Closer Nine Inch Nails
CLOSER<br/> tanscribed by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)<br/> as recorded on NIN's album The Downward Spiral<br/> <br/> -There is alot more going on in this song than what I have transcribed. <br/> Most of it is synth, but I know that alot of the synth is changed to <br/> guitar when Trent preforms it with his live band so I transcribed it for<br/> guitar and bass. To have it sound exactly like it does on the album, <br/> you'd<br/> need 4 guitars (all with effects processers), two drum sets, and a bass.<br/> <br/> I'm assuming that you have one or maybe two guitars (and if you're in a <br/> <br/> band, a bass) so that's all I transcribed it for. Also I'm just posting<br/> the main riffs. You can figure out how many times to play them. <br/> <br/> x=deaden<br/> /=slide<br/> ~=vibrato<br/> <br/> INTRO (drums...I don't play drums, sorry)<br/> <br/> 1ST VERSE (bass w/wah pedal)<br/> 1:----5---------3-------5--------3--0--------<br/> 2:-------------------------------------3--0--<br/> 3:-3-----x--3-3----x-3-----3--3--------------<br/> 4:-------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> 1ST CHORUS (clean bass and one clean guitar)<br/> Bass<br/> 1:---------------<br/> 2:---------------<br/> 3:------x-1-x-2--<br/> 4:-1-------------<br/> <br/> Guitar<br/> 1:------1-----------<br/> 2:------------------<br/> 3:------------------<br/> 4:-3--------3---4---<br/> 5:-3----------3---4-<br/> 6:-1--1---1---------<br/> <br/> 2ND VERSE (bass w/wah pedal, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one clean <br/> guitar)<br/> Bass<br/> (Same as 1st verse)<br/> <br/> Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)<br/> 1:----------------------------3~~~/12~~~-<br/> 2:-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-6~~~~~~~-------------<br/> 3:---------------------------------------<br/> 4:---------------------------------------<br/> 5:---------------------------------------<br/> 6:---------------------------------------<br/> <br/> Guitar 2 (clean)<br/> 1:----------------------------3333-4444--<br/> 2:-5555555555555555-66666666-------------<br/> 3:---------------------------------------<br/> 4:---------------------------------------<br/> 5:---------------------------------------<br/> 6:---------------------------------------<br/> <br/> 2ND CHORUS (clean bass and two clean guitars)<br/> Bass<br/> (Same as 1st Chorus)<br/> Guitar 1<br/> (Same as 1st Chorus)<br/> Guitar 2<br/> 1:--------------------------------<br/> 2:----------------------4----4----<br/> 3:----2----3--3--5------5----5----<br/> 4:----3----5--5--6----------------<br/> 5:--------------------------------<br/> 6:--------------------------------<br/> <br/> INTERLUDE (clean bass, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one guitar <br/> w/distortion <br/> pedal)<br/> Bass<br/> 1:---------------------------<br/> 2:---------------------------<br/> 3:---------------------------<br/> 4:-0-0-0-1-------------------<br/> Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)<br/> (same as 2nd Verse)<br/> Guitar 2 (w/distortion pedal, after a few repetitions)<br/> 1:------------------------------<br/> 2:------------------------------<br/> 3:--------6-5-------------------<br/> 4:-2--2-3-6-5--6-7--6-8--6-5-4--<br/> 5:-2--2-3-4-3--6-7--6-8--6-5-4--<br/> 6:-0--0-1------4-5--4-6--4-3-2--<br/> <br/> PRE-OUTRO (clean bass, one guitar w/chorus pedal, one guitar w/wah <br/> pedal)<br/> Bass<br/> (same as interlude)<br/> Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)<br/> (same as 2nd Verse)<br/> Guitar 2 (w/wah pedal)<br/> 1:-----------------------<br/> 2:-----------------------<br/> 3:-----------------------<br/> 4:-3----3----3----1-3-1--<br/> 5:---3---------3---------<br/> 6:---------4-------------<br/> <br/> OUTRO (bass w/wah pedal, two guitars w/chorus pedals)<br/> Bass (w/wah pedal)<br/> 1:---------------------------8-<br/> 2:-10--8--10--8-8--10--8-10----<br/> 3:-----------------------------<br/> 4:-----------------------------<br/> <br/> Guitar 1 (w/chorus pedal)<br/> (same as 2nd verse)<br/> Guitar 2 (w/chorus pedal, after a few repetitions)<br/> 1:-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> 2:-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> 3:-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> 4:-5~~~-3~~~~~~~-3~~~-2~~~~~~~-1~~~----------------3~~~~~~~~-<br/> 5:----------------------------------5~~~~~~~-1-1-0-----------<br/> 6:-----------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> then, by itself<br/> <br/> 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> 3:-12~~~-10~~~~~~~-10~~~-9~~~~~~~--------------------------10~~~~~~~-<br/> 4:--------------------------------13~~~-12~~~~~~~-13-13-12-----------<br/> 5:-------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> 6:-------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> THE END!!!<br/> <br/> <br/> Subject: TAB: "Closer" Nine Inch Nails (new & improved)<br/> <br/> <br/> [additions at end of document]<br/> <br/> This is the latest single from NIN off the downward spiral-a cool<br/> song,an easy song...