-7---|
G|-1-6-6-7-7-8-8---|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
Play this FOURTEEN times. Once you play it an EIGHTH time, begin strumming it slower
and slower.
The Main Riff plays again, except with another guitar playing something over it. This
is what Guitar Two plays.
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-6-----4-----------------------------|
D|-6-----4-----/-9-----8-----9---------|
A|-4-x8--2-----/-9-----8-----9---------|
D|-------2-x8--/-9-x8--8-x8--9---------|
Play this SIX times while Guitar One plays the main riff SIX times, as well.
And then, the song suddenly stops. End.
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version 4
Intro Chords on Piano
---------1-----|
5--6--6-----3--|
------5--2--3--|
5--------------|
3--5--------1--|
---6--4--1-----|
Acoustic Riff overlay
------8-|
-----8--|
-5-6----|
--------|
--------|
--------|
Progression chords at end of vocal portion
------------|
5-6-7-8-----|
------------|
5-6-7-8-----|
3-4-5-6-----|
------------|
Still working slowly on the acoustic outro.
It really is a melody between the guitar
and piano. The guitar portion plays on the
following theme-
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---5----5----5--s--7------7-------7s--8s--7-----7-------7s---8----10-|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-3---3----3-----------5------5---------------5------5----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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version 5
(Intro)
C#,B,E,F# x8
Most of the song is instrumental, following the same chords through out
Verse Tab
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------2-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|x4
Chorus Tab
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|
Chorus
C# B E
I'd listen to the words he'd say
F#
but in his voice I heard decay
C# B E
the plastic face forced to portray
F#
all the insides left cold and gray
C# B E
there is a place that still remains
F#
it eats the fear it eats the pain
C# B E
the sweetest price he'll have to pay
F#
the day the whole world went away
Outro
C#,B,E,F#
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