None of them
Tune all strings down a perfect fourth (B, E, A, D, F#, B)
LEGEND:
* -- palm-mute
H -- hit-on
P -- pull-off
~~~~ -- vibrato
A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic
N.H. -- Natural Harmonic
/ -- slide up
\ -- slide down
Upbeat, fairly fast speed
Instruments break in suddenly...
Riff A
The easiest riff Fear Factory have EVER played =) ! Bass, guitar, and
drums all jump in to begin the song on this note.
|----|
|----|
|----|
|----|
|----|
|-4--|
*
Riff B
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-44443-4---44443-4---444434444344443-4---|
***** * ***** * *************** *
Riff C
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--|
**** ** * * **** ** * * **** ** * * **** ** * *
Riff D
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|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--3-444--3-444--|
**** ** * * **** ** * * **** ** * * * *** * ***
Riff E
At the end of this measure (where the space is) Raymond
hits the high hat four times on the first time
the riff is played. On the second time, Burton shouts,
"machines of hate!"
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|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2---------------|
**** ** * * **** ** * * **** ** * *
Riff F
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4--|
****** * * ****** * * ****** * * ****** * *
Riff G
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4-3-444--3-444--|
****** * * ****** * * ****** * * * *** * ***
Riff H
This is the heavily keyboard-backed riff with Burton singing,
"All these years.., etc."
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|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------|
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--|
*******
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------|
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--|
*******
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------|
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------|
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--|
*******
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10--(10)-(10)-------------------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---9---(9)--(9)---9--(9)-----------|
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7---(7)--(7)---9--(9)-----------|
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)-------------------7--(7)-----------|
|(0)-----------------------------------------(0)-----55555330--|
*******
Riff I
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-2---7-5-2-----7/8\7--|
|-0---5-3-0-0-0-5/6\5--|
* *
Riff J
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-2-------7---5---2---5---7/8\7--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-5/6\5--|
* * * * * * *
Riff K
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5--|
|------------------------------------------------3--|
|-222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2----|
****** * * ****** * * ****** * * ****** * *
Riff L
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------3333--|
|-222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2-------|
****** * * ****** * * ****** * * ****** * * ****
Riff M
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7-7-----------------------6-6--|
|-5555-0-5-3-5555-0-5-3-5-5-5555-0-5-3-5555-0-5-3-4-4--|
**** * * * **** * * * **** * * * **** * * *
Riff N
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------2-|
|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4-3-444-3-444-3-444-0-|
****** * * ****** * * ****** * * * *** * *** * *** *
Riff 0
This riff is underneath "They have tried to break you..etc."
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-----------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--|
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-5-5--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7------------|
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--875-753---|
|(0)-----------------------------653-531-0-|
*** ***
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-----------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--|
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-5-5--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7----------------|
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-----------|
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-----------|
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-55555330--|
*******
Song Structure
Riff A 1 time
Riff B 2 times
Riff C 1 time
Riff D 1 time
Riff C 1 time
Riff E 1 time
Riff C 2 times
Riff F 1 time
Riff G 1 time
Riff C 1 time
Riff E 1 time
Riff H 1 time
Riff G 2 times
Riff C 2 times
Riff H 1 time
Riff I 4 times
Riff J 4 times
Riff K 3 times
Riff L 1 time
Riff K 2 times
Riff M 1 time
Riff K 2 times
Riff M 2 times
Riff G 2 times
Riff N 1 time
Riff H 1 time
Riff O 1 time
Riff I 4 times
Riff J 16 times and end abruptly on final note
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