Gave Up

Gave Up by Nine Inch Nails

from the EP "Broken"

words and music by Trent Reznor

tabbed by Tom Mallon

Guitar Riff 1 (appears behind verses)

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------------------------

D --2---4------------------------------------------------------------

A --2---4------------------------------------------------------------

E --0---2------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff 1 (at "It took you...")

E |-----------------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------------|

G |.--9--\---------------5-4-2---------5\4-.|

D |.--9--\--7--\--4------5-4-2--4------5\4-.|

A |---7--\--7--\--4------3-2-0--4------3\2--|

E |---------5--\--2-------------2-----------|

Chorus Riff 2 (at "Smashed up my sanity...")

E |-----------------------------------------------|

B |-----------------------------------------------|

G |.--9----11\------------------5-4-2--------5\4-.|

D |.--9----11\---7----9--\--4---5-4-2--4-----5\4-.|

A |---7----9-\---7----9--\--4---3-2-0--4-----3\2--|

E |--------------5----7--\--2----------2----------|

Synth Solo (1:21) (play twice)

E ---------------------------------------------------

B ---------------------------------------------------

G ---------------------------------------------------

D ---------------------------------------------------

A -3-3--333--3h4p3p2p0------3-3--333--3h4p3p2p0------

E ---------------------2------------------------2----

E ------------------------------

B ------------------------------

G ------------------------------

D ------------------------------

A ----------------------3p2p0---

E --2--2--2-5--0h2-2-2----------

(Note: This is my best guess. It's a little hard to figure it out because

the notes are a little muddy. This is just a rough estimate.)

There is another synth burst at 2:55. It sounds like one chord being bent

by a pitch shifter, so I just bend the living shit out a chord that is

shaped like x-x-16-18-19-x. It's some sort of F# chord.

Outro Synth Line (also appears at 2:55)

E -------------------------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------------------------

G --/9------------/9------------/9-------------/9--------------------

D ------9--7----------9--7----------7--------------7-----------------

A ------------9-------------9----------9--7-----------9--7-----------

E -------------------------------------------------------------------