#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: "Tonyvic Tira" Subject: n/nine_inch_nails/the_perfect_drug.tab Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 13:53:05 PDT "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails Track 3 of "Lost Highway" Soundtrack Transcribed by S'punk I've been looking at the other submittions of 'The Perfect Drug' and none have them been entirely complete or correct so I took the liberty to submit a complete and correct version. Normal Tuning / - slide P.M. - palm muting ^ - bend (bend will be stated above the note) Intro: e: ------------------------------------------------ B: ------------------------------------------------ G: --333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- D: --333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- A: -------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33-- E: ------------------------------------------------ |P.M............................................| e: --------------------------------------- | B: --------------------------------------- | G: --333-444-55-------------111-222-33---- | D: --333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-1-- | A: -------------111-222-33-------------1-- | E: --------------------------------------- | |P.M..................................| Verse 1: (immediatley after Intro finishes) e: ----------------------------------------------- B: ----------------------------------------------- G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- A: -------------111-222-33------------111-222-33-- E: ----------------------------------------------- P.M..........................................| e: ---------------------------------------------- | B: ---------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------111-222-33------------ | play twice D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-111-222-33- | A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33- | E: ---------------------------------------------- | P.M..........................................| 1st "and I want you..." part: e: --------------------- | B: --------------------- | G: --5--5--5---5//7//9-- | D: --5--5--5---5//7//9-- | play 4 times A: --3--3------3//5//7-- | E: --------4------------ | First chorus: e: ------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------- | D: -4444444444444444/77777777-99999999-- | play only once first A: -4444444444444444/77777777-77777777-- | chorus E: -2222222222222222/55555555----------- | Second verse intro: e: ----------------------------------------------- | B: ----------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- | D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- | A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33-- | E: ----------------------------------------------- | P.M...........................................| Second verse: e: ----------------------------------------------- B: ----------------------------------------------- G: -333-444-55-------------333-444-55------------- D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--333-444-55-111-222-33-- A: -------------111-222-33------------111-222-33-- E: ----------------------------------------------- P.M..........................................| e: ---------------------------------------------- | B: ---------------------------------------------- | G: -333-444-55-------------111-222-33------------ | play twice D: -333-444-55-111-222-33--111-222-33-111-222-33- | A: ------------111-222-33-------------111-222-33- | E: ---------------------------------------------- | P.M..........................................| Second "and I want you..." part: 1/2 1/2 e: ---------------------- | B: ---------------------- | G: -9^^^^^--9^^^^^^^^^^-- | D: ---------------------- | play 4 times A: ---------------------- | E: ---------------------- | Second chorus: e: ------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------- | D: -4444444444444444/77777777-99999999-- | play 6 times A: -4444444444444444/77777777-77777777-- | E: -2222222222222222/55555555----------- | Interlude before instrumental solo: (Actually synth, use a harmonizer pedal for best effects) e: -------------------------------------- | B: -------------------------------------- | G: -------------------------------------- | play 8 times D: --8-8-8-8-8-6/8-8-8-8-8-6/-8-8-8-5/8-- | A: -------------------------------------- | E: -------------------------------------- | During instrumental solo: e: ------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------- G: --------4----5---------------4----5-------- D: -2-2----4----5--------2-2----4----5-------- A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ e: ------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------- G: --------4----5---------------4----5-------- D: -2-2----4----5--------2-2----4----5-------- A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ e: ------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------- D: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ e: ------------------------------------------- | B: ------------------------------------------- | G: ------------------------------------------- | D: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ | A: -2-2------------------2-2------------------ | E: -0-0------------------0-0------------------ | This is where the drum solo comes in. After the solo play this: Ending, Part 1: e: --------------------------------------------------------- | B: --------------------------------------------------------- | G: --------------------------------------------------------- | D: -----3-----------5-----6------------3-----1------------8- | A: ---3-----------1-----1------------3-------1----------8--- | E: -1-----------1-----1------------1---------1--------6----- | After Ending, Part 1 is played two times, a keyboard part starts playing in the background. You can play that part on the guitar like this: Ending, Part 2: e: -16--15-----8-10-11--18--16--15---13----11-- | B: -13--13-----5--7--8--15--13--13---10-----8-- | G: -------------------------------------------- | D: -------------------------------------------- | A: -------------------------------------------- | E: -------------------------------------------- | Play this and Part 1 together a few times, and then play just Part 2 twice. That's it!