<br/> <br/> <br/> CLOSER<br/> --------<br/> Note that this may not be totally correct, as I'm trying to adapt a<br/> synth line to guitar-note the tuning...this song is played best with an <br/> envelope filter, but for those who don't have one, a wah sounds ok...<br/> <br/> Tuning (low to high):C,G,D,G,B,E<br/> <br/> Main "riff"<br/> E|-----------------------|<br/> B|-----------------------|<br/> G|-----------------------|<br/> D|-----------------------|<br/> G|------5-----3----------|<br/> C|--0------------5--3--0-|<br/> <br/> <br/> I know that there's lots more to it, but I haven't figured it out<br/> yet,and I've got a lot of other things to tab out...E-Mail me if there's<br/> anything <br/> you want posted, and I'll see about tabbing it...<br/> <br/> <br/> cianyde@zero.cypher.com<br/> grndlprime@aol.com<br/> <br/> P.S. Guitar For The Practicing Musician printed music for "March of the<br/> Pigs"-I MIGHT type that up, eventually, but don't hole your breath... | | <br/> | |<br/> |\| |/|<br/> \ > < /<br/> | |<br/> | |<br/> <br/> Nine Inch Nails -- "Closer"<br/> <br/> <br/> This thing's loaded with layers of guitar. The song starts out sparse,<br/> adding parts as it goes; the first big line is the main keyboard riff,<br/> which is described earlier by cianyde@zero.cypher.com. Following are<br/> some more lines, transcribed as best I could.<br/> <br/> <br/> [at 1:04]<br/> <br/> "I want to fuck you like an animal," etc.<br/> <br/> This line repeats. Use an octaver to get real low pitches, or use the<br/> tuning suggested earlier.<br/> <br/> E-----------------------E<br/> B-----------------------B<br/> G-----------------------G<br/> D------------------1----D<br/> A----3--3----1--3-------A<br/> E-----------------------E<br/> <br/> <br/> [at 3:45]<br/> <br/> Here, like cianyde said about the main riff, you'll want to use an envelope<br/> filter (preferred) or a wah. Something's going on here with two C notes<br/> being played an octave apart, but I know there's more to it than this:<br/> <br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> B-------------------------------------------------------------------------B<br/> G-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------------G<br/> D-------------------------------------------------------------------------D<br/> A--------3-----3-----3--3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-------------------A<br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> <br/> <br/> [at 4:47]<br/> <br/> Pretty easy, a 'typical' rock pattern:<br/> <br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> B-------------------------------------------------------------------------B<br/> G-------------------------------------------------------------------------G<br/> D----------------------------------------------1--------------------------D<br/> A---3-----1-----3-----1--1---3-----1-----3--------------------------------A<br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> <br/> These lines are simple -- but again, you have to get the rhythm down.<br/> Think Prince; at its heart, this is very much a black tune. Real black<br/> funk is where, I think, Reznor gets many of his rhythms.<br/> <br/> <br/> [at 5:09]<br/> <br/> Here's another funk/blues riff that you can hear in the background.<br/> Bend the D# to _almost_ an E, then hit the low C.<br/> <br/> E-----------------------E<br/> B-----------------------B<br/> G----8(9)---------------G<br/> D-----------------------D<br/> A----------10-----------A<br/> E-----------------------E<br/> <br/> <br/> [at 5:51]<br/> <br/> This is the riff at the end of the song, but note that it's also played<br/> quietly in the background for a while before (I first hear it at 5:30,<br/> but knowing Reznor, its probably layered in there somewhere before that,<br/> even). If you have a whammy bar, you can try playing it by plucking the<br/> string with your thumb while pulling down on the whammy and letting go<br/> right away; doing this with each note makes for a cool effect (different<br/> from the album, but cool nonetheless).<br/> <br/> Oh -- you'll want to play this line with as clean a tone as you can muster.<br/> <br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> B---20---18-----18---17-----16---15-----11--11--10--13--------------------B<br/> G-------------------------------------------------------------------------G<br/> D--------------------------------------------------------10---------------D<br/> A-------------------------------------------------------------------------A<br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> <br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> B---20---18-----18---17-----16---15-----11--11--10--13--------------------B<br/> G-------------------------------------------------------------------------G<br/> D-------------------------------------------------------------------------D<br/> A-------------------------------------------------------------------------A<br/> E-------------------------------------------------------------------------E<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> -- Michael Stutz<br/> at118@po.cwru.edu 95.01.02<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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