Head Like A Hole (ver2) Tab - Nine Inch Nails






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From: mcdonghj@unix2.tcd.ie

Head Like a Hole :- Nine Inch Nails  (Trent Reznor)
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The main bassline for the song is:

G|----------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
E|---12-0-0----13-0-0----10-0---5-0--4-0--

This bassline kicks in for all the verses (God money...etc.) and is the intro
to the song with a drum machine.

I can only play the guitar at the chorus:
It's 2 chords: 

E(XII) 12-14-14-13-12-12 
A(XII)  x-12-14-14-14-x

[ In the Video Trent actually plays E(VII) x(0)-7-9-9-9-x but the other is 
  easier to play when singing along, and sounds fine. ]

It's something like:
              E////////////////////A////////////////E///////////////////A///
  Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control
  ////////////E////////////////////A////////////////E///////////////////A//////
  Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul, I'd rather die than give you control

As you can see it's simply thrah out those (power) chords. You can hear it on 
the album.

As for the other bit after the chorus:
Bow down before the one you serve ... etc...
I haven't figured it out yet. It's a different Bassline, possibly with
keyboards.
--oOo--

From: keeler@bnr.ca (Tony Vaserfirer)

This is an arrangement (meaning the way I play it, not exactly how
Trent plays it.)  Since almost the whole song is drum machines and 
synthesizer's, its hard to play live.  So here is a way you may want
to play it, if you and your friends want to jam.  Oh year and thanks to
Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) for the Bass line.
 
                                           Darrell


Head Like a Hole :- Nine Inch Nails  (Trent Reznor)
      
The main bassline for the song is: by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk)
Riff 1
G|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
D|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------|
E|-12-0-0-13-0-0-10-0-|-5-0-4-5-4-1-0--|-12-0-0-13-0-0-10-0-|-5-0-4--0---|

Lyrics:
 Guitar (out)
 Bass (Riff 1)
God money I'll do anything for you.
God money just tell me what you want me to.
God money nail me up against the wall.
God money don't want everything he want it all.

Bridge 1:
 Guitar (out)
 Bass (Riff 1)
No you can't take it, no no you can't take it.
(No you can't take it away from me.)

Chorus
  Guitar(This is just a way you can play it-- not Trent's exact way)
   E                  E                 A                E
e|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-9-99999999-9/109|-9-999999999/109|-777777777-/87-|-9999999999/109|
D|-9-99999999-9/109|-9-999999999/109|-7777777777/87-|-9999999999/109|
A|-7-77777777-7/8 7|-7-777777777/8 7|-5555555555/65-|-7777777777/8 7|
E|------------------|0----------------|0---------------|0---------------|

  Bass Guitar (This is just an arrangement that sounds good)
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-12-0-0-540-10-0--|-12-0-0-540-10-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|-12-0-0-540-10-0|
  Head Like a Hole, Black as your soul,I'd rather die   than give you       
  control

Bridge 2:
 Guitar (out) 

 Bass Guitar
G|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-12-0-0-540-10-0--|-12-0-0-540-10-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|-10-0-0-540-5-0-|
 Bow down before the one you serve    you're going to get what you deserve
 Bow down before the one you serve    you're going to get what you deserve
   

Lyrics:
God money's not looking for the cure.
God money's not concerned about the sick among the pure.
God money lets go dancing on the back's of the bruised.
God money's not one to choose.

Chorus (X2) 
 Bow down before the one you serve    you're going to get what you deserve
 Bow down before the one you serve    you're going to get what you deserve
 you know who you are.

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