Descent by Fear Factory #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DESCENT As recorded by Fear Factory (From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE) Transcribed by The Foreverlorn Words by Burton C. Bell Music by Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers Gtr I (A E A D Gb B) - 'Dino I' Gtr II (A E A D Gb B) - 'Dino II' Intro Q=105 4/4 Gtrs I, II ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E ||----2--------------|-------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---| ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------| 1. 2. D5 E5 D5 ~~ ~ ~~ PM PM PM E E E. E. E E. S +W E E E. E. E Q E. S E. S E. S E E |---2--------------|-------------||---2------------|--------------------| |-----3-----7------|------------o||-----3-----7----|--------------------| |-------------7----|-------------||-------------7--|--------------------| |------------------|-------------||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-| |------------------|------------o||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)---------||-2------4-------|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-| Chorus $ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E ||----2--------------|-------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---| ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------| To Coda ~ ~~ ~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E |---2--------------|---------------2-----|| |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o|| |-------------7----|-------7-------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------|| Verse E5 > W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----| Pre-Chorus E5 F#5 PM Wx4 E.. E.. E S E +T S. E |------------||-------------------------| |------------||o------------------------| |------------||-------------------------| |------------||--2-------2---4-(4)----4-| |------------||o-2-------2---4-(4)----4-| |------------||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-| G5 A5 G5 E5 D5 PM PM E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0--| |-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0--| |-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0--| 1. 2. D.S. al Coda A/C# A5 G5 A/C# A5 G5 PM PM PM PM E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E. S E. S E. S E E |-------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------o||--------------------| |-------------2-(2)-------||-----------2----2---| |-7-------7---2-(2)----5--||-7----7----2----2-5-| |-4-------4-0-0-(0)----5-o||-4--4-4--0-0--0-0-5-| |----------------------5--||------------------5-| Verse & E5 E.. H. T Wx9 |---------------|--------| |---------------|--------| |---------------|--------| |-2-------------|--------| |-2-------------|--------| |-2-------------|--------| Pre-Chorus E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 E5 D5 PM PM PM E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E ||-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| ||--2-------2---4-(4)----4-|-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0-| ||o-2-------2---4-(4)----4-|-5-------5---7-(7)----5-|-2-------2---0-(0)----0-| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-|-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-| 1. 2. A/C# A5 G5 A/C# A5 G5 PM PM PM PM E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E. S E. S E. S E E |-------------------------||--------------------| |------------------------o||--------------------| |-------------2-(2)-------||-----------2----2---| |-7-------7---2-(2)----5--||-7----7----2----2-5-| |-4-------4-0-0-(0)----5-o||-4--4-4--0-0--0-0-5-| |----------------------5--||------------------5-| Chorus ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E ||----2--------------|-------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---| ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------| ~ ~~ ~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E |---2--------------|---------------2-----|| |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o|| |-------------7----|-------7-------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------|| Instrumental Part E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 Q +E. E S E +E E Q +E. E S E +E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-| ||o-2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-| ||--2--(2)-2-4-4-(4)-4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-| E5 D5 A/C# A5 G5 Q +E. E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. Q E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|------------2--2-----|| |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)-7-|-(7)-7--(7)-2--2--5--|| |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)-4-|-(4)-4--(4)-0--0--5-o|| |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)---|------------------5--|| Interlude E5 D5 A/C# A5 G5 Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x ||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||-------------------|------------2-2-2-2----|| ||--9--9--7-7-7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-5--|| ||o-7--7--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-5-o|| ||-------------------|--------------------5--|| E5 D5 A/C# A5 G5 Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x ||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||-------------------|------------2-2-2-2----|| ||--2--2--7-7-7-7--7-|-(7)-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-5--|| ||o-2--2--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-5-o|| ||--2--2-------------|--------------------5--|| Break (Intro Riff) 4/4 ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E ||----2--------------|-------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---| ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------| 1. 2. D5 E5 D5 ~ ~~ ~ ~~ PM PM PM E E E. E. E E. S +W E E E. E. E Q E. S E. S E. S E E |---2--------------|-------------||---2------------|--------------------| |-----3-----7------|------------o||-----3-----7----|--------------------| |-------------7----|-------------||-------------7--|--------------------| |------------------|-------------||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-| |------------------|------------o||----------------|-0----0----2----2-0-| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)---------||-2------4-------|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-| Chorus ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E ||----2--------------|-------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7---------7---| ||--------------7----|-------7-----7---7-| ||-------------------|-------------------| ||o------------------|-------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7--------| ~ ~~ ~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E E |---2--------------|---------------2-----|| |-----3-----7------|-----7-------3---3--o|| |-------------7----|-------7-------------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------o|| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2----------|| Outro ~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E +E ||----2--------------|-----------------------| ||o-----3-----7------|-----7-------7-7b8r(7)-| ||--------------7----|-------7---------------| ||-------------------|-----------------------| ||o------------------|-----------------------| ||--2------4-------5-|-(5)------7------------| ~ ~~ ~ ~~ E E E. E. E E. S +E E E. E. E E +E |---2--------------|-------------2-2b3r(2)---|| |-----3-----7------|-----7------------------o|| |-------------7----|-------7-----------------|| |------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------|------------------------o|| |-2------4-------0-|-(0)------2--------------|| E5 > W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(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 Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - 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 Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com