From: "--Pantafobia --" 
Subject: f/fear_factory/*
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:27:51 PDT

from: Matt Knight (*)
date: 8/5/99

album: Obsolete


tuning for 6 string: (this is actually played on 7 string)

tune low E string down a fifth to: A
tune A string down a fifth to: D
tune D string down a fifth to: G
tune G string down a whole step to: F
tune B string down a whole step to: A
tune high E string down a whole step to: D

Riff#1(intro/main verse riff)
D|--------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------
F|--------------------------------------------------
G|-3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3--4--3--2------
D|-3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3--4--3--2------
A|-1--0--0-0--1--0--0-0--1--0--0-0--1--2--1--0------
       pm....      .....      .....
                                                last time only
D|---------------------------------------------|---------
A|---------------------------------------------|---------
F|---------------------------------------------|---------
G|-3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3--4--3--4-|--2------
D|-3--2-------3--2-------3--2-------3--4--3--4-|--2------
A|-1--0--0-0--1--0--0-0--1--0--0-0--1--2--1--2-|--0------
       pm....      .....      .....

Riff#2(pre-chorus) "Inflict strain".....
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
F|-------------------------------------------
G|-2--2--8--8--8--6--6--7--7--4--3-----------
D|-2--2--8--8--8--6--6--5--5--4--3-----------
A|-0--0--6--6--6--4--4--------2--1-----------

Riff#3(I guess this would be called the interlude)
D|----------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------
F|----------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------
D|-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---------
A|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------
  pm...............................

Riff#4(second part of interlude)
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
F|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------2--3--2---
A|-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--0--1--0---

Riff#5(third part)
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
F|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-5-------------------4-----------------------------------
D|-3--6--7--2--3--2----2--6--7--2--3--2--------------------
A|----4--5--0--1--0-------4--5--0--1--0--------------------


song plan:

verse#1 x2
bass verse
verse#2 x4
verse#1 x2
bass verse
verse#2 x4
verse#1 x2
verse#3 x2
verse#4 x2
verse#5 x4
verse#2 x4
verse#1 x4(this time he plays it a little different. listen to the cd)


    well thats it!!! this song is pretty easy, it'll feel kinda weird at 
first because your strings are so loose, but youll get used to it.