Terrible Lie Tab by Nine Inch Nails

Terrible Lie tab by Nine Inch Nails

Guitar Tab

NOW I'M NOTHING/TERRIBLE LIE
transcribed by John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
as recorded on Nine Inch Nails' Bootleg, Solid Gold Hell

If you don't have this bootleg, don't worry. Terrible Lie is pretty much
the same in this live version as it is on the album except for the jam
section and some lyric changes. I also transcribed the synth part in the
chorus from Pretty Hate Machine to make it easier for you to hear.
Everything else is from Solid Gold Hell, but like it said, it works out
pretty much the same as on PHM, and it gives you a pretty good idea what
do do with this song if you're preforming it live. Another point: a
similar Terrible Lie can be found on the Coming Down Fast bootleg, except
without Now I'm Nothing.

TABULATURE EXPLANATION
^ = hammer on/pulloff
() = sustained note
/ = slide
/\/\/ = vibrate w/tremelo bar

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

1) Now I'm Nothing
(Guitar/Bass out)
I am gonna...

(Bass enters)
  I gave myself...
 Bass Fig. 1             end Bass Fig. 1
|---------------|-------------|---------|
|---------------|-------------|---------|
|-2-------------|-------------|-4-------|
|---------------|-2-----------|---------|

w/Bass Fig. 1 (3 times)
I let it slip...

(Guitar/Bass out)
Wave, wave...

2) Bridge
(accelerate to mosh speed...these are 16th notes)
Guitar
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Bass
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|


Guitar
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bass
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|


Guitar
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Bass
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|


Guitar
                                                            Hey...
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------------4-------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
Bass
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2-----------|


3) Terrible Lie
Guitar
  God why...
  Rhythm Fig. 1               End Rhythm Fig. 1
|------------------------------------7-7---7---|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-6------------------------------------------4-|
|-6------------------------------------------4-|
|-4------------------------------------------2-|
|----------------------------------------------|
(Bass Out)

w/Rhythm Fig. 2 (3 times)
Am I not...

Synth Arr. For Guitar #1

 Lead Fig. 1
|-------------------------------12-12-|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--11----11---11----11-14-14-12-------|-14-----------------14-14---------|
|-----14----14------------------------|-----7--7---7-9--7----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------9--9-------9---------------|
Guitar #2
 Rhythm Fig. 2
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--6----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--6----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------|
|--4----------------------------------|-5--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
Bass
 Bass Fig. 1
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--4----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|


Synth Arr For Guitar #1

                                                end Lead Fig. 1
|-----------------------------9----|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-14--------------------------|
|-------------14-14-12-------------|--------------14-14----------|
|--7--7--7--7----------------------|------7--7--7----------------|
|----9--9--9-----------------------|--------9--9-----------------|
Guitar #2
                                              end Rhythm Fig. 2
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--4-------------------------------|---------------------4-------|
|--4-------------------------------|-4-------------------4-------|
|--2-------------------------------|-4-------------------2-------|
|----------------------------------|-2---------------------------|
Bass
                                                end Bass Fig. 1
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--2-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-2---------------------------|


w/Lead Fig. 1, Rhythm Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 1

Terrible lie...

(Guitar #2 & Bass out)
w/Rhythm Fig. 1 (4 times)
God, I really...

w/Lead fig. 1, Rhythm fig. 2, Bass fig. 1 (2 times)

Terrible lie...

(Both Guitars and Bass out)
Don't tear it...

(Bass and Guitar enter)

  Don't tear it...
Guitar
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|
|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Bass
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|


  Don't tear it...
Guitar
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-4---------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-4---------------------------|
|-0-------------------------|-2---------------------------|
Bass
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-------------------------|-2---------------------------|


  Don't tear it...
Guitar
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|
|-4-------------------------|-5---------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|
Bass
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2-------------------------|-3---------------------------|


  Don't take it...
Guitar
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------4-|
|-2----------------------------|-4------------------------------------4-|
|-2----------------------------|-4------------------------------------2-|
|-0----------------------------|-2--------------------------------------|
Bass
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------|-2--------------------------------------|


(Bass out)
w/Rhythm Fig. 1 (4 times)
There's nothing...

w/Lead Fig. 1, Rhythm Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 1 (4 times)
Terrible lie...

4) Outro
Guitar #1
 Rhythm Fig. 3
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|-6---------------|
|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|-6---------------|
|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|-4---------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Synth Arranged For Guitar #2
 Lead Fig 2.
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|-----4---7-------|
|-------------4---|--------------4-----|-------------4---|
|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|-2^4-----------4-|
|-----------5-----|------------5-------|-----------5-----|
Bass
 Bass Fig. 2
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|-4---------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|


Guitar #1
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|
|--------------------|-6---------------|-(6)--------------4-|
|--------------------|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Synth Arranged For Guitar #2
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|------4---6---------|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|
|--------------4-----|-------------4---|--------------4-----|
|--2^4-----------4-4-|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|
|------------5-------|-----------5-----|------------5-------|
Bass
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-4---------------|-(4)--------------2-|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|


Guitar #1
                      end Rhythm Fig. 3
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-6---------------|--------------------|
|-6---------------|--------------------|
|-4---------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Synth Arranged For Guitar #2
                      end Lead Fig. 2
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----4---6-------|------4---6---------|
|-------------4---|--------------4-----|
|-2^4-----------4-|--2^4-----------4-4-|
|-----------5-----|------------5-------|

Bass
                        end Bass Fig. 2
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-4----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|


w/Rhythm Fig.3, Lead Fig. 2, Bass Fig. 2 (3 times)
Guitar #3
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4^2--|
|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------2----|-(2)---2-4^2---|------------2-|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2-|
|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------------4-|-2/4-4--4-4---|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2--4^2---|
|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|------------------------4-|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|------------2----|-(2)---|------------2----|-2/4-4--4-4-4--2-2--5-5-5-5-|
|-2/4-4--4-4------|-------|-2/4-4--4-4------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|-------|-----------------|----------------------------|

|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|
|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|
|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|

|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|
|-5--4--2----|-(2)---|
|------------|-------|
|------------|-------|

(Guitar 1, Guitar 2, & Bass out)
Guitar #3
|--------------|----------|------|------|------|
|--------------|----------|------|------|------|
|--------------|----------|------|------|------|
|------------2-|-(2)/\/\/\|/\/\/\|/\/\/\|/\/\/\|
|-2/4-4--4-4---|----------|------|------|------|
|--------------|----------|------|------|------|
                           THE END!!!!!!!!!

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