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Closer
Nine Inch Nails
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Song: Closer
Album: The Downward Spiral
Some of the last few parts are repetative and layered, so here they are as best as I can get them...
Riff 1: bass w/wah effect
-----5---------3-------5-------3-0---|
-----------------------------------3-| x8
-x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------|
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Riff 2:
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-----------x-1-x-2-|
-1-----------------|
| x8
-----1-------------|
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-3---------3---4---|
-3-----------3---4-|
-1-1---1-----------|
Riff 3: twelve times
-----5---------3-------5-------3-0---|
-----------------------------------3-|
-x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------|
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------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-4-4-4-|
-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6----------------|
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Riff 4:
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-----------x-1-x-2-|
-1-----------------|
| x8
-----1-------------|
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-3---------3---4---|
-3-----------3---4-|
-1-1---1-----------|
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---------------------------4---4-| x4
-------2---3---3---5---5---5---5-|
-------3---5---5---6---6---------|
---------------------------------|
Riff 3 (x2 instead of x12)
-----5---------3-------5-------3-0---|
-----------------------------------3-|
-x-3---3-3---3-----x-3---3-3---------|
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------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-4-4-4-|
-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6----------------|
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Riff 5:
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---------| x8
---------|
-0-0-0-1-|
On the fifth repeat, start fading in a guitar:
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-------6-5---------------------|
-2-2-3-6-5-6-7-8-5-6-8---6-5-4-|
-2-2-3-4-3-6-7-8-5-6-8---6-5-4-|
-0-0-1-----4-5-6-3-4-6---4-3-2-|
Riff 6:
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---------| x8
---------|
-0-0-0-1-|
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---------------------------| or something like that, repeat twice for every
---3-----3-----3-----1-3-1-| bass measure
-3---3-----------3---------|
-----------4---------------|
Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12)
Riff 3 (x4 instead of x12)
Adding 2nd bass w/wah: (twice for every bass 1 measure)
-----------------------8-|
-10-8-10--8-8-10--8-10---|
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Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) again adding:
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---------------------------------| x2 (once for every 4 measures of bass 1)
-5---3---5---3---5---3-----------|
-------------------------1-1-0-3-|
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Riff 3 (x8 instead of x12) adding:
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------------------------------------------| x2
-12---10---10---9-------------------------| (once for every 4 measures of
--------------------13---12------------10-| bass 1)
------------------------------13-13-12----|
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Riff 7:
-15---13---13---12---11---10---6-6-5-8-|
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