Nine Inch Nails – The Line Begins To Blur Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Nine Inch Nails – The Line Begins To Blur Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D5 D5 D5 D5

[Verse 1]
           D5
There are things that
I said I would never do
           D5
There are fears that I
cannot believe have come true
        D5
For my soul is too sick
and too little and too late
        D5
And my self I have grown
too weary to hate

[Chorus]
C    Bb              F
 The more I stay in here
    D                 C
The more it's not so clear
    Bb              F
The more I stay in here
    D           C
The more I disappear
   Bb             F
As far as I have gone
  D                   C
I knew what side I'm on
    Bb              F
But now I'm not so sure
    D               D5
The line begins to blur

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[Verse 2]
                     D5
Is there somebody on top of me?
          D5
I don't know, I don't know
              D5
Isn't anybody stopping me?
          D5
I don't know, I don't know
                   D5
Well I'm trying to hold my breath
          D5
I don't know, I don't know
             D5
Just how far down can I go?
          D5
I don't know, I don't know,
I don't know

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[Chorus]
C   Bb               F
 As I lie here and stare
    D                 C
The fabric starts to tear
     Bb            F
It's far beyond repair
    D               C
And I don't really care
   Bb             F
As far as I have gone
  D                   C
I knew what side I'm on
    Bb              F
But now I'm not so sure
     D              (C)
The line begins to blur

[Outro]
C Bb F D x4

How to play The Line Begins To Blur: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Line Begins To Blur by Nine Inch Nails on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Line Begins To Blur by Nine Inch Nails is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: D5, C, Bb, F and D.

The backbone of the song is C – Bb – F – D (I – ♭VII – IV – II in C major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A5, G, F, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D5 chord on guitar (xx023x)
D5D A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

The Line Begins To Blur chords: questions

What key is The Line Begins To Blur in?

The Line Begins To Blur by Nine Inch Nails is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in The Line Begins To Blur?

The Line Begins To Blur uses 5 chords: D5, C, Bb, F, D.

What is the chord progression of The Line Begins To Blur?

The main progression is C – Bb – F – D (I – ♭VII – IV – II).

Is The Line Begins To Blur easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A5, G, F, C, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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