OBSOLETE
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
PM------------|
W 7x H S S S S S S S S
C# D
PM---------------------------------------------------
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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| o | o | |
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| o | o | |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
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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| o o | |
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| o o | |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
C# D
PM-------------------------------------------------
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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| o | o |
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| o | o |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
Verse Pre-Verse
B C#
PM-----------------|
S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S E S E E S E S E E
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| o o | | o |
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| o o | | o |
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| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
D
S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x
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| o |
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| o |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
Verse
C# D B
PM-----------------|
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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| | | o o |
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| | | o o |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Pre-Chorus
E5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 E5F#5
PM---------------------------
S +E S +E S +E E +S E E
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| o |
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| o 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 9 |
| 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 9 |
| 5 (5) 4 (4) 5 (5) 4 (4) 5 7 |
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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| o | | o o |
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| o | | o 7 7 6 6 7 7 (7) 6 7 9 o |
| | | 7 7 6 6 7 7 (7) 6 7 9 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 5 5 4 4 5 5 (5) 4 5 7 |
Chorus
F#5Eb5 A5 Eb5 F#5Eb5 A5B5
PM------------|
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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| o | o |
| 7 | 7 |
| o 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 7 o |
| 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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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| | o | o |
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| | o | o |
| | 4b5 | 4b5 |
| | 6b7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 6b7 4 4 0 |
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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| 4b5 | 4b5 |
| 6b7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 6b7 4 4 0 |
Breakdown
D
PM----------------------------|
W 7x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o o | |
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| o o | |
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| | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
C# D
PM-------------------------------------------------
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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| o | o |
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| o | o |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
Verse Pre-Chorus
B E5 Eb5 E5 Eb5 E5F#5
PM--------------------------------------------------------
S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S +E S +E S +E E +S E E
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| o o | | o |
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| o o | | o 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 9 |
| | | 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 (7) 6 (6) 7 9 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 5 (5) 4 (4) 5 (5) 4 (4) 5 7 |
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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| o | | o o |
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| o | | o 7 7 6 6 7 7 (7) 6 7 9 o |
| | | 7 7 6 6 7 7 (7) 6 7 9 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 5 5 4 4 5 5 (5) 4 5 7 |
Chorus
F#5Eb5 A5 Eb5 F#5Eb5 A5B5
PM------------|
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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| o | o |
| 7 | 7 |
| o 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 7 o |
| 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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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| | o | o |
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| | o | o |
| | 4b5 | 4b5 |
| | 6b7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 6b7 4 4 0 |
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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| o | o |
| 7 | 7 |
| o 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 7 2 o |
| 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 5 2 |
| 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 4 4 0 |
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.
| | | * |
| | | * |
| | | * |
| 7 | 7 | * |
| 9 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 7 x x x x x | 4 * |
| 9 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 | 9 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 4 * |
| 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 7 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 | 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
- 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