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And All That Could Have Been Bass Tab

Send "And All That Could Have Been" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Band: Nine Inch Nails
Album: Still/And All That Could Have Been
Song: And All That Could Have Been
Tuning:D,B,D,A 
Tabbed by:Bruce Remirez
E-Mail: Last_Moment7272@Hotmail.com

This is based on the CD version
(The G string must be tuned to a high A
and the A sting to a high B
its risky but but its the only way!)

I also added the Lyrics in case play with the song 
to better understand the strokeing its a little wierd)
I hope you Enjoy playing it in the Dark oh one last thing..
Rate This tab please!

~ = let it ring
h = hammer on
X = Palm Mute (Harmonics)

(Reverb is used in the song!)
Intro/Verse:(This is played 4 times after Intro!)
A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------18-18-18-18-|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:X2 (Play This Part Twice!)
A |-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
D |-11-11-X-X-X-X-X-X-14-14-X-X-X-X-X-X-|

A |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
D |-7-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-4-4-X-X-X-X-X-X-|

Verse:X4
A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------18-18-18-18-|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:X4
A |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|

A |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Brigde:X4
A |---------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-|

Verse:X4
A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------18-18-18-18-|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

A |-18-18-18-18h19-18-13-14-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
D |-18-18-18-18-18-18-11-13-14-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:X8
A |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|

A |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Nine Inch Nails - And All That Could Have Been 
(written by: Trent Reznor)

Breeze still carries the sound 
Maybe i'll disappear 
Tracks will fade in the snow 
You won't find me here 

Ice is starting to form 
Ending what had begun 
I am locked in my head 
With what i've done 

I know you tried to rescue me 
Didn't let anyone get in 
Left with a trace of all that was 
And all that could have been 

Please, Take this 
And run far away, Far away from me 
I am tainted 
The two of us Were never meant to be 
All these pieces and promises and left behinds 
If only i could see 
In my nothing 
You meant everything, everything to me 

Gone 
Fading 
Everything 

And 
All that 
Could have been 
Could have been 

Please, take this 
And run far away, far as you can see 
I am tainted 
And happiness and peace of mind 
were never meant for me 
All these pieces and promises and left behinds 
If only i could see 
In my nothing 
You meant everything, everything to me.

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

And All That Could Have Been Bass Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Devon Average	#1 by Devon Stuart at Jul 14, 1975 at 8:42 AM EST
	This is one of my fav NIN songs. This song is really easy to relate to, it speaks to you. Listen.

No Picture Gino Average	#2 by Gino Rivera at Jun 24, 1976 at 2:53 PM EST
	To me, this is a song about how someone tried to help him, but he didnt feel like he deserved their help, and pushed them away. "I know you tried to rescue me didn’t let anyone get in" "I am tainted the two of us were never meant to be" Its also about regret. He regrets how he pushed that person away, because he now realizes just how much they meant to him "in my nothing you meant everything everything to me" He realizes that if he hadnt pushed them away, there could have been a beautiful future. "and all that could have been"

No Picture Average	#3 by Another.Kind.Of.Pain at May 29, 1979 at 8:09 AM EST
	ive loved this song since the first time ive heard it.. i almost cry every time i hear it.. i cant believe.. that after using the phrase "and all that could have been" in so many of his songs, that he finally entitled a song that... but its so fitting! i love nin!

No Picture techni-color wh Average	#4 by techni-color whore™ at Jul 28, 1979 at 12:50 AM EST
	This song is so damn easy to relate to. Reznor is a lyrical god.

No Picture cody Average	#5 by cody at Oct 30, 1980 at 1:04 PM EST
	"and happiness and piece of mind were never meant for me" The word in these two lines is supposed to be "peace" not "piece". As in the saying "peace of mind" which means mental stability.

No Picture Jimmy Wanna Be	#6 by Jimmy Heywood at Jan 22, 1982 at 10:45 PM EST
	trent is realizing that he has come to a turning point with nin, and he is kind of saying goodbye to the way things were, and the way things could have been. he is moving in a different direction with his music, as this is quite evident in his latest recordings including this one. his record label, his music, his nothing is personified in this song. and so it's time- once again- to turn the page.

No Picture GT Wanna Be	#7 by GT at Feb 24, 1982 at 3:08 AM EST
	Such a beautiful song...it's amazing...

