Tabs
"Suck" by Nine Inch Nails
from the EP "Broken"
words and music by Trent Reznor, Paul Barker, Martin Atkins,
and Bill Rieflin
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Main Bass Riff
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|.------0--1-----------.|
A augmentedA|.---------------------.|
E MajorE|---0----------0---0h3--|
Verse Riff (This is really a synth, going from D MajorD to E. I play it like this,
it sounds really close and you don't have to tune down.)
E MajorE|--------
BB|--------
G+G|--------
D MajorD|--0h2---
A augmentedA|--0h2---
E MajorE|--0-----
Chorus Guitar Riff
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-9--7--10--7--------7-----9--7---------3-------
D MajorD|-9--7--10--7--7--9--7-----9--7--7--5---3---5---
A augmentedA|-7--5--8---5--7--9--5-----7--5--7--5---1---5---
E MajorE|--------------5--7--------------5--3-------3---
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------
BB|-----------------------------------------------
G+G|-9--7--10--7--------7-----9--7-----------------
D MajorD|-9--7--10--7--7--9--7-----9--7--7------5--5--5-
A augmentedA|-7--5--8---5--7--9--5-----7--5--7------5--5--5-
E MajorE|--------------5--7--------------5------3--3--3-
Bridge Bass Riff
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|.--------------2---------3-------------.|
A augmentedA|.--------------------------------------.|
E MajorE|--0-0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-----4-4-4--5-6--|
Synth/Guitar Line in Final Chorus (3:20)
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|---------------------------------------4^---------------------------------
D MajorD|--8-\-7----7-\-5-----8-\-7----8--7--5----------5--------------------------
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------7-----------------------------
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------