As recorded by Fear Factory (From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE) Transcribed by rx aka. iskim86 Words and Music by Fear Factory Arranged by Fear Factory Gtr I (A D G C F A D) - 'Distorted Guitar' Gtr II (A D G C F A D) - 'Distorted Guitar' Gtr III (A D G C F A D) - 'Heaviness' Gtr IV (A D G C F A D) - 'Heaviness' Intro Q=175 D 4/4 Gtrs I, II, III, IV
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W 7x H S S S S S S S S
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C# D
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S
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C# D C#D C#D
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S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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C# D
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x
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C# D
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E E Q.
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Verse Pre-Verse B C#
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S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S E S E E S E S E E
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D S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x
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Verse C# D B
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S Q. S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x
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Pre-Chorus E5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 E5F#5
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S +E S +E S +E E +S E E
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C# B E5 Eb5 E5 EbE5F#5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S E S E S E +S E E E 4x
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Chorus F#5Eb5 A5 Eb5 F#5Eb5 A5B5
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E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S S S S S 4x
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( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/obsolete_tab_ver_2.html ) F Eb G# Eb F Eb G# B E E E E E E E E E E E E H 3x
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F Eb G# Eb F Eb G# B E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
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Breakdown D
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W 7x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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C# D
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x
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C# B
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S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E E Q.
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Verse Pre-Chorus B E5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 E5F#5
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S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S +E S +E S +E E +S E E
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C# B E5 Eb5 E5 EbE5F#5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S E S E S E +S E E E 4x
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Chorus F#5Eb5 A5 Eb5 F#5Eb5 A5B5
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E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S S S S S 8x
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F Eb G# Eb F Eb G# B E E E E E E E E E E E E H 4x
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Out-Chorus F#Eb5 A5Eb5 F#Eb5 A5B5 E E E E E E E E E E E E H 3x
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F#Eb5 A5Eb5 F#Eb5 A5D5 C#5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E H Q.
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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
Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/obsolete_tab_ver_2.html