No Picture Clay Average	#8 by Clay McGavisk at Sep 14, 1982 at 8:48 PM EST
	its jus how i feel about my life, and eveything I wish i could have had

No Picture Anorexorcist Average	#9 by Anorexorcist at Sep 27, 1983 at 9:29 PM EST
	yay ikari

No Picture KT Average	#10 by KT Brown at Feb 16, 1984 at 8:21 AM EST
	For new material on the new album it rocks, one of my fav nin songs this and suitable for several different emotion i had felt at the time.

No Picture kieron Wanna Be	#11 by kieron prosser at May 13, 1984 at 8:19 PM EST
	the song seems to be a message to someone. no interpretation really required lyrically. It has been suggested amoung the NIN community that this song could be a message to the fans. Or prehaps someone off side in Trent's life.

No Picture ian Average	#12 by ian mckinly at Nov 20, 1985 at 5:21 AM EST
	this song could be about a person who doesn`t want to be wih any one else , even his,her or whatever most important thing because that person is tainted or spoiled.

No Picture AHMED Wanna Be	#13 by AHMED at Jul 10, 1986 at 12:15 AM EST
	beautiful. the first time i heard this song, i was hooked. im obsessed wit it. its, by far, the best NIN song of all time. it means a lot to me and i can relate to it. the 'could have been' echo is definately very powerful and moving.

No Picture VINCENT Wanna Be	#14 by VINCENT NELSON at Apr 3, 1987 at 9:58 PM EST
	BEAUTIFUL! I love NIN and this is one of Trent's best pieces. Written in A Warm Place, Hurt, and Great Below influences, but truly a Fragile piece. Simply beautiful!

No Picture Austin Wanna Be	#15 by Austin at Aug 24, 1989 at 4:40 PM EST
	thanks, kira midnight. that's exactly what I was going to say. sigh doesn't it suck when you hear such an immensely sad song like this and just know that it's your life in music? Yay for Trent and his ability to make songs that reflect EXACTLY how he feels, and in effect, reflecting how all us screwed up little bastards feel too.

No Picture fred Rhythm Player	#16 by fred ozanne at Jan 15, 1991 at 11:43 AM EST
	ikari rocks me socks :D

No Picture Chazzman Professional	#17 by Chazzman at May 13, 1992 at 12:05 AM EST
	The concept that "Nothing in life is sadder than what might have been" is devastating.

No Picture joel Wanna Be	#18 by joel campion at Oct 19, 1992 at 10:45 PM EST
	koodos on the could have been echo, that shit gives me goosebumps

No Picture Chris Wanna Be	#19 by Chris at Jan 6, 1994 at 5:13 PM EST
	well, it felt to come at a perfect time in my life. My ex and i broke up, because he'd moved to ohio from texas about 9 months before. Hmmm, i think that something happened between two people, maybe. Maybe while in the "relationship" he did something foolish or embarassing, and the person/thing he was with was a crutch to try to help him out of his situation. He could be telling them to take the memories of what they have now and go, just leave maybe he's over-exaggerating a bit as well, "the two of us were never meant to be" maybe it just hurts so much he thinks that something so painful couldn't be natural.

No Picture Keaton Wanna Be	#20 by Keaton Lane at Feb 21, 1994 at 7:42 AM EST
	Everytime I begin to wonder if Trent will run out of ideas for how to make great, inspiring songs he goes and blows me away with another!

No Picture XerXes Wanna Be	#21 by XerXes Swanson at Dec 30, 1997 at 7:42 PM EST
	Iamasexyrobot hit the nail dead on the head. At least I think so. "Musically Im intrigued by stripping away some of that ego and taht barrier. I want to broaden the palette and hopefully, explore more emotions in music."- Trent Reznor

No Picture emma Average	#22 by emma davidson at Nov 25, 1999 at 2:28 PM EST
	Beautiful...

No Picture Sarah Average	#23 by Sarah Bates at Jun 21, 2004 at 11:34 PM EST
	This song is so beautiful, and goes with the Still cd very well. It seems to me that this song could be sort of a sequel to 'The Great Below', but who knows. I agree, Casey, he is a lyrical god.

No Picture Adam Average	#24 by Adam Nickel at Dec 9, 2004 at 4:45 AM EST
	i agree with CouldHaveBeen, i was going to mention that earlier, but definitely thats one of the most powerful moments in any nin song ever. it's absolutely amazing. also the "happiness and peace of mind were never meant for me" is sung in a way that is incredibly sad. i love this song so much, after deep i thougth he had lost his touch

No Picture Drew Average	#25 by Drew Hamilton at Aug 22, 2007 at 8:32 PM EST
	this is, in my opinion, trents best song ever. i love this. when he echoes "...could have been"....its so powerful...