The Becoming Chords by Nine Inch Nails

Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Ab

C

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Becoming chords
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[G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab] [F]
[G] [Abm]
[G] [Ab]
[F] [G] [Ab]
[Gb] [G]
[Fm] [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Fm] [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Bb]
[G]
[Fm]
[G] [Ab] [G]
[F]
[G]
[Gm]
[Fm] [G]
[Abm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gb] [G]
[Ab] [F] [G]
I'm stuck in this [Ab] dream.
[F]
[G] It's changing [Ab] me.
[C]
I am [Gm] becoming [Ab] [F]
the [G] me [Ab] that I used to be.
The me that [G] you know.
The [Fm] handsome, sick and [Gm] bossy, stubborn, [Gb]
[Gm] scabby,
broken [Ab]
[F] and sore.
[G] The me that you know.
It doesn't [Fm] come around much.
[G]
[D] That's what I mean.
[G] It's a [Ab] million [F] miles.
[G]
[Ab] [G]
[Ab] [F]
[G]
[Ab] [F]
[G] [Ab] [G]
[Ab]
[G]
[Bb]
[F] [G] [Abm]
[G] And it's all
[Abm] yours.
[F] [Gm] It's the nature [Gb] of [G] my [C] circuitry.
[F] [G]
I'll tell all I [Abm] hear.
[F] No, [G] it's a [Ab] mess.
[G]
My new [Fm] process.
[G] The me that you know.
He used [Fm] to have feelings.
[G] But [C] I stopped [G] hoping and he is at [F] the decay.
[G] The me that you know is now [Fm] made up of wires.
[Gm] And even when [Ab] I'm right with you, [G] I'm so [Fm] far away.
I can [G] try to get away.
But I strap [Fm] myself in.
I can [Gm] try to shut [Abm] away [Gb] the sound in [G] my [Fm] ears.
I can [G] see you're killing away all of my bad [D] luck.
I don't [G] want to [Db] deny [G] it, but it's all too clear.
[Fm]
I'm [G]
[F] [C]
[Bb] so far [F]
[C] away.
[G]
I'm so far
[F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[C] away.
[G] I'm so [F] [C] far away.
I'm [Bb] so far [G] away.
I
[C] feel so
[G] afraid.
[C]
[Bb] I [B] don't want to deny [C] it, but it's [G] all too clear.
I'm [F] so [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Abm] [F] [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[G] [Abm]
[G]
[Abm] [Cm] [G] far
[Db] [G] away.
[Abm] [Gm]
I'm [Db] so [G]
[Cm] far [G]
[Ab] [Eb]
[G] [F]
[Eb]
[G] [N]
[G] [N]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [F] away.
[C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Bb] I'm so far [F] away.
[C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Bb] I'm so [F] far away.
[C] I feel so [F]
[G] afraid.
[F] [C]
[Bb] I'm so [F] far away.
[B] [C] [F]
[C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[F] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Am]
[G]
[C]
[Bb] [Ab]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Fm
123111111
G
2131
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
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Learn the basic chords of Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming chords, with this master sequence: Bb, F, G, Ab, F, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 75 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 150. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm stuck in this [Ab] dream.
[F] _ _
[G] It's changing [Ab] me.
_ [C]
I am [Gm] becoming [Ab] _ [F] _
the [G] me [Ab] that I used to be.
The me that [G] you know.
The [Fm] handsome, sick and [Gm] bossy, stubborn, [Gb] _ _
[Gm] scabby,
_ broken [Ab]
[F] and sore.
[G] The me that you know.
It doesn't [Fm] come around much.
[G] _
[D] That's what I mean.
[G] _ It's a [Ab] million [F] miles.
_ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [G] And it's all _
[Abm] yours.
[F] [Gm] It's the nature [Gb] of [G] _ _ my _ [C] circuitry.
[F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ I'll tell all I [Abm] hear.
_ [F] No, [G] it's a [Ab] mess.
[G] _
My new [Fm] process. _ _
[G] The me that you know.
He used [Fm] to have feelings.
[G] But [C] I stopped [G] hoping and he is at [F] the decay.
_ [G] The me that you know is now [Fm] made up of wires.
[Gm] And even when [Ab] I'm right with you, [G] I'm so [Fm] far away.
I can [G] try to get _ away.
But I strap [Fm] myself in.
I can [Gm] try to shut [Abm] away [Gb] the sound in [G] my [Fm] ears. _
I can [G] see you're killing _ away all of my bad [D] luck. _
I don't [G] want to _ [Db] deny [G] it, but it's all too clear.
[Fm] _
I'm _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] so far _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ away.
_ [G] _
_ I'm so far _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] away. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ I'm so [F] _ _ [C] far away.
I'm [Bb] so far [G] away.
I _
[C] feel _ so _
[G] afraid. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I [B] don't want to deny [C] it, but _ _ it's [G] all too clear.
_ _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] so _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [Cm] _ [G] far _ _
[Db] _ [G] _ away. _ _
_ [Abm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
I'm [Db] so _ [G] _
_ [Cm] far _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [F] away. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm so far [F] away. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] I'm so [F] far away. _
[C] I feel so [F] _ _
[G] _ _ afraid. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ I'm so [F] far away.
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _

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