Everything Chords
Everything by Nine Inch Nails is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D, G, B and C#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
NINE INCH NAILS - EVERYTHING
STANDARD TUNING ( E A D G B E )
4/4
155 BPM
KEY OF C#
THERE ARE NUMEROUS OVERDUBS FOR THE GUITARS IN THIS SONG
WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO MAKE AN ACCURATE TAB. THIS IS A TEXT
VERSION OF THE GUITAR PRO FILE I POSTED ON ULTIMATE-GUITAR.COM.
verse 1
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|-----------4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|--4--4----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------||R
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|--1--1-----4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--||
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|---1--1--1--4-----4--4--4-|
Pre-Chorus (W.DIST)
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|--4--3----------------------|--4--3--------------------|
|---------1--4---------------|--------1--4-----4--4--4--|
(this figure is played 3 times before the 2nd Chorus)
Chorus (W.DIST)
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|-------4-4-4-4-4-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|
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|-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
1.
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|-------4-4-4-4-4-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------||R
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|-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
|-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
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2.
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-------4-4-4-4-4-|-------7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
(the last bar of the progression is omitted at the end of each Chorus)
verse 2
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|--16----16-14----14-13------|--13-11----11-9----9--9-----|
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|-11----11-9-------9--8------|--8-9br(11)---9----4--4--4--|
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|--16----16-14----14-13------|--13-11-----11-9------9-9br(11)-|
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|---11----9--9-----9--8--8---|-8-8-8b-8b-8b(9)-8b(9)-8b(9)-8b(9)-||
(the overdubs on this melody make it hard to know exactly what's being
played. there is another guitar in the mix that is an octave higher and
follows the vocal harmonies, ascending when this part descends)