Messiah Tab

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
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-|-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--|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
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-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------
-|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------- 
 
  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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