Author/Artist: Fear Factory
Title: Messiah
Album: Demanufacture (Import)
Transcribed by: Postal
Email: fearshock@hotmail.com
Notation Key:
*: palm muted note
h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
b: bend
r: release
/: slide up
\: slide down
v: vibrato
t: right hand tap
x: muted note (or rake)
n.h.: natural harmonic
a.h.: artificial harmonic
Special Thanks to JZ (My boy and bassist) for help on these tabs
Tuning: 7-string guitar on a 6-string with last string
remaining the same (B E A D G E).
Riff A -|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------- -|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------- -|-2222--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|------------------- **** **** **** **** **** **** *****************
Riff B -|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- -|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------- -|-2--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|---------------------- * **** **** **** **** **** *****************
Riff C On this and the next riff there is a delay effect added. -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-88888888888888889999999999999999--|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
Riff D These are 10's and 11's and not 0's and 1's but count each number as a pickstroke. Basically Dino plays it too fast to make room. -|-10101010101010101111111111111111--|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- -|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
Riff E Put middle finger on the 2nd fret to play E5 chord and hold first finger on the 1st fret of B string. -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------------------|-------------------- -|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------------------|-------------------- -|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111111111111111--|-------------------- **** **** **** ****************
Riff F Put first finger on 3rd fret, middle finger on 4th, ring finger on the 5th, and pinkie finger on 6th fret. -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------- -|-6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------------------|-------------------- -|-4--------4--------4--5--4--------4--------------------|-------------------- -|----3333-----3333-----3-----3333-----3333333333333333--|-------------------- **** **** **** ****************
Riff G Same as Riff E. -|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- -|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------- -|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----|-------------------------- -|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--3--|-------------------------- -|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1--|--------------------------
**** **** **** **** * Riff G (cont.) -|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------- -|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------- -|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--------------------|----------- -|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--------------------|----------- -|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1111111111111111--|----------- **** **** **** **** ****************
Riff H -|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-3--|----------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-1--|----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
Arrangement:
Riff A (x1)
Riff B (x12)
Riff C (x2)
Riff D (x2)
Riff B (x8)
Riff C (x2)
Riff D (x2)
Riff E (x4)
Riff F (x4)
Riff C (x2)
Riff D (x2)
Riff E (x4)
Riff G (x2)
Riff H (x1)
End.
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