Fear Factory - Descent

      
 
 As recorded by Fear Factory
 (From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE)
 
 Transcribed by The Foreverlorn
 
 Words by Burton C. Bell Music by Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers
 
 Gtr I (A E A D Gb B) - 'Dino I'
 Gtr II (A E A D Gb B) - 'Dino II'
 
 Intro
 Q=105
 4/4        
  Gtrs I, II
 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 ||----2--------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---|
 ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------|
 

 
 1. 2.
         D5    E5 D5 
 ~~ ~ ~~  PM PM PM
 E E E. E. E E. S +W E E E. E. E Q E. S E. S E. S E E

 |---2--------------|-------------||---2------------|--------------------|
 |-----3-----7------|------------o||-----3-----7----|--------------------|
 |-------------7----|-------------||-------------7--|--------------------|
 |------------------|-------------||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-|
 |------------------|------------o||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-|
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)---------||-2------4-------|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-|
 

 
 Chorus
 $
 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 ||----2--------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---|
 ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------|
 

 
 To Coda
 ~ ~~ ~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 |---2--------------|---------------2-----||
 |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o||
 |-------------7----|-------7-------------||
 |------------------|---------------------||
 |------------------|--------------------o||
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------||
 

 
 Verse
 E5 
 >
 W +W +W +W

 |----------|------------|------------|--------|
 |----------|------------|------------|--------|
 |----------|------------|------------|--------|
 |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
 |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
 |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 E5 F#5 
  PM
 Wx4 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E

 |------------||-------------------------|
 |------------||o------------------------|
 |------------||-------------------------|
 |------------||--2-------2---4-(4)----4-|
 |------------||o-2-------2---4-(4)----4-|
 |------------||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|
 

 
 G5 A5 G5 E5 D5 
  PM   PM
 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E

 |------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------|-------------------------|
 |------------------------|-------------------------|
 |-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0--|
 |-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0--|
 |-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0--|
 

 
 1. 2.
 D.S. al Coda
 A/C# A5 G5 A/C#  A5 G5 
  PM   PM PM PM
 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E. S E. S E. S E E

 |-------------------------||--------------------|
 |------------------------o||--------------------|
 |-------------2-(2)-------||-----------2----2---|
 |-7-------7---2-(2)----5--||-7----7----2----2-5-|
 |-4-------4-0-0-(0)----5-o||-4--4-4--0-0--0-0-5-|
 |----------------------5--||------------------5-|
 

 
 Verse
 &
 E5          
 E.. H. T Wx9

 |---------------|--------|
 |---------------|--------|
 |---------------|--------|
 |-2-------------|--------|
 |-2-------------|--------|
 |-2-------------|--------|
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 E5 D5 
  PM  PM   PM
 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E

 ||-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 ||o------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 ||-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
 ||--2-------2---4-(4)----4-|-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0-|
 ||o-2-------2---4-(4)----4-|-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0-|
 ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-|
 

 
 1. 2.
 A/C# A5 G5 A/C#  A5 G5 
  PM   PM PM PM
 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E. S E. S E. S E E

 |-------------------------||--------------------|
 |------------------------o||--------------------|
 |-------------2-(2)-------||-----------2----2---|
 |-7-------7---2-(2)----5--||-7----7----2----2-5-|
 |-4-------4-0-0-(0)----5-o||-4--4-4--0-0--0-0-5-|
 |----------------------5--||------------------5-|
 

 
 Chorus
 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 ||----2--------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---|
 ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------|
 

 
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/descent_tab_ver_6.html )
 ~ ~~ ~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 |---2--------------|---------------2-----||
 |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o||
 |-------------7----|-------7-------------||
 |------------------|---------------------||
 |------------------|--------------------o||
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------||
 

 
 Instrumental Part
 E5      F#5      G5      A5     G5 
 Q +E. E S E +E E Q +E. E S E +E E

 ||---------------------|--------------------|
 ||o--------------------|--------------------|
 ||---------------------|--------------------|
 ||--2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-|
 ||o-2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-|
 ||--2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-|
 

 
 E5    D5      A/C#      A5   G5 
 Q +E. E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. Q E

 |--------------------|---------------------||
 |--------------------|--------------------o||
 |--------------------|------------2--2-----||
 |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)-7-|-(7)-7--(7)-2--2--5--||
 |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)-4-|-(4)-4--(4)-0--0--5-o||
 |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)---|------------------5--||
 

 
 Interlude
 E5   D5       A/C#        A5      G5  
 Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x

 ||-------------------|-----------------------||
 ||o------------------|----------------------o||
 ||-------------------|------------2-2-2-2----||
 ||--9--9--7-7-7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-5--||
 ||o-7--7--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-5-o||
 ||-------------------|--------------------5--||
 

 
 E5   D5       A/C#        A5      G5  
 Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x

 ||-------------------|-----------------------||
 ||o------------------|----------------------o||
 ||-------------------|------------2-2-2-2----||
 ||--2--2--7-7-7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-5--||
 ||o-2--2--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-5-o||
 ||--2--2-------------|--------------------5--||
 

 
 Break (Intro Riff)
 4/4              
  ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 ||----2--------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---|
 ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------|
 

 
 1. 2.
           D5    E5 D5 
 ~ ~~ ~ ~~  PM PM PM
 E E E. E. E E. S +W E E E. E. E Q E. S E. S E. S E E

 |---2--------------|-------------||---2------------|--------------------|
 |-----3-----7------|------------o||-----3-----7----|--------------------|
 |-------------7----|-------------||-------------7--|--------------------|
 |------------------|-------------||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-|
 |------------------|------------o||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-|
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)---------||-2------4-------|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-|
 

 
 Chorus
 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 ||----2--------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---|
 ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-|
 ||-------------------|-------------------|
 ||o------------------|-------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------|
 

 
 ~ ~~ ~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E

 |---2--------------|---------------2-----||
 |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o||
 |-------------7----|-------7-------------||
 |------------------|---------------------||
 |------------------|--------------------o||
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------||
 

 
 Outro
 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E +E

 ||----2--------------|-----------------------|
 ||o-----3-----7------|-----7-------7-7b8r(7)-|
 ||--------------7----|-------7---------------|
 ||-------------------|-----------------------|
 ||o------------------|-----------------------|
 ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7------------|
 

 
 ~ ~~ ~ ~~
 E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E +E

 |---2--------------|-------------2-2b3r(2)---||
 |-----3-----7------|-----7------------------o||
 |-------------7----|-------7-----------------||
 |------------------|-------------------------||
 |------------------|------------------------o||
 |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2--------------||
 

 
 E5 
 >
 W +W +W +W

 |----------|------------|------------|--------*|
 |----------|------------|------------|--------*|
 |----------|------------|------------|--------*|
 |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
 |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*|
 |-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 dotted
 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
 Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
 Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
 duration 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. Low
 melody durations appear below the staff
 
 Tablature Legend

 ----------------
 

 h - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s - legato slide
 S - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
 (n) - artificial harmonic
 n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - 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 slash
 o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
 Misc Legend

 -----------
 

 | - bar
 || - double bar
 ||o - repeat start
 o|| - repeat end
 *| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths