[ Предположительная тональность: Bm ] Transcription for fingerpicking on acoustic guitar based on the original dissonant version on "The Downward Spiral". I chose the notes in the chords such as to match the "ugly" sound of the song, instead of modifying to the nearest clean maj/min variants (which sounds to me more like the Johnny Cash cover). Chord list ========== The list of chords is a bit complicated because there's many variants and unusual names. Next to the usual fret numbers, I added the note names in string order, which hopefully makes finding the notes easier. Note that some of the fingerings need some quite uncomfortable stretching, like Bo12 and Dadd#9, but they are possible (it's not a typo). The note names are written in Helmholtz notation. E A d g b e' ---------------------- A x02220 | A e a d' e' Aaddb5(no3) x0x240 | A a d#' e' Asus2 x02200 | A e a b e' Badd11(no5) x2x440 | B b d#' e' Bbm x13321 | Bb f bb c#' f' Bm x24432 | B f# b d' f#' Bmadd11 x24430 | B f# b d' e' Bo12 x24x31 | B f# d' f' Bsus4 x24400 | B f# b b e' Dadd9 xx0252 | d a e' f#' Dadd#9 xx0262 | d a f' f#' D11(no3,no5) xx0020 | d g c#' e' Dsus2 xx0230 | d a d' e' E7(no3) xx243x | e b d' G6 355000 | G d g g b e' G+6(no3) 3xx040 | G g d#' e' Notes: - 'o' in the name 'Bo12' is shorthand for 'dim'. 'Bo12' expanded means "B chord with a minor Third and diminished Fifth and an added (perfect) Twelfth (= Fifth)". Another way to write this might be: Bdimadd5. - 'no3'/'no5' mean that a chord has no Third/Fifth - '+' is shorthand for 'aug' - figuring out the chord names was complicated, so I can't guarantee that they're all right - see wikipedia's "chord names and symbols (popular music)" for more info The Song ======== [Intro] Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) x 4 [Verse] Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 I hurt myself to- day to see if I still feel Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 I focus on the pain, the only thing that's real Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 The needle tears a hole, the old familiar sting Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Aaddb5(no3) Try to kill it all away, but I remember everything [Chorus] Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Aaddb5(no3) Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Aaddb5(no3) Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Aaddb5(no3) What have I become? My sweetest friend Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Asus2 Everyone I know goes away in the end Bsus4 G6 Asus2 A And you can have it all - my empire of dirt Bmadd11 G6 Asus2 A Bo12 I will let you down, I will make you hurt [Verse] Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 I wear this crown of shit upon my liar's chair Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Full of broken thoughts I cannot repair Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Beneath the stains of time the feelings dis- appear Dsus2 E7(no3) Bo12 Dsus2 E7(no3) Aaddb5(no3) You are someone else - I am still right here [Chorus] Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Aaddb5(no3) What have I become? My sweetest friend Badd11(no5) G+6(no3) Dadd#9 Asus2 Everyone I know goes away in the end Bsus4 G6 Asus2 A And you can have it all - my empire of dirt Bmadd11 G6 Asus2 A I will let you down, I will make you hurt [End Verse] Bmadd11 G6 Asus2 A If I could start again a million miles away Bmadd11 G6 Asus2 D11(no3,no5) Bbm-Bm* I would keep myself, I would find a way. *slide up Notes ===== In the verses, the notes are picked individually in sequence. In the chorus, you can play the notes simultaneously with three or four fingers until "... And you can have it all", and from there play the chords in single powerful down-strokes. The end verse is also played with down-strokes (not returning to the sequential picking from the other verses). In the verses, before it switches to Aaddb5(no3), you should probably keep the ring finger on d' on the B string all the time. I omitted a d'' (string 1, fret 10) in the verses (see E7(no3)) in the original that is only playable in a higher position, but it sounds okay to play nothing, a d' or maybe an f' in its place. In the chorus, you might want to replace Dadd#9 with Dadd9, which is easier on the ears and on the hand. The progression for the ending is a crude approx of the real ending, with the sudden heavy distorted bass and electric effects and so on. You might try and hit the strings as hard and ugly as you can to match the spirit. ;) In the end verse, maybe try hitting the lowest strings more (going for a power-chord-ish sound, like B5/G/A5). The chords at the end at "I would find a way" are all one single stroke. The "Bbm-Bm" indicates that you strike a Bbm and than slide the fingers one fret to Bm.