Artist: Nine Inch Nails Song: The Day The Whole World Went Away Album: Fragile Brought to you by: front_rowe_centre Standard Tuning: EADGBe x= pause \= down slide Opening (hold note with distortion for 22 seconds) e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|-4-| Chorus gtr. 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x4 Gtr. #2, comes in after 2nd, round of chorus with this: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (This is usually a bass tab so use it only if you are playing guitar alone and want to accompany the lyrics with instrumental) E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x4 After second round of (bass) verse, guitar comes in with this (after "grey") Slow playing as you progress after bass has ended. e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-4-6-6-8--8--9--9--x-| D|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-| A|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-| E|---------------------|x14 For more simple alternitave that sounds pretty much the same this section can be played: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-6-8-8-9-9-11-11-x-| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------|x14 Lyrics "I listen to the words he'd say, but in his voice I heard decay, the plastic face forced to portray, I'll be inside left cold, and gray, there is a place that still remains, it eats the fear, it eats the pain, the sweetest price he'll have to pay, the day the whole world went away" Chorus Gtr. #1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-| E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-|x7 Gtr. #2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---6--4---2---9---8---9---8---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|x10 Gtr. #2 ctd. e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------13-\-11--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|x4 With chanting of "na na na..."