Fear Factory - Linchpin

      
 
 LINCHPIN
 As recorded by Fear Factory
 (From the 2001 Album DIGIMORTAL)
 
 Words and Music by Dino Cazares
 
 Gtr I (A D G C F A) - 'Dino Cazares'
 
 Intro
 Moderately Fast Rock Q=112
 N.C.
 4/4   
  Gtr I
 S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

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 1. 2.
 S S S S E S S S S S S E e S S S S E S S e E Q

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 |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1--||-1p0-1p0---1p0-1--------|
 

 
 S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

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 S S S S E S S S S S S E e 3x E S S E E E S S E E

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 Verse
 Wx2

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      F 
 Gtr I

 PM------------|
 

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 W Q E S S S E E S S E

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 E    F 
 Gtr I
 PM
 W +H. E E

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 |-0--------|-(0)--------1-|
 

 
 N.C.

 PM----------------------------------|
 

 |-3-|
 E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S S E E Q

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 |-0-0-1---1-0-0-1---1-|-0-0-1---1-1-1-1------||
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 N.C.
 Gtr I

 PM-----------------------------
 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
 

 S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E

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 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
 

 S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E

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 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 Chorus
 D5 D5 A5/E 
    

 PM--------------------------| PM--| PM PM
 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
 

 S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E Q S S S S +E E S E S

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 |-------------------------------||-7--------7-(7)-7---7----|
 |-------------------------------||-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-7-0--|
 |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-------------------------|
 

 
 C5 G/B D5       A5/E 
  PM  PM--| PM PM
 Q E. S Q E S S Q S S S S +E E S E S

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 |------------------|------------------------|
 |------------------|------------------------|
 |-5--5----5--5-5---|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7---|
 |-3--3--0-2--2-2p0-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-7---|
 |------------------|----------------------0-|
 

 
 F5 G5 C5 N.C.
 Q E. S Q Q Q E E +Q S E. Q E E Q E E

 |---------------|----0-------------|------0----0---|
 |---------------|------0-(0)-------|----0----------|
 |---------------|------------------|---------------|
 |------------5--|-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|
 |-3--3----5--3--|------------------|--------3----3-|
 |-1--1--0-3-----|------------------|---------------|
 

 
 N.C.
 Q E E +Q S E. Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q S E. Q E E Q E E

 |----0-------------|------0----0---|----0-------------|------0----0---|
 |------0-(0)-------|----0----------|------0-(0)-------|----0----------|
 |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
 |-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|
 |------------------|--------3----3-|------------------|--------3----3-|
 |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
 

 
 1.
 N.C. G#5 G5 F5
 PM|
 Q E E +Q S E. Q E E +E E E E Q. E +Q q

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 |------0-(0)-------|----0-------0-----|----------------|
 |------------------|-1----0-(0)-------|----------------|
 |-0-----------0-2--|------------------|----------------|
 |------------------|------------------|-6----5-(5)--3--|
 |------------------|--------------0-0-|-4----3-(3)--1--|
 

 
 N.C.
 S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

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 |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|
 

 
 S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

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 |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|
 

 
 2.
 N.C. N.C.

 PM------------| PM|
 

 S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S Q E E +E E E E

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 |--------------------------------||-1----0-(0)-------||
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 |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||--------------0-0-||
 

 
 Bridge
 G#5 G5 F5E5 G#5 G5 F5E5 
       

 PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
 

 |-3-| |-3-|
 E S S S S E S S S S E E 4x E S S S E E S S S E E E

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 ||o-6---------5---------3-2-o||-||o-6---------5---------3-2-o||
 ||--4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--||-||--4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--||
 

 
 G#5 G5 
   

 PM----| PM--------------|
 

 |-3-| |-3-|
 E S S S E E S S S S S S S S S

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 |-6---------5--------------------||
 |-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
 

 
 Chorus 3rd time
 1.
 N.C.
 Q E E +Q S E. Q E E Q E E Q E E +Q S E. Q E E Q E E

 ||-----0-------------|------0----0---|----0-------------|------0----0-----||
 ||o------0-(0)-------|----0----------|------0-(0)-------|----0-----------o||
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 ||--0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|-0-----------0-2--|-3---------------||
 ||o------------------|--------3----3-|------------------|--------3----3--o||
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 Out-Chorus
 2.
         D                                     C             
 Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E 3x

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 |-------------||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
 |-3-----5--3--||----------------------------|--------------------------||
 |-------------||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
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 D N.C. G#5 G5 F5
 PM|
 E S S S S S S E S S E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q

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 |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||--1----0-(0)--------||----------------*|
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 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-||o------------------o||-6----5-(5)--3--*|
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 Duration Legend

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 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

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 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

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 | - 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