DESCENT (Bassline)As recorded by Fear Factory(From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE)Transcribed by The ForeverlornWords by Burton C. Bell Music by Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde WolbersGtr I (A E A D) - 'Christian I'Gtr II (A E A D) - 'Christian II'IntroQ=1054/4Gtrs I, II> >W +W W +W|----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|Q.. H S +Q.. Q.. E Q.. H +S E. S E. S E. S E E|--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-2-----4----5-|-(5)----7-----5-|-2-----4----(4)-|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-|Chorus$E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E||-----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-|E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E|----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--||VerseTo CodaE.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E 4x||-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o------------------------|------------------------o|| ||o------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-2-------2-4-4-(4)----4--||Pre-ChorusE.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|1.E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E|------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o|| |------------------------|-4-------4-0-0-(0)------o|| |-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-|----------------------5--||Verse2.D.S. al Coda &E. S E. S E. S E E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. H Q T|--------------------||------------------------|---------------| |--------------------||------------------------|---------------| |-4--4-4--4-0--0-0---||------------------------|---------------| |------------------5-||-2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-2-------------|Pre-ChorusE.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|1.E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E|------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o|| |------------------------|-4-------4-0-0-(0)------o|| |-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-|----------------------5--||( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/descent_btab_ver_3.html )Chorus2.E. S E. S E. S E E E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E|--------------------||-----------------------|---------------------| |--------------------||o----------------------|---------------------| |-4--4-4--4-0--0-0---||o----------------------|---------------------| |------------------5-||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-|E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E|----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--||Instrumental PartQ +E. E S Q E Q +E. E S Q E||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||--2--(2)-2-4-4--4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7--5-|Q +E. E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. Q E|--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------4-|-(4)-4--(4)-0--0----o|| |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)---|------------------5--||InterludeQ E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||o-7--7--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---o|| ||-------------------|--------------------5--||Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||o-------5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---o|| ||--2--2-------------|--------------------5--||Break (Intro Riff)4/4> >W +W W +W|----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----|Q.. H S +Q.. Q.. E Q.. H +S E. S E. S E. S E E|--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-2-----4----5-|-(5)----7-----5-|-2-----4----(4)-|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-|Chorus & OutroE Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E||-----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-|E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E 4x|----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--||>W +W +W +W|----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|Duration Legend--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dottedUncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)Irregular groupings are notated above the duration lineDuration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents theduration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Lowmelody durations appear below the staffTablature Legend----------------h - hammer-onp - pull-offb - bendpb - pre-bendr - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")s - legato slideS - shift slide- natural harmonic(n) - artificial harmonicn(n) - tapped harmonic~ - vibratotr - trillT - tapTP - trem. pickingPM - palm muting\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip\n - tremolo bar downn/ - tremolo bar up/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls- volume swell (louder/softer)x - on rhythm slash represents muted slasho - on rhythm slash represents single note slashMisc Legend-----------| - bar|| - double bar||o - repeat starto|| - repeat end*| - double bar (ending): - bar (freetime)$ - Segno& - CodaTempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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