Only - Nine Inch Nails
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Nine Inch Nails - Only
[With_Teeth] Interscope Records, 2005
Drop B tunning: BADGBE

^ Bend
~ Let Note ring
/ Slide


First bass riff, and chorus riff..

e)---------------------------|
B)---------------------------|
G)---------------------------|
D)---------------------------|
A)---5-------------12--------|
B)3----3---5----10----10-12--|


Piano (0:09)
b-c-b-a-b--b-c-b-a-b--b-c-b-a-b-B-b-c-b-a-b-B


Second bass riff:
E)-----------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------|
D)-----------------------------------------|
A)--------12-----------------12------------|
B) 12-12------10-10-10-12-12----10-10------|


Guitar (1:04):
E)---------------------------------------------|
B)---------------------------------------------|
G)---------------------------------------------|
D)---------------------------------------------|
A) 12-12-12^-12-12-12-12^-12-12----------------|
B) --------------------------------------------|

Synth (1:23):
E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)-----------------------------------------------------|
A) 14-14-14-14-14-15-15-14-14-15-15-14-14--------------|
B) ----------------------------------------------------|


Guitar (1:37)
E)---------------------------------------------|
B)---------------------------------------------|
G)---------------------------------------------|
D) 9~14~7~12~----------------------------------|
A) --------------------------------------------|
B) --------------------------------------------|


Prechorus guitar (1:53)
E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)-----------------------------------------------------|
A) 2-2-0-2-0-2-0-3-3-0-2-------------------------------|
B)-------------------------0-3-------------------------|

Then go back to the chorus bass.


Post chorus guitar (2:32)
E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)----------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------|
A) 14~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|

Second chorus guitar 1 (3:31)
E)-----------------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------------|
D) 16^------------------14^-14^~~~13-------------------------|
A) ------9-9-9-10-10-----------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------------|


Second chorus guitar 2 (3:40)
e)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G) 18^-13-12-13-6-5------------------------------------|
D) ----------------------------------------------------|
A)---------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|


Second Chorus guitar 3 (3:49)
E)-----------------------------------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
G)-----------------------------------------------------|
D)-----------------------------------------------------|
A) 14-12-14^-12--14-12-14^-12--------------------------|
B)-----------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is the live version of the song played on the 05-06 tour. No one seems to have a
for this beautifully simple yet well composed song so here goes…
Intro:
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--2-2-2--|
|----------0------0------0------0-|
Guitar 2 (enter after guitar 1 plays twice)
|---------------------------------|2x
|---------------------------------|
|-----66666669991111111111--------|
|-----77777778881212121212--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----3/12------------------------|(Trill these notes)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
…I’m becoming less defined…

|----5----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
(bend this note repeatedly for several bars)

|---------------------------------|2x
|---------------------------------|
|----4----9----2----7-------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|----4h5—2h4--2—-4h5-2h4-2h4------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
…and it worked…

There is no you…
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--2-2-2--|
|----------0------0------0------0-|
Guitar 2 (after guitar 1 plays twice)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----66666669991111111111--------|
|-----77777778881212121212--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Only...only...
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----3/12------------------------|(Trill these notes)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
...well the tiniest little dot...
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|---4-4--5-5-5--------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---2-2--3-3-3--------------------|
|--------------0------------------|
Now I’m somewhere...
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----4----9----2----7----4----9---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--2-2-2--|
|----------0------0------0------0-|
Guitar 2 (enter after guitar 1 plays twice)
|---------------------------------|2x
|---------------------------------|
|-----66666669991111111111--------|
|-----77777778881212121212--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Outro:
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|4x
|---------------------------------|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--|
|-----5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--2-2-2--|
|----------0------0------0------0-|
Guitar 2 (enter after guitar 1 plays twice)
|---------------------------------|2x
|---------------------------------|
|-----66666669991111111111--------|
|-----77777778881212121212--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Some sort of synthetic sound somewhat like this:
|----2--0--5--2-------------------|
|----4--2--7--4-------------------|
|----4--2--7--4-------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Song info
Only
Nine Inch Nails
2001
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Electro
  • Indie Rock
  • Industrial
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