Fear Factory - Messiah guitar tab
Author/Artist: Fear Factory
Title: Messiah
Album: Demanufacture (Import)
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
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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**** **** **** **** **** **** *****************
Riff B
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-|-2--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|----------------------
* **** **** **** **** **** *****************
Riff C On this and the next riff there is a delay effect added.
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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.
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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.
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-|-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.
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-|-6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------------------|--------------------
-|-4--------4--------4--5--4--------4--------------------|--------------------
-|----3333-----3333-----3-----3333-----3333333333333333--|--------------------
**** **** **** ****************
Riff G Same as Riff E.
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-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----|--------------------------
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--3--|--------------------------
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1--|--------------------------
**** **** **** **** *
Riff G (cont.)
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-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--------------------|-----------
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--------------------|-----------
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1111111111111111--|-----------
**** **** **** **** ****************
Riff H
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-|-3--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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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